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


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to plan and work out.
The recommendations 7 shall make arc
not based on theory or hcarsay. but arc
conclusions | have reached by daily con-
tact of over II years with the business
Of the state.
our large private corporations are sue
cessful not 'ecause OF the efforts of some
particular individual, but because of tho
united efforts of a number of persons,
each of whom is held responsible for
some phase Of the corporations actvi-
ties. An Individual, not group CT cm-
ployes, must render account ana pay the
penalty if his stewardship is not salts
| factory. The modern state is business
corporation and should be run as such.
! indlViduals, not boards or COMMISSIONS,
should be held to account by the tax
payers.
| BY IMPOSING upon one officer duties now
| being performed by one or more boards
or commissions. such an officer VIII re-
quire assistance, but each officer must
be held responsible for the acts of the
states employees under him
AS the heads OF the numerous depart
ments Of private corporation are ad-
vised and directed by its president and
directorate, the heads OF State depart
mcnts should be under the executive ana
ooa'o - auV'Se anu ac' WIFI n''''
RECOMMENDATIONS
4 am of the opinion that in addition
70 the six elective State officers. con.
stitutionaJ and statutory the central ex.
ecutive authority should he vested in =
hoard of State control comnosed Of IN,
Covernor Tho commissioner If aoricul
turc and forestry. the director Of Stat,
institutions the purchasing aren't and th,
State engineer. the Governor acting a.
chairman of the hoard and his secretar,
If civil and military affairs az its score
tarv and recording officer Annointr,ontl
made nv the Governor should he sub
iect TO tho annroval of the boord of con
!troI axccnt commitments of ,ncnhcrs n
the public service commission. the com
, missioner of taxes tho hank commits
, sioner and the members of this hoard
and these officers should he nominated
nv the C,overnor and confirmed nv tn
Senato ,rbi. hoard with tho cbairnc
t NJ tho finance cornmi,,ce Of tho Scnat,
tbo yavs aud means and appronriatio
c cnn,r,itto.. IF tho House should norforr
g 80 a,,tiae ,,oo. ;ronosod on tho budpe
Y oa,,,,it,oo Tho bo,rd should also as
r c,,r, 40 ,,,&ic, ., tho hoord RI nuh,i
c n,,t;r T,,o Coycrnor should h,vo IN
c na,,.er - rer,o,,o ,ny executive of6ce
ni,,.oJ ~, ~, .,rT cnn6rmod bv.tb
y 80 $3.50
r senate or approved ny inc uoar"' Who
. ms judgment 's not properly Pe.t"''n'"
It w w -, ,oas, onoa ooo
o mouth assume the duties now rcrforme
i ~ ,h,a hoard of visitors to State instit,
ticns. and also have the powers of Wis
. tation and Investigation over all instit,
r lions receivlng state aid. directly o.r in
rs draot,y and If in tho opinion of IL
- board moneys derived from tho State n,