New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-04
ARCHIVES HALL
AGAIN IS URGED
COL. ShERRILL ASKS PROVISION
AT ONCE FOR A BUILDING TO
HOUSE v. 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.

BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
Observation-Disclosures provision
for the construction of an archives
building here TO house the valuable
government records now stored IN
various parts of the city and In place,
where, IN many instances, the fire dan
gers are great, has been recommend
ed 10 the public buildings commission
by Lieut.. Col. Clarence q. Sheriff., the
army officer in charge of public build
ings and grounds, and Il member of
the commission.
While this is considered by Colonel
Sheriff. as the first md most impera-
tive need at this time, he also urges
the construction of n building 10 house
the widely scattered activities of the
general accounting office, and last, but
not any less important, the construc-
ton of a building to house the activ-
tiles of the bureau of internal revenue
This latter bureau also is scattered in
various parts of the city, some of it
In the temporary buildings, which
Colonel Sheriff. estimates will not
last, at the most, more than ten or
fifteen years.
Suggests Fund This Year.
Colonel Sherrill's recommendations
urge appropriation this year Of funds
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 a 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,
ment established this year TO take
over the activities OF the controller
Of the treasury and the several audi
tors for the government departments.
the old organization 1t worked
we'll to have the auditors and the
controller in various parts of the city,
Dut under the new order of thlnNs II
s absolutely necessary and In the In.
crest Of greater efficiency to have the
office under one roof.
When these two buildings are pro.
'ided for and construction has start.
"a, Colonel Sheriff. would have con.
make provision for placing the
of internal revenue In a sep
rate building, so that all the activ-
ties could be assembled for efficient
management.
Recognizes Economy Need.
In making these recommendations
'olonel Sheriff. stated that he was
unmindful of the Presidents de-
nrmlnation and of the urgent neces-
lty for rigid economy In government
p%erations, but he believes that imme-
late provision for these buildings is
n imperative one.
Other estimates coming within the
'lde scope Of his office have been
'immed to the bone, he pointed out,
ut In the face of the demand for
reat economy he believes the con.
OF these buildings at the
lrliest possible moment is q prime
ecessIty. For instance, Colonel Sher.
II pointed out that the estimates for
he extension Of Rock Creek park and
otomac parkway had been cut from
lnn l9al 70 G1ll 900 md that thA no
mates for other parks had been
-eatly reduced.
No estimate OF the amounts which
lould be appropriated for these
iildings is included in the recon
endations. Colonel Sheriff. combining
s recommendations to the amount Of
ace.
Dawes Board Coming to America.
Three years after the armlstlce
e United States Will enter
In the foreign members of the mill
ry board Of allied supply, created for
IN the real for the allied
mics in the war. The board was or
nized at the suggestion of General
after the appointment of Mar !
al Foch as commander In chief Of :
2 allied armies in France. !
The foreign members Of the board :
e Gen. Charles Jean Marie Payot. .
artermaster general Of the French ,
my; Gen. A. A. McHardy Of the :
army. General Commentators :
polite Parelli of the Italian army :
d Col. Adolphe Cumont of the Bel :
IN army. They will arrive in New !,
,rk on board a United States army :
on October &c. :
The American member of the board :
Brig. Gen. Charles @. Dawes, now ]
Of the budget, in whose recent :
ok is described something Of the diff /.
experienced In putting Gen. L
II Pershing's plans into effect.
VIII Formulate Their Report. 4
The board will meet In this country h
agree on a report to present a CON- U
site picture of the supply and trans r
system Of the allied armies e
France as they existed at the armis- &
Stats of the several armies have U
m engaged on this work for the
{ two years. The report, which Will o
published simultaneously In all the b
countries, is looked or as an In b
liable contribution to the literature Fl
MARINES NEVER QUIT" y
On the third days hike, Brig. Gen G