Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-11-09
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 q. CLARK.

BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
Neutrality-suspicious. provision
for the construction of an archives
I 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
4 gers are great. has been recommend
ed TO the public buildings commission
I by Lieut.. Col Clarence o. Sheriff., the
army officer In charge of public build
ings and grounds. and a member of
I the commission.
While this is considered by Colonel
4 Sheriff. as the first and most impera-
I tive need at this time, he also urges
/ the construction of building 10 house
+ the widely scattered activities of the
I 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.
I This latter bureau also Is scattered In
various parts of the city, some of IL
In the temporary buildings, which
I Colonel Sheriff. estimates viii not
last, mt the most, more than ten or
fifteen years.
Suggests Fund This Year.
Colonel Sherrill's 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 IL.
The following year. i'm his opinion,
provision should be made Cor begin
ming the construction of TIE building
for the general accounting office,
which is n 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 ii worked
well 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 I'M
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-
ities could he 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 for 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 I'm 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 Greek park and
Potomac parkway had been cut from
5000 900 10 100000 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. combining
his recommendations To the amount of
space.
Dawes Board Coming to America.
Three years after the armistIce
the United States viii enter
tain the foreign members of the mill
tary board of allied supply created for
services in the rear for the allied
armies i'm the war. The board was or
ganized at the suggestion of General
Pershing after the appointment OF Mar
shall 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
British army. General Commentators
Ippolito Parelli of the Italian army
and Col. Adolphe Cumont Of the Bel
glan army. They win arrive In New
/ York ON board United States army
transport on october 70.
/ 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
I ficulties experienced in putting Gen.
eral PershIng's plans into effect.
viii Formulate Their Report.
The board will meet In this country
/ % agree On q rannrf 10 present a COM