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THE CHAIRMAN; Any delegate want to speak in
favor of the motion in- opposition to the Committee
Report? Delegate Sybert.
DELEGATE SYBERT: I rise in favor of the motiol
to strike the word "not" from the Committee Recommendatiol
so that the Board of Public Works will be provided for.
Preliminarily, I would like to clear up one
point which has been raised by question, and that is
whether all the functions on the Board of Public
Works are purely statutory. I refer the delegates to page
two of the Committee Report, EB-I, where at the bottom
of the second long paragraph, it is stated that the only
Constitutional function which a Board still exercises is
provided for in Article 5, Section 54, of the present
Constitution and authorizes the Board to borrow money
to meet temporary deficiencies in the treasury.
I submit, Mr. Chairman, that that is a very,
very important Constitutional function which the people :
have committed to the Board of Public Works. It is true
that over the years because I believe of the efficiency
of the Board of Public Works and the concept of having such