The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
COL. ROGERS QUARTERS IN
 STATE HOUSE
How the Bridgeport Man in the State Department is Equipped for Work.

Secretary of State M. E. Rogers has
 entered upon the duties of his office promptly, and appears to have them thoroughly in hand. He has made
 changes in the arrangement of his
 quarters. which are designed to facili- 1 tate the work nE his department, l Under the direction of Col. Rogers. l Secretary of the State. some import ant changes have been made in the Of- flee. tending toward the better carry 1 ing out of the many duties devolving upon him and his assistants.
 1 The desk of the chief clerk, hereto fore in room 3S has been moved to the main office room. and room B is now occupied solely by the deputy secre- tary, and Miss Dwyer. his stenograph- i CT and assistant
 The desks in the main room have been so arranged that much better facilities are now given the public for transacting their business with the of flee. The room has been so divided up as to provide in as large measure as the limited space will permit. a. de- partment for corporations. and a de- partment for automobile registration, two important branches of work in the
 secretarys department. These depart
 ments are plainly designated by signs in large gilt letters The corporation
 department is located near the main
 entrance to the office. and is designated
 by a sign Corporation Department"
 Mr. AR. Parsons who has faniliarized
 himself with this branch of the work,
 by long and faithful service. will be in
 charge. His duties will be to receive all corporation papers and pass on the same. Miss Dwyer will have charge
 of making certified copies of certifi-
 cates of incorporation. certificates of
 organization and the other original
 certificates connected with that de-
 partment. also of all certified copies of
 chartered companies. as well as the
 card indexing to the same.
 The Automobile department is situ-
 ated in the northwest portion of the room, and is designated by plain gilt
 sign "AutomObile Department" This department will be in charge of Miss Stronach who is familiar with it's
 duties. She will be assisted by MT Harold Clapp. and in the buster sea-
 sons. when the office is flooded with registrations. by a corps of assist ants who will be employed temporarily for that purpose.
 Tn the north part of the room is sl located the desk of the chief clerk Mir. Elmer H. LOunsbury. MT. LOunsbury will have general charge of this room, and in connection with the deputy sec retary will attend to the mail matter. and pass upon the various certificates that may be sumbittad to him. He will also. in connection with the deputy secretary and MT. Parsons. edit the Connecticut Register. one Of the most sought for and valua5I5 publications of the state. He will also assist MT. Dwyer in the publication of the laws after the adjournment of the General Assembly.
 Miss Desmore and Miss Law. the two l other clerks in the department. who. 1 on account of the limited facilities of 1 the office, are 9t present located in room 79 on the fourth floor of the | Capitol will have charge of making l and mailing certified copies of the an- | nual statements of corporations. some | three thousand of which are received l during the year; also the recording of l the same and the recording of the | original certificates of corporations un- der the general law. and tho certif- cestes of organizations of chartered | certificates of trademarks, bonds of savings banks treasurers, of railroads etc.. assisted | by the other clerks at such times as will permit them to be relieved of their duties.
 Each department, also the desks of | the secretary, the deputy secretary and the chief clerk, have been pro- vided with desk telephones. so that every call may receive prompt atten- tion without the person called for hav- ing to leave his desk. When a call comes on the telephone. it will be an- swered in the first instance. from the Deputy secretary's office. and the de- partment or person wanted will be notified by d buzzer each department and person being designated by 8 number.
 It is the desire of Col. Rogers to put he department upon an up-to-date business basis. and there is no doubt but that these improvements and regu- Lations will meet the approval of all who have dealings with the office.
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