Evening star., 1923-06-20
ASKS NEW STABLES
AND TRUCK STATION
Besson Urges Buildings for
District Transport to Cost
$565,O0O.

Erection of two new stables and a
motor truck service station at a total
cost OF s565.000 was recommended
to the Commissioners today by act
ing Engineer Commissioner Besson,
In connection with his plans for the
establishment of a centralized motor
transport service for the municipal
government
The report states that the follow
Ing three projects would be neces-
sary to establish such a service:
Items i'm Request.
Acquisition of 10000 square feet
in the northeast and the construction
Of stables, $4,000
Acquisition of $1,000 square feet
north of Spring road northwest. and
the construction of stables, $4,000.
Acquisition of 100000 square feet
OF ground in the northeast and con-
Structton of motor truck service
station with mechanical shops, $780,
0C0.
The plan also calls for~the addition
of another story to the present muni-
cipal garage at 1910 D street north
west at a cost of $25, 900 and the re-
modelling of the street cleaning
stables at 9Th and o streets into a
motor vehicle station at a cost of
$4,000.
1t was made plain at the Distric.
building today that these are not
estimates for Congress, but merely
figures prepared for the Commits
sioners in the event they see fit to
ask Congress for the funds necessary
to establish the motor transport
service.
Hone for EcOnan,y
AT the present time. each division
OF the engineer department main
talns separate corps of trucks and
vehicles. The purpose of a motor
transport service would be to CEN
traliZe all of these hauling activities
in one division in the hope that
economy of operation would result.
Animal and motor transportation
are urgent matters at this time" Mai
Besson said, not only because of pos
about. but also because of the neces-
sity for taking care of these District
services which have in the past oc-
cupied public reservations recently
turned over TO the Botanic Garden"
The major s report shows that dur
ing the hscal year now drawing to a
close motor transportation for the
entire District service costs $3S1,-
1915, distributed in score of ap-
propriations for different depart
ments.
With the Capitalization of motor
transportation only one appropriation
VIII be necessary for the vast major
ity of the working division. and
charges against different items of
work VIII be but a matter of book
keeping.
Requirements Larger.
The acting engineer commissioner
points out that motor transport re-
qulrements for the city government
are growing rapidly and that il is
dlfncult under present conditions to
estimate the future requirements. 1t
is possible, for example, that the city
refuse division might require twice
as much motor transportation in the
fiscal year 1s24-25 as it made use of
during the current fiscal year
The major tells the commissioners
that the reason for centralizing the
mechanical shops of the District is
that by bringing together items of
work of light character greater ef-
fciency will result
He says that the general mechani-
cal shop should be located on the
same site with the new service sta
tion for trucks. This motor service
If established, would handle all of the
Districts hauling, such as garbage,
ashes. refuse, cement and other ma
terials used in street work.
1t is expected that the Commission
ers will give careful consideration to
Maj. Besson's report in preparing
their estimates for the next fiscal
year.