Evening star., 1950-08-31

for Federal building construction
and operation.
Will Permit Committing.
/ The White House statement
gave assurance that the new Fed.
eral buildings will be near enough
to Washington to permit workers
now resident in the Washington
area to commute daily to and from
their jobs"
1t was added that mo wide.
spread dislocation of Fedora
workers and their families is en-
visioned."
The decentralized new building
program contemplates an increase
of Federal employment In thil
area of $4,000 to 10000. and Office
lspace to compensate for demoli.
ton of temporary buildings nov
accommodating more than 25.0ol
employees.
i It was believed that the agen.
cies to move out of the downtown
area will be selected on q priorit,
basis, and that some groups In ths
! temporary buildings will be trans.
ferred to other quarters in thu
| downtown section. Agencies to be
relocated have not been designated
The temporary buildings have
been scheduled for removal from
the Mall and other downtown park
space since the end of World War
II, but space requirements have
delayed the work. All planning
agencies, it was said, have agreed
that any new construction must
be outside rather than in the CEN
ter of Washington.
Buildings Are Listed.
The temporary buildings stem
ming from World War I, including
the Navy and Munitions struc-
lures, probably will not be affected
by the program. since they are OF
heavier construction than those
raised during the last war.
! The 16 temporary buildings ex-
pected to go first. it was learned
today, include the following:
On the Washington Monument
Ground, Tempos 3. and S.
i North of the Lincoln Memoria
Rejecting Pool, Tempos w and N
South Of the Rejecting Pool
Tempos I, J. K and L.
: Directly west of the Interio
Building at New York avenue ant
Nineteenth street NV. Tempo 2
a World War I building.
i South of Constitution avenu
between Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets NV, Tempos T and U
Near Jefferson drive and Sew
enth street N. w.. Tempo S.
Between Fourth and Sixti
streets, Adams drive and Inde
pendence avenue. Tempos
(World War u and D.
Near Fourth street and Mary
land avenue, S. w., Tempo r.
President Wants Speed.
The proposed changes. th'
White House said, would initial,
long-range plan to insure th'
continuity of essential function
of the Government in event O
an emergency"
The President is said to wan
the plan expedited. It is plannet
to spend $120 million for the nev
buildings and some $14 million
l.. for new connecting highways ant
access roads.
After the close of World Wa
, II, planners here believed that al
; temporary buildings could be re
moved along with gradua
reduction in the Federal estab
lishment.
The demand for space in tn
last war caused some large-scal
removals, and several of thes
1 agencies have returned here.
j The present plan may be onl
< the first step in a dispersal pro
gram to provide secondary spac
and facilities for all key agencie
near the center of the city.
Representative Beall, Republi
q can, of Maryland, commented tina
= his State would welcome construc
: ton of any number of Govern
y ment buildings. He said he wa
not familiar with the White Hous
y plans, however.
Mr.. Beall did point out that tn
: House recently passed a bill +
: construct new speedway fror
: GecTc town to Cumberland, Md
81 along the general route of tn