Evening star., 1932-01-29
Four New HighIy-Paid Jobs
Are Created, With Harris
Taking Cut in Salary.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, EXPERT
TO DIRECT CONSTRUCTION
Capt. Dram Will Resign From
Army to Head Inspections-Gor-
don and Whitehurst Remain.

The District Commissioners TODAY
completely reorganized the Engineer
Department of the District government,
creating four new highly paid jobs and
eliminating number of small ones.
Three of the jobs are to be taken by
persons now in the service. One of
them goes to an outsider, Harold w.
Baker director of the Department of
Public Works of the City of Roches-
ter, N. Y.
Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris
will take $500 cut in pay as a result
of the new plan, and 19 departments
are reorganized into % divisions, COM
ing under one or other OF the new di-
rectorS.
Mr.. Baker will take the job of di-
rector of construction. Assistant Engi-
neer Commissioner Hugh P Dram will
resign from the Army to take the new
job of director of inspection. Capt
Herbert c. Whitehurst, now highway
engineer, will become director of high
ways, and Sanitary Engineer John Blake
Gordon will become director of sanitary
engineering.
Salary Range Is $500 to $500.
Thee four jobs are classified as P-7,
with salary range of S6,500 to $500
per annum. Mr.. Baker and Capt. Dram
will receive S6500: Capt. Whitehurst
and Mr.. Gordon will retain their pres
ent salaries OF ST 500.
The director OF construction will have
under him the planning and building of
the municipal center, the purchase of
land for the District of Columbia, the
municipal architects Office, the District
repair shop, construction work at the
workhouse and reformatory, and the
care and upkeep of municipal buildings.
Mr.. Harris will remain as municipal
architect, but will be reduced from the
grade of P-8 to the grade of P-7 thus
cutting his salary from $4,000 to $500
year.
The director of inspection will have
under him the inspection of buildings,
elevators fire escapes signs, plumbing,
gas fittings and refrigeration, zoning,
general electrical inspection, inspection
Of steam boilers, operation of the board
buildings, and supervision of the board
OF examiners for steam engineers. the
plumbing board and the architects ad-
VlSory council.
Saving on Small Offices Seen.
The Director of Highways will have
under him the Street and Bridge Divis-
ions, the Electrical Division, exclusive of
its inspection features; the Surveyors
office, the Trees and Parkings Division,
the District Auto Repair Shop, the
municipal garages, the Automobile
Board and the work of co-ordinating
underground construction.
The Director of Sanitary Engineering
will have under him the Sewer, Water
and City Refuse Divisions, and control
of public convenience stations
The plan, requiring $4,000 per an
mum to pay two Of the new department
heads s6,500 a year each, will be
financed by abolishing smaller Offices
and dismiSSing those now holding them.
By this method, Sl3,500 per annum will
be saved, so that the plan will start off
at net saving of $500 per annum.
Will Dust McGrew and Atkinson.
The position of assistant to the as
sistant municipal architect is abolished
and its present incumbent, w. B. Nc
Grew, receiving $4,000 per annum, is
to be dropped. The position of in
Spector for the board for condemna-
ton of insanitary buildings is to be
abolished and its present incumbent
w. B. Atkinson, receiving $4,000 per
annum, dropped.
The position of deputy electrical en-
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