Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-18
ASKING FOR SPACE
Estimates for Assessor and
Police Headquarters.
% ROOMS FOR LATTER
FORMER CAN GET ALONG WITH
ONE-HALF.
VIII Be New Departure Tor Police
Headquarters to Be in Dis
trict Building.
% ROOMS FOR LATTER

assessor. and Major Richard Sylvester. su-
ptriuteudeDt of police, today submitted to
the Commissioners estimates of the amount
OF space needed by their respective depart
meHts i'm the new District building. The as
SCISSOR desires eleven rooms on the main
floor and explains his reasons therefor. Ii
Will be a new departure for the police de
partnent To be in the District building, as
for years past the headquarters have been
in outside buildings. In reporting the needs
of the assessors office, Mr.. Darneille says:
The rooms should be on the main floor
of the building. readily accessible for the
public and adjoining the offices of the col
lector Of taxes. The location is absolute
i necessary for the convenience of the pub
lie in obtaining tax bills and readily pay
ing the same. \ large majority of persons
visiting the District building do so for the
purpose of transaCting business with this
department and the collectors office, and i
cannot too urgently press upon you the
necessity for locating these Offices upon the
main floor of the building
Rooms and Area.
Below will be found a list of rooms and
the approximate area and necessity for
each:
1. General office Of assessor. 1900 square
feet: .. Arrears division 1000 square feet.
8. Special assessment division. 2.GOO square
feet: T. Water main tax department, 800
square feet; > Drafting room, 400 square
feet: 8. Board of assistant assessors and
excise board, loco square feet: q Board OF
personal tax appraisers, 1910 square feet:
s. Clerical force of board of assistant as
SCISSORS and personal tax appraisers, Loco
square feet: 8. Vault for records. 1000
square feet: 10. Private office for assessor.
300 square feet; II. Retiring room for
ladies. 2t0 square feet. Total, 13,GG0
square feet.
FxDI,ipfro tho f1sps Of these several
rooms according to their number on the
list. Mr.. DaTneille says.
First is for the general office of the as
SCISSOR. in which the city tax books
kept. and the general clerical work of the
assessors office prosecuted
Second. for the arrears division, in which
are kept the county tax books. records of
arrears Of taxes and tax certificates.
Third for the special assessment diVi-
sion. where all matters pertaining to
sessments for special improvements are
carried on
Fourth. for the clerks employed in the
keeping of the records of the water main
tax department.
Fifth. for the craftsmen of the tax de-
Partment, and should be well lighted. sit
UatCd on a corner if possible.
Sixth. for the offices of the board of
siStant assessors and the excise board. and
should be large enough for meetings of the
board. which are frequently attended by
quite a number Of people.
Seventh. for the office of the board of
personal tax appraisers, who are also cX-
peCted tn have large number of visitors
Eighth, for the clerical force of the eX
else board. the board of personal tax ap-
praisers and the board Of assistant asses
sors.
Ninth, this department has a great VOL
ume of valuable records: namely. the tax
records Of the District Of Columbia for
many years. which are now distributed in
four or five places. and are in great danger
Of loss through careless handling and
through fire 1t is essential to the preseTva-
ton Of these records that they should be
carefully filed in a ireproOf vault. but this
vault should be of ready access for the rea-
son that these records are referred to con-
Stantly.
Tenth is a private room for the assessor.
The assessor has heretofore had his desk
in the main office of his department. but
his work executive head of the office
would be greatly facilitated if he were able
TO cut himself off from the confusion and
noise incident to the prosecution of the gen
eral work Of this department.
Eleventh. There are d number Of ladies
employed in the assessors office. and re-
firing room for them would be a great COM