Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13
ARCH|TIeTS NAMED
Plans Of Cope 4 Stewardson
Accepted.
MUNICIPAL BUILDING
REPORT oF COMMISSION TO GO TO
CONGRESS.
Recommendation That Site Of Larger
Area and ain Additional Appro-
priatton BE Secured.
MUNICIPAL BUILDING

The three Commissioners Of tho District
and Secretary shaw, constituting n board
authorised hs law to have the new District
building constructed, met at the Treasury
Department at ta5o e'eIeek today 10 open
the envelopes Containing the names OF the
architects whaee piaHs for the nsw build
ing had been selected hs tbs jury OF award.
The ceremony required very few min
ates, and II was found That the successful
architects wefe Gees q stewardson of
Phtladeiehia. Tbs Secretary and the Dis
triet commissioners decided to formally ap-
prove the selection ef the plan and will do
so AT once, The members of the firm will
be notified AT eitse 50 That they may be IN
readiness to respond To call for their ser
Vices.
The commission will report its action to
Congress, and at the same time will state
that It can erect q building Of certain
description with tile money It has on
hand, The report will show that with the
money available only the plainest kind OF
brick building cab bs constructed to accom-
modate the needs OF the District govern
ment. IL Congress desires to give the Dis
trict commensurate building and one that
will accommodate all Its needs the appro-
prtation will have TO be increased.
The board of awards. which passed upon
the twelve sets or drawings. submitted to
Secretary Shaw and the District Commits
sioners Il brief report recommending the de-
signs marked No. Z. but the board makes
the following Important statement to the
commission:
I'VE respectfully submit that 1t Is evil
dent from confederation Of all the designs
that an entirely satisfactory design for
municipal building cannot be made for
lot of such small dimensions. which makes
1t necessary that the structure shall be six
stories high.
I'VE therefore recommend that. II posi-
- Iat. az, I. yr1d hot
the building need not be more than four
stories high, in which case we are satisfied
by the character of their work that the
architects selected are competent to make
a satisfactory design.
The amount Of the appropriation Is evil
IDENTIFY inadequate to secure the construc-
ton of the number of cubic feet of build
ing required for your building, unless the
exterior walls ara plain brickwork and the
interior finish isSthat of factory
The commission appeared to agree with
the Views of ,the Jury of awards. and will
SO report to Congress.
Arrangement of Offices.
In the accepted plans as they now stand
the basement floor is practically on the
street level The tax collectors office oc-
cupies the entire south front of the base
ment, havingf entrances opening right out
into the street The assessor has four spa
cious rooms along the north and west
fronts. The dspursing officer has his Office
on the east front oftthe basement. with pri-
vate ENTRANCE Through vestibule The
water office occupies the northeast corner
and portian of the north front of the
basement The permit clerk has an office at
the southwest corner
Eight elevators lead from the basement
to the upper stories r.St
The police department has five rooms in
the basement. q and the fire department has
a like number opening onto interior
court. Three interior rooms in the base
ment are set aside as a part of the allot-
ment to the board Of charities. There is
bicycle room in the front part Of the base
ment. ar -Ta3s}-
On the first floor are located three ad-
ditionaf offices for the assessors depart
ment. The excise board has five rooms in
the northwest corner. The building de-
partment occupies the east half of the front
of this floor and practically the entire east
front. The auditors department occupies
series Of rooms extending across the
south front. The plumbing inspector has
three rooms on the court
On the second floor the police department
occupies the entire Pennsylvania avenue
front, and all but one room the east
front. The health department Is assigned
the entire south front of this floor. and the
inspector of gas and meters has five rooms
on the west front. Three rooms on the
court are assigned TO the sealer Of weights
and measures, two to the coroner and two
to the health department, with connections
from below.
On the third floor the northern frontage
Of the building. according to the plans &C
cepted, is arranged to accommodate the
superintendent of the water department;
the eastern side1s for the superintendent Of
property and portion of the sewer divs-
ion; the western side has the department Of
insurance. with one room the northern
front and the street cleaning department
The south front of this floor will contain a
large room for the sewer division and an
examination room. The board of children's
guardians and the third assistant engineer
will occupy rooms on the east and west
side of the court
The Engineer Department.
The fourth floor shows the northern 'front.'
age occupied by the engineer department Of
the District. The property clerk has four
rooms on the east side; the surveyor five
rooms and vault on the southeast corner;
the computing large offices on the south
front and the southwest corner The
corporation counsel has seven rooms on
the west side, Including the northwest
corner The assistants to the Engineer
Commissioner have tnS court rooms each
On the fifth floor are located the offices
of the Commissioners. The board room is
on the Pennsylvania avenue front The
Commissioners Offices extend along the en-
tire eastern side of the building. The Sec
rotary to the board will occupy executive
offices-large rooms the south and on
the court. The health department has two
rooms on the northern front The electric
lighting department and the office of the
inspector OF asphalts and cements are also
on this floor.
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