Transportation. The Steward and Master of Transportation is in charge of this unit, which has the custody and control of all motor equipment, except passenger cars assigned to park officers by the Superintendent; and all horses, horse equipment, forage, and supplies. All automobile and motor truck drivers and freighting teamsters are under this unit. Other duties with which it is charged include the care of all park property, except equipment, stationery, and supplies in the Superintendent's office; the operation and maintenance of the commissary and storehouse, and the control of the distribution in the park of all equipment and supplies. Light and Power. This section, in charge of the Chief Electrician, maintains and operates power houses and power lines, looks after the lighting of buildings, and has control of all electrical equipment except telephone equipment and supplies. Communication. The telephone and telegraph systems of the park are maintained and operated by this section under the supervision of the Chief Lineman. The Chief Lineman also inspects and reports upon the telephone and telegraph lines of public utilities and has custody of all telephone and telegraph equipment. Sanitation. The Master Plumber is charged with all work in connection with sanitation and water supply. This includes the inspection of all sewer and water systems of hotels, camps and stores as well as the provision of sanitary and water supply systems for public automobile camps. The section is also charged with the custody and maintenance of fire-fighting equipment, sprinkling tank fixtures, and all plumbing and store supplies. Painting. All painting of buildings, signs, automobiles, and equipment is done by this section under the Master Painter. The section also inspects the paint work of concessionaires and has custody of all park paint and glazing stores. Machinery. The Master Mechanic, at the head of this sec 1 tion, has charge of all shops and machinery therein, and custody of all shop parts and supplies. General blacksmithing and horseshoeing and the upkeep and repair of automobiles, motorcycles, road machines, and fire-fighting equipment are in charge of this unit. Engineering. The Park Engineer has charge of the construction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of all roads, bridges, and trails, and of all buildings, fences, formation walks, steps, and platforms except the fences of the buffalo and other ranches. He inspects contract work and the building operations of concessionaires. He gives technical advice to other park departments and makes technical investigations of park shops. He also has the custody and is charged with the upkeep of the park's files of plans, maps, charts and engineering data, and the surveying, drawing, and other engineering instruments. APPENDIX I OUTLINE OF ORGANIZATION EXPLANATORY NOTE The Outlines of Organization have for their purpose to make known in detail the organization and personnel possessed by the several services of the national government to which they relate. They have been prepared in accordance with the plan followed by the President's Commission on Economy and Efficiency in the preparation of its outlines of the organization of the United States Government.1 They differ from those outlines, however, in that whereas the Commission's report showed only organization units, the presentation herein has been carried far enough to show the personnel embraced in each organization unit. These outlines are of value not merely as an effective means of making known the organization of the several services. If kept revised to date by the services, they constitute exceedingly important tools of administration. They permit the directing personnel to see at a glance the organization and personnel at their disposition. They establish definitely the line of administrative authority and enable each employee to know his place in the system. They furnish the essential basis for making plans for determining costs by organization division and subdivision. They afford the data for a consideration of the problem of classifying and standardizing personnel and compensation. Collectively, they make it possible to determine the number and location of organization divisions of any particular kind, as, for example, laboratories, libraries, 1 House Doc. 458, 62d. Congress, 2nd Session, 1912, 2 vols. blue-print rooms, or any other kind of plant possessed by the national government, to what services they are attached and where they are located, or to determine what services are maintaining stations at any city or point in the United States. The Institute hopes that upon the completion of the present series, it will be able to prepare a complete classified statement of the technical and other facilities at the disposal of the government. The present monographs will then furnish the details regarding the organization, equipment, and work of the institutions so listed and classified. |