Evening star., 1922-03-16
PROPOSE MOVING
REVENUE BUREAU
Internal Tax and Alien Prop.
erty Sections May Go to
War Risk Building.

Transfer of the internal revenue
bureau equipment and personnel, now
located at 18th and c streets, and
tho alien property custodian. at 18th
and p streets. into the Arlington
building, with the Veterans Bureau.
has been planned by the United
States Public Building Commission,
it was learned today.
The Veterans Bureau. it was point
ed out, now is occupying the entire
fireproof structure, which during the
war housed personnel of $4,000
persons. The personnel of the Vet
erans' Bureau has been reduced 10
approximately $500, and. in the in
terest of better housing and economy,
it has been decided that as soon as
arrangements can be competed the
Veterans Bureau will be more ef-
ticiently concentrated in part OF the
Arlington building, racatins space
for the newcomers.
Veteran Bureau objects.
Vigorous objection already has
been registered, il is understood, oy
the Veterans Bureau to such
change. bureau officials claiming that
the entire building is necessary Tor
the needs of the veterans and COM
planning at the pressure being exert
ed to force concentration.
The internal revenue bureau facil-
tiles at 18th and c streets. 1t has
been explained to the building COM
mission, are by no means nreproo1
and many valuable government rec
ordS are constantly in great hazard
Vr,t- iv,o oil
unsatisfactory way, according to
claims put forth before the commits
sion, and the old frame structure is
said to be in ''dilapidated" condition.
$4,000 Yearly Saving Seen.
Transfer of the alien property GUS
todian has been planned. principally
in tho interest of economy and efh-
cheney, as that office now is located.
it was pointed out, in an apartment
house which IS not adapted for office
purposes Moving of the alien prop
erty custodian to the Arlington
building would effect saving of ap-
proximately $4,000 a year. it is said.
In the interest of the Veterans Bu-
reau a movement is on foot to con-
centrate activities of the bureau in
the Arlington building. The Ameri-
partment, yesterday sent to Presi-
dent Harding and Col. b. c. Forbes.
director of the bureau, a special re-
port, asking that the government
dispensary and dental clinic, now To-
Gated at 7th and Il streets northwest,
be moved to the Arlington building.
Mile Between Buildings.
The legionnaires had made a spe-
cial investigation. they said. and
found that the distance between the
headquarters in the Arlington build
which veterans. had to negotiate for
examination, was working distinct
hardship and causing unnecessary
loss of thousands of hours of time.
An ambulance service on IA half-hour
schedule is maintained between the
two buildings.
Members of the public buildings
commission were said today to be un-
the dental clinic and dispensary to
the Arlington building. 1t was
pointed out that In the Arlington
building there was a large rest room
and other facilities where first aid
examinations could be given. The
proposed transfer was declared to be
mot necessary, advisable or feasible"
scribed as satisfactory place"
During the past year, the public
buildings commission had saved the
government from 100000 to $780,
900, it was stated, and plans now
on foot for further enforced use of
space" would bring saving of $780,
700 additional.