Evening star., 1940-05-24
Plans Made 10 Shift
Eight D. {. Agencies
To New Quarters
New Buildings Erected
Under P. W. A. Program
Ease Space Problem

Moving day for at least eight de-
partments or agencies of the Dis
trict government was planned yes
terday by the Commissioners in an
ticipation of Office shifting that will
become possible, mostly through
completion of new structures built
. under the District P. w. A. pro-
gram, before the end of next month.
Among agencies affected were the
central Office of the District w. P.
A., the Public Assistance Division
Of the Board of Public Welfare, the
District Unemployment Compensa-
ton Board, the Commission on Men
tai Health, Municipal and Juvenile
Courts, the District Fire Alarm
Headquarters and Health Depart
ment.
With completion of the East
Building of the Municipal Center
about six months hence, a greater
list of movings will be ordered as
the District government space
problem is relieved.
w. P. A. Gets Toner School.
Use of the Toner School Building,
Twenty-fourth and F streets NV,
recently abandoned for school pur-
poses, was assigned yesterday by
the city heads to the District w.
p. A. This move is to be made as
soon as the building has been re-
conditioned
The Public Assistance Division of
the Board of Public Welfare and
its activities now housed at Fifth
and H streets NV, at 480 Indiana
avenue NV, the warehouse at 615
D street S.W. and at their Florida
avenue office, will be transferred
to the present quarters of the w.
= p. A. at 460, 466, 472 and 476 c
street NV The District will save
more than $4,000 annually by plac-
ing these welfare agencies in Dis
trict-owned properties, the Commits
sioners were told by a committee
recommending the changes. This
committee consisted of E. P. Brooke,
superintendent of the District Build
ing; Welfare Director Robert E..
Bondy and John A. Marshall, di-
rector of the District Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board.
Changes BY June 30.
The following changes are to be
effected not later than June 30:
/. Municipal Court is to vacate
the old building at 467 c street NV
and move into the new Municipal
Court Building in Judiciary Square,
where all but IA rooms were as
signed to the court.
2. The Commission on Mental
Health will move from SIS D street
NV. to rooms 307 and 310, inclusive,
in the new Municipal Court Build
ing.
3. The District Unemployment
Compensation Board, whose main
Office will remain, for the time being,
IN the present quarters on Indiana
avenue, was assigned temporarily
rooms 312 to 321, inclusive, in the
new Municipal Court Building for
expansion Of its legal and claims
divisions.
4. Juvenile Court will vacate its
present building at 472 Indiana ave-
nue. NV. and move into its new
building at Fourth and E streets
NV, in Judiciary square, being as
signed all of the building except for
three rooms on the second floor and
q basement storage room.
5. The Fire Alarm Headquarters
will vacate it's quarters in room
526, District Building, and move
into its new building being COM
pleted near First and Douglas streets
NV, in Mcmillan Park, under
P. w. A. financing.
Welfare Board Gets Space.
The Commissioners also provided
that as soon as Juvenile Court va
Gates the space at 472 Indiana ave-
hue NV. all space in this building
will be assigned to the Board of
Public Welfare, so as to permit
to vacate as much as possible of
quarters rented for its services.
The Departments of Insurance and
Of Vehicles and Traffic, now located
: IN the Ford Building, Pennsylvania
avenue and John Marshall place,
are to be moved into the East Build
ing, Municipal Center. When they
vacate space in the Ford Building
this will be assigned to the District
Unemployment Compensation Board
and all of its activities will be shifted