Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-02
RENTS CONDEMNED
SITES FOR 50 DAYS
United States Gives Leases
on Property for Supreme
Court Home.

With the Government rapidly taking
title to large tracts OF property Tor the
Federal building program here, FRANK
A. Birgfeld, chief clerk OF the treasury,
who will handle this property lor tne
Government until buildings are toril
down, has completed agreements .or
a number of pieces OF properly proVio-
ing for 30-day occupancy. -.
a n,,nober of these agreements took
effect Yesterday on houses and apart
ments on the site for the United StaIeS
Supreme Court building, north OF the
Congressional Library.
Mr.. Birefeld thus becomes the Official
in charge of a large and growing group
of houses and business property when
he will supervise for an indennite
period. He will be responsible for
.'renting out" although it is not strictly
rent, property ranging from Cninese
noodle factories, theater and business
houses to large apartment houses.
Leased to Operators.
While the Government owns the
property. it cannot operate much OF II
under the law, such as theater, ike
the President Theatef, near Eleventh
street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue. or
large apartment house. So these large
properties have been LEASED out 10
persons who in turn run the properly
Large apartment houses, for instance
will be leased to persons who Will oper-
ate them, so that occupants OF Such
apartment houses taken over by the
Government need have no anxiety over
occupancy or rent until the time comes
for the building to be torn down.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
by Mr.. Birgfeld so that there will be no
cans. between private ownership man
sqement of apartments and manage
rnent bv some one with whom an agree
ment has been reached by the Govern
ment.
Persons renting apartments will be
notified when the time comes to change
the place or person to whom the rent
is paid in case there Is any change.
Most of the agreements going into
effect Yesterday were on the Supreme
Court site, bounded by First, Second
and East Capitol streets and Maryland
avenue. The site is intersected by A
street no. sheast.
Sites Under Agreement.
Among the pieces of property on
which agreements became effective yes
terday and the persons to whom they
have been rented" under 30-day ar
rangements are 124 East Capitol street,
wheeler; 140-50 East Capitol street,
Samuel Simon; 81, % and Is First
street northeast, National Womans
Party; 10 Second street northeast, Mrs.
Nav Milburn; 1876 A street northeast,
S. G. Pulliam; lit Maryland avenue,
Mrs. Theodosia Scarborough; 112 East
Capitol street, Maud Younger; 149 A
street northeast, j. w. Weaver, who Will
manage this property. the Darlington
apartment house; lis Maryland avenue,
Cora B. Sanborn: 6 Second street
northeast, j. H. Weaver; 122 East Cap
itol street, Francis Boyle: 1873 A street
northeast. Mrs. E. w. Scott: Is First
street northeast, Miss Catherine Moore;
13l A street northeast, j. H. Weaver;
100 East Capitol street. j. H. Weaver,
and 1924 A street northeast. j. H.
In the case of the Congressional
Apartment, located on the Supreme
Court site, Mr. Birgfeld said he planned
to ask for competitive bids to operate
it later on.
The act of Congress under which Mr.
Birgfeld is operating was enacted for
handling the Federal building program
in this particular feature, and reads as
follows:
"That in case site or additions to a
site acquired under the provisions OF
this act contains building or buildings
the Secretary of the Treasury Is hereby
authorized in his discretion to rent until
their removal becomes necessary such
of said buildings as may be purchased
by the Government or the land on
which the same may be located where
the buildings are reserved by the ven
doris at fair rental value, the proceeds
thereof to be deposited in the Treasury
of the United States and report OF
the proceedings to be submitted to Con-
greSS annually"