Evening star., 1920-02-07
j, S. ASLANDLORD
DOES BIG BUSINESS
Statement of Property in Dis
triA Rented Shows
Large Total.

Uncle Sans status as landlord
| and collector of rents on property
| owned in the District of Columbia is
shown by the Secretary of the Treas
ury in a statement to Congress. re-
ferred to the committee on public
| buildings and grounds. and contain
! ing information showing that the
government of the United States
owns more than sixty buildings and
/ lots in various parts of the District,
! for many of which rent is received.
For example. square 32i. the site
for an annex to the Post Office De-
partment building. has been rented
since October "a. 1905. and the gov
ernment in that time has collected
s93.776.77 for it's use by private ten
ants.
Squares a2s to $50. inclusive. site
for the proposed buildings for the
Departments Of State. Labor and JUS
tice. have been rented by the gov
ernment since February 25. 1910. the
|, total rent received in that period
being $503.797.6S.
The government collected $40 rent
for the use of the lot adjoining 1893
Pennsylvania avenue. now the site
of the Treasury Department annex.
prior to erection of the annex.
Total 1919 Receipts.
Total receipts of rent from these
sites and properties for the year
1919. according to the statement of
the Secretary of the Treasury. were
$37.s27.72. and the grand total of
the statement showed. has been
$597.664.45.
Besides the buildings and sites al
ready referred to. for the use Of
which the government receives rent.
the following buildings and parts Of
huifdippS a re nsed nv the vovp n m ont
departl1ents:
The building at EOS 11th street
northwest is used by the auditor for
, the Post Office Department for garage
210 11th street, is used by the au-
ditor for storage of files of the postal
savings work.
Used for Various Purposes.
The remaining buildings enumer-
ate1 in the list filed with the COM
mittee on public buildings and
gyounds by the Secretary of the
Treasury. and their uses. are: No. POI
18th street northwest is used by the
: auditor for the Post Office Depart
ment for storage of old money order
files. Nos. 2O9, 211 and 21s 18th street
northw est are used by the auditor for
the Post Office Department for the
irstorage of old postal files, No. iii B
street northwest is used by the audi
the storage of old money order files.
No. 1106 c street northwest is occu-
pied by the Post Office Department
for garage purposes, No. 110S street
was transferred to the Post Office
Department February 2S, 1919. for
garage purposes; Nos. 1110. 1112 and
1114 c street northwest are used by
| the Post Office Department for gar
i age purposes; Nos. 1907 and 1909 B
street northwest are used by the bu-
reau of engraving and printing for
!: storage purposes. Nos. 412 and 416
! 14th street northwest are occupied by
| the auditor for the Treasury Depart
ment for Office use, No. 407 18th street
northwest is used by the Office of the
chief clerk and superintendent for a
/ carpenter repair and paint shop: No.
! 4O9 18th street northwest has been
! turned over to the District govern
ment for official purposes. The armory
under Chase's old theater, now known
! as Polls Theater, was used during
/ 1919 by both the Treasury and Com
/ merce departments for file space: one
small section of the space was rented
| for storage No. 1910 Pennsylvania
! avenue northwest. four floors of this
! building were assigned to the De-
! partment of Labor December IL. 1917.
! and are now used by that department
without payment Of rent.
| Nos 1412-141S Pennsylvania ave-
| nue. northwest: First and basement
| floors are occupied by the purveyine
depot of the United States public
| health service. The second floor and
| third floor balcony OF 1412-1414 Penn
, sylyania avenue northwest are oc-
| cupied by the division of printing and
| stationery The fourth floor was 0c-
; cupied for a portion of the year by
| the bureau Of war risk insurance. II
will now be assigned for use of the
public health service. The fifth floor
| is occupied by the Grand Army OF the
! Renublic. The second, third and
! fourth floors of 1916 Pennsylvan n ID
avenue northwest are rented. The
| second. third and fourth floors OF
| 141S Pennsylvania avenue northwest