Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-25
Agencies Centraliz cd.

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Beginning tomorrow the room reg
| istration Office of the District Council
of Defense, 1921 New York avenue,
and other agencies working inde-
be centralized into one organization
under the housing bureau. The ground
floor of the Maryland building, 1410-
1414 Fl street northwest. Will be head
quarters. This centralized agency will
be known as the United States home
registration service
Edwin S. Hege, secretary of the
District Council of Defense, will be
in charge. Capt. julius I. Peyser,
head of the housing division of the
an official of the new organization to
give legal aid to all government work.
crs threatened with eviction.
William E. Shannon, head of the
real estate division of the housing
bureau. will continue to handle the
work of Communicating unoccupied
dwellings, in the city. After a house
is taken it will be turned over to the
registration service. This service will
put the house into condition for use
and will then see that it's every room
is occupied by war workers.
Mr. Shannon has appointed a COM
mittee of local real estate men to fix
fair rentals for houses taken over.
This committee is composed of Fan
dali H. Hagner, chairman: John L.
Weaver, w. H. Walker, Thomas Brad
ley and Thomas Bones.
Agreements by Owners.
It was learned today that about so
per cent of the hundred or more houses
commandeered in the past few weeks
have been turned back to the owners
upon written agreements that they
will not permit the houses to stand
idle, but will see that one or two per-
sons are placed in every room.
The property owners of Washington.
to cooperate with the government,
only one man raising serious objection
to the governments using his unoccu-
pied dwelling.
That the government Will not pay
exorbitant rents for houses taken over
is shown by one case in which the
owner asked $500 a month. The COM
mittee of appraisers decided S10O
would be a fair rental. Persons dis
satisfied with the rental fixed can sue
in the courts of the District for what
they believe the house should bring.
Every room secured by the soldiers
in their canvass will be visited by
paid inspectors of the registration
service before a war worker is sent
to occupy it. The registration service
will be in position TO lend Hnanclal
assistance to housekeepers in fitting
up rooms which are not now In condi-
ton to be used.
Receiving Stations.
AS rapidly as possible certain spe-
cial centrally located receiving sta
tions for incoming clerks are to be or
ganized. At S21 and 825 18th street
such stations will be established for
the women's division of the United
States Employment Service and the
war risk insurance. respectively. and
| emergency applicants will be received
at these addresses.
| The central registration Office, at
141O-1414 H street, will be open every
evening except Sunday until $50
o'clock. This applies to Saturdays
also. The Office in the Union station
will be open after 10 pm. and Sun
days to supply addresses.
Thus far more than 100 unocupied
houses have been reQuisitioned for
housing war workers. The operation
and management of these houses will
| he conducted under the newly formed
ORGANIZATION. and the business will be
transacted at the new address
II is estimated thkN between 800 and
| 400 rooms a day are needed to house
incoming government workers.