Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-25
CARLISLE'S+'. PLAN
For the Reorganization x Of the Office
Of the Supervising Architect.
BASIS OF DlVISIqTsl0F DUTIES
Two Divisions Abolished, but No
: Clerical Dismissals Expected.
T H E 90 MIN G. M A N

Secretary Carlisle has made public his
plan for the complete reorganization of the
office of supervising architect of the treas
ury. Under this plan, the architectural
and technical functions will he entirely
separated from the administrative fLnc-
tions. Mr.. Charles E. Kemper. the pIesent
assistant supervising architect. will carry
out the Secretary's plan. and when fully re-
organized he will take charge of the ad-
rlinistratiVe branch The new regulations
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 are now
or may hereafter be prescribed by law and
the order of the Secretary. To the super
v.sing architect six divisions are assigned.
the architectural and technical work of
which, together with the discipline of the
force employed in such work. shall be en-
tirely under his direction and control, sub
ject to such orders and regulations as may
be made by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The divisions assigned to the supervising
architect and the work to be performed in
each, are as follows:
The engineering and draughting division.
the chief of which shall be known as the
chief constructor. In this division will be
prepared designs and working drawings
for public buildings which are not opened
to competition under present or future
legislation, and the draugfting work re-
CURED by the repairs division.
The tracing division, which will trace the
working drawings for Photographic dupi-
cation.
The photograph gallery. which will make
Photographic Implications of the plans
aforesaid.
The computing division. which will pre-
pare estimates of cost for public buildings,
specifications for the same, and will pass,
OF
architect, upon all questions OF material
submitted for work under contract, and
carry on all work similar in character to
that now performed in this division.
The repairs division. which is charged
with the repair and preservation of all
public buildings under the control of the
Ire asury Department, the heating, hoist
ing and ventilating apparatus in said build
ing, and the purchase of vaults, safes and
locks.
The inspection and material DIVISION
which will have charge of the office corps
of inspectors, writing their letters of in
struction and receiving their reports. This
division is also charged with the active in
spection and supervision of all work pro-
vided for or prosecuted under any con,
tracts, drawings or specifications prepared
in the office of the supervising architect.
1t will be the duty of the ch.ct of this d.
vision to receive all material men who
visit the Office for the purpose of securing
the use OF their goods in public buildings.
and he will take the data necessary to en-
able him to present intelligently the mer-
it's of any article which, in his opinion.
should be brought to the notice or the su-
perviSing architect
The Duties Defined.
The supervising architect will keep his
| Office either in the engineering and draught-
| ing division, or in direct connection there
with, and will not be required to receive visi-
| tors except 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
| division, or which arises from the necessi-
| ties of the public service in connection
| Herewith but all mail heretofore signed
| by the Secretary of the Treasury, or an as
| sistant secretary of the treasury, Will con-
tinue to be so signed.
| All business of an executive or admins
| tratiye nature not within the jurisdic ton
| and control of the supervising architect,
| will be conducted by a chief executive OFF,
| Ger, who will act as supervising architect
| in the absence of that official, and whose
duties, in general terms, shall be as fol-
| lows:
| The chief executive officer will receive all
| visitors on public business, except material
| men and those who may desire to confer
| with the supervising architect concerning
| matters of an architectural and technical
| nature pertaining to the work of construc-
| ton in actual progress. and he will re-
| ceive and have distributed to the proper
divisions all mail matter addressed to the
| supervising architect, or other officials in
| the office and check all letters and other
| papers originating in the divisions of the
| supervising architect as to proper official
| form.
| He is charged, also. with all questions Of
discipline arising in the divisions assigned
| to him. and all messengers and mailing
clerks will be directly under his control
all correspondence of the office not origin
| ating In the office of the supervising archi-
| tect, or in the divisions assigned to him.
| and which does not require the signature OF
| the Secretary, or an assistant secretary
| will be signed by the chief executive OFF,
| Ger, such as transmission of checks, pay
| able out of the annual office appropriations
| for the repair and preservation OF public
| buildings, heating, hosting and ventilating
| apparatus, vaults, safes and locks; all
| the correspondence with the disburslns
| agents, superintendent and Others con-
| corning requests for funds and notifications
| that moneys have been asked for and will
| be transmitted; all questions relating to
| matters of final payment, and generally all
| other correspondence which does not arise
| in the work performed by the six divisions
| strictly under the control of the supervising
| architect He will also be the custodian OF
| the bids and open them, in conjunction
with the supervising architect and CHIEF
computer. Under his immediate supervi
| sion and control there shall be two divi-
| siOnS, as follows:
| The Various Divisions.
The law and record division, the chief OF
which will be the law officer of the entire
| office, and his opinion upon matters of law
originating therein shall be binding. sub.
ject to the right of reference. through the
assistant secretary of the treasury in
| charge, to the Secretary of the Treasury
| or the law officer Of the department. This
division will commence and carry forward
| the work of putting into permanent record
form all deeds and other papers relating to
| titles for sites for public buildings marine
| hospitals, quarantine stations and all Other
| real estate belonging to, or hereafter ac-
| quired by, the United States and under
| the control of the Secretary Of the Treas
| ury.
The division Of accounts. which will keep