The evening times., 1896-12-08

Times, incorporated in his exhibit the
names of the several institutions in whose
behalf Increased appropriation is solicited
for the year 1S97-98, as follows:
Washington Asylum Advance in salaries
| OF two clerks, respectively, from 5000 to
$500, and from $72O to 5000, annually;
| for one additional male keeper for female
workhouse, $500 per annun; engineer
| for hospital department, additional, $b40
per annuIn; driver for dead wagon, addi-
tional $40O; contingent expenses, in.
crease from $4,000 to $50 900; construc-
ton and repairs, increase from $4,000 to
$4,000.
in salaries from 1,41O, aggregate to
| 81 $50 per annum, or, In each individ-
| uaI case from S235 to $27O annually
| teacher of horticulture, from $500 to $540
per annurn; baker, from $500 to $42O per
aiinum: dairymrin, additional, S42O; con-
| struction and repairs, new item, $13. 100.
Support OF the Insane, increase asked
| for from S1O4, ,04O to sos, ,27S SO; net,
| S5,129.96.
| MAINTENANCE Z OF HOSPITALS.
| For Charities Columbia Hospital for
| women. maintenance increase from $780,
| 600 to S25, 900; Freedman's Hospital,
| rent, increase from $4,000 to $500. Re
| form School for Girls. salary OF treasurer,
| new item, $500: contingent expenses, in
| crease. $500, and construction, S52 900.
National Association for the relief of des-
| ttute culored women and children, increase
| from $4,000 to $4,000. Board OF Chill
| dren's Guardians, administrative expenses,
! increase from 81 900 to $5, 800, and gen
erai expenses. increase from SlS, 400 to
S2T ,52J. Eastern Dispensary, main
teuance, increase from 81 coo to So 800,
AM construction, repairs and purchase OF
property, new item, $4,000. Women's
tiSnpuElrV lf,er In
Washington Home for Incurables, increase
from So 600 Ia $4,000. Industrial Home
School. maintenance, increase from So. 600
To S15. 200, aud construction, $50 900.
The amount first stated in each case is
the SUN received under the current appro-
priation. Col. Tracy says:
.'Of this-the aggregate incrcase-SI 90
700. Is asked for construction, leaving as
increase for maintenance, SAC, ,6S9 90.
The increase in the case OF st. Eliza
beth's Asylum is determined, according to
statute, Independently OF District authori-
ties. Allowing FOR this item. the net mail
tenance enlargement of the budget pro-
posed over that OF the current year is
S35, 3d.
This calculation does not take account
OF deficiency appropriations made last
winter. itemized as follows:
Washington AS YUM, S525; Board of
Chldren's Guardians, SIS, 800; Reform
pital, SIPS.
COL. TRACEy'S REASONS.
The reasons assigned for these demands
for increased appropriations are stated as
follows:
Washington Asylum To systematize the
workings OF the establishment; to provide
specific salaries for employees instead OF
paying out or the contingent FUND, and TO
furnish a suitable building for aged colored
female inmates OF the almshouse.
Reform School of the District OF Co
lunbia. for boys-To compensate employees
required by enlargement of rcroruatory
and for agricultural instruction Of inmates,
and to provide an assembly han.
Columbia Hospital FOR Wumen-To supply
sufficient fund for maintenance: tfc gross
amount asked for being tie same as ap-
propriatcd for the current year, including
reconstruction and repairs.
Freedmen's Hospital-To he added to
rent SO as 10 provide for beating and light
ing the premises used by Medical Depart
ment OF the Howard University.
This is the item which caused recent
controversy between the hospital author
tiles and Howard University.
Reform School for Girls-For salary OF
treasurer, additional contingent expenses,
and for enlargement of the rcrormatory as
proposed and fully discussed last year.
National Association for the Relief of
Destitute Culored Women and Children
To provide for necessary fencing and walks
on grounds
CARE OF THE WARDS.
Board of Children's Guardianship pro-
vide for care in increasing numbers OF
wards and feeble minded minors.
Eastern Dispcnsary-TO initiate Emer-
gency Hospital service for the eastern sec
ton OF the city, and for the purchase by the |
District OK Columbia of the proleTt now |
occupied by the dispcnsary.
Womer's Dispcnsary-To make direct |
appropriation for dispensary service for |
females in the south western section of |
Washington. for which $500 has heretofore |
been allotted out OF the fund for the re |
lief fthe poor.
Washington Home rOrIncurables-To make |
proportonate compensation for the main. |
tcnancc OF destitute patients
Industrial Home School.-To support this |
industrial establishment, now a strictly |
official one, and to erect a suitable and |
secure building in place of the central |
building, now insecure and beyond repair, |
Col Tracey SAYS:
AN apparent, but not an actual. increase |
in appropriations, would be effected by the
transfer of the $500 for the Aged |
Womens Home from the poor fund allot-
Dent TO the appropriations schedule. 1t is |
very desirable that the appropriations, small
as well as large, should be direct and spe-
cific, and that the fund for the relief Of the
poor should be left intact for it's proper
sage in supplying medical and maintenance
relief to the destitute after systematic ex-
pert examination and investigation
FREE DIsPENSARY SYSTEM.
The superintendent has something to say
a recent Controversy over the |
merits of the free dispensary system, as
follows:
Medical charities, both hospitals and dis
need to be carefully guarded
against imposture and the consequent mis-
application of public funds; while, on the |
other hand, such relief is the last to be de-
MED or to be deferred at the risk of serious
or possibly fatal consequences.
Abuses can be more easily prevented or |
in concentrated service than
N one divided into many branches, and it
appears that with the three dspensa ries
proper, the Women's, the Eastern and the |
where dispe ensary work is properly !
associated with emergency, surgical and
medical care of accident cases, supplement
ID by the dispensary branches of the Freed
mans, Columbia, Children's and National
Hospitals and that of the
Asylum, tie field of medical
elief is as well covered as should be at
emptcd on public account through the |
District appropriations.
Physicians and medical associations nat
Irally complain of the unpaid competition
If lavish medical relief distributed to
,ersons who are not INDECENT, but well able
o pay their doctors. Prevention of this
vii can only be effected through the zeal
,us care of the medical profession itself,
members OF which engaged in hospital and
iispensary service must necessarily be the |
My final judges of professional questions,
Is presented in each case.
Inquiries regarding relief applications,