Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
MORE BUILDINGS
Needed for Use Of Ma
ti0naI Government.
Departments Now Scattered and
Accommodations Inadequate.
Suggested that Each Department Have Sep.
crate Buildings.

lilt tItttlolt vi SoNtiflIltIit
buildings. The expansion If govern
nelt business the last few years has
lrade the present accommodations on
trely inadequate. Vice President Far
tanks as Il senator and ,.ha,I ,Inan of
the committee on public buildings ana
grounds worked ont Il comprehensive
Plan for meeting tn" pressing demands
of the. department for more icoin. He
introduced a bill providing for a lar8t
q, tlrtlnrnt building to j" located
;tcYCs% Pennsylvania avenue from tn"
State, War and Navy butldinG, and
pressed il forward for passage, bun
Congress Was disinClined II approve
the project.
No one ia Congress has taken up the
subject since Mr.. Fan banks left the
Senate. IN III" meantime conditions
have btCOuIr WOfs.. every executive
department ot til. government is scat
tered ana rs 4 result the man who has
D,~inD :;s to transact with !, public Off
cial may h;IVr to uut in hours going
fl, ~ unc rented building to another
until he can find the Official who can
attend tn his Wants. The s"vernmrnt's
rent bill ia the National capital this
'
1, presents > per cent ON about So, 900,
eco, money enough to erect III Least two
splendid buildings. Even il it were
cheaper tO pIY rent thln to own
department buildings, consideration
Should br given to the fact that under
tie existing arrangement department
business is in Il jumblt al the time.
be cause of the Scdtt, ring of forces.
Here in hrir1 is Il statement of ,tht
Present housing arrangement Of III"
various departments:
The state Department. btsid, s using
Il part of the mammoth STATE, War
and Navy Huiiding, rents two build
hlGs lur stable purposes. I'll, Sc cost
the government $500 !; year.
The Treasury Department. besides
Us ing the very large Treasury Build
ing rents Gy" other buildings and III"
rents amount Of $4,000 4 year. The
extra buildings nr,. used frr photo
grlphic purnuSc!. treasury stables ANA
St"rig" rooms. offices for iii" lt"-SaV-
nIg service gI!d offices for til" auditor
ful thc Post office Department. one
building alone is used for the storage
OF documents ana l. cords ana The rent
for that one item costs $4,000 Il year.
Th. Interstate. Commerce. ConnmiS-
SION uses onr building ana the base
n'It Of another ami the rents amount
to $l4.160 Il year.
The War De partmt MT occupies a part
of the l1rg" State. War ard Navy
TuildinE ana brai lus that il takrs
eight other buildings i'll which TO do
business These extra bmldirgs are
used for War Department and Bureau
offices. depot uuartrrmast"l'S office.
Ordnance ANA Signal Offices military
S'crctary's office. surgeon generals
office, Bureau of InSular Affairs. etc
The government pays SIS go a yea"
rental for the eight buildings.
The Navy Department brFidts orcu-
rNing Il part Of the State War and
Navy Building, also rents The entire
Mills Bul'ins which serves as an an
TEX for the purposes Of thv various
bureaus, HydrnaraI hic offiae Naval
Ei$rcn%ary, navy pay Office. ileadquar-
t. rs /. :. Marine Corps. General Board.
Board of Inspection and Survey, and
IL" Naval Examining ana Retiring
Board. The rent for this one building
amounts to $24 500 a year
The Department # :he Interior has
a large building of its own and also
rents T. other buildings. winch rent
mounts t. $64. 700 annually The eX-
ira h,.liings are used for civil Service.
Commission. Enr, Au Of tdl"aiion. Ge-
"i"girhl Survey teisht buldin;;s). Pat
rnt Office for the storage Of models.
S"cr'taryS uriicr, ror the storage Of
documents, ANA the t. s. Pension
Agency
Th" Post plfic" Department has a
h|ith'ilE 81 us own, magnificent
structure, ANA also rents IL 9th, T. build
ltg% at an annual rental Of S2911G
Ih"y are used for branch post offices.
suburban post offices. division of post
"fil"e supplies, part Of division Of post
"iilce supplies ana rural fr,.. delivery
storage of files. mail bag 9.p:iir shop.
blacksmith shop for mail lag repair
shop and stable.
The Department Of Agriculture has Il
t'llding Of its own ana in addition
rents 20 other buildings at an annual
rental of $3S,5GH.60. The extra build
lngs are used for chemical laboratories
ofhces. storage rooms, animal industry
!ahoratories. Offices and laboratories
ana Offices for bureau of soils. forestry
plant industry. vegetable pathological
Investigations, botanical investigations.
r"mological Investigations. grass ana
icr1ae plant Investigations. division Of
publications. document rooms and Bu-
reau of Entomology.
1he Department of Commerce and
i-ap"r occupies six buildings ut an an
nGal rental Of $53.499SO These build
inSs are used for the Census. Bureau
o. Labor. Light House Board. Steam
hoat inspection Service. Bureau OF
Navigation, Bureau OF Statistics ana
stables.
ne department of Justice occupies
SIX ouiialnss that are used for records.
ollces and business of the Department
'nd Spanish Claims Commission. Ron
."l Tor the six buildings amounts IA
S25,S00 a year.
me District of Columbia itself is :,
Dig thing and as it is under the direct