The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-24
SELECTS IN ARCHITECT
CLARENCE H. JOHNSTON, OF THIS
CITY, CHOSEN BY BOARD OF
CONTROL
MANY MILL CITY APPLICANTS
Eight Of Eleven Bids From Mime
aDOIis-MiIwauI>ee Secures Right
of Way From Red Wing
Training school.


Clarence H. Johnston, of st. Paul, has
been selected by the state board of con-
troll as the architect who will draw the
plans for the building and Improvement
| of state edif1ces during the next two
! years under the boards direction.
! According to the new law, Mr.. john
| ston will receive 5000 for the entire
| system Of plans. The amount of work
to be done is estimated at about $S0O,OcO,
and the time allotted for it's completion
! extends to May 81, 1903 The work in
cludes all that has been planned by the
board of control for the various state
institutions and of which publication has
previously been made.
There were bids from eleven architects,
and of this number only eight Of them
were Minneapolis men. One of the bid
ders was L. s. Burlington, the architect,
who drew the plans for the present capt.
! toll building. The entire list includes
the following:
| L. S. Burlington, Minneapolis; C. s..
| Sedgwick, Minneapolis; Charles Bass
! ford Minneapolis: Olof Hanson, Fart
bault; c. H Johnson, st. Paul; j. N.
Maybury Winona; E. j. Hodgson, Min
neapolis; L. A. Lamoreaux, Minneapolis;
w. B. Dunnell, Minneapolis; E. S. Steb-
bins. Minneapolis; F. D. Orff, Minneapo-
| lis.
! The board Of control conferred with
| the directors of the Red Wing training
school and representatives of the Mil
! waukee road at it's meeting yesterday
! The Milwaukee, which runs through the
! training school grounds desires to make
some change in its line there which will
require additional right of way. The
directors and the board agreed to grant
this additional land on the understanding
that the railroad would construct side
track to the training school coal sheds,
fit, al n he Of 10 In Tllea
school consumes annually about 1000
tons of coal and this will be a great
convenience.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The board Of control has had the fol-
lowing questions propounded from one Of
the state institutions:
l. Where an appropriation has been
made for any particular part of a build
ing and a portion thereof can be saved.
can such portion be applied to another
part of the building where the amount
appropriated is not properly sufficient?
2. Can any part of any appropriation
for completion Of building be used for
the purpose of furniture or other equip
mentS?
9. Can any part of an appropriation
for building be used for the purchase
of supplies, ETC., or must such purchases
come out Of the appropriation for cur
rent expenses?
4. Where appropriations are made for
the years 1901-2-3 and the full amount is
required for use in 1901, can such latter
appropriation be anticipated and in what
manner?
5. Where competitive bids have been
received for the completion of the build
ing, furniture, equipments or other sup
plies and they appear to be regular and
at fair rates and properly approved by
our board, will the state board of con-
troll thereupon take prompt action so
that there may be no delay in the press
ing work?
The answers thereto clearly outline the
future policy of the board in such mat
tiers.
These questions are important and con-
Germ all state institutions. We find upon
referring to section 1, chapter 80, Cen
eral Laws Of 1899, that where an appro-
pr1at1On has been made for maintenance
for any state institution, for repairs
or improvements of any buildings, or for
purchase of equipments, that such aD-
preparations cannot be exceeded OR di-
verted tic any other purpose than that
clearly expressed in the act making the
appropriation. We further find from Sec
ton 1885, Statutes of 1894, that it is the
duty of the state auditor to cancel all
uneXpended appropriations or balance
thereof, hence it would be clearly IN
violation of the law to eXpend such BAL
ance for any other purpose than that for
which it was intended by the fegisla-
ture.
We also lind that no part Of any appro-
rriation for buildings or permanent fix
lures, can De uSeQ Tor the purchase OF
supplies etc, for the same reasons as
set forth above. All such purchases must
be made from the appropriation for cur
rent expenses.
Answering Question A. such an appro-
priation may be anticipated when the
necessity of the case clearly demands
There are, however. so many things to
be considered In connection Herewith
that thus board will determine such cases
singly as they are brought to its atten-
ton.
Question 5-The board will act "a
promptly as possible in all cases set
forth in Question s. 1t must, howevNr,
satisfy itself that such proposed expenI
will complete the work for which such
appropriation is made
We would also call your attention to
section 1852, Statutes of 1894 expressly
prohibiting the excess of expenditures
for current expenses ever the amount an
propriated for that purpose and advise
you that the board of control will rigidiy
adhere TO both the letter and the spirit
of the law in this regard.