Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-31

its report should be ratified by the leg
stature l. tshould then be submitted
to the voters of the state foE their
ratification or rejection at either a
general or special election. am not
in favor Of attempting to finally dis
pose of this important question With
out the approval Of majority OF the
voters Of the state.
State Beard of Control
The legislature OF 1903 created the
State Board of Control with full pow
err 10 manage, direct control and gov
ern the West Virginia Hospital for
the Insane at Weston Second Hos
pital for the Insane at Spencer. West
Virginia Asylum at Huntington, Min
ers Hospital No. / WEIGH, Miners
Hospital No 2 at McKendree, Miners
Hospital No. at Fairmont, West Nir-
ginia Penitentiary at Moundsyille,
West Virginia Reform School at
Pruntytown, West Virginia Industrial
Home for Girls at Salem West Nir-
ginia Schools for Deaf and Blind at
Romney, and the control OF the finan-
cial business affairs Of our education
al institutions, namely. West Virginia
University at Morgantown, West Wiz
ginia Agricultural Experiment sta
ton at Morgantown, Preparatory
Branch Of the West Virginia Uniyer-
sity at Montgomery Preparatory
Branch of the West Virginia uniyer-
/ sity at Keyser, Marshall College
state Normal School at Huntington,
Fairmont State Normal School at
Fairmont, West Liberty State Normal
School at West Liberty, Genville
State Normal School at Glenyille'
Shepherd College State Normal
school at ShepherdstoWn, Concord
State Normal School at Athens, West
Virginia Colored Institute at lnsti-
tute and Bluefeld Colored Institute at
Bluefeld. and the legislature of 1911
gave to this board full power to man
age. direct, control and govern the
State tuberculosis Sanitarium at Ter
ra Alta and the West Virginia Colored
Orphans Home at Huntington.
In addition to the institutions here
tofore named the legislature of 1911
by its appropriation bin provided that
appropriations for the West Virginia
Humane Society. Kings Daughters
and City Hospitals az Martinsbtug
Storer College at Harpers Ferry state
Board of Agriculture, State Geological
and Economic Survey. Semi Centen-
NAL Commission West Virginia IN
dustrial School, Seminary and Col
lege at Hill Top, education of colored
teachers and appropriation to the city
of Moundsville for sewer should be eX-
pended at the direction and upon the
approval OF the state Board Of Con
Change of Fiscal Year.
tI.reeommend that the law be amend
ed SO that the fiscal year for state pur-
poses shall end June 30 instead Of
September Both There are many rea-
sons why this change should be made.
First it would give to officers more
time in which to prepare and have
printed their biennial reports. AS it
is now the members of the Legislature
see but few reports becaose they are
not printed. All this work comes in
after the 30th of September and it is
almost an impossibility to have the
reports printed by the time your Sos,
sion begins, Second, if this change
is made the state officers and boards
would not be required once every TWO
years to do business for six months
Oh anuciuated appropriations but
would know the amount appropriated
before the money had been eXpend-
ed. There are many other reasons
why this change should be made but
which | deem it unnecessary to set
out at length in this message. II YOU
follow this recommendation it will be
necessary in your appropriation bill
to make appropriations this time for
TWO years and nine months instead OF
two years as heretofore, and succeed
ing legislatures will make appropria-
tions for two years without providing
tor any auugipauons.
Needs of Our State institutions.
shall NOT 90 into detail as to the
needs of our state institutions because
these matters will be brought TO your
attention by members of the state
Beard of Control and other state oil
cials, bus deem it important 10 say
that one of the crying needs of our
state institutions is additional land,
and the erection of new buildings The
peniteHtiary oW boys reform school
our girls industrial home and our ed