The Snowflake herald., 1921-11-11
col. SHERRlLL ASKS PROVISION
AT ONCE FOR A BUILDING TO
HOUSE U. S. RECORDS.
ARE EXPOSED TO FIRE PERIL
New and Adequate Structures Also
Are Needed to Accommodate the
General Accounting Office and
Bureau of Internal Revenue.
By EDWARD 3. CLARK.

| IOf TIE CONSTRUCTION OI du dlSAiNC0
| building here to house the valuable
| government records now stored in
various parts of the city and in places
where, in many instances, the fire dan
gers are great, has been recommends
ed to the public buildings commission
by Lieut.. Col Clarence Q. Sheriff., the
army officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds, and member or
the commission.
While this is considered by Colonel
Sheriff. as the first and most impera-
tive need at this time. he also urges
the construction of building TO house
the widely scattered activities of the
general accounting office, and last, but
not any less important, the cOnstruc-
tiOn of building TO house the actiy-
tiles of the bureau of internal revenue.
This latter bureau also is scattered In
various parts of the city, some of 1t
in the temporary buildings, which
Colonel Sheriff. estimates will not
last, at the most, more than ten or
fifteen years.
| SuQ0CSIS uU0 tUuo
Colonel Sherrills recommendations
urge appropriation this year OF funds
necessary for the construction of the
archives building, not only because
the need is an imperative one, but
also because of the fact that congress
| has authorized the building and the
purchase of site, but has not apprO-
priated any funds for it.
The following year, in his opinion,
provision should be made for begin
ming the construction of the building
| for the general accounting office,
which is new branch of the govern
ment established this year to take
over the activities Of the controller
of the treasury and the several audi
| tors for the government departments.
Under the old organization it worked
| well to have the auditors and the
controller in various parts of the city,
but under the new order of things it
| is absolutely necessary and in the in
terest of greater efficiency to have the
| entire office under one roof.
| When these two buildings are pro-
| vided for and construction has start
ed, Colonel Sheriff. would have con-
gress make provision for placing the
| bureau of internal revenue in a sep
arate building. so that all the activ-
| tiles could be assembled for efficient
management.
Recognizes Economy Need.
/ In making these recommendations
Colonel Sheriff. stated that he was
not unmindful of the Presidents de-
sity for rigid economy In government
operations. but he believes that imme-
date provision for these buildings Is
An imperative one.
Other estimates coming within the
wide scope of his office have been
but in the face of the demand for
great economy he believes the con-
struction of these buildings at the
earliest possible moment is a prime
necessity. For instance, Colonel Sher-
rill pointed out that the estimates for
the extension of Rock Creek park and
Potomac parkway had been cut from
100000 to $100,000 and that the es-
Inmates for other parks had been
greatly reduced.
No estimate of the amounts which
should be appropriated for these
buildings Is included in the recon-
mendations. Colonel Sheriff. confining
his recommendations to the amount OF
space.
Dawes Board Coming to America.
Three years after the armistice
the United States will enter
tain the foreign members Of the mill.
tary board of allied supply, created for
services i'm the rear for the allied
armies in the war. The board was or.
ganiZed at the suggestion OF General
Pershing after the appointment of Mar.
shal Foch as commander In chief OF
the allied armies In France.
The foreign members OF the board
are Gen. Charles Jean Marie Payot
quartermaster general Of the French
army: Gen. A. A. McHardy OF the
| bTlIlSn army, OeIeTdl 1OuihuduudNOAc
Ippolito Parelli OF the Italian army
and Col. Adolphe Cumont OF the Bel
gIan army. They will arrive In New
York on board a United States army
transport on October 20.
The American member of the board
Is Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes. now
director of the budget, in whose recent
book is described something Of the diff
ficulties experienced In putting Gen
eral Pershing's plans into effect.
VIII Formulate Their Report.
The board will meet in this country
10 agree on report TO present com
posite picture of the supply and trans
portation system of the allied armies
in France as they existed at the armis
tice. Stats of the several armies have
been engaged on this work for the
last two years. The report, which vii
be published simultaneously In all the
allied countries, is looked on as an In