Evening star., 1941-02-09
Defense Research
Office Is Planned
Al 18th and !
Stuff Would Undertake
Confidential Work
For President

A branch OF the executive off1cS
of The President, which presumably
will engage in confidential work
related to the national defense pro-
gram, is to be established in the old
Porter house at 1900 I street NV,
under plans revealed yesterday.
The property is held by the Lii
brary of Congress, which, acting on
behalf of the executive Office Is
requesting permission from the Dis
trict Board of Zoning Adjustment
for establishment of the Offices
there.
The Federal Government is not
subject to District zoning rules. The
property at the southwest corner of
Sixteenth and I streets was given
to the library in December, 1888,
by Mrs. Annie-May Hegeman of
New York, stepdaughter of the
late Representative Henry Kirke
Porter, former owner.
Board to Meet Wednesday.
The library has appealed to the
adjustment board for permission to
establish the offices as an "educa-
tional institution" The case will be
one of l3 appeals to be considered
by the adjustment board at a pub
lie hearing at 10 am. Wednesday,
The applications says the appeal
is made during the present emer-
- II odIoI fhot lncir
able to obtain this particular loca-
ton, not only for conveniences of
inter- office contacts, but also be-
cause it is directly across the street
from the Offices of the Central Hous-
ing Committee, cooperating or
ganization of similar educational
function, which has already quail
fled before the adjustment board.
The adjustment board is advised
that small technical and research
nucleus Of administrative char
acter, which Institutes surveys.
receives. evaluates and issues re-
ports and makes recommendation
to the President, would occupy the
quarters
The petition added that typical
analyses and reports would be ex-
hibited to the adjustment board but
that because of their confidential
nature these could not be included
III the formal petition.
Other Petitions.
Other petitions to be considered
at the Wednesday meeting are as
follows:
BY Augusta E. Marche. to estab-
lish gasoline service station on
Alabama avenue east of Naylor
road Sc.
BY Waggaman & Brawner, for J.
w. Campbell, tenant, to continue
operation of sand pit at Riggs
road and Chillum place NE.
BY Joseph German, to extend a
non-conforming grocery store to the
entire first floor of 46O1 Grant
road NV.
BY Charles Applestein, to establish
an automobile repair shop at the
rear of sos Eighth street Sc.
BY Benjamin Ourisman. to erect
third-story addition at 610-622 H
street NE.
BY Roger J. Whiteford and Edgar
N. Brawner, trustees, to extend the
retail store and parking lot on the
west side of Georgia avenue between
Underwood and Van Buren streets
NV. Is feet into the adjoining
residential area.
Gas Station Planned.
BY John o. Gheen. to erect a new
gasoline station at 1415 Irving street
NV.
BY Nick Bombard. Inc. to permit
automobile body repairing along
with automobile storage at l4l4
Florida avenue NE
BY Wilbur Rogers. Inc, to erect a
second-Story rear addition at 1911
F street NV.
BY Marie D. Marye. to use alley
lot at 1910 N street NV. as COM
mlssarv in conjunction with res
taurant at 1884 Connecticut avenue
NV.
BY G. g. C. Properties Corp. to
use alley lots at rear of 1928 1926
Fourteenth street as storage build
ing for plumbing and building ma
terials.
BY M. H. Fearnow, to erect a two
story rear addition to the dwelling
at 435 Seventh street SW.