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

the same as al present. II" should have
for assistants proper number of distric,
highway commissioners al an annual
salary Of 81, 900 each.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
l.. This officer should exercise all the
duties Of the board of health, be ex-offico
chief of the State laboratory, chief of
the tuberculosis commission and with
two physicians duly appointed, sit
board OF health to issue orders on occa-
sions of public peril. discharge inmates
from the State hospital. Brattleboro re-
treat and School for Feeble Minded Chill
dren. and have the power of visitation
AT all penal and reformatory institutions
and at all institutions where the insane
are confined If this recommendation is
| adopted. the supervisors of the insane
Will not be needed.
COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRIES.
IL. This officer should perform all the
duties now performed by the industrial
accident board and the factory inspector
and should look after the enforcement of
: the child labor laws and the laws gov
! crning the employment of women and
! the weekly payment of wages.
! FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONER
A. The salary of this official should be
u
but he should not be permitted to estab-
fish new hatchcries or rearing stations
game refugees or game wardens quarters
/ without the approval of the board of C m
troll.
STATE GEOLOGIST
II. The salary of this official should be
Il. 500 His duties, the same as at pres
emf. but he should no longer act as
curator Of the cabinet, but with the pres
idcnt Of the Vermont historical society
nominate to the board Of control for APP
pointmcnt a curator Of the cabinet and
the collection of the Historical society,
who should be paid by the State.
STATE ENGIN EER.
1s The state employs civil engineers in
connection with the work of the public
service commission, highway commits
sioner. board OF health and attorncy-gen
, eral Moneys so expended are amply suf-
ncicnt to employ an engineer and to pro-
, vide for his necessary Office assistance
and believe that we should establish
an. office of State engineer. This oiIicel
ebouid take charge of all the engineering
nrohlcms arising in all the State depart
, mants cxcept such as can be handled by
tho district b Ghway commissioners IN the
highway department, act as boundary
INC commissioner and as conservat. or
, commissioner
I TIL. BOARD OF EDUCATION.
- The board of education should re-
main As at present having the power onl,
ga far as appointments arc concerned o.
collecting the district superintendents. thu
toach,r-trairlng and normal school fore,
; ond of nominating to the board of contro
o - commissioner of education.
= INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
- g ! holieyc We should establish an in
, ,,,rce department for the examinat ioi
,I suneryision of the insurance inter
,,s and place in the care of an insur
p ,.. ,,n,mis soncr the conduct and man
mont of our State insurance and maxi
+ nIn, ,x.oiiicio fire marshal with power Il
i INVESTIGATE all suspicious fire losses.
r IA have made specific rocommenda
q ,t'ns "a To the salaries of certain cleo
q Zoo and appointlvo officers. believing tina
r ~, STATE should pay fair Remuneration
Il r,r seryicc rendered, taking into consd
i alton the fact that the cost of lvini
~, increascu and is not likely to de
aosc The salaries of certain other of
ooors should be raised and ADEQUATE com