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dismiSsals, but they do involve Hr-
tual promotions for some persons and
substantial change of responsibilities
for others.
Furnishings Removed.
The office furniture and records
are being moved from five different
buildings in the downtown section
to the Federal warehouse at Eighth
and D streets southwest, where the
building had been remodeled to serve
its new purpose An addition is being
planned to this building to double its
capacity, and soon will go on the
market for bids.
" E. Reynolds, who has been tech
nical advisor to Assistant Secretary
Robert, was made assistant director of
procurement, in charge of the public
works branch, under Admiral Peoples.
The branch includes an enlarged
board of awards, the supervising ar
chitect's section and the construction
section. A legal staff operating under
the general counsel of the depart
ment, Herman Oliphant. has been set
up to serve the director OF procure
ment for both the branch of supply
and the branch of public works. There
is also established a new office man
agement section.
Assisting Mr.. Reynolds will be L.
C. Martin, who long has been con-
nected with the public building work
of the Treasury in the capacity of
assistant to the Assistant Secretary.
Awards Board Head.
James A. Wetmore, formerly acting
supervising architect. has been made
chairman OF the Board of Awards.
This new board is to be a more i'm
portant factor than heretofore. 1t
will recommend not only the award
Of all contracts, but will advise on
office policy and procedure.
The supervising architect to be in
charge of the supervising architects
section of the public works branch is
Louis A. Simon, formerly superintend-
ent Of architectural drafting.
His office is divided into four parts:
Architecture. George w. Stone, super
intendent; structural engineering, T.
G. Brooks; mechanical engineering.
N. S. Thompson, and architectural
engineering, J. W, Ginder.
The construction section of the pub
lie works branch is in charge of a
supervising engineer, George o. Won
Nerta, formerly chief technical Off
Ger of the supervising architects Of
flee. The construction section is
divided into two main parts; con-
struction management, Supt. Neal A.
Mellick, who has been a construction
engineer with experience not only
throughout the country. but in direct
supervision of several new public
buildings here in Washington; and
project management, George r.
Roberts.
Whitman Temporary Chief.
The temporary chief of the legal
STAFF of the procurement division 10
E. r. Whitman, who was assistant legal
officer in the supervising architects
office. 3
A special assignment as liaison Off
Ger between the Department of JUS
tice and the Treasury Department on
the question Of acquisition of public
building sites was given to H. S.
Roome.
The Office management section is
headed by John H. Schaeffer, former
superintendent Of the old main
tenance division. H. G.. Sherwood,
former executive oficer of the su-
pervising architects office, has been
given place in the ONCE manage
ment section.
Board of Awards.
The Board of Awards consists of
Mr.. Wetmore, Mr.. Simon, Mr.. Won
Nerta, Mr.. Schaeffer and Mr.. Whitman.
This temporary organization has .
temporary status because II Is now
necessary to go to the Civil Service
Commission for classification of the
new positions, and ofhcial setting UP
Of . permanent organization.
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