Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-20
Supervising Architect Thinks It Will
Be Year Before Work Can
Be Commenced.


before the building is completed and ready
for occupancy. Consequently more than
three years will elapse before the District
government will begin it's operations in new
quarters.
Program to Competing Architects.
In what is called the program sent to the
competing architects by Mr.. Taylor the fol-
lowing information was laid before the ar
chitects:
The cost of the building must not exceed
in its entirety sg00,O0O. including architects
fees. plumbing, gas piping, electric condults
and wiring, heating and ventiiating appa-
ratuS, &C, necessary to complete the build
ing ready for occupancy, saving and eX-
cepting mural decorations and painting and
furniture only.
The building must be of freproof con-
struction, the exterior to be of such materi-
ais as each competitor deems best for the
execution of his design. The desire of the
board of award in regard to the style to
be employed is that 1t be classic in char
acter, based upon the English renaissance.
modified to suit modern requirements. The
board of award" has felt it wise TO impose
this condition, in view of the general CHAR
acter of the department buildings surround
ing the proposed building. which with the
government buildings to be erected in the
future should form a single composition.
The interior to be finished generally in the
same manner as a flrst-claSs office struc-
turG.
The building must not in any case exceed
10D feet in height to top of cornice.
The principal frontage Will be toward the
north and consideration must be given to
the fact that the building IS practically
located on Pennsylvania avenue. although
not parallel to that street. 1t will be exposed
to view from all Sides and will have to be
stuGied so that it will be pleasing from
every direction.
The minimum requirements of the build
i,,,rn coll
1t is believed that these requirements can
best be obtained and the best artistic re-
suits be secured by a five-story and base
ment building. but this is left to the judg-
ment of The designer and as the limit of
cost may permit.
Branches of the Department.
The tables given herewith show the var
ious branches of the department, their re-
lations to each other. the number of square
feet estimated for each branch and the gen.
eral nature of the work in each case.
Basement
Assessor-Five rooms, one 1900 square
feet. two rooms 1000 square feet each and
one room 500 square feet. for tireproof
storage: vault II feet by 1S feet. either in
basement or first floor. $500 square feet in
all. on this floor.
Charities.-Three rooms aggregatng 100
square feet.
Collector of Taxes.-Three rooms of about
equal size. with a private office, about 400
square feet. $500 square feet including
vault Il feet by IS feet. Rooms should be
convenient to assessor, water registrar and
permit clerk.
Water Regstrar.-Two rooms. one $500
square feet. one 400 square feet, 300
square feet in all.
Disbursing Officer.-One large room. ., 600
square feet area. To have independent out
side entrance from street and to be conve-
nlent of access from auditors office next
floor above. To have vault feet by 10
feet in size. in addition to above area
Fire Department-Five rooms. aggregat-
ing 2G0 saCare feet each, with one storage
room of 800 square feet additional, 1880
square feet in II.
Police Depar -ment-2 800 square feet
Three rooms of approximately $50 square
feet each. with two cells, 600 square feet
of storage room
Health DeDartment-Two rooms approXi-
mately 4Go square feet each.
Permit Clerk-One room. 1000 square
feet. convenient to collector of taxes
Store rooms.-For the sewer department,
electric lighting bureau. computing en-
gneer, sealer of weights and measures and
property clerk must be provided, on this
floor. each OF about 500 square feet area.
Bicycle room-Provision must be made on
this floor for the housing of seventy-fye BIZ
cycles.
Wagon stand-If possible it is desired
also to have on this floor a space of about
1000 square feet. either covered or uncov-
use by the different divisions.
First floor. assessor-Five rooms, aggre-
eating $500 square feet area. to be located
Immediately above the assessors offices
provided for in basement.
Excise board-Five rooms, aggregating
800 square feet, located convenient to as
SCISSORS offices on this floor.
Audltor-Three rooms, aggregating 5000
square feet convenient to disbursing officer
on basement level. and to have vault II feet
by IS feet. in addition to above area.
Plumbing inspector-Two rooms aggre-
eating 2.oo0 square feet area. INN .diateiy
adjoining building inspector and convenient
OF access 70 the public
building inspector-Eight rooms aggre-
eating 100 square feet area to include one
drafting room. 200 square feet area one
large room, LOCO square feet area with
smaller ante-room. $50 square feet area
for public Balance of space to be divided
In average size rooms
HALT is also desired If practica ble
without Interfering with the ARRANGEMENT of
the offices OF the light and air thereof. to
obtain on this floor a hall approximately Of
1000 square feet area. but this is not an
absolute requirement.
Second foor, corOner-Two rooms, aggre-
eating 100 square feet in area.
Health department-Five rooms, aggregat-
ing 1850 square feet in area. To be pro-
vided with vault, IL feet by IS feet In size
Inspector Of gas and meters-Five rooms
aggregating 1000 square feet area. One
room to have 800 square feet, the balance
equal division OF area.
Sealer of weights and measures-Three
rooms. aggregating 200 square feet area
Police department-Fifteen rooms aggre-
eating 800 square feet of area, about
equally divided. To be provided with vault
II feet by ~ feet in addition.
Third fioor-chiidren's guardians-Four
rooms. aggregating 1880 square feet OF
area.
Examination room-one room, with an
area of 200 square feet. well lighted
Third assistant engineer-Two rooms ag-
gregating 80 square feet In area
Sewer division-Six rooms, aggregatIng
4.4n square feet 800 square feet being in
one large room. The balance Of area being
divided equally among the five other rooms
superintendent of property-Three or four
rooms, agsregating 2.60O square feet area.
One room to contain SEQ square feet of
area, one room to contain 900 square feet
area. balance equally divided. Rooms to
be adjacent to sewer division and conven-
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