The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-04
OUT ON THE HUNT
Board of Control Will Visit
Other States.
Purpose Is to Get Pointers
From Experts.
THE FIRST TRIP TODAY
MIR. Elliott and DIR. Biddle Leave
for Washington.
Uniform Bookkeeping Installed
on July l.

Under the provision of .he law
which allows $500 to the state board
of control to pay travelling expenses
of the members in attending conven-
tions and visiting charitable institu-
tions in other states, the board on Fri
day adopted a resolution authorizing
Sherman Elliott to go to Washington
to attend the convention of the Amer
lean NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. assoc1a-
ton, which meets there beginning
May z. The resolution also author
ICES H. G. Bowman, and f. w. Knapp,
secretary of the board, to go to Min
neapolis, Mimi, on June 1918 to at
tend the national convention of the
society of charities and corrections.
Mr.. Elliott will leave today for
Washington He will be accom-
tendent of the Topeka hospital for the
insane. and DR.. NJ. L. Perry, superin-
tendent of the Parsons hospital for
epileptics.
''The Observation-Disclosures society,""
said Mr. Elliott, sis composed of the
superintendent of insane asylums
throughout the country. Under It's
constitution it must meet in the city
of Washington, but it is planned that
after a three day session there, at
which the national hospital will be
one of the chief points of interest. the
entire party will go by boat from
Washington to Norfolk. w. Va. where
the sessions will continue on May 10
and H. After completing the pro-
gramme offered by the association,
Hr. Elliott expects to put in some
time visiting some of the insane
asylums of the eastern states.
1t is provided in the resolution
adopted by the board that Mr.. Elliott,
Mr.. Bowman and Mr.. Knapp shall
each file with the board a written re-
tendance upon the conventions, and
of the Investigations which they
make of charitable institutions.
Many Contracts to Be Let
The state board of control also
fixed the time for opening bids on a
lot of important contracts. The fol-
lowing are the dates announced:
June S-Bids TO be opened for con-
tracts for general supplies for six
months beginning July 1.
June 8. 10 a. m.@Contract to be let
for pump, engine, generator and motor
for new pumping station for Topeka
hospital.
June 8. 10 a. m.-Contract to be let
for erection of $4,000 'tubercular pavil-
ion at Topeka hospital for insane
Iune I1-Contracts to be let for dry
goods, boots and shoes.
June 12-Contracts to be let for gro
June 1s-Contracts to be let for hard-
ware. queensware, stationery ana
meats.
June Is, 10 a. m.-Contract to be let
for steam heating plant for main build
ing of school for the deaf al Olathe:
June Is. 10 a. m.-Contract TO De let
for drilling wells at Parsons hospital
for epileptics.
~ Uniform Bookkeeping July 1.
The state printer is now at work
upon the preparation of the new uni
form account books which will be put
into use at all the institutions under
the charge of the board of control on
July I. 1907, the beginning of the new
fiscal year. These books have been
planned, and the system of accounting
decided upon by State Accountant ].
c. Gafford, and Floyd Baker, the book
keeper for the board.
AT the present time the systems in
use at the Topeka, Osawatomie and
Parsons hospitals are practically the
same. but at the smaller institutions
there will be good many changes 1g,
made in the present methods. The
smaller institutions, however. will not
be required to keep such an extensive
set of books as is required at the three
big hospitals. because they do not have
as large a bookkeeping force. There
will also be extensive changes made In
the blank forms now in use, so that all
institutions may use Interchangeable