Evening star., 1932-02-29
.S69O,0)D PROPOSED
FOR WALTER REED
AND BOILING FIELD
SIS, 100000 Army Housing
Bill Submitted by James
of Michigan.
INCLUDES FT. HUMPHREY
AND FT. MYER ITEMS
Provides Accommodations for 245
Officers, 3S7 Non-Coms and
1875 Enlisted Men.

Appropriations totaling $690,000 for
permanent construction work at Wal
ter Reed General Hospital and at Boil
ing Field, Anacostia, are included in the
SIS 100000 Army housing program SUBJ
mitted to the House today by Repre-
sentative w. Frank James of Michigan,
former chairman of the House Military
Affairs Committee.
Many large items are also included
for permanent construction work at
Fort Humphreys and Fort Myer, Va,
and for several Army stations in Mary
land.
The authorizations carried in the bill
submitted today will provide additional
housing for 245 officers, 387 noncom-
miSSioned officers 3675 enlisted men,
312 patients in hospitals and 70 nurses.
Congress thus far has authorized to-
tai of 72.4S8, ,289 for the Army housing
construction.
Walter Reed Items.
The Walter Reed Hospital items in
|, todays bill are 100000 for an addi-
ton to the nurses quarters and $780,
900 for an apartment house for IL non
commissioned officers.
Under the housing program, Congress
previously has authorized new conStruc-
tion at Walter Reed as follows:
One million, three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for hospital wards for
232 patients; 100000 for quarters for
1877 nurses; $840,000 for completion of
the medical school; $4,000 for power
plant; $4,000 for chapel; $67, for
a quartermaster warehouse; $500 for
bakery, and S104000 for a laundry.
The permanent quarters at Walter
Reed prior to the Inauguration of the
housing program by the last Congress
accommodates zoo enlisted men of the
medical detachment and IA officers.
The bill submitted today completes the
hospital and school requirements. How
ever, in addition to the construction
litsed above, the following items still
are needed for Walter Reed:
Completion of nurses quarters, to
cost approximately $500, 900; barracks
for 440 enlisted men, quarters for 10
non commissioned officers and a COM
bination shop and wagon shed.
Boiling Field Items.
The items included in the bill for
Boiling Field are $4,000 for seven nom
commissioned officers quarters, $50, 900
for completion of the dispensary, $45,-
900 for completion of the post exchange,
theater and gymnasium; $50,000 for
officers mess, S95,000 for enlargement
of the central heating plant.
Congress previously had authorized
the following new construction at Boil
ling Field: S666,000 for land for the
new site, $358,000 for barracks to ac-
commodate 384 enlisted men, $16200
for non-commissioned officers quarters,
for ofS r-tn nm
for quartermaster warehouse, S20,0 900
quartermaster utility warehouse and
shops, $4,000 for garage, $4,000 for
a fire house, $4,000 for guard house,
SIS 900 for a post exchange, $4,000 for
| theater and gymnasium, $4,000 for a
| dispensary, SIS 900 for railroad spur and
ZOO for an incinerator.
All construction at Boiling Field prior
| to the present program has been of a
| temporary nature and must be replaced
| by permanent construction on the new
| site previously authorized. This bill con-
| templates all housing for officers and
enlisted men and 26 out of 80 married
non-c commissioned officers set required,
leaving a balance of four married non
commissioned officers quarters and
| miscellaneous buildings still required.
For Fort Myer, Va, the bill provides
| 100000 for barracks to accommodate
| 12l men. In the last session Congress
| authorized 100000 for 13 non-commis-
| stoned officers quarters and S11O,34O for
! eight officers quarters. The permanent
| quarters previous to inauguration OF this
| housing program by the last Congress
| accommodated 730 enlisted men, II
non commissioned officers and 81 Off
| GERS.
Additional Construction.
To complete the program for Fort
Myer additional construction to that
| contained in the bill submitted today Is
| required as follows: Three officers
quarters, four non commissioned ofti-
GERS quarters and a chapel.
For Fort Humphreys, Va, today'S bill
| contains $l50000 for 10 sets OF officers
quarters. Congress previously author
| lied new construction at Fort Hum
phreys as follows: $740,000 for barracks
| to Accommodate 838 men; $454,000 for
| So sets of nom commissioned officers
quarters and $4,000 for hospital
Fort Humphreys is claSSed as new
station. and the funds authorized pro-
vide the first permanent construction
The items included in today'S bill are to
complete the hospital, barracks and
non commissioned officers quarters.
Additional construction Of SO officers
quarters and of miscellaneous buildings
is still needed to complete the program
for the station