August 17, 1903
Allen Hazen, who has been employed temporarily as expert and consulting engineer in connection with the preparation of plans, estimates, and specifications for the Washington filtration plant, may be continued during the construction and initial operation of the plant, not to exceed twenty-four months.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Theodore Roosevelt, Executive Order Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/206261