Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-17
Original Plans Were to Put
1t With Interstate Com
merCe Commission.
HOOVER MAKES REVIEW
OF BUILDING PROGRAM
President Expresses Desire to Elk
pedite Projected New
Construction.

Prospects for placing the General Ac-
counting Office in the new Government
building to be erected at Twelfth and B
streets, instead of with the Interstate
Commerce Commission as originally
planned, doomed today out of President
Hoover's review of the great $500, 000, 900
improvement program for the National
Capital
The President in making public late
yesterday formal report from Ferry
K. Heath, assistant secretary in charge
of the public building program for the
Government, let it be known that the
administration hopes to complete the
program for this city within the next
eight or ten years"
The General Accounting Office is now
located in the old Pension Office, and
under the latest plans would be moved
into the new structure facing B street
and running from Twelfth to about
Thirteenth street. This new building
was originally intended for the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, but this
commission. it has been found, is out
growing its quarters. and may be too
large for the projected new building.
Near Post Office Building.
Another reason for placing the Cen
eral Accounting Office in this location Is
that it would be adjacent to the new
Post Office Department, which Is planned
for Twelfth and Pennsylvania avenue
and will run southwark to join the
building at Twelfth and B. The General
Accounting ONCE has more accounts to
audit for the Post ONCE Department
than for any other department.
Where the Interstate Commerce Com
mission will go has not been decided.
AS matter of fact, 1t was explained to-
day, final decision has not definitely
been made on the proposal to change
from I. c. c. to General Accounting at
Twelfth and B, but it is considered viz
tually assured The new Post Office
Building will be at the east end of the
grand plaza.
President Hoover explained that he is
anxious to expedite the entire construc-
ton program here in Washington. He
did not advance any specific plan, how
ever, for hurrying the work along.
Program Explained.
The statement explained in compre-
hensive fashion the entire improvement
and Identification program for Wash
ington, which was estimated to total
1920, 900 900. and to be completed dur
ing the next 8 or 10 years"
Referring to new construction to be
has this to say:
by December Of this year It is
hoped that actual construction opera
tions on the foundations may be under
way for the new building for the Post
Office Department. to be constructed at
the east end of the Grand Plaza, that
will stretch as garden area some COG
feet wide from Fourteenth nearly to
Twelfth street.
ut IS hoped the ground will be
broken for the New Department of jus
tice Building in December, the General
Accounting Building, to be followed by
the Department of Labor Building as
soon as the old power house of the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. can be moved
from its present location.
Archives Building in 1881.
1.-THE new Archives Building, which
will safeguard the Nations historical
treasures, should be in process of con-
struction in the early part Of 1881.
THE center portion of the Depart
ment of Agriculture has just been COM
pleted, and a portion of the large
structure planned for the balance of
the Agriculture Department activities
will be started very shortly"