The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-20
BENNINGTON. VT, DEC. 20, 1912
SUPPLIES
TO Be BOUGHT BY
ONE OFFICIAL
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that specific biennial appropriation
be made for the use of the depart
ment of weights and measures.
"And | further wish to call your at
tention to the fact that at the pres
ent time all fuel, light and supplies
of every nature used at the state in
stitutions are purchased by the heads
of the various institutions or their
agents.
81 am convinced that if one man
could purchase all these supplies
very material saving would be made
for the state, because the buying
would be at wholesale rather than re
tail rates. This is a business method
practiced with beneficial results by
many large corporations.
Il therefore earnestly recommend,
for your serious consideration, that
the office of state purchasing agent
be created This agent should pur'
chase all the supplies of all the state
institutions. also all material for con
struction work 1t might also be
found advantageous for the purchas-
ing agent to purchase all stationery
and office supplies of the state, to en-
ter into contracts for public print
ing and the purchase of supplies in
cident to the session of the Legisla-
ture, thereby abolishing the office OF
state printer. If it is not deemed ad-
visable to give the purchasing agent
the duties of the commissioner of
public printing, | recommend that
the office of public printer be put
II, s.I ~ ~
diem basis
by centralizing purchase of all
supplies in one Office, you would, |
believe, not only save the state a
large, amount of money but you
would also bring the agents every
act into the lime light of publicity
and publicity is the very essence of
advanced constructive legislation to
the end of good government.
December 10, 1912,
ALLEN NJ. Fletcher"
The House has passed the bill pro
viding for the teaching of agriculture
manual arts and domestic sciences
i'm high schools.
The bill to provide teachers train
ing courses for the benefit Of rural
HNnOOiS was OihtAtu " III NiAN
House this afternoon.
The lower branch has received the
bill limiting the hours of labor for
women and children to 5S a week
and providing that such employees
shall not be employed over IL hours
daily
The sterilization bill has been or
dered to lie in the Senate and will
probably not receive attention for
sometime as it is conceded that this
is too progressive legislation to be
hurriedly disposed of.
The Senate has passed the House
bill relating to the practice of OPP
tometry.
The probation bill has been order
ed to lie in the Senate. After reduc-
ing the state fair appropriation from
$4,000 to $4,000 the Senate has
passed the bill
The following bills and joint reso-
luton were approved and signed by
the governor, December IS:
II. 134-An act to amend Section
5411 of the Public Statutes, as amend
ed by Section / of No. 1853 of the
Acts of 1908 relating to the preserva.
ton of public health.
II. 257-An act to re-enact No 362
of the Acts of 1910, entitled, "An act |
to incorporate the Taconic Valley |
Railroad company
Joint resolution making application |
to Congress under the provisions of |
article ", of the Constitution of the |
United States for the calling of a |
convention to propose an amendment !
to the Constitution Of the United ]
States whereby polygamy and poly |
gamous cohabitation shall be pro
hibited.