The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-25
Governor William Glasscock Recommends Changes in
the State Laws in His Message the West VIRGINIA legislature

OF . majority Of the voters OF the
State Bos~d Of Control.
The legislature OF 1903 created The
State Board OF Control with full power
70 manage. control and govern the
west Virginia Hospital for the Insa q
al weston. Second Hospital for the
insane at Spencer. West Virginia
asylum ut Huntington. Miners Hos
pi,al NO. ! at WEIGH. Miners Hospital
No = at McKendree. Miners Hospital
NO. a. Fairmont. West virginia Pen
/ itentiary at Moundsvilie. West Viz
ginia Reform school at Pruntytov-,.
Weet virginia Industrial Home for
Girls at Salem. West Virginia Sch D1ls
tor Deaf and nlind at Romney. and
: the control OF the financial and bu.i-
ness affairs OF our educational in.,I-
tutions. namely. West virginia tut
Sersity University at Morgantovn
preparatory Branch Of the West Vi--
sinia University az Montgomery. Pre-
peretory Branch OF the Vest Virgin
10 University at Keyser Marshall COL
lege State Normal School at Hum
, ibgton. Fairmont state Normal school
! at Athens. West Virginia Colored In
sutute at Institute and Bluefeld Col.
ored Institute at Bluefcld. and the
Legislature OF 1911 gave 10 this boar
full power TO manage. direct. control
and govern the State Tuberculosis
Sanitarium AT Terra Alta and the
West Virginia Colored orphans Home
at Huntington.
In addition TO the institutions here
tofore named the Legislature OF 1911
by It's appropriation bill provided that
appropriations for the West virginia
Humane Society. Kings Daughters,
and City Hospitals at Martinsburg.
Storer College AZ Ha-pers Ferry. State
Board OF Agriculture. State GeoloRi-
cal and Economic Survey. Seni-Cen
tennial Commission. West Virginia
Industrial School. Seminary and Col
lege at Hill Top. education Of colored
teachers and appropriation TO the
City OF Moundsville for sewer should
he expended at the direction and upon
the approval OF the State Board OF
Control.
II will thus be seen that this board
has under it's control and manage
ment our penal and charitable insti-
tutions and the financial and bust
ness affairs of our educational instl-
tutions and is. therefore. the most
important board ever created in this
State and performs duties that affect
directly and indirectly our entire cit
izenship. feel that the State is TO
be congratulated upon the ability.
character and general qualifications
OF the men composing this board and
take pleasure in saying that they have
performed their duties in a manner
most satisfactory 10 all concerned.
Indeed their work has been OF such
a high character as 70 attract the at
'ention Of those engaged in similar
work in adjoining states The Ohio
State Board OF Administration. under
date OF December s. 1911. and after
having twice visited our State Board
OF Control. ard also visited some OF
our State institutions. wrote 10 Pres
ident James s. I.akin as follows:
We beg TO advise that after a very
careful consideration by the Board
OF Administration. your system of
purchasing supplies has been adopt
ed"
This is n great compliment TO the
efficiency OF our board and the char
acter OF work they have been doing. |
II is my information that the Ohio |
Board OF Administration had first Wis
tied other states and adopted their
system OF purchasing supplies and
after several months trial. finding
the system unsatisfactory. abandoned
II and adopted the one that had been
instituted by our own board.
The wn-chwords OF this board have
been Efficiency and Economy" and
along these lines they have been en-
inently successful. as Is evidenced by
the following facts and figures: Dur
ing the las two years this board has
returned 10 The State treasury S30S.-
s53 81 OF moneys that had been APP
propriated and collected for the use
OF the institutions under their con
troll and management. and during the
biennial period ending September 30.
1870. there was returned to the State
treasury an uneypended balance OF
S3'i 63fnS. making a grand total To-
turned 20 the State treasury Of s6l3.-
$50 -. and in addition TO this sum
there was 10 the credit OF the board
on the Both day o. September. 1912,
slS9.G6ols 81 moneys that had been
collected and appropriated and not tx
pended
This board audits all expenditures
before they are made. Under the old |
system ~ eNpending money through /
boards which met only a few days
during each year u was impossible 20 I
make such audit before expenditures /
were made II Is very evident that /
this board has saved 20 the State not |
only thousands ~ dallars but hun
only thousands OF dollars. but hun ]
the same time has materially increas-
ed the efficiency IN the management !
~ orr State INSTITUTIONS
per Capita Cost
invite your special attention 20 I
the following tables showing the per
capita cost % our penal. charitable Z
and educational institutions Under /
fhe old system n would have been i'm. /
possible 20 have furnished you with |
THIS condensed information which
clearly and concisoly shows how the
public funds are being expended
Schedule showing the average nun
Der ~ Inmates. average number -
officers and other employees and per
capita cost Tor tho several penal and
charitable Institutions ne manage
ment ~ which r. under The state
Hoard NJ Control. FOR the fiscal years