The Washington times., 1894-12-26
RADICAL CHANGE IN
A TREASURY BUREAU
Reorganization Of The Office Of
Supervising Architect.
PLAN HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC
Administrative to BE Separated from
Technical Functions.
Six Divisions to Be Contained in the Ad
ministrative Branch. OF Which Mr. Charles
E. Kemper, the Present Assistant. Will
Have Charge-There Will Be Two Sections
Under Control Of Chief Executive oiicer.

Secretary Carlisle has mado public his
plan for the complete reorganization OF
the office OF Supervising Architect of the
Treasury. Under this plan, the architectural
and technical functions will be entirely sepa
rated from the administrative. Mr.. Charles
e. Kemper, the present Assistant Supervising
Architect, wi carry out the Secretary's Plan,
and when fully recrganized he will lake
charge OF the administrative b,anch. The
Secretary present purpose is to appoint
supervising architect early in January.
There are already about twenty-five ap-
plications for this position nog on fiie but it
is understood that the Secretary will not ex-
anime any of the papers until he is about
ready 10 make the appointment.
The new resolutions State that in the Office
Of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Department there shall be a supervising
architect whose duties shall be those which
TIRE row, or may hereafter be, prescribed by
law and the order OF the Secretary.
To the Supervising Architect six.
divisions are assigned, the architectural and
technical work ol which, together with the
discipline OF the force employed in such work,
shall he entirely under his direction anf con-
troll, subject to such orders and regulations
as may be maize ily tue Secretary OF the
Treasury. Tie divisions assigned to the
Supervising Architect and the work TO be
performed IN each are as follows:
THE ENdINEEHINa AND DRAUGHTJNG DIVISION,
The chief OF which vii! be known as the
Chief Constructor; the tracing division. the
Photographic division. the computing divis-
ion, the repairs division, and the inspection
and material vision
Tue Supervising Architect viii keep lis
Office ether in the Engineering AID Dranght-
ing Division or in dire.t connection there-
win, and viii not Ec required 10 receive Wis
itC.s, exec those who desire n 0TIa.,en
with reference 20 matters OF constipation
pertaining 10 work il actual construction.
lie viii sign tie llail VII eA Crig mates - lis
division, or which arses from tho necessities
oi the Il.blic service in connection herewith;
hat III mail heretofore sg8-d hy the Secrc-
iary OF tbs Treasury, O. an Assistant Serre-
! tary tie Treasury, viii continue TO lie so
signed.
/ All business of IN executive or administra-
tie nature not within the jurisdiction and
! control Of ths Supervising Architect, will be
conducted by q chief executive officer. who
4 viii act rs supervising architect in the eb-
sence OF that oflcla, and whose duties. in
general terns. shall he rs follows:
The chief executive officer skill receive al
/ visitors on public business except material
men and those who may desire TO con .er
! with the Supervising Architect cOacs. min :
matters Of an architectural AMI technical na-
, ture pertginiag To the WORK oJ construction
/ in actual progress. and he will receive and
have diStzitu1ed 10 the proper divisions au
mai matter. and will have charge Of
AL MATTERS OF DISCIPLINE
He will also be the custodian of The bios
and open thau, in conjunction with the su,
pervising architect AID chief com pater
Under lis immodiate supervision and control
tnere Shall he two divisions. viz: The Law
/ and record division, the chief of which will
he the law officer Of the entire Office and thC
division OF accounts.
board OF award for the award
ing OF contracts IL the oflice OF the
Supervising Architect is hereby created
consisting of the, Supervising Architect
the chief executive officer and the Assista NJ
Secretary OF the Treasury ia charge. This
board viii prepare recommendations tc
the Secretary OF the Treasury for thi
award OF all contracts arising in tht
office for the construction of public
buildings, and repairs TO the case, anc
al! contracts fo- repairs to heating, Eoist
IGg aud yent.i2dug apparatus, and the pu"
chase OF vaults. safes and locks. ! majority
OF the board mast concur before any recon-
mendation Is sent to the Secretary OF tn,
Treasury. and in case any member OF tin
board shall dissent. the majority and minority
sha! each lie a brief statement in writing
setCing forth the reasons for concurrence anC
nou-coneuFr5Deo.
The copying division and the division o
records and flies are abolished. The worl
now performed by the copyist division is il
definitely suspended, and the force now EN-
plt.yea in ths TWO above-naned divisions i
transferred 10 the law and record division.
This law snail take effect on the 1st 0! Jan
uary, 1895.