Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-12
DISTR ICT AFFAIRS
Board of Obi ldreu's Guardians Have q
He airing.
Local Notes of Interest to All Local
Taxpayers Told In Brief
Paragraphs.

Messrs. Simon Wolf. B. Pickman Mann
and Agent Lewis Of the board of children's
guardians had an extended hearing before
the Commissioners this morning with ref
erence to an increase in the appropriation
for the support of the board. The esti-
n ates setting forth the increases recon-
mended in each department have heretofore
appeared in The Star. The object OF the
hearing this morning was to explain more
fully to the Commissioners and urge upon
them the necessity for the increase. Agent
Lewis, after Mr.. Wolf had stated the OBJ
ject of the hearing, read the estimates.
The committee desired to lay special stress
upon the item of So, 100 for administrative
purposes. The current appropriation was
$1,000 and not sufficient. The Increase
asked was necessary to enable the board to
employ additional assistants to visit the
children placed out by the board of guard
ians as required by law. Upward of $50
chi1eren were now In private families, and
OF Its agents. Then the homes for the care
Of these children must be looked after and
kept up, and a great deal of investigation
was necessary to find suitable homes. The
board also urged the Commissioners to
recommend q separate and distinct appro-
prtaticn for.the care Of feeble-n1inded chill
dren. This had never been done by Con-
gress, although 1t was highly desirable. An
appropriation of $7,s75 for this work was
Mr.. Simon Wolf argued at length for
favorable action by the Commissioners. In
closing he said:
"The misfortune is that while you listen
to US patiently, when we get to Congress
the matter is listened to by the committees
and then becomes a subject Of debate, both
political and religious. so called. say
so-called because 1t Is very poor religion
that attacks an institution that cares fol
the poor and needy"
The Commissioners promised to give the
recommendation of the board of children's
guardians their consideration in making ur
the estimates to Congress for the support Of
the District during the next fiscal year.
Cleaned by Hand.
If the experiment proves satisfactory the
principal streets Of Washington will all be
cleaned by hand.
For some time the Commissioners have
been considering such a change, and The
Star referred to the matter last July. Yes
terday the Commissioners decided to make
the experiment. An order was sent to the
superintendent of street cleaning directing
him to put four men at work upon G stree
northwest between 5th and 18th. The re
suits will be carefully noted. Then a gang
will be put to work on F street next Wed
nesday with orders to clean that stree
between 5th and 18th by hand. The result.
| Of these two gangs will decide the ques
| ton. The greatest argument urged agains
| the idea is the cost.
Were Reappointed.
Judge Cox and Police Judges Miller ant
Kimball have reappointed as members o
| the board Of children's guardians Mrs
Mary L. D. Mcfarland. Mr.. William j
| Miller and Mr.. John F. Cook. The vacan
c!es were caused by expiration on Septembe
16, 1896. of the three-years terms of the in
| cumbents.
| The appointments were made under au
| thortty Of the law of 1892, which constitute
| the judges Of the Police Court and tn
| judge holding the Criminal Court of tn
District of Columbia q board to select tn
| guardians.