necessary technical assistance to the Board of Public Works which is
charged with the administration of the Capital Improvements pro-
gram. The Department also acts as approving agency under the Hill-
Burton Act, which provides federal aid for hospital construction. The
Department of Public Improvements prepares the specifications for all
buildings being constructed under its supervision, appoints the archi-
tect and supervises and approves the architectural drawings and
designs. In cooperation with the Maryland Planning Commission, the
Department has organized site-planning panels at many of the State
institutions where construction is in progress or contemplated. "Through
these individual planning committees, the sites of buildings and other
improvements may be selected with the thought of the maximum
growth and development of the institution. The Department also
maintains a record drawing of each institution showing water supply
lines, sewage disposal systems and public utilities locations. These
drawings will show all changes made and thus provide at all times
accurate and complete information regarding all building sites. An
inspection division is also maintained by the Department to insure
that the standards and specifications established are observed. In
addition to these continuing functions, the Department is preparing
the State building code which will be presented to the General Assem-
bly. The agency is also supervising the demolition of the former
Naval Base at Solomons..

1948 1949
Appropriations $38,465 $38,465
Staff: 8.

BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW.

Chairman: Laurence Hall Fowler.

James R. Edmunds, Jr., T. Worth Jamison, Jr., Henry
Powell Hopkins, Lucius R. White, Paul L. Gaudreau, Richard
W. Ayres..

The Board of Architectural Review is a voluntary body appointed
by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Improvements
from a list of nominations made by the Maryland Chapter of the
American Institute of Architects. The Board acts as an advisory body
to the Department of Public Improvements upon specifications related
to proper architectural treatment of proposed buildings. The Board
also reviews all architectural designs ana drawings and recommends
such changes as may be necessary in order that the proposed building
may be functional and practical for the use intended..

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.

R. Chester Cromwell, Superintendent
E. Lee Kreis, Chief Engineer
State House, Annapolis Telephone: Annapolis 2983.

The office of Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds was
created in 1862. The Superintendent is responsible for the mainte-
nance, custody and protection of the State House, Government House,
Court of Appeals Building, State Office Building, and the Hall of
Records. He is also responsible for the maintenance and operation of
the State Heating Plant which provides heat for the other State
buildings. The Superintendent maintains an inventory of all movable.