| Show I Jo Sa S iN NEED Of BUILDINGS REPORT SAYS Huge Expense Incurred by Renting Quarters For Government Gov Gov- em ent Business Smoot t Committee Discovers By The Tho th Associated Pr Press II s. s WASHINGTON Jan 4 Immedi Immediate l ate authorization of at from tram 0 to 30 for tor erection n I-n in Was Wash Wash- h- h ington of or building to house government government govern ment agencies now in rented quarters quarter s was recommended in a report to Congress ConTess Con Con- Co n- n gross gress today by tho the public buildings ga commission of ot which Senator Smoot t Republican Utah is chairman I Economy through rental savia savings ga was wa the bawls basis of ot the recommendations which include also a 3 proposal f for or erection in the historic pension building build build- d- d lag ing court where many presidential al inaugural ural balls have been held o osteel of or f fCC steel racks for filing government r rec roo CC- CC The Tho inaugural ball has bee beet been A abandoned for Cor a number of ot years ears New appropriations for tor pool public buildings the the commission recommended recommended mended i hould bo be available at t tho he rate of or two or three million dollars dollar s she annually If It this should be bo done t the he hen i commission said sait all government ac- ac i would bo be housed in government government govern govern- n- n ment meet owned quarters in a n. few rew y years year rs s. s I Tho The l' l report leport port stated that the gov govern government rn- rn ment meat paid 1135 for tOr r rental of ot buildings in Washington in 1919 a and nd only 5 at present as a a. resu result lt dof of ot th the tho supervisory work of tho the co commission comI com com- m- m mission I Another recommendation of or the thc th e commission called rolled for tor destruction of ot certain historic buildings Including ng a largo tareo theatre on a a. business block bloc k opposite the tho treasury department t to provide space for three or four tour n ne new w structures The commission In d de detailing do- do o- o tailing tho the expense of renting bull buildIngs build build- logs Ings for government agencies said Bald t the he department at of agriculture was housed house housein d dhe in 22 2 scattered structures and t the he general accounting office in 19 13 Cost of ot collecting Income tax taxes es would be decreased 25 to 30 per cen cenit cent t It was said if it Internal revenues b breau bureau bureau bu bu- u reau units could be housed hOWled together ur r. r |
