Evening star., 1896-04-08
DISTRICT CHARITIES
Proposed Settlement of the Question
by the Committee.
CHANGE IN THE APPROPRIATION BILL
Lump Sum to Be Expended by the
Commissioners.
REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS

The House committee on appropriations
today reported the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill, with a proposed settlement
of the vexed question of how to provide for
charities. The committees solution of the
problem presented by the recommittal of
the bill by the House was to strike out all
provisions for charities included in the
original bill, and submit the following:
For the relief ard care of the poor and
destitute, and for such charitable and re-
formatory work, and such care and medical
and surgical treatment of poor and desti-
tute patients in the District of Columbia
as have been heretofore usually provided
for by direct appropriations to private in
stitutions, and the District Commissi on
ers may deem necessary, the sum of $94,-
7,1, to be expended under the direction of
sad Commissioners, either under contract
with responsible and competent persons or
institutions Or by employing for the pur-
pose the public Institutions or agencies OF
said District. where practicable: Provided.
That no such contract shall extend beyond
the Goth day of June, 1897, and that no
payment shall be made under any such
contract except for service actually rem
dered, for which compensation shall be pro-
vided for III said contract; and that said
Commissioners shall report to Congress on
or before the first Monday of December In
each year q detailed statement of their eX-
penditures heretofore made under this ap-
preparation, and of all contracts made Dy
them hereunder, giving the names o. the
persons and institutions contracted Wlth
and stating what further expenditures VIII
be required Hereunder: And provided FUR
ther, That no part OF the money herein ap-
propriated shall ne paid for the purpose of
ma-ntainirs or aiding. by payment for ser
tInr cn n ~ n
or religious denomination. or any institu-
ton or society which is under sectarian or
ecclesiastical control
For municipal lodging house and wood
and stone yard. s4GD.
For the Columbia Hospital for Women
ard I.ying-in Asylum, maintenance, $4,000.
Freedmen's Hospital and Asylum--For
subsistence. $500.
For salaries and compensation Of the sur
geon-in-chief. not to exceed 5000; two as
sistant surgeons. clerk, engineer, matron.
nurses, laundresses, cooks, teamSterS, watch
men and laborers, $4,000
For rent of hospital buildings and grounds,
4.GO.
For fuel and light, clothing. bedding, for
age. transportation, medicine and medical
supplies, surgical instruments, electric
lights. repairs. furniture and other absolute
ly necessary expenses, 500: in all. 81. 900.
Reform School for Girls.-For superin-
tendent. $1,000; matron, $3.50; two teachers,
at s4S) each; ogeTseer, $I20; engineer, $3.50;
night watchman, 1865; laborer, $500; in all,
s4+o5
For groceries. provisions, fuel soap, oil,
lamps, candles, clothing, shoes, forage,
horseshoeing, medicine, medical attendance,
hack hire, freight, furniture, beds, bedding,
sewing machines, fixtures, books, horses,
stationery. vehicles. harness, cows, stables.
sheds, fences, repairs and other necessary
items. $3.50; in all, 80 925
Industrial Home Schocl.-For MAIN
tenance. including repairs, 5000. Provid-
ed. That before this appropriation shall be-
come available the board of managers of
said Industrial Home School shall transfer
tuition. with all its right, title and interest
In and 20 the same, to the board of chill
drens guardians, who shall there after con-
troll and manage said institution as an in
duStrial home school ard for such other
child-caring work as shall be approved by
the Commissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia, drawing moneys for supplies and
maintenance of said Institution by requisi-
ton upon said Commissioners and paying
over all income of said institution to the
said Commissioners. Said transfer shall
include a surrender of the charter and
corporate franchise Of said institution, and
the filing of an irrevocable release and sur
render of all control of the same with the
said District Commissioners.
Board of children's guardians.-For the
board of childrens guardians, created un-
der the act approved July &c, 1892, namely:
For administrative expenses including SAL
airy OF agent, net to exceed $1,000, ex-
penses in placing and visiting children and
all office and sundry expenses, $1,000.
For care of feebe-minded children; care
of children under three years of age white
and coiored; board and care of all children
over three years of age, and for the tenn
porary care of children pending investisa-
ton or while being transferred from place
to place. ST, 400: in all, $27, 400
The bill will be called up for considera-
ton tomorrow.