The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-03
b noAap OIL coNraoL. ACTS
considerable Business Transacted at
Long Meeting.

Long Meetlng.
The board OF control was In session
at Montpelier all day Tuesday until
midnight.
Plans for extending the east hall at
the state prison were approved and
the director OF state institutions was
directed to advertise for bids for con-
struction which will begin early in
the spring. Frank L. Austin of Bur
ilington is the architect in charge OF
the wo X.
A better telephone system will be
installed at the state prison to pro
vide more convenient. efficient and
safe system at the institution.
/ Authorized the secretary of state
to publish 1000 pamphlet copies Of the
election law relative to absentee vot-
ing.
/ Authorized the commissioner Of ag
riculture to employ temporarily an
additional clerk to assist in adjust
ing claims for cattle condemned after
given tuberculin tests in acco dance
with the regulations of the Depart
mett.
| Authorized the chief forester to
purchase new forest fire warning
signs made of cloth.
The board OF control approved the
purchase by the state fish and game
commissioner of certain lands at the
mouth of the Lamoille river for a res
ervation to provide for the resting
and feeding place OF water fowl and
shore birds. Such sanctuary viii
be very valuable in obtaining for
Vermont the benefits under the migra
tory bird treaty act between the Unit
ed States and the Dominion of Can
ada. COMMISSIONS Leavens' inten-
ton to purchase this reservation has
been endorsed and urged by the Yer
mont Fish and Game League.
Authorized the state board of edu-
cation to employ Edmund Hamilton
OF St Johnsbury as executive clerk
Mr.. Hamilton is experienced in office
management and will devote much of
his attention to the business affairs
and overseeing purchases, approval Of
bills and accounting for sales of cat
tie and farm produce of the agricul
tural schools. Mr.. Hamilton was for
merry reg 'onal director of the EN-
ployment department of the United
States department of labor, having an
Office IN Montpelier.
The board of control authorized the
commissioner of education to employ
person TO conduct state teachers
agency The establishment OF such
an agency was app owed by the re-
cent convention of school directors
and teachers in Burlington. 1t is ex-
pected that besides large financial
saving 10 ind vidual teachers and
towns, the agency will be able to pro-
vide positions for Vermont teachers
within the state and to make the
best positions in the state available to
the best teachers in Vermont.
The board authorized the commits
sioner of taxes TO employ additional
temporary assistance to revise and
eliminate rnrT in FISTS OF stockhold
ers. which during tie month of April
are transmitted TO the board OF list
eis. which during the month Of April
records contain $50 600 cards and
have not been checked for errors
since 1915.
The board OF control visited the gar
age nea ly COMPLETED by the state
highway department for the storing
o. h'vhwav equipment and trucks.
Provision has been made to protect
the garage from fire by small chem
teal engine and many portable tank
extlnguishers.
Authorized the commissioner of ag
riculture to purchase a debating ma
chine particularly TO the conven-
fence of field workers of the depart.
ment who have much work to do In
the short time which they are able to
be in the main office of the depart.
ment of agriculture.