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Show For Efficiency and Thrift in Capital j REORGANIZATION and merger of the ollloes of superintendent of the State, Wur and Navy buildings and superintendent of public buildings and grounds the new office to be known as the commission com-mission of public buildings and parks of the national capital has become effective, according to announcement of Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrlll, director. di-rector. This consolidation, which Is the Joint committee of congress on reorganization In the government departments. de-partments. . Lieutenant Colonel Sherrlll Is to be director of the new office, In which have been established the following divisions: Administrative, buildings maintenance, construction and design, horticultural, park maintenance, protection. pro-tection. Rock Creek park, transportation transporta-tion and supply and White House the entering wed-e for merging other government bureaus doing substantially substantial-ly the same work, Is in line with President Pres-ident Coolidge's efforts to bring about federal economy by putting various branches of the government on an efficient effi-cient business basis. Great economies In the operation and maintenance of public buildings and public parks In the capital, and In connection with the construction of memorials, such as the Arlington Memorial bridge, the Erlcssou and Titanic memorials, will result from the' consolidation. It Is predicted, and credit for bringing about the merger of the various bureaus of the commission commis-sion Is given to the President by those in clone touch with the situation. The consolidation was recommended hy the President and was approved by maintenance and welfare. The numerous commissions which heretofore were charged with various projects In the cnpltal, and of which Colonel Sherrlll was executive officer, will have their work assigned under the proper division designated to han-, dip It economically, j i Details for the transfer of cm-ployeea cm-ployeea from the various commissions and offices to the new divisions, which Is a matter of paper work, will be made as soon as practicable. The office, when newly established, will be another Independent establishment estab-lishment of the government, whereas heretofore Us various duties, those charged directly to Colonel Sherrlll were under authority of various commissions com-missions appointed from time to time by congress. |
