Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
j. S. DISTRICT RENT
BILL IS S1,210,0(0)
Increase Due to New Leases,
Grant Estimates 1880
f. Repairs at 1000.

The Federal Governments bill for
rent in the District of Columbia is now
Sl,210,000, representing an increase from
just under million dollars for last
year, due to new leases entered into
because of expanding governmental
business.
Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, Sd. director
of the Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, in testimony before the
House appropriations subcommittee hav-
ing in charge the independent Offices
appropriation bill, which is now before
the House, explained that for the fiscal
year 1880 $4,000 will be needed for re-
pairs and alterations. This will include
$4,000 for leveling the floors OF the
Navy and Munitions Buildings, which
have settled: 900 for the installation
of boilers in the State War and Navy
Building; $4,000 for emergency repairs
to temporary buildings and $4,000 for
repairs to War Department buildings.
Rent List Published.
Col Grant inserted in the hearings
on the measure table which showed
that the Government is paying since
July l, 1923, these sums for rentals:
Barr Building, $28,500; Investment
Building, S7O.OO4.87; Earle Building,
Sos. 341 so; National Press Club Build
ing, $751; $50; Lemon Building, $4,000;
Otis Building, $4,000; Civil Service,
$24,5s2: Department Of Commerce,
SIS. 500: Denrike Building, $l7,869.50;
Hurley-Wright Building, $4,000; Inter
state Commerce Commission, $l39 900;
Department of Justice, 100000; Labor
Department, $4,000; National Savings
e. Trust Building, $4,000; 462 Louisl-
ana avenue, $11,500; Walker-JohnSon
Building, $4,000; Winder Building An
mex, $4,000, and these Department OF
Agriculture buildings: 220 Linworth
place. $4,000; 215 Thirteenth street
southwest, $4,000; 221 Linworth place,
5.4OO; 5l3-515 Fourteenth street, $l4,-
600; Atlantic Building, 928 street,
$4,000: Ohio Building, American Uni
versity. $4,000; Chemistry Building, ZIG
Thirteenth street southwest, $4,000;
22C Fourteenth street southwest, S24,-
600; 1858 B street southwest. sos. OOO;
900 F street (baSement), 5000; 25l3 M
street. $1,000.80: 217 Twelfth street
southwest (rear), $3.50; 21O Eleventh
street southwest, 5000; 220 Thirteenth
southwest. $3.50; 1863 C street south
west, $4,000; 212-2l4 Thirteenth street
southwest, $3.50; 1916 B street south
west, $4,000; 1304-l306 B street south
west. $4,000; 100000 Fourteenth street
southwest, $3.50; 2l5 Twelfth street
southwest (rear), $1,000.
Other Rents Listed.
The table then proceeds with other
rentals of the Government other than
the Department Of Agriculture, as fol-
lows: Emory Building, $4,000; Mer-
chants Transfer Garage, $4,000; Mer-
chants Transfer &c Storage Building,
sl2,50O; Terminal Storage, So, 900; Kali
Drama Garage, $4,000; 240-24S Nine
tenth street, $4,000; 1910 E street.
81 800; Twenty-sixth and E streets,
S4.500; $50 Nineteenth street, $5,40O;
3O6 Ninth street, $3.50, and the Albee
Building, $7,740.
Col. Grant explained that decreases
in rent were secured In the Earle Build
ing. In the Investment Building and in
the Otis Building. Additional space was
secured in the Lemon Building, in the
Barr Building and some additional space
in the Earle Building and in the In
yestment Building at new low rates.