Douglas
Karr,
Junior Hydrographic and Geodetic engineer in the Coast and Geodetic
Survey, died at his home in Passaic, New Jersey, March 20, 1921.
Mr. Karr was born in New York City on March 1, 1891. He received
his education at the Passaic High School, 1904 to 1908, and
took a civil engineer's course at the University of Pennsylvania,
1908 to 1910. His first employment was on railways surveys and
construction, farm surveys, and factory and sewer construction.
He was appointed an aid in the Coast and Geodetic Survey May
12, 1913, and was afterwards promoted to be a junior hydrographic
and geodetic engineer. He retired on account of physical disability
only a short time before his death. Mr. Karr had a varied service,
including several classes of work in various parts of the United
States. He was an able and efficient officer, and until obliged
to discontinue active work because of physical disability was
a valuable member of the field force of the Survey. His last
duty was at the field station of the Survey in New York City.
C&GS Bulletin, 3/1921
