Show NATION NEEDS OFFICE BUILDINGS s WASHINGTON Feb Peb DW D n W 4 Office Office space Pac required by the gOV gOV- gOVernment s executive departments department In Washington aggregates 13 square squar teet feet or almost almot acres dl 10 i more or than ZOO bu buth build ings In addItion the capital an and the th senate and house hous house of at tivee office buildings used by con con- gross s total about square feet teet In making th the report of ot the p pith pith- lie ho buIldIngs commission to the th sento Benator Smoot recently recci urged adoption ot of a program to e ex- ex pond peed l t over a perIod of at ten often atten years y for r buildIngs In which h ho said wo would dispense with the th need neel for renting rent buildings hero here and provide tor for tho need needs of at o th the government tor for the next 30 53 years The government now DOW pays aS- aS most almost a a yo year r tor for rented in Washington paying for lor ordinary space Pac at the tho rate rat ot of 1 1 60 50 a toot foot The Th Interstate cc corn com merce commerce re commission ilon lon occupies entire an en- en tire building on which 72 of a year yr rental ly Is paid for tor or na 13 27 square feet fot The Th department of at commerce occupies another Con Con- ci aiDing C-aiDing Containing square feet teet of for tor which yia arl rental Is 10 paid The department of justice pai pass pas a year tear ear tor for an entire building containing squar aquaro feet teet of ot office space hos hosn owners owner each month Implore the government go to vacate ocate stating they ha hae hav e an opportunity to rent the building for 25 a year Th The governments government's contract has but the tho th owners have hae not nol begun proceedings to oust th the de- de department department of nt justice The Tho nay navy department building contains more space than any oth In Washington with a total tol l of at 23 31 square foot fet and It house I 2 2632 32 Th The building othe ot of printing the bureau of at o engra Ing and print prInt- ing with H square feet teet houses h use of ot u thoI office space apace occupied b bv D tile the I government at Washington at nt the rate now being paid for ordInary I office space In the city I ouid 1 I mean a year rent bill of at approximately approximately |