The Washington times., 1908-06-02
Neqv Home of the District
Model of the Builders Art

lector Of taxes aud the dlsbursing Of
fiCer.
The water registrars office is on the
J. street front. and includes the north
west corner. The board OF charities has
a room on the northeast corner Tor the
transaction Of the business OF attending
TO paupers and assigning sick persons
To the various District Institutions The
Health Department has several rooms
on this floor including one for the. de-
teutiou of any person suspected or nav
ing "a contagious disease.
Police Headquarters.
The heating plant is located in the
court area and rooms are provided for
Police and Fire Department store
rooms. Entering the main floor from
the main entrance, VIII be found to the
right the general Offices of the Police
Department. including the detective bu-
reau. The building department extends
from the LETT of the main entrance along
Thirteeu-aud-a-halI street 10 ID street
The assessor will have the entire south
front of this floor with the exception or
the southwest corner. his Offices extend
ing half way round the tOurteenth
street side
The Fire Department Will be located in
rooms faCiuE ON the courts on the West
side. The Inspector Of plumbing VIII
no 20 coTresi Cndiug rooms on the east
size of The court.
on the eecond floor the auditors office
viii extend along the east side MAJOR
s. Vester. superintendent or Follce. WIZ
nave a private room on the touIte'llt-
street side, where viii be located also
the rooms OF the permit clerk and IN
suranCe department. The rooms OK l.le
property clerk face the court on the
east side and the board OF health IN
spectors is heated also on ihls moor.
The Upper Floors.
The third. fourth, and fifth floors cor
respond somewhat with the arrange
meut with the offices on the same floors
of the present District Buildin 3. in
Louisiana aycrue. The third floor in
cIudes the ever and Water Depart
ments. and the office Of Assistau- En-
giueer Commissioner Kelly. The fourth
floor is given over principally 10 lhg Hu- To-
face division, OF which capt. Ia" IA
markham IS I'm charge. Here VIII be lAe
office of the Engineer of highways, the
office OF the Surveyor of the District,
which is at present IN the CITY nan.
and the office OF the chief clerk OF LAe
Engineer Department. The COMMISSION
ers will occupy rooms on the NTH npoF-
To Commissioner MacIaTldud ls as
signed a room overlooking PeuusE Fanla
avenue on The EOurJ zenith street SIDE
Commissioner West viii have a CORES
bonding room on the Illrteeu-illt- a-l- an
street side while Commissioner MORO"
| will be at the southeast corner. ON this
floor also is the board room, where pup
lie hearings viii bee held. me executive
office under DIT. William Iindal. and
The office Of the inspector OF asphalt
/ and cemeuts.
The building contains a complete sy5-
tenn of hot-bIast heating and gentila-
ti0u and "a Sla-iGCh pneumatic tube sF7-
TEN. Each room contains a telephone
circulating drinking water system
furnishes drinking water at two "theT9-
/ llee" Georgia marble fountains on eacH
HCOE.
A vacuum cleaning system and two
SPECIALLY designed mail chutes COM
! pIetes the list of modern convenience,
most complete and best equipped IN
1 Washington.