The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-04

sis to permit the purchasing agent to
draw on the treasury, pay the bills, dl-
rect and return the receipted bills as
vouchers for the money drawn. | now
recommend that this practice be dis
continued and that the purchasing
agent approve all bills for material pur-
chased and forward them to the auditor
/ of accounts for audit and payment.
/ g. Director of State Institutions
4 This officer should exercise all the func-
/ tions Of the board of penal institutions,
trustees Of the state hospital, trustees
of the state school for feeble minded
children and act as member of the
board of control.
g. Commissioner of Agriculture and
Forestry officer should perform
(, the duties now performed by the board
Of agriculture and forestry, the com
missioner of agriculture, the state for
ester, the live stock commissioner and
i the state ornithologist and he should
/ be director Of the state schools of agri-
culture and should be member OF the
| board of control.
10. State Highway Commissioner.
The duties Of this official should be the
same as at present. He should have
+ for assistants a proper number of dis
trict highway commissioners at an an
/ nual salary Of s 900 each
II. Director of Public Health.-This
officer should exercise all the duties of
the board of health, be exofiicio chief
of the state laboratory, chief of the
tuberculosis commission and with two
physicians duly appointed, sit as
board of health to issue orders on occa-
sions of public peril, discharge inmates
from the state hospital, Brattleboro
Retreat and school for feeble minded
children, and have the power of visi-
tation at all penal and reformatorv
institutions and at all institutions
i where the insane are confined. Ii this
accommodation is adopted, the super
lyisors OF the insane will not be needed
II. Commissioner of Industries
This officer should perform all the
duties now performed by the industrial
accident board and the factory IN
spector and should look after the en-
forccment Of the child labor laws and
the laws governing the employment of
women and the weekly payment Of
wages.
IS. Fish and Game Commissioner
The salary eff this official should be
$1,000. His duties, the same as at pres
cnt; but he should not be permitted to
establish new hatcherieS or rearing sta
tons, game refugees or game wardenS
quarters without the approval OF the
board of control
IL. State Geologist.-Thc salary OF
this official should be 81. 500. His
duties, the same rs AT present: but he
should no longer act as curator of the
cabinet, but with the president OF the
Historical society nominate to the
board Of control for appointment a
curator Of the cabinet and collection
of the Historical society, who should
be paid by the state.
Is. State Engineer-The state en-
ploys civil engineers in connection with
the work of the public service com
mission, highway commissioner, board
of health and attorney general.
Moneys SO expended are amply sutfi-
clcut TO employ an engineer and to pro-
vide for his necessary office assistance.
and | believe that we should establish
the office of state engineer This Off
Ger should take charge of all the engi-
neeung problems arising in all the
state departments except such as can
'' itAA'A'b ~ tue 'lNiiitJ Ii2HNuA
commissioners in the highway depart
ment act rs boundary line commits
sioner and ITS conservation commits
sioncr.
16. The Board of Education.-The
board of education should remain as
at present, having the power only So
far as appointments are concerned of
selecting the district superintendent,
the teacher training and normal school
force and OF nominating to the board
tof control q commissioner of education.
IL. Insurance Commissioner / be
llcye we should establish an insurance
department for the examination and
supervision Of the insurance interests
and place III the care Of an insurance
commissioner the conduct and manage
mcnt of our state insurance and make
him eX-otficio fire marshal with power
to investigate all suspicious fire losses.
| ~ have made specific recommcnda.
tons as to the salaries of certain elect
i've and appointive officers. believing
that the state should pay Il fair re
Enumeration for service rendered
talking into consideration the fact that
i the cost of living has increased and i,
inot likely to decrease The salaries OF
, certain other officers should be raised
and adequate compensation given the
new officials | have recommended.
Education.-Th present educationa
law and system should be continued ii
force. The direct appropriation mad,
by the state Of $4,000 should be in
creased to $4,000 but there SHOULD
also be charged against this appropri
alton the support Of the normal school
now costing S25,000 and the highe
instruction now costing $4,000 anC
the expense Of all the Vocational
D courses and of the junior high schools
Highways.-The appropriation 70
the support of highways should b.
r increased to $225,OO0 and should b,
available to incorporated villages, IN
/ der proper statutory regulations. Som,