Evening star., 1927-11-20
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR ARMY HOUSING
ouartermaster Corps AS
sures Prompt Construction
When Funds Are Available.

Practical plans for the proper hous
Ing of all active units of the Army
have been prepared hy the Quarter.
master Corps and will ne put into
prompt execution as soon rs the
necessary additional funds become
available. New construction is well
under way at various military posts
where living conditions are especially
bad and estimates for considers bile
new work are now before the Director
of the Budget for early submission TO
congress. At the present time every
cent of the money actually authorized
by Congress has been allotted Work
already is under way at several posts
and detailed plans have been made
for the additional construction pro.
rided for in the second deficiency bill
which failed of passage in the closing
hours of the last Congress.
Steady Deterioration Noted.
Naturally the Army housing prob
1om becomes more acute with the pas
sage of time and tho steady deterio--
alton of existing temporary living
quarters and officials of the War De
rartment will make special efforts to
impress on members Of the next Con-
cress the absolute necessity for prompt
lttla UCili ASSN tsllltc III iDiONftlis suit
able quarters and hospitals for the en-
tire enlisted personnel of the Army.
Unusual precautions have been
taken by the War Department to see
that new construction. both present
a nd future. fits into q complete scheme
based upon the ultimate needs of all
posts and reservations. Piecemeal de-
cisions are prevented by the require
nent that before approval 10 given 20
any item Of new construction there
must be submitted complete la
out" rs proposed for that particular
post or reservation. These "layouts"
are designed to permit expansion in
the future beyond the limits now un-
der consideration and insure the de-
velopmcnt of all posts in a systematic
and economic manner
Better Living Quarters Is Aim.
According to recent statement is
sued by the War department good
progress is being made in execution
of the approved plans for improving
living conditions at various posts, out
of the S7.000,060 authorized for the
present. fiscal year and the prospects
of S5, 600 900 additional for the next
fiscal year. Out of available funds.
allotments have been made as follows:
Camp Meade, Md. $4,000 for ac
tOl'llilDudliOu VI -.JbD euilSttu Ilcit
and 152 officers: Fort Humphreys. Va,
100000 for barracks construction;
Schofield Barracks. Hawaii. S522 900
for hospital construction and non
commissioned officers quarters: Fort
Naming. Ga. S725.000 for barracks:
Fort Monmouth. y. j.. S665 900 for
barracks and hospital: Camp Lewis.
Washington, 1925 900 for hospital and
barracks: Fort Sam Houston, Tex,
100000 for barracks; SelfridCe Field.
Mich, S650,000 for barrac cks: Fort
Bragg, \. c.. 100000: Camp Devens.
Mass. $500. 900; Erie Proving Grounds,
Ohio. $4,000; Edgewood Arsenal. Md,
100000; Fort Leavenworth. Kans..
Sl29.000 for hospital. Mitchell Field.
n. Y, S2S5.000: France Field. Panama
Canal Zone, S139.000 for quarters for
officers; Fort Wadsworth. y. Y, S2S5.-
GOO for barracks. and Maxwell Field.
Ala, 100000 for barracks Some of
these projects are completed and
others are nearing completion.
Two Camps Specially Selected.
Under the Army housing plans now
In execution, Camp Meade. Md, and
Fort Humphreys, were specially Sc
lected for adaptation TO the employ
ment Of the Colonial style of arch:-
lecture in the construction of the new
proximity to many fine old manor
houses of that type. One of the finest
specimens of Colonial architecture in
Maryland is the famous Doughoregan
manor on the Ellicott City-Fredericl
road. about twelve miles from Camp
Meade 1t was constructed in 1717 by
Charles Carroll. then Attorney General
of Maryland, and was enlarged in 1902
by his grandson Charles Carroll of
fec -nit 10 70 fnp
from Maryland. Designed by Maj.
L'Enfant, the French engineer, who
laid out the National Capital, it is
considered one of the best examples
of Colonial architecture in the United
States today. All the new buildings
under construction at Camp Meade
are ito be modern adaptations of the
type Of architecture employed SO sue
cessfully in the Douchoregon manor.
Camp Meade Funds. S4l0,G09.
There is available for the construc-
ton of barracks at Camp Meade the
sum of $4,000 in addition to an item
Of $500. 900 for barracks for one bat
talon included in the second deficiency
bill Of the latest Congress. which bare
~ failed of passage. 1t is planned
ultimately to provide accommodations
at Camp Meade for a garrison of 1G3
and 5000 enlisted men. Current con-
struction work at that post for which
contracts were made in the Spring
was delayed by the preparation Of
plans for greatly increased accommO-
dations TO meet possible emergencies
of the future.
~ Fort Humphreys construction
work is we'll advanced, with promise
of completion by May next. At that
post six barracks are under construc-
tion for the accommodation Of the 18th
and 10Th Regiments nf Engineers. They
are of modern fircproof construction
throughout Of reinforced concrete g
floor and frame, tile and brick walls
end slate roof. The buildings include
dormitorics. mess hall. kitchen. mod
ern lavatories. stOrerOoms. recreation
rooms and the usual barracks facil-
itics. They are all Of the colonial
type and conform TO the general type
Of architecture in the vicinity.