Evening star., 1935-04-08
Competent Aides to Watch
Over Equipment, With
Peters in Charge.
DESIGN SECTION HEAD
TO HAVE DOUBLE DUTY
Both Branches of Supervision Un-
der His Control-Four Sub
chiefs Not Chosen.

An organization designed TO place
competent professional men in charge
Of Washington's expensive modern
equipment in the public buildings here
and TO give added importance TO
recreation in the park system, was an
nounced today by the National Park
Service of the Interior Department
A. E. Demaray, associate director
of the National Park Service, dis
closed that Charles A. Peters. jr., who
has been in charge of the design sec
ton, Eastern Division. Branch Of En-
gineering, will become chief engineer
of the Buildings Branch. In this new
post. he will be in charge of five out
standing engineers. who will super
wise various aspects of Washington
buildings owned by the Federal Gov
ernment.
Peters, under the new set-up. will
hold both positions-in charge of the
design section and as chief engineer
of the buildings branch-until June
30. He is a commodore Of the
1891 Potomac avenue.
Has High Rating.
Emphasizing the Importance of the
new organization. Demaray said
Peters viii be in charge of an entirely
new division in the building branch.
which will now have technically
trained college graduates to look after
important engineering phases Of the
buildings here. Peters will be on
par with James F. Gill assistant
director of the National Park Service.
in charge of the buildings branch.
Peters will have supervision over the
mechanical and structural aspects of
the buildings but Gill will continue
to have charge of maintenance and
administration.
Ferdinand Kaufholz. Johns Hopkins
graduate. who has been an engineer
in the National Park Service for
some time, gets the post of structural
engineer under the new Set-up. His
IL one of five professional jobs to be
| filled from the civil service register
and is the only one so far, in addition
TO that of Peters, to come through.
The others will be heating engineer.
an electrical engineer, an air condi-
tlonlng engineer and an elevator en-
glneer. 1t is expected that these post.
Will be filled shortly and Demaray
explained that all will be college grad
uates. having TO 10 years expert
ence in their professions and compe-
tent in construction and operating
ability.
Investments Are Large.
Pointing to the Importance Of the
new organization, Demaray said that
heretofore competent electrical and
other journeymen have had charge
of these phases of work under the
buildings branch, but now that the
Federal Government has expended so
much money here in modern equip
I ment, college men are now required
He cited, for instance, the s5.OOO,-
900 worth Of air conditioning in the
/ public buildings, and another S5,000.-
900 invested in elevators. Then, there
is S1l.000 900 in the central heating
plant and its distribution system. AL
together, Demaray said. there must
! NC S1O,OOO.OuU WUIlll Vi IIl6 most
modern equipment in the public build
! ings.
In the field of recreation, c. Mar
shall Finnan, superintendent of the
! National Capital Parks, has appointed
| Albert Clyde-Burton in charge of a
newly created recreation division. He
has had many years experience here
in supervising various recreational ac-
/ tlvitieS
Responsibility Shifted.
Under the new parks set-up. re-
sponsibility for maintenance of the
parks in the Northwest section and
the East section. exclusive of horti-
/ cultural work, is transferred to the
maintenance and construction section.
headed by George E. Clark.
! Finnan's announcement said the
old maintenance and recreation divi-
sion is discontinued. In Clyde Bur
tons hands is vested the responsibility
/ for the maintenance and operation of
/ all recreational facilities under the
! National Capital Parks Office. This
includes cooperative service for vari-
Gus civic and other agencies regarding
! peageantS, festivals, etc, held in the
/ park system.