Evening star., 1918-05-21
SITES SELECTED
FOR RDORM|TOR|ES
Four Locations Proposed for
Accommodating Army Of
War Workers.
25,ooo MORE TO COME

ers in Washington, under the $l0,000,-
900 appropriation just made by Con-
gress, have been selected by the hous-
ing bureau of the Department of La
Dor. They are:
Plaza extending from Union station
to the Capitol.
Squares bounded by 14th and 18th
streets. B street and Ohio avenue.
Portion Of Monument grounds lying
between the Ellipse and the Monu-
ment.
Tract in Potomac Park at the south
end Of the railroad bridge and on the
west side Of the bridge.
President to Pass on Sites.
In view Of the fact that Congress
placed supervision of the sixty-mil-
lion-housing bill. including the Dis
trict's $1o.ooo.ooo. in the hands of
President Wilson, the chief executive
himself, or whoever he designates to
do SO. will have to pass upon these
sites before they can be used
Officials of the housing bureau made
IT clear that these sizes were merely
their recommendations to the Presi-
dent. following a careful survey of all
available governmen.-owned land in
the District
Believing that at least one or two
of these sites will be approved with
out delay. officials predicted today
that that work might be begun on the
weeks. Should the Union station
plaza site be approved. it 10 under
stood that ground for the first dormi-
tories Is likely to be broken there.
Plans to Accommodate 5000.
At the outset. It was learned, the
housing bureau is planning to build
dormitory accommodations for 5000.
They will be laid of in detached
wings. the number of wings depend
ing upon the size of the tract.
Although present plans do not call
for elaborately finished structures. no
expense will be spared in providing
for the comfort of the war workers
The dormitories will be three stories
high and constructed of terra Gotta
and stucco. They will resemble the
big war office buildings on the Mall,
but will probably have a more do
mestic appearance.
$50 Rooms in Each Wing.
Each wing win contain $50 fndi-
vidual rooms, with running water in
each room. At each location there
will be a central dining room and as
sembly hall for recreational purposes
Although this phase of the project
has not been worked out definitely,
the housing bureau will endeavor to
furnish both the rooms and the meals
to the war workers who occupy the
dormitories as reasonably as possi-
BILE.
Accommodations for approximately
1900 men can be erected on the Poto-
mac Park site. About 1900 persons
probably will be provided flor on
Union station plaza and the same
number on the Monument grounds
site. It is not known exactly how
many can be housed on the Ohio ave-
nue. site.
Only One Site Has Buildings Now.
The only one Of the four sites on
which there are~any structures is the
streets and from B street to Ohio
avenue. Even on this site. it is stated.
there are no occupied dwellings to be
disturbed. The government owns
other squares adjoining this site. but
they were not considered because in
habited dwellings are located on
them.
In going into the Monument
grounds for a site. officials of the
housing bureau took care to select a
portion of the park on which there
are no beautiful trees to be destroy
ed. The portion of the Monument
grounds under consideration is now
laid OF into base ball diamonds.
The site in Potomac Park near the
Railroad bridge, II approved. will be
tor mems dormitories, while the three
other sites are being considered for
women's quarters. A definite system
for operating the dormftories after
they are completed has not been de-
cided on.
$4,000 More Workers Coming.
Oficials of the housing bureau esti-
mated today that more than $4,000
more war workers will be brought to
Washington by the end Of this year.
In their survey they found enough
vacant government land on which to
build accommodations for $4,000 peo-
pie.
Government officials feel confident
that the room registration Office of the
District Council of Defense. 1921 New
York avenue, will be able to handle
several thousand more by placing
them in Washington homes In addi-
tfon, the housing bureau expects to
have available within the next few
months q number of buildings now
being used by the departments for
Office purposes and which are to be
vacated.