Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-05-26
Administrator Board oraanlzed.

Administration Board Organized.
The Ohio board of administration
organized with Allen w. Thurman Of
Columbus president and DR.. A. F.
Shepard of Dayton, acting secretary.
The members will assume their du-
ties, preparatory to taking over con-
troll of all state institutions. A con-
ference will be called in Toledo on
June 1, at which all superintendents
of state institutions will be present.
Changes necessitated by the new law
will be discussed.
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Mr.. Thurman says about the first
thing which probably will be done will
be to make a few trips of inspection
to other states where the plan has
that needs to be learned, and Thur
man believed that lessons from sister
states might be valuable.
Minnesota has tried the plan for
ten years and has found it good. Illi-
nois has made success of it. Bid
ding rings around state institutions
have been broken up and the states
have been saved large sums of money.
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West Virginia, whose governor
whipped the plan through two years
ago, over vigorous protests of trus-
tees of institutions, has found it a
paying investment. Educational insti-
| tutions also are under control of the
board. In one year, to show with
what financial success the scheme
worked, $350,000 of appropriations
we're turned back into the treasury
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| It has been estimated that large
sums of money can be saved in Ohio
through the central purchasing
agency. One Of the Senator Cetone
amendments, which the conference
committee was unable to strike out,
through fear the report would be re-
jected, provides that preference must
be given bidders near the institutions.
Another section says the board may
reject any and all bids, while still
another says the contracts for sup
plies are to be awarded lowest bid
ders.
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give the board its own will, and.
though Objectionable, the Cetone
emasculatory amendment will not Sc
riously cripple the central purchasing
scheme originally intended.
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A market also Is provided for the
products of institutions, assuring fair
market prices and consumption for
all that can be produced.
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The work of the board also will SIM
plify that of the finance committee OF
the legislature. Heretofore each OF
the institutions was Obliged to go be
fore the committees and ask for what
1t wanted, while Legislators took fre
quent junkets to the institutions
Little might be learned In these per
functory inquiries.
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At the next general assembly the
boards fiscal officer will be ready
with lump estimates, showing what
amounts will be necessary for eff
cient management. That feature Of
the act alone should save the assem-
bly, two weeks of time and consider
able expense.
To Bring Condemnation Proceedings
Attorney General Hogan has as
, signed Special Counsel Frank Davis
to bring condemnation proceedings
against property in Put-in-Bay
which the state desires for use in ths
Perry centennial memorial. Since au
! thority to purchase the land wal
| granted the commission exorbitan
prices have been demanded. The com
mission offered $4,000. but to theil
: surprise the owners asked $4,000
Governor Harmon instructed the at
torney general to bring suit to compe
the owners to set a reasonable price