Evening star., 1933-06-30
Numerous Changes In Loca-
tion Will Be Made Dur.
ing Next Month.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
BOARD FIRST TO GO
Radio Commission, Bureau Of
Mines and Veterans Administra-
ton Among Others.

A chain Of movings, announced today
by Harold "A. Candland, executive sec
retary of the Public Buildings Com
mission, will take place in July and
keep many governmental units here
on the march because of expanding
emergency agencies and the reorgani-
Zation program. A deadlock of several
weeks standing was broken today
through meeting of interested parties
late yesterday the decisions of which
received the approval Of Col. James
A. Woodruff, executive officer Of the
commission, and of Secretary of the
Interior Harold L. Ickes.
Inaugurating the change Of quarters
will be the Federal Board of Vocational
Education, which will move from the
architects building at 1900 street, into
the Hurley-Wright Building, at Eight
eenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
Space for this will be made available by
shrinking to half size the railroad
administration. now in the Hurley
Wright Building, and making internal
ofhce arrangements within that struc-
ture to get about 10000 square feet
OF space on floors contiguous to each
other
The board now has $4,000 square
feet, but in its new location will be
required to adapt itself to about 10000
square feet. As many of the boards
force are in the field, this will be easily
accomplished, in the opinion Of Mr.
Candland. Preparations are being made
to start the board moving probably on
Sunday. Eventually the board will be
absorbed by the Bureau of Education
in the Interior Department and will in
volve another move later, but officials
explained today that the impending
move Is necessary to break the deadlock
and transfer some one out of the kew
position.
Other Changes.
The Federal Radio Commission, oc-
cupying 10000 square feet of space in
the Interior Building, will be moved to
$4,000 square feet at 1900 E street. va
Gated by the Federal Board for Voca-
tional Education.
The Federal Co-ordinating Service
Will be moved out of the Interior De-
partment to some proper location, not
yet decided upon.
The Bureau of Mines will be moved
from the Department of Commerce into
space vacated in the Interior Depart
ment by the Radio Commission and Co.
ordlnating Service. The bureau now
occupies about 1900 square feet in
Washngton's largest Office building. but
Will be required to accommodate itself
to $4,000 square feet in the Interior
Department. The released space in the
Commerce Building will be utilized by
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, administrator
OF the industrial recovery act.
The Veterans Administration will
transfer its Offices and files from the
interior Department to the Arlington
Building, at Vermont avenue and H
street. That space made available in
Interior will be released on the lower
floors, in which the library of the Geo.
logical Survey can be placed. This. in
turn, will release space on the sixth
floor of Interior for the expanding needs
OF the public works organization, now
in cramped space on the first floor.
Space for Parks Offices.
Through this release Of space on the
first floor and the vacating of the Vet
erans Administration, 1t is expected
that nearly enough space will be avail
able for the use of the Office of Public
Buildings and Public Parks, which Is
scheduled to move shortly out of the
Navy Department Building. The Quar-
termaster Corps Of the Army and ex-
panding needs Of the Navy, under the
public works program, are expected to
take up the space now used by the
Office Of Public Buildings and Public
Parks.
Today the Public Buildings commis-
sion Is releasing from Government oc-
cupancy the Rizik Building, 1877 L
street. representing an annual saving of
$1,000. Likewise, the commission is
giving up the Treasury garage at
Twenty fourth and M streets at an an
nual saving of $4,000.
Properties Bought.
The Treasury Department, in carry
ing further the building program in
Washington, has already purchased the
Allen-Mitchell garage at 1918 E street
and the old Merchants Transfer &
Storage property, at Third and Canal
streets southwest. The Treasury garage
will be moved into the Canal street
property. while all the materials in the
Rizik Building, belonging to the Justice
Department and the finance Office of
the War Department, will be moved
into 1918 street.
Mr.. Candland pointed out that the
Federal Government has secured
leases for buildings rented under the
jurisdiction Of the Public Buildings
Commission here, at reduced figures,
representing savings Of thousands Of
dollars. Exact figures are not yet avail
able, but the rented buildings include
the old Department Of Commerce
Building. the Hurley Wright Building,
the Winder annex and other struc-
lures.