Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-06
UNCLE SANS RENT ACCOUNT.
Private Buildings I'm This City Occupied
by the Government Cost $12f, 700.

An interesting document was received by
Senator Morrill, yesterday. 1t was Q statement
from Acting Secretary Batcheller Of the Treas
ury in reply 70 request, showing the buildings
rented by the various government departments
In the city of Washington. with the location of
each, Tor what purpose used and the annual
rental paid The total sum Of rental is sl2l, 200.
STATE AND TREASURY.
The State Department has only one small
building rented, the State Department stables,
at $500 per year.
The Treasury Department has four rented
buildings, one at l4ls E street, used for the
treasury stables, at a rental of ESQ per year,
another at 1908 street used for marine hos
pltai service, at q rental of 5000 per year,
another at 1885 f street. used for bureau of
statistics, at rental Of 81 $50 per year. and the
last at EOS New Jersey avenue, used for coast
anu Seodetic survey, at q rental of sic, 900 per
year. This makes the Treasury Department,
rental 1900 per year.
WAR AND NAVY.
The War department has the two following
buildings rented: 1914 G street. used for med.
ical dispensary, rental 81, 900 per year, and
zoos q street, used for Office of records of the
rebellion. rental 81, 100 per year, making an
annual rental for the War department of 90 200
under rental. as follows: Corner New York
avenue and 18th street, used for photographic
once, rental $500 per year; No. 1709 New fork
avenue, used for bureau of medicine and
surgery, rental S2.4O per year; No. l425 New
York avenue, used for navy pay office, rental
S12O per year; making the annual rental fol
this department a. 20 per year.
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
is a leader in this sort of thing. They have
niphf huiiiipoo H.
building, Louisiana avenue, part used for city
post office, rental IS 900 per year; East Capitol
ana 4th streets, used as branch for the city pos,
Office, rental $500 per year; No. l4l3 street
hrst floor, used for same purpose, rental 81 900
per year; corner Sth and Z streets northwest
used tor money order office. rental $1,000 per
year; 9l4 L street. for same purpose. rental
$4,000 per year; AIS and APO 9Th street, used
Tor topographer's Office, rental 3 500 per year,
including heating; Gil and 6l3 l. street north
west used for division OF post Office supplies,
rental S3.0O0 per year; 479 and 4Sl q street
northwest. used for mailbag repair shop,
rental $4,000 per year. This makes the entire
rental for the Post Office department SIG, 500
per year.
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
has ten rentals to pay: No. sos G. street, used
for general land Office. rental 81. 500 per year
street between 18th and l4th, used for geo.
A~eA Jul ,oss lO,UOU per strtet
between 9th and 10th, used for indian Office,
rental $4,000 per year; corner 18th and q streets,
used Tor education office, rental $4,000 per
year; corner 4th and F streets, used for pension
agency, rental $500 per year; 1888 aud 1885
street, used for irrigation survey. rental 81 600
per year; buildings and grounds near Howard
university, used for Freedmans hospital and
asylum, rental $4,000 per year; corner
Sd and q streets northwest used for
census office, rental $4,000 per year, and
Sd street northwest, adjoining Harrison fats.
and 5l2 9th street northwest, both used for
same purpose, the rental for the first Sc. SOC
per year and for the second $4,000 per year.
This makes the total rentals for this depart
ment $4,000.
MISCELLANEoUs.
The department of labor has only one build
ing rented, consisting of rooms at the Safe de-
post company, 18th and New York avenue;
rental $4,000 per year.
The interstate commerce commission has
rooms in the Sun building at an annual rental
OF 80, $50 per year.
This makes a total, as stated, of 1921, 700 per
year rental paid by the government for build
ings in Washington