Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-02
MOORE RECOMMENDS
PURCHASING AGENT
Auditor Says Great Saving Could Be
Effected by Central Buying for
State Institutions.
FOR REDUCTION OF xEs
Tells Senate Finance, Committee
State. Will Have Surplus OF ST.
100000 IL Appropriations Arc
Properly Safcguarded.

State Auditor c. Lee Moore, Commits
sioncr OF Labor. James B. Doherty and
Director Lewis II. Machen of the Leg
islativc Reference Bureau. yesterday
appeared before the Senate Finance
Cimmittee in n conference upon the
general affairs and activities Of their
respective departments.
The State Senate Finance Commit
tee convened yesterday morning in the
cloak room OF the Senate Chamber for
the purpose Of hearing recommends
lions and petitions from the various
State officials.
After informing the committee that
IL no unusual and especially Jorge
expenditures would be called for. and
if collections should continue normal
there would be a surplus Of 100000
IN the State Treasury by next Octo-
Der. Auditor Moore earnestly advo.
Gated tho esta blishmcnt by the Gene
raj Assembly of n State purchasing
agency which should look after tho
purchasing OF all supplies for all State
institutions.
mended reduction Of certain taxes.
He advised that the rate of taxation
OH intangibles be cut to 65 cents. He
further recommended that the State
tax board be given the right to as
sign territory to the examiners o.
records. and that they should not nee
essarily be restricted to judicial dis
tricts. In this manner he thought that
the number of examiners OF records
might be reduced and would result
in saving TO the State.
PROGRAM OF HEARINGS
FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS
The following program of hearing
will be observed by the committee:
Wednesday. January 2-Register OF
Land ONCE. Superintendent OF Publ:
Instruction, Superintendent of Public
Printing. morning session; Commits
sioner of Prohibition. Second Auditor.
Treasurer, afternoon session; State Ac-
countant. night session.
Thursday. January university OF
Virginia, Virginia Military institute,
virginia Polytechnic Institute. VIII
liam and Mary College, Medical Col
lego OF Virginia. Virginia Noraml
school for Women at Farmville, Vir-
ginia Normal School for Women NJ
Fredericksburg, Virginia Normal School
Tor Women at liarrisonburg. Virginia
Normal School for Women at Radford.
Virginia Normal and Industrial In
stitute at Petersburg.
Friday. January 4-Virginia State
Penitentiary. Central State Hospital,
Eastern State Hospital, Southwestern
state Hospital. Western State Hospital,
virginia State Epileptic Colony.
Catawba Sa natorium.
Saturday. January 5-Laurel Indus
triai School, Virginia Manual Labor
schooi OF the Negro Reformatory A.
ISOLATION of Virginia. Virginia IIo ;.
ana industrial School for Girls. tie
virginia School for the Deafsand Blind.
Staunton. Virginia School for Col
ored Dear and Blind Children at New
port News. Hampton Normal and Agri-
cultural Institute at Hampton.
Monday, January 7-Commissioner
OF Fish and Game. State Libraria n.
morning session.; State Board Of Char.
lties and Corrections Attorncy-Gene-
raj afternoon session; A.djuta Mt Gene
.Inesday. January S-HIghway Com
missioner. 1880. morning session /.
s si Board OF Health. afternoon SEES,