Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-21
REVENUE BUILDING
TO Be COMPLETED
DURING NEXT JUNE
Construction Speeded to Fin
iSh Structure Month Earlier
Than Expected.
EMPLOYEES WILL MOVE
TO NEW OFFICES IN MAY
Agencies to vacate Rented Quar-
tiers in City Before End
Of Fiscal Year.

Uncle Sans 1irst great moving day to
start the transfer Of Government
agencies from all over the National
Capital into the projected monumental
triangle area will be late in May, and
viii move more than $500 employees
out Of 10 different buildings, into the
new Internal Revenue Building, at
saving in rental Of more than q quarter
OF million dollars annually.
These facts developed today as 1t
was learned that the Internal Revenue
Building, Tenth and Twelfth, B and G
streets, which already was 10 months
ahead Of its production schedule has
been pushed still further ahead. The
first room may be occupied late in the
month Of May. Earlier estimates placed
the building available In June.
Under the earlier program It had
been planned to have the building oc-
cupied by July /. but it now appears
that the most part Of the building may
be largely occupied by June l. This
assures that the rented buildings may
all be vacated before the end of the
fiscal year June 80, when annual leases
all expire.
Agencies TO Move.
The Government agencies 70 be
moved into the new Internal Revenue
Building are In three principal groups.
The Internal Revenue Bureau of the
Treasury Department, with more than
$500 people, moving out of eight build
ings; the Board Of Tax Appeals, with
Building, and the Court Of Customs
and Patent Appeals, with 81 people,
moving out Of the National Savings a.
Trust Co. Building.
The first to move, 1t was learned TO-
day, Will be the group of $40 Internal
Revenue Bureau employees located in
the Walker johnson Building, at 1884,
36 New York avenue. This building has
been rented at q cost of $4,000 to
the Government. AS 1t is to be occu-
pied by the War Department, which is
be vacated.
Other buildings occupied by the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, the number of
employees and annual rental paid are as
follows:
The so-called Architects Building.
Eighteenth and Z streets, 80 employees
OF the Review Division of the General
Counsel's Once, at rental Of $1,000
Press Building onices.
The National Press Building, Four
tenth and F streets, housing 1890 en-
ployes on the floors from third TO ninth
inclusive, ut an annual rent Of 4l67,75O
The building at 49, Louisiana avenue,
where rent formerly was paid to pri-
vate owners at the rate of ST. 500 an
nually. but which has been purchased
by the District government for the
municipal center and Is now rent free,
housing I'll employees.
Temporary Building c at Seventh
and B streets southwest, housing 420
employees.
Temporary Building. No. 5, at Twen-
tteth and B streets, housing 81 en-
ployes.
Treasury Annex No. 1, at pennsyI-
vania avenue and Madison street, across
the street from the Treasury Depart
ment, housing Ola employees.
And the Treasury Department Build
ing itself, where are located lleadduar-
tiers, with Commissioner Robert II.
Lucas himself. and where are housed
l6l officers and workers OF the bureau.
Well Under Way.
The new building is well under way
AZ present, some Of the rooms being
N-@S
in the building win be the large cafe
terra on the seventh floor.
The total saving in rent for the Blu
reau OF Internal Revenue itself Is esti-
mated at $220,805 annually.
The Board of Tax Appeals In the
Earle Building is paying an annual rent
OF $62 SOL, and the Court Of Customs
and Patent Appeals in the National
Savings g. Trust Co. Building Is paying
Sc, 1000 rent.
This makes q total of roughly sass 900
PAID out In cash to private owners of
buildings, which rent will cease on
June 30. In addition to this, it is esti-
mated that some of the Government
owned buildings vacated viii thus give
room for shift of other workers and re-
lieve congestion elsewhere. The big
treasury annex No. / Building, for
instance, is estimated to have q rental
value of 100000 annually and win be
entirely emptied by Internal Revenue
ana made available for other activities
not yet determined.