The Washington times., 1918-06-05
D. c. REALTY COST
WARNING IS ISSUED
FROM WHITEHOUSE
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not wish this to occur again. and
practically suggests that the District
Commissioners be made the Judges OF
valuation Of all property the Govern
ment intends to make use Of.
W. L. Shannon, the head Of the real
estate section Of the housing division
Of the Department Of Labor. which d.
vision is expected to be named by the
President to administer the S6O,OO0.-
900 housing appropriation available
10000 900 TO be expended in WASH
inEton, initiated the plan OF referring
contemplated Government purchases
coming under him to Commissioner
Brownlaw and his associates.
He has done this as to the property
located between Seventeenth anc
Nineteenth streets, e and East Capt.
toll southeast, upon which 1t Is in
tended to build homes for Navy ard
employee
Five Experts Assist.
Mr.. Shannon had this property sp-
praised by committee Of fve promi-
nent District citizens representing
the Board OF Trade, Chamber OF Com
merce, Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, Rotary Club, and Real
Estate Association.
The apprsisals Of this committee.
approved by Mr.. Shannon. whose
worl: Is receiving the hearty com
mendation OF high Government Off
Gals, are now before Commissioned
Brownlow. so that n the property is
bought by the Government IL viii be
practically at the valuation fixed by
the District for assessing taxes.
President Wilson has not yet acted
Under the authority conferred upon
him by the housing bill. Construc-
ton of dormitOries for Government
workers in the District will not be-
gin until the President determines
the policies to be pursued in this city
and in the expenditure OF the $50, OO0,-
900 for housing at points where Gov
eminent industries are-loeated. Some
Of the $4,000. 600 will be used here
for homes for Navy Yard workers in
addition to the S1O,Ooo,O00 for dormi-
tory housing.
There is no change in the recon-
mendations that the dormitories be
built on or in the vicinity Of Potomac
Park and on the Union Station
plaza, between the Capitol and Union
Station. The plans are all ready for
word from the White House. The
President is too busy to give that
word right now. He will take the
subject up with Secretary Wilson at
an early date.
Recent suggestions have been that
the construction in this city shall be
Of more permanent nature than
heretofore contemplated. but the best
information today is that the dormi-
tories will be intended to last for a
period OF years. to come down soon
after the close OF the war.
That the President. however, may
have opportunity to decide as between
temporary and permanent buildings,
there will be submitted to him plans
for housing under both projects. Plans
for permanent housing have been
made, but this policy will not have
the approval OF the men who will be
consulted by the President
Look For Long War.
The suggestions for permanent
housing come from men who believe
the war is going to last for many
years and that even after peace is
declared il will be necessary for the
United States to maintains large
standing army to protect it's Interests
against boche or other agkressions
until the world settles down definitely
to a system OF international disarma-
ment that can be relied upon. This,
they claim, will mean that the Gov
eminent must not only have suitable
housing for its civil service employees
for many years, but must provide
housing for army and navy officers
and their families who can not obtain
what they desire from private owners.