Recent social legislation in Iowa

f e a s ib le c o n t r a c ts may be e n te re d in t o by th e p ro p e r o f f ic e r s o f th e i n s t i t u t i o n s o r by th e r e p r e s e n ta t iv e o f one i n s t i t u t i o n a c t in g f o r th e o th e rs . Such c o n t ra c ts a re l e t on a c o m p e t it iv e b a s is b u t lo c a l a e a le rs a re g iv e n p re fe re n c e i f i t can be done w ith o u t lo s e t o th e S ta te . In 1900 th e p r o v is io n was in s e r te d th a t th e B oard o f C o n tro l may, w ith o u t e s t im a te s b e in g made, o rd e r s u p p lie s to be p u rch a se d f o r one i n s t i t u t i o n fro m a n o th e r underi t s c o n t r o l . 0 F o r im provem ents c o s t in g more th a n $1000 th e B oard must s e c u re p la n s and make recom m endations f o r a p p r o p r ia t io n s . A S ta te A r c h i te c t may be em ployed f o r t h i s p u rpo se a t a s a la ry n o t exce ed in g $3000 a y e a r . No b u i ld in g s o r im provem ente may be c o n s tru c te d w h ich c o n te m p la te a c o s t g re a te r th a n th e amount o f th e a p p r o p r ia t io n . A l l c o n t r a c ts f o r th e c o n s tru c t i o n o f im provem ents must be l e t by th e c h ie f e x e c u t iv e o f f i c e r o f th e i n s t i t u t i o n where th e y a re made, w i t h th e a p p ro v a l o f th e B o a rd . In c e r t a in cases th e la b o r o f in m a te s may be u t i l iz e d i f i t w ou ld be ad van tageous to th e S ta te . The p o s s i b i l i t y o f any o f f i c e r o r em ployee co n nec ted w ith any o f th e S ta te i n s t i t u t i o n s r e c e iv in g any g r a t u i t y o r c o n t r i b u t io n w h ich m ig h t in f lu e n c e him in th e pu rch a se o f s u p p lie s o r p o l i t i c a l l y i s c a r e f u l l y guarded a g a in s t . T h is p r o v is io n was broadened i n 1900 to in c lu d e any "em p loye " o f th e Board o f C o n tro l as w e l l as th o s e o f th e i n s t i t u t i o n s , and a t th e same t im e o f f i c e r s and em ployees co n ne c te d w i th S ta te i n s t i t u t i o n s w ere p r o te c te d fro m s o l i c i t a t i o n f o r p o l i t i c a l fu n d s by making 4 t h a t a c t a m isdem eanor. Some f u r t h e r pow ers o f th e B oard o f C o n tro l f i x e d by th e a c t o f e s ta b lis h m e n t a re th e h o ld in g o f q u a r te r ly c o n fe re n c e s w i t h th e e x e c u t iv e o f f i c e r s o f each i n s t i t u t i o n a t w h ich m a tte rs o f a d m in is t r a t io n a re d is c u s s e d , th e c o l le c t io n o f in fo rm a t io n i n re g a rd to th e b e s t m ethods o f tre a tm e n t o f depen den t, de f e c t i v e , and d e lin q u e n t c la s s e s and th e is s u a n c e o f i t i n b u l le t i n fo rm , th e d i s t r i c t i n g o f th e S ta te in t o d iv is io n s fro m w h ich c e r t a in i n s t i t u t i o n s may re c e iv e in m a te s o r p a t ie n t s , th e power 7