Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-16
STATE HOUSE
Governor and Council Tuesday, Feb H. at 4ao p NJ
, ago and raised and educated In that
"City of Ships"

ago and raised and educated in that
city of Ships"
Upon his entry into office the work
of the superintendent of buildings in
cluded only the supervision OF the
State House and immediate grounds.
To date the business of the superln-
tendent's office has increased 10 times
in amount and variety.
His supervision now includes the
maintenance and upkeep Of the State
House, the Blaine House, the adJutant
generals building, the new ONCE
building and storehouse at the south
end of the grounds, now practically
COMPLETED, the State House and Blaine
House grounds, the Blaine Memorial
and the State Park.
When. in July, 1924. the State OF
Maine bought from the United states
government the old Maine block
houses. forts and military reserva-
lions, these at once were turned over
to the keeping Of the superintendent
Of buildings. The preserving, OF these
forts falls easily in line with the 'ad-
yertise Maine" policy of the present
Brewster administration as being his
torical assets of the State, and the SUI
pervision of the upkeep. beautify1ng
Of the grounds and caretaking fall TO
the lot of Mr.. Brown.
The forts now under his jurisdiction
include TT. McClary at k1ttery. not
only the old blockhouse but the whole
park area, TT. Popham and TT. bald
win at Phippsburg with over lpo
acres of grounds and several buildings
the North and South Sugar Loaf Is
lands at the mouth of the kennepec'
TT. st. George at St. George with adj
ditional land. FIT. Edgecomb at Edge
comb. Ft. Machias. otherwise known
as TT O'Brien. at Machiasport. and
TT. Knox. covering 127 acres OF
ground at Prospect. called the largest
fertilization on the Atlantic coast
with the exception of FIT. Sumpter. and
the state health department buildings.
once the old arsenal buildings, at Au-
gusta.
1t is the duty of Charlie" to look
after everything connected with thu
executive department of the State.
other than State institutions and he
military, in he way of supplies,
maintenance, upkeep and caretaking,
not counting a multiplicity of other
details which fall upon his Shout
ders.
The caring for the State House
and adjacent offices alone is man
size Job. Where, eight years ago. all
department telephones were separate
lines, they now connect to branch
system under the superintendent
supervision. A telegraph office is
another new installation, which. by
the way, does business parallel o
that of a town the size of Richmond.
The superintendent does all the pur-
chasing of office equipment. includ-
ing desks, typewriters, and the mass
of things needed in this respect.
where once these were purchased
by department heads.
He handles all the trucking for
the executive department. and the
mailing also. But his work doesn't
end there. During legislative 5es-
sions, during the uproar and Jam
of busy days, he assigns the rooms
for committee hearings. He looks
after the visitors. sees that they are
given guides and shown the points
of interest. His office is in the ma
ture of an information bureau.
where one may find the answer to
ana question pertaining to the build
ing.
He is the social welfare head Of
the State House. Details for parties,