The evening times., 1896-07-01

in addition To the policemen and firemen.
These are one deputy collector OF taxes
already appointed; one assistant inspector
of buildings and one deputy inspector OF
plumbing. The examination of aspirants for
the position last named will be Eeld today
| at the rooms of the United States Civil
| Service Commission.
Notable among the school appropriations,
naturally recalled on the eve OF Independ-
| ence Day, is the item of 81 900 placed
| at the disposal of the trustees for the pur-
| pose OF purchasing Il sufficient number of
United states flags to supply one to each
| school building In the District. Under
| special Instructions "old Glory will be
| dspla yed in future over each school house
| in the District on school days and during
| school hours.
| Fifty policemen are to be added to the
| force AS stated in this Mornings Times,
| twenty -one of the number are alrcady in
stalled, and tAe others will be put into
| service as rapidly as the Civil Service
Commission can supply the elgibles.
Beside this increase in the ranks, the po-
! lice department is to have an additional
patrol driver and $500 is allowed for
| additional patrol boxes and changing loca-
| tions of old ones.
What is regarded with especial gratifi-
| cation among the men in both the police
and fire departments is the brand new pro-
vision for maintaining the respective re-
lief funds. The Commissioners are au-
| thorized by the act hereafter which
makes it a permanent provision Ito de-
posit with the Treasurer OF the United
States, out of receipts from fines in the
police court, sufficient amount to meet
any deficiency in the pension funds
The fire department will have new en-
giDe house and equipment, with full COM
plement OF men. in the vicinity of North
| Capitol street and Florida avenue, for which
the sum of S23 900 is appropriated. Be-
side this, old engine houses are to be re-
paired at cost OF SO, 500; one new steam
fire engine is TO be purchased at a cost of
| S42, 900 hose carriag sc, 5000; new engine
| TO be substituted for the chemical engineat
Mount Pleasant. and house, lot and fur
niture is TO be provided for the chemical i'll
the vicinity OF Brightwood, for which last
mentioned Improvement 81 8 800 have been
given. The sum of So 500 is also supplied
to pay the difference between an ola engine
and a new one in exchange.
The healt department will expend
So, 1000, or SO much thereof as may be nec-
essary, for the enforcement of the act to
prevent the spread OF scarlet fever in the
District, and will buy an additional ambu-
lance for the transfer of persons i'll of con-
tagious diseases.
Grouped as miscellaneous and briefly
mentioned in the list OF benefits, may be
included the reconstruction OF the Joe
, Blackburn, which is provided for at cost
Of $3.50. The item for the construction
ana maintenance OF wharves and buildings
! and for other necessary items and services
at the harbor front. at an expense of So,
500, and the provision for adapting the in
ner basin on the Potomac flats for a public
bathing pool, for which there is a special
appropriation OF $4,000. This last i'm
. provement will be delayed until the work
:, is completed of diverting the Seventeenth
street sewage from proximity to the pool.
IMPROVEMENTS TO STREETS.
q The regular appropriations for improve.
ments to streets and for other work under
O tile engineer department. as is well known,
J. were considerably below the estimates,
d but great deal will be accomplished this
n year in that line notwithstanding.
, The construction OF central heating sta
I. tion at the almshouse hospital is author
lied. 1t is to be provided with boilers
piping and necessary appliances for heat
- ing by steam or water connection to be
). made with the dispensary and physicians
quarters, operating rooms and the ward,
numbered from l to z. The almshoust
| proper is TO he painted and repaired at q
cost OF 81 900.
Several innovations were introduced
through the medium of the last appropria
tion act, among the most noteworthy .
which is the clause in the charity schedul,
which declares it to be 1.-THE policy of tn,
Government OF the United States to max
I no Appropriation of money or propert,
for the purpose of founding, maintaining
or aiding by payment for services or other
i wise any church or religious denomination
. or any institution or society which is unde
sectarian or ecclesiastical CONTROL
; This new rule will prevail from and afte
the Both day of June, 1887. A specia
committee, to be composed Of three Senator
nc and three Representatives., was created
- = also, to investigate as to the relations @
or all charitable institutions with church or re
,y ligious or ecclesiastical institutions. and
ascertain whether 1T is practicable for tn
Ill Commissioners to contract for the care {
H., the poor and destitute with any OF the sal
p institutions within the limitations OF tn
~ policy defined.
~ The committee is required to make repol
of its findings as soon as practicable afte
II the beginning of the next session of Coz
gress, including in its report any change
: that may be deemed advisable as respect
the methods of dealing with the charitie
- and the reformatory institutions of the Di
trict Sessions OF the committee will /
held during the Congressional recess.
Q Another new provision affects the Di
trict military. Under it, hereafter, "a
leases and contracts involving expenditur,
on account OF the militia shall be made
II. the Commissioners, aud appropriations 4
mt the militia shall be disbursed only upe
vouchers duly authorized by the Colnmi
sioners, for which they shall be hel
:lo strictly accountable. y
na The transferof the Industrial Home Scho
to District control, under the provisions
the appropriation act, has already been a
fected, as recently noted in The Times, ar
OF the trustees appointed are getting reaf
to formally assume charge.
g, Respecting the telephone service, u
~ Commissioners are required TO report
the next session of Congress whatcharg