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into this building for the present, more
ONCE SPACE has been found available
and all of the working force OF the
executive office, even the telephone and
telegraph staff, will be taken care OF
in these temporary quarters. This extra
space was made possible by taxing over
the suite used by wilbur Carr, Assistant
Secretary Of State.
Cabinet Meeting Place..
Immediately to. the south Of the Pres
idents room is a large room which has
been, put in condition for the purpose
OF holding cabinet meetings; and two
rooms beyond it have been turned over
to Walter H. Newten,- one OF. the PreSi-
dents secretaries. The room tnlmedt-
ately adjoining the Presidents room to
the north is being used BY George Aker-
sen, another Of the President 'SSecretaEieg
and beyond his room Is the main reCep-
ton room, where the Presidents callers
VIII assemble and await their audiences.
Beyond that room is one in which Law
renee Richey, another OF his secretaries,
who has personally Superintended the
setting up of the Presidents working
quarters following the destruction Of the
west wing of the White house, Is located.
Beyond Mr. Rickey'S room and on the
ether side Of the hall are located the
various other executive office activities.
Tho White House correspondents have
been given room almost immediately
across the hall from the Presidents.
Occupancy q or 3 MonehE
It Is expected that these makeshift
quarters viii be occupied by the PreSi-
dent and his staff for at least so days
and probably 90. While the rebuilding
Of the burned building formerly used
as the executive ONCE Is being under
taken, no expense is to be spared in
making the building fireproof and other
wise more available than It was former
~. complete and modern ventflating
system Is to be installed as well as
freproof construction. It Is expected
that the contract for this rebuilding VIII
be let probably late this afternoon or
early tomorrow and the actual rebuild
ing work entered upon at once.
It has not been determined juEt what
the cost will be, but with the 1fAstalla-
ton OF the ventilating system and the
firepToof construction work It Is quite
possible that the cost might run as
high as $4,000 or 100000. The veT1tf-
lating system alone VIII cost more than
SIS, 900.
Senator Keyes, Republican. of New
Hampshire, chairman Of the Senate
public buildings ana grounds commit
tee. holds the personal view tfaat there
should be an executive ONCE separate
from the Presidents residence and
adequate to take care Of the growing
that he would be guided by the wishes
Of the President II the matter.
Designs Ready SOsn.
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, director
of public buildings and pubic parks,
said today that specifications and de-
signs are being prepared by his ONCE
ready tomorrow. outlining exactly what
work the contractor VIII be required
to do.
The ONE Of Public Buildings and
Public Paris, which Col. Grant heads,
will supervise the reconstruction job
at the Chief Executives workshop, and
II Is not expected that time VIII be
taken to advertise formally for bids,
as the officials are anxious to go ahead
with the repairs and have President
Hoover installed in the renovated build
ing at the earliest possible date. Mai.
j. G. Mehaffey, Col. Grants assistant,
has been IN conference with contfac-
tors, getting plans and ideas on how
best to proceed with the job Mai.
Mehaffey came back from leave when
he learned of the IRE at the White
-
Of restoration.
rd. Grant and his fellow engineers
are studying estimates, submitted by
two large contractors now at work In
Washington, to guide them In making
final plans for the work The James
=3aird Co. of New York City. which Is
finishing up the construction Of the
new Internal Revenue Building, just
south of the Post ONCE Department
submitted one set of estimates, while
the N. p. SEVERN Co. Of Chicago, which
repaired the White House roof q couple
:: gears ago and recently completed re-
modelling work on the executive of1ices
suggested tase oJf.er set. The SEVERN
Co. is at present eng" red in construct
ing the bridge across boundary Chan.
mel. carrying the Arlington Memorial
Bridge project from Columbia Island II
the Virginia shore.
The Baird and SEVERN companies
both got busy Christmas morning, Col