Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
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Plans for Municipal
Buildings Being Put
In FinoI Shape

Garage facilities for the housing
of 1872 automobiles will be provided
In the municipal center buildings,
according to tentative plans re-
vealed yesterday by District officials
as space assignments for the two
structures were made public.
Contract plans for the whole prof.
ect, for which the P. w. A. will ad-
vance $780, 900, are being whipped
into final shape. Bids for the first
portion of the work-the develop
ment OF the lower portion OF a plaza
IN the line of John Marshall place
are expected to be advertised by
November Is. Work on this part
OF the work is expected to be started
by Christmas.
The Commissioners tentatively
have reserved a large section of the
east building of the municipal CEN
ter as quarters for the recorder of
deeds. They have several times dis
approved Of requests of William J.
Thompkins, the recorder of deeds,
for funds for construction of q
separate building for his office.
Mr.. Thompkins. was out of the
city last night and 1t was not known
II he had agreed to accept that
solution of the problem of finding
permanent. District-owned housing
for his office.
Two-Level Garage.
A two-level garage is planned at
the east end of the east building,
fronting on Third street NV, and
at the west end of the west build
ing, which will front on Sixth street
NV. Each of these would provide
space for about 100 cars. In the
basement of the east building, also,
there would be space for 40 cars
used by the Police Department. 1t
is proposed to provide space for
about 100 more in the basement Of
the west building.
In addition, the plans call for a
garage under John Marshall place
for 81 more cars.
These facilities are intended for
official cars of the District govern
ment and for those going to the
Municipal Center to do business
with the municipal office.
The East Building will be built
first. The Commissioners have de-
cided to place. in it those agencies
already crowded out of the District
Building and those located in old
buildings in the: western section of
the Municipal Center site, who must
be moved before the West Building
can be started.
Agencies to Be CHARTERED.
The Police Department headquar-
tiers is the largest OF these orphans"
OF the municipal establishment. It
will be housed in the Indiana avenue
side Of the East Building. Others
assigned space in this building are
the Recorder of Deeds, welfare
agency Offices, Department of
Vehicles and Traffic, City Refuse
Division for a temporary period,
Weights, Measures and Markets,
Fire Department. Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board, Board of Indetermi-
nate Sentence and Parole. Insurance
Department, Playground Depart
ment, Minimum Wage Board, Board
Of Cosmetology, the Barber Board,
District Government telephone ex-
change and an auditorium for Official
hearings and meetings of civic
groups.
In the West Building will be the
offices for all the divisions of the
Engineer Divisions, the ofices of
the Commissioners and the secre-
tary to the Commissioners, the as
SCISSOR, the auditor, the collector of
taxes, corporation counsel, disburs-
ing and purchasing Offices, Health
Department. Zoning Commission,
Public Utilities Commission, Board
of Tax Appeals, surveyors ONCE and
pressroom.