Washington (State). Board of Control. Records of the Washington State Board of Control, 1901-1921. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Washington (State). Board of Control

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Between 1871 and 1897, state institutions were supervised by the governor and boards of trustees. In 1897, House Bill 364 authorized the creation of the State Board of Audit and Control, the primary function of which was to audit the accounts of the Commissioner of Institutions. On 1 Apr. 1901, the Board of Audit and Control was replaced by the State Board of Control, which oversaw the several hospitals, soldiers' homes, and mental health facilities in Washington State; and quarries at Fidalgo, ...