Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-03-12

law for the heads of state institu-
tons to make purchases as has been
done. This. however, has been done.
and later ratified by the board Of
control, which is a direct violation OF
the law.
Again. the rule of the board of con
trol, which is a direct violation of the
law
Again, the rule fthe board of con-
troll is purchases under the emergency
clause rather than by bids. Bids are
not called for as they should be and
running accounts are kept with firms
under the emergency clause. The SUI
perintendent of the prison has made
purchases exceeding two hundred and
fifty dollars emergency and instructed
the merchant to ship the goods in two
invoices on the same day TO come
within the law allowing emergency
purchases, but also in direct violation
Of the law regarding the purchas ing
By bids And this was later ratified
by the board of control.
Section 21T OF tie Civil Code Re
vised Statutes OF Arizona. 1901. pro-
vides as follows: Every officer or
person prohibited by the laws of this
state from making or being interested
in contracts, or from becoming a
vendor of purchase at sales, of from
purchasing script. or rather evidences
of Indebtedness. who violates any OF
the provisions of such laws, is punish
able by a fine of not more than one
thousand dollars or by IMPRISONMENT
in the state prison not more than i've
years. and is forever disqualified from
holding any Office in this state.
Supplies have been purchased from
time to time by the board Of control,
of which the governor is chairman.
from IN Old Dominion Commercial
comuanv of Globe. These were for the
Prison. Asylum and Industrial school,
and during Ibis entire period the Cover
nor was president and secretary OF the
CORPORATION. We attach herewith and
make a part fthis report as though
fully written herein, statement. IN
der sesl. from the state auditor show
ing the items. number of warrant
amount. etc. TO verify this, and GER
t;ficate from the secretary of the
hoard of control, showing that no BIDS
were received or written contracts
entered into with the corporation. as
required by law.
rho governor claims s25,0e5.00 and
Superintendent Sims sl9,0e0Vo' nave
been saved by their emergency meth
I'd Of purchase and conduct OF the
prison A careful scrutiny OF the sta
tistics ia this report, together with the
state warrants paid and penolhs'
drawn on the prison fund Tor tse NM
months OF 1912 of emergency ouylhs
in COMPARISON with the previous nine
months shows that the last nins
months of operation cost s5s.ozs-9'
AGAINST SIS. s4s.O3, a saving on the net
cost OF s21s.47. This saving disap-
nears entirely when the per caplIi
cost Is considered and would show
49, If s11 geo 90. with the same num-
her Of inmates as the preceding nine
,nonths II is obvious that this saving
nj S21s47 can be further increased M
iii the total cost OF the institution :
eliminated by creating addithonai
board of control;
Ne quote from the report OF inc
board 0 fcontrol:
s.sTATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
..,rhe sffsirs of the Industrial School
have been pursuing the even tenor o.
their way"
We have under consideration re-
mort made by Charles r. Osborn, sec
retarv Of the board of control. to the
Governor on October 9. 1912. Charses
bsde been made TO the governor II
regard TO conditions at the sciis"5i ana
Nr. Osborn wasSsent to inVestieaee
In August. three convicts We're sent
TO the school from Florence to ael a.
cook. tailor and band-master ana
music teacher to the pupils. Their con
duct and also the conduct OF me 81
perlntendent and matron 0 iThe SCHOOL