Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-11

approval Of the board of control, appoint
such inspectors as may seem best.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
8. The salary of this official should be
s. 600 as secretary of state; 5000 as chief
of the bureau for licensing motor vehicles.
and $500 as chief of the bureau of pub
licity. and he should also act as a mem
Der of the board of corporation tax ap-
pcals.
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS.
4 The salary Of this Official should he
5000 Ills duties should be confined to
auditing the bills presented against the
! state and further he should act as a
member Of the board of corporation tax
appeals.
ATTOENEYGEN
5. The salary of this official should be
5000. His duties should be the same
as at present. He should not have the
right To contract for assistance, legal or
otherwise within or without his office,
! in behalf CT the State. without the ap-
prevail Of the board of control. or for
detective service in an amount in excess
of 500 in any case without the approval
Of said board.
BANK COMM SSIONER.
G. The salary of this Official should be
$1,000, His duties should be the same
as at present, All fees received from in
Vestm"nt companies should be paid into
the State treasury without being charged
with the expense of supervision. The
savings banks and trust companies should
no longer be assessed with the expense
Of supervision.
COMMISSIONER OF TAXES.
hp cal of oni nfn1 u.
$1,000 His duties should be the same as
at present He should also look after
III" licensing Of peddlers, auctioneers
, foreign corporations and fourth elias!
, liquor licenses, In fact he should b,
, the solo licensing authority except for thu
, licensing of motor vehicles.
, PURCHASING AGENT.
; s. The results of the conduct of thi
office show conc!usivoiy that it ha
, worked "A considerable saving to th
State, When the bill establishing th
Office vas originally introduced. II wa
proposed that III" purchasing agent an
prove all the bills for material bourh
and forward th,m Ia the oud'tor fo
y audit and payment As il was uncortaii
Just how the plan would Worl. 20 va
thought best in the final analy IS to per
- nit the purchas ng agent 70 draw on tn
treasury, pay the b lis direct and rctur,
the rccciptod bills as vouchers for IN
, money GraWn | now recommend tina
y this practice be Discontinued and that tn
= PURCHASING agent approve all bills for ma
- terlal purchased and forward them TO tn
auditor OF accounts for audi, and pay
y. ment.
II DIRECTOR OF STATE INSTITUTION
i o. This officer should exercise all IN
" functions of the board Of penal instilu
" tons. trustees of the state hospitn
> trustees of the state School for Fcchl,
W Minded children, ana act as a member c
- the board Of control
d COMMlSSIONER or AGRICULTI'R
n AND FORESTRY
. 10 This officer should perform tho d,
10 ties now reformed by the board of AR
cullur" and forestry, the comm ss ion,
OF agriculture, the state forester III
40 livestock commissioner and the stat
40 ornthooglst. and he should Dee direct,
"a of the state schools Of agriculture an
70 should be IA member of tho board Of cor
:. troll,
IF STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER.
lie II. The duties of this Official should |