Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-30
THE NEW DISTRICT BUILDING-
Some Of the Details Of Inspector En-
tWtsle's Plan.

Ever since the subject Of erecting building
for the District government was first mooted
Inspector Entwisle has been considering the
character Of the building that should be erected
and, through District Architect Brady, has
produced plan which some days ago, as stated
In the STAR, Mr.. Entwisle submitted 10 the
Commissioners. This plan, IL seems, meets with
the favor of the Commissioners. Ii proposes a
building OF brick, with stone outside trimmings
which will provide accommodations for all
branches of the District service. Tie proposed
building Will be 24o feet long by liz feet deep,
shaped somewhat similar 10 the letter f. and
three stories In height The first story will be
especially adapted to the needs OF the collec-
tors and assessors Offices, the police depart
ment and the water department. The second
story will be given TO the Commissioners Office,
and the Office of the building inspector.
The third story is planned 10 contain all the
other offices OF the local government now scat
tered about the District. All the rooms through
out the building are planned to communicate
with each other. Each Commissioner is pro-
erai audience room where they will meet dele
cations Of citizens. The details concerning the
furnishing OF the rooms with desks, book cases,
&C., will he LEFT largely TO the CHIEFS OF rooms.
The hope of the building inspector is that the
law when passed will locate the building on
Judiciary square, west side. near where L street
II Is proposed 60 locate the collectors and
assessor ofhces In one large open room, 81 by
SO feet, on the first floor, south wing. On the
Office, two record rooms, nre-proof with iron
doors and iron window frames and shutters,
and three rooms for the water department.
the health Office will have four rooms,
corridors OF a uniform width of IL feet extend
through the building. There are three main
entrances on 9Th street and one each in the
north and south wings. Two large stairways
and two elevators, one IN each wing OF the
building, are provided. The Office OF the su-
perintendent Of streets is also located on the
hrst floor, besides vaults for the collector and
assessor. The outside walls are TO be 22-inch
brick and the partition walls IL and Is inches
OF the same solid masonry. In the second
story rooms are provided for the board OF Com
missioners, for Capt Mahan's Office, Lieut.
Townsends Office, office for Secretary Tindail
and clerks, the building inspector. inspector of
plumbing, with room for records and auditors
ONCE and other Offices. The stairways are
uniformly 0Ab feet wide In the clear from top TO
bottom. On the third-story door are the rooms
OF the fire department, with Chief Cronin's
Office FIRE alarm Office, inspector OF gas and
meters, superintendent OF lamps, parking conn
missionerss ONCE, draughtman Office 90 the en-
gineer, city surveyors once and record rooma
battery rooms, superintendent IRE alarm, Dis.
trict chemists' ONCE and the once OF sealer %
weights and measures The INST story viii Be
Is let high In the clear; second story, l3 fese
and the third story IL feet