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Board of Estimates, we spend hours in the Board of Estimate
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okaying a bill for $1. 25, $2. 87, and it is ridiculous, and
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a lot of that stuff appears before the Board of Public
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Works at times, and should not be there, but if you are
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going to have a Board of Public Works, if you decide that
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the individuals themselves are not capable of making the
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decisions, the department heads -- I think «the department
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heads could really make a lot of these decisions that the
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Board of Public Works makes -- it might be well to have
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the Treasurer and the Comptroller there.
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JUDGE ADKINS: Based on your experience, do
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other states have bodies comparable to the Board of Public
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Works?
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MAYOR McKELDIN: I don't know.
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MR. ENEY: If you continue such a board, would
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it be desirable to have a representative of the Legislature
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as a member?
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MAYOR McKELDIN: I wouldn't think so. A man
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who is elected to the Legislature, if he is appointed the
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President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House, he
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has to be done so by, of course, a greater political power
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