The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-11-04
ARCHIVES HALL
AGAIN IS URGED
col. sHERRILL 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.

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Washington. Immediate 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 places
where, In many Instances, the fire dan
gers are great, has been recommend
ed to the public buildings commission
by Lieut.. Col. Clarence y. Sheriff., the
army officer Ia charge of public build
ings and grounds. and member Of
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 10 house
the widely scattered activities of the
general accounting office, and last, but
not any less important, the construc-
ton of building to house the actty-l
tiles of the bureau of internal revenue.
This latter bureau also is scattered in
various parts of the city, some of 1t
tn the temporary buildings, which
Colonel Sheriff. estimates win not
last, at the most, more than ten or
fifteen years.
Suggests Fund This Year.
| Colonel Sherrilrs recommendations
urge appropriation this year of funds
necessary for the construction of the
hrchives building, not only because
the need Is an imperative one, but
also because of the fact that congress
fha
purchase of site, bat has not appro-
priated any funds for 1t.
The following year, I'm 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 tf1is year TO take
/ of the treasury and the several audi
tors for the government departments.
Under the old organization 1t worked
we'll to have the auditors and the
controller in various parts Of the city,
but under the new order of things ii
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 actfv-
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-
termination and Of the urgent neces-
sity for rigid economy in government
operations, but he believes that imme-
date provision fer these buildings is
an imperative one.
Other estimates coming within the
wide scope of his office have been
trimmed TO the bone, he pointed out,
but in the face of the demand for
great economy he believes the con-
earliest possible moment is a prime
necessity. For instance, Colonel 'Sher-
rill pointed out that the estimates for
the extension of Rock Greek park and
Potomac parkway mad been cut from
100000 to 100000. and that the es-
Inmates for other parks had been
greatly reduced
No estimate of the amounts which
should be appropriated for these
Il buildings is included in the recon-
Il mendations Colonel Sheriff. combining
his recommendations to the amount of
II space.
Dawes Board Coming TO America.
Three years after the armistiee
the United States will enter
tain the foreign members of the mill
tary board of allied supply, created for
services In 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,
n quartermaster general of the French
army; Gen. A. A. McHardy of the
British army, General Commentators
lppolito Parelii of the Italian army
and Col. Adoiphe Cumont of the Bel
gian army. They will arrive in New
York on board a United States army
transport on October 26.
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 Cen
eral Pershing's plans into effect,
win Formulate Their Report.
The board will meet In this country
to agree on a report to present a COM
posite picture of the supply and trans
portation system of the allied armies