Evening star., 1938-06-24
ENGRAVING ANNEX
INITIATES SHIFTS
Bureau Begins to Take Over
New BuiIding-More
Moving in Prospect.

The most important Federal "mov-
ing day" program of 1888 has begun
with the transfer of initial units into
the new s4,0O0,0OO Bureau of En-
craving and Printing annex.
Shifting of bureau and Treasury
Department units as result of open
ing OF the new structure is expected
to continue through the summer and
early fall, one of the important re-
suits being the housing of the Coast
Guard under a single roof for the
first time in its history.
Another effect of the moving will
be the gradual elimination of night
work for some 700 Bureau of En-
craving employees, who will lose ap-
proximately Is per cent in wage diff
ferential as result of their trans
fer from night to day work.
Other Shifts to Follow.
Aside from nearly a score of Treas
ury and bureau divisions and units
which will move into the new build
ing, nearly as many more ultimately
will be transferred as a result of
releasing of space in rented struc-
lures and other Federal buildings by
Treasury units.
Moving into the new building is
being delayed to prevent serious in
reference with rush order printing
of new postage stamps, which now is
taxing to capacity some of the units
scheduled to 60 into the new annex.
OF the 610,487 square feet of work.
ing space provided in the new annex
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing will use 404, ,463 square feet and
other Treasury activities the remain
ing 206,024 square feet.
The area to be occupied by other
Treasury activities has been assigned
to the division of loans and currency,
division of paper custody, the De-
struction Committee of the Public
Debt Service, the cashiers currency
vault of the Office of the Treasurer
of the United States and the Federal
Reserve issue and redemption di-
vision of the Office of the controller
of the currency.
The Coast Guard is to be housed
in the Liberty Loan" Building at
Fourteenth and Water streets S.W,
now occupied by the Loans and Cur
rency Section of the Public Debt
Service. The building will be ex-
tensively renovated before being re-
occupied. The Coast Guard now is
located in the wilkins Building, 1872
H street NV, and in an office build
ing at 1900 Fifteenth street NV.
Removal to the new annex building
also will enable the Savings Bond Di-
vision of the Public Debt Service to
vacate its building at 1910 H street
NV. The Division Of Printing will
vacate the Mather Building, 9l6 G
street NV
Largest Building Of Kind.
The new annex building, bounded
by Thirteenth and Fourteenth and
C and D streets S.W., is described
by Treasury officials as the largest
reinforced concrete factory type
structure in the world. It Is 523 feet
long and 25l feet wide and consists
of subbasement, basement, seven sto-
ries, attic and penthouse.
A tunnel under Fourteenth street
connects the annex with the main
building, and another tunnel under
D street gives access to a freight re-
ceiving station A pneumatic tube
system operates in the Fourteenth
street tunnel.
Occupation of the new building
will enable the Treasury Department
to eliminate much of the present.
day hauling of securities and ma
terials required in their manufacture,
it was explained.