Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-10

Continuing the development of the river drive
and parkway west of the Lincoln Memorial and
linking the Rock Greek and Potomac parkways,
with the river drive moved closer to the river.
Creating great plaza between the Lincoln
Memorial and the bridge, including attractive
water gate fronting the Lincoln Memorial.
beautiful plaza and park from the southern
end of the bridge on Columbia island to and in
Guiding the entrance to Arlington.
The Titanic Memorial will rise at the foot of
New Hampshire avenue at the junction of Rock
creek and Potomac parkways This memorial is
to tie heroes of the Titanic disaster-the men
who stood back saying, "Women and children
first"
One of Sherrills jobs puts him in command Of
the park police of the District and in charge of
the many parks of the city. This means that he
has to see to the conditions on five baseball dia-
monds around which crowd 100000 spectators a
month; five golf courses patronized by more than
10000 devotees; two riding grounds with hurdles;
lacrosse and polo grounds; sylvan theater,
and many other public recreation grounds
The charge of the public parks must be man
sized job in itself. He gets reports on all sorts
of things. His trim miles of hedges His
tree surgeons and tree doctors take sick trees
in hand for up-to-date treatment. When the
White House flowers plants and shrubs need
fumigation, he that they get it. Ailing trees
are sent to the propagatng gardens for treatment
and new ones are substituted
Colonel Sheriff. is not only member of the
Public Buildings commission but, as superintend-
ent of the commission in charge of the State War
and Navy buildings he is responsible for these
great structures. Other qualifications OF these two
jobs put him in charge of the buildings occupied
by the other executive departments. So Sher-
ril is a sort of chief of maintenance for scores
of government buildings with floor space in ex-
cess of 100000 square feet This means, in
turn, that he has an army of more than 5000
under his control plumbers, bricklayers carpen-
tiers, electricians, steamftters, painters, watch
men and so on. Incidentally he is chief of the
fire department for the government buildings-no
small responsibility in itself
Some way or other he is obliged to take
hand in constructive work as well. He is put
ting in an entirely new elevator plant in the
Washington Monument the old one, in use for
many years, had % be shut down as dangerous
AS officer in charge of the Lincoln Memorial, he
is adding to the beauties of the rainbow fountain
a scenic feature of the rejecting pool.
Here are two jobs thrown in for good meas
ure: He is a member of the zoning commits
sion for the District of Columbia and Coordinator
for Motor Transport.
And, as if Colonel Sheriff. did not have enough
to keep him busy he was recently made execu-
tive and dsbursng officer of the new National
Capital Park commission. This commission is
authorized to spend million dollars annually for
the next ten years. It is intended to make the
parks of Washington at least the equal of any
in the woodland it will take lot of hard work
to do it.
Colonel Sheriff. doesn't talk about his work for
publication apparently he doesn't have time
if for no other reason. According to general re-
port there isn't buster man in Washington His
Office is in the new Navy building. He comes
early and stays late. All day long he gets re-
ports from subordinates. Moreover, it is said
that he passes every proposition that in
wolves either voucher contract. And finally,
they say, he gets and answers something like
10000 letters a month.
Blanton may may not be right In calling
Sheriff. Scar" But if Blanton had called
Sheriff. "Poobah' instead of Scar" would
challenge the fitness of the Characterization Blan-
ton complains because Sheriff. has eleven jobs
Why, it looks as if Sheriff. had at least hum
bred. So while Sheriff. may be Scar he GER
tainly is "Poobah."
When a man is engaged at and the same
time in doctoring sick trees, building memorial
bridge policing five baseball diamonds, repairing
government buildings, bossng fire department.
putting new elevator in the Washington Monu-
ment and keeping watchfu eye the Pres-
dent and the White House-why, if that man
isn't "Poobah" what is he?