The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-25
ANOTHER CARLISLE PLAN.
Reorganization of the Office of SUI
Supervising Architect

washington, Dec. 24.-Secretary Car
Isle today made public his plan for
the complete reorganization Of the
Office Of supervising architect of the
treasury. Under this plan the archi-
fact1lr-aj and technical functions will
be entirely separated from the admins
trative. Charles E. Kemper. the pres
ent assistant supervising architect, Will
carry out the secrerary's plan, and
when reorganized he will take charge
of the administrative branch. The sec
retary's present purpose is to appoint
a supervising architect early in Janu-
airy There are already about 25 appli-
cantS for this position now on file, but
it is understood that the secretary will
not examine any of the papers until he
is able and ready to make the appoint
Inent. The new regulations state that
In the office Of the supervising archi-
tect of the treasury department there
shall be a, supervising architect, whose
duties shall be those which are now or
may hereafter be prescribed by law
and the orders of the secretary. To the
supervising architect six divisions are
assigned, as herein below given, for the
architectural and technical work, all of
which, together with the discipline of
the force employed in such work, shall
be entirely under his direction and
control, subject to such orders and
regulations as may be made by the
secretary. The division assigned to the
supervising architect and the work to
be performed in each are as follows.
First-The engineering and draught-
ing division, the chief of which shall
be known as the chief constructor. In
the division will be prepared designs
for public buildings which are not
opened to competition under present
and future legislation and the draught-
ing work required by the repairs d.
vision.
Second The tracing division, which
viii trace the working drawings for
photograph duplication.
Third-The photograph gallery which
viii make Photographic Implications of
the plans aforesaid.
Fourth-The computing division.
which will prepare estimates of cost
for public buildings, specifications for
the same and will pass, under instruc-
tons from the supervising architect,
upon all questions of material submit
ted for work under contract to carry
on al work: similar to that now per-
formed by this division.
FYfth-The repair division which is
charged with the repair and preserva-
ton of all public buildings under con-
troll of the treasury department, the
heating. hoisting and ventilating appa-
ratus in said buildings and the pur-
chase of vaults, safes and locks,
Sixth-The inspection and material
division, which will have charge of
Office corps Of inspectors, writing their
letters of instructions, and receiving
their reports. This division is also
charged with the active inspection and
supervision of all work provided for
or prosecuted under any contracts
drawings, or specifications prepared in
the office Of the supervising architect.
1t will be the duty Of the chief of this
division to receive all material men
who visit the Office for the purpose of
securing the use of their goods in pub
lie buildings, and he will take the
stand necessary to enable him to pre-
sent intelligently the merits of any ar
ticle which in his opinion should be
brought TO the notice Of the supervis-
ing architect. The supervising archi-
tect will keep his Office either in the
engineering and draug1lting division or
in direct connection with 1t and will
not be required to receive visitors ex.
cept those who desire information with
reference to matters of construction
pertaining to work in actual progress.
He will sign the mail which originates
in his divisions or which arises from
the necessities OF the public service in
connection herewith, but all NAH
neretofore signed by the secretary of
rlle treasury. or an assistant secretary
Of the treasury will continue to be SO
SIGNED. All business OF an executive
nature, not within the control of the
supervising architect, will be handled
by q chief executive officer who will act
as supervising architect in the alb,
senoe of that official. and whose duties,
which in general terms, shall be as
follows: The chief of each executive
Office will receive all visitors on public
business except material men and
those who may desire TO confer with