The Washington times., 1902-07-13
Commissioners Receive
Replies as to Space
Required,
REPORTS OF SUBORDINkTES
Desires of the Collector of Taxes Set
Forth at Length-Sealer of Weights
and Measures-Wishes of Mr.. A. B.
Duvall, the Corporation Counsel.

Pursuant to their request for a state
ment of the space needed in the pro-
posed municipal building. the District
Commissioners received yesterday from
several heads of departments letters
setting forth in detail the number and
kind of Office rooms required for the
proper conduct of business.
The Collector of Taxes, Mr.. E. q.
Davis, called attention to the tact that
the location of his office in the new
building was an important matter TO be
considered He stated that many hun
dreds of people come TO his office an
nualiy to pay taxes, water rents, spe-
cial assessments. to purchase dog tags,
and to look after other business He
thought the Office should be in the most
accessible part of the building. with
reference to space and the arrangement
of the offices, he says:
Il estimate that 1000 square feet OF
floor space will be necessary to give this
office the facilities for transacting the
business and properly accommodating
the public. This space could be best
utilized in single room. 40 by 100 feet,
well lighted and ventilated, easy OF ac-
cess to the public and on the main floor.
A room of these dimensions would al
low a hall in front OF the counter fif-
teen feet wide, a counter three feet
wide, two rows of double desks, each
four feet wide, for the books Of entry,
and case for books not constantly in
use. three feet wide, built against the
wall.
Greatly Facilitate Business.
This arrangement would greatly ia
cilitate business. The length of the
counter, 100 feet, would allow a suffi-
cient number of openings for all our
purposes. the desks, sufficient room for
The opening of all books of entry used
The business being thus consolidated in
one room. supervision over the whole
could be exercised. This space. 1 think.
would provide for the present needs and
the natural increase Of the business of
the office for many years, perhaps TWEEN
tv-fve but if II is deemed desirable to
anticipate the probable needs Of the
office for a longer time, / suggest that
an additional 1000 feet making room
10 by 125 feet be allowed
Mr. W c. Haskell, the Sealer of
Weights and Measures, has asked for
three rooms, embracing q total Of $50
pouare feet One of the rooms is to
have water connections and sink for
testing and sealing purposes. Mr.. Has
kell also asks for an extra room in the
basement, for the storage of heavy test
weights, large test scales, and for other
purposes.
Mr.. H. NJ. Woodward, the permit
clerk, needs for the proper performance
of the work of his office at least double
the floor space now in use. the present
space being about Is by &c feet. Mr..
Woodward lays the permit office should
be placed as near as possible to the
Office of the Collector of Taxes, as at
present. for the accommodation OF the
Iublic in paying fees for various per-
mits.
Corporation Counsel.
Mr.. A B. Duvall, Corporation Counsel.
HOW occupies Offices outside of the Dis
trict Building. He says he should have
il the new structure an area of 1900
square feet, divided into the following
rooms: Waiting room, 10 by 80 feet;
library, 20 by 80 feet: two office rooms.
70 by 80 feet each; four office rooms, l.
by 20 feet each; one file room, and one
store room, 10 by Is feet each. Mr..
Duvall also asks for fire proof vault.
in which to keep safely the records o.
his Office.
The Coroner never has had ar cffice in
the District Building, and he needs three
looms, ii by IS feet in dimension, for
the proper performance OF his work, ac-
cording to mis- estimate.
The Board of Assistant Assessors,
which includes the two boards for the
levies upon real and personal property.
the Excise Board and the Board OF
Equalization and Review, have requested
a space of 1900 square feet.
This space" they say, should be
apportioned as follows: Board room.
20 by 20 feet; office for clerk to Board
of Assistant Assessors on Realty, % by
80 feet, office for excise clerk, 25 by 30
feet; record room, Is by 90 feet; consul
tation room, 15 by 20 feet. The size
Of the board room is imperative due to
the large gatherings there of people at
hearings in liquor cases, and on other
occasions. where the public is largely
Interested
Children's Guardians
Mr.. John W. Douglass. president OF
the Board of Children's Guardians, sub
mits the following estimate of space:
We now have about / 900 square feet
of space. this being divided among four
rooms and 4 vault. Four rooms are alb
solutely necessary TO our present needs;
one being occupied by the agent an
ether by the assistant agent and pro
baton agent, and the other two thrown
into largp
cal force, file cases, and other necessary
equipment. It is quite necessary 70
have a vault or storeroom. where cloth
ing and other supplies for chiIdren's
needs are kept. We should have in the
new building at least 1920 square feet
Of space"
The Commissioners of Pbarmacy.
n,r pnmnd Tin Cu-,r.a- d.