Weekly journal-miner., 1913-03-05

T. careful perusal of the constitu- 4 I. ton and the statutes govern .t'
 .t-ing the board of control and < I. comparing them with the ac- + !. tions of the board Of control < -t. in the matter of purchases for 4 !. the various penal, reformatory < !. and charitable institutions of < I. the state t' T. i- - < i. i. i. i. I. i. i. i. .t.
 The matter has been brought to light particularly by the investiga- tiOn into the prison management at the hands of the legislature and also after reading the annual report of
 State Auditor J. C. Callaghan
 In the auditors report, and the minutes of the board of control sub stantiate his assertions, 1t is said that in matters of importance in the state over which the board of control has power to act, he was not consulted. The governor, the auditor and a citizen member, who IS appointed by the governor, con stitute the board of control It is easily seen who could dominate such a board and, in view of the recent rebellion of the auditor, who really has dictated its every act of any consequence. In view of these facts it can be further understood who has made the purchases for the board of control.
 In the first place a few quotations from the statutes of the state of Arizona might illuminate the sub ject to some extent.
 Chapter XVI of the revised stat utes of 1901, section 2l7, reads that, members of the legislature, terri torial, county, city and precinct of ncers must not be interested in any contract made by them in their off cial capacity or by any body or board of which they are members"
 In describing and defining the duties of the board of control, Title | 50, Chapter l, paragraph 3563, sec tion ?, says: Said board shall form | ulate the rules for the governing of said institutions and shall purchase all supplies for the same, and all purchases exceeding one hundred | dollars in amount shall be advertised | for and let to the lowest responsible bidder: Provided, that in cases of emergency private purchases may be made not exceeding in amount one hundred dollars for any one institu- ;tion"
 Paragraph 3565 of the state stat utes prescribes the method for 'ad- vertising and bidding for supplies in the following terms: Thereafter when the board of control of the penal, reformatory and charitable in stitutions and of the several boards for the government of the education al institutions of this territory, shall advertise for bids for supplies for the several institutions under their control, they shall make out a list of the supplies required, stating in such list the quantity and quality desired and the prices then paid for the supplies furnished and shall place such list on file in their office and open for inspection and that bids will be received for the same; said notice shall also contain the terms supon which bids will be re- ceived, and the time for which sup plies are required"
 It should be added here that a subsequent act of the legislature raised the emergency clause of the state prison to S250, but left the clause at the same amount as form erly for the Insane Asylum and the Industrial school
 Hunts Private Interests.
 George w. P. Hunt is president of the Old Dominion Commercial company of Globe, and controls