Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-05

are as low as they can be made consistent
with the best interests of the work is
shown, In the boards opinion, by the fact
that the total amount recommended for
this department Is several thousand dollars
less than the amount carried in the APP
priation bill for the current year.
The first item noted Is that for the ex-
penses Of the board OF charities itself. The
beard is authorized by law to appoint such
inspectors and clerks as 1t may deem prop
er, but at present it has no force OF In
spectors or investigators by which it can
determine the circumstances Of applicants
for admission to the charitable institutions
of the city. 1t believes that it Is absolutely
necessary that such force should he pro-
vided If the board is to do anything toward
remedying the abuses that now exist. 1t
also believes that with the small force rec
commended In the estimates and the help of
the physicians to the poor In passing upon
applications for admission to the hospitals,
1t will be able to introduce a system Of
proper investigation.
Washington Asylum.
Referring to the amount recommended for
the Washington Asylum, which is $4,000
less than that carried in the current appro-
pliation bill. 1t is stated that this is due
to the fact that no appropriation for new
bull dings is recommended. The board states
that the buildings at the Washington Asy-
lum are inadequate for the needs. and that
some of them, especially the buildings for
the old colored men, are crowded beyond
what they ought to be. But 1t has refrained
from making recommendations for new
buildings at this time because of the fact
that the proposed new municipal hospital
will take away large percentage OF pa
tents now in the Washington Asylum Hos
pital, and this may result In making some
of the hospital buildings available for other
purposes. Furthermore, the board recon-
mendS that the almshouse part of the in
stitution be separated from the workhouse
and moved from its present location, 1t
being of the opinion that those who are
simply poor and unfortunate should not be
Reform School for Boys.
sent to the same institution as criminals.
The items for salaries and contingent ex-
penSes of the boys reform school are the
same as those carried in the bill for the
current year. The $1,000 asked for an adj
diuonal boiler is necessary to enlarge the
heating facilities on account of the con-
struction Of the new assembly hall appro-
priated for in the bill for the current year.
The amount asked for to cover salaries at
the girls reform school is also the same as
that In the current appropriation act, while
the item for contingent expenses is increaS-
ed from 5000 to $4,000 to provide for
increased number Of inmates, made pos
sb.e as the result of a new building, which
has been constructed and will be opened
cary in the present year.
The amounts recommended for the pri-
vate child-caring institutions, viz: Washing
ton Hospital for Foundings. German Or
phan Asylum, Newsboys' and Children's
Aid Society, National Association for Re
lief of Destitute Colored Women and Chill
dren and St. AIMS Infant Asylum, are the
same as those carried in the current APP
preparation bill, and the board reiterates
that 1t merely renews the former recon-
mendations without any Endorsement what
ever of the policy Of granting public APP
preparations to private organizations, but
simply to maintain the present status until
the board has worked out complete sys-
tenn In accordance with its expressed poll
cy.
Board of Children's Guardians.
The amount recommended for the Board
of Children's Guardians shows an increase
Of $1,70O over the amounts carried in the
current appropriation bill, the amount for
maintenance being the same as that for the
current year, while the amount recommend
ed for administrative expenses Is increased
by 81 200. This increase is recommended in
order to allow the board to reorganize the
administrative work on more efficient ba-
sis, and the board urges that the increase
be granted, because as the administrative
work Of the Board of Chidrens Guardians
is made more effective, the amount for
maintenance is decreased, owing to the fact
that the board is thereby enabled to place
a larger number of children in free homes
and to supervise them properly. The
amount for maintenance is not increased,
of wards of the board has increased eighty
two during the year, and will continue to
increase. but it Is expected that an increas-
ed administrative force will enable the
board to place sufficient number of wards
in free homes to obviate the necessity Of
any increase in the amount necessary for
maintenance. It is recommended that the
item of $4,000 for the support Of feeble
minded children be separated from that for
general maintenance, because this item is
for the support of distinct class of wards
that cannot be placed in free homes, and it
only leads to confusion to include it with
the amount for general maintenance.
Industrial Home School.
The items for maintenance and repairs
are the same as those carried in the current
bill, while the amount for enlargement Of
the plant for Industrial training is reduced
from $1,000 to $1,000. Five thousand dol
lars is recommended for enlargement of
believes, should be allowed, as the increased
room is much needed, and the institution is
a public one, owned and managed by the
District authorities.
Miscellaneous.
For the Municipal Lodging House, the
amount recommended, $1,000, is the same as
that carried in the bill for the current
year. The Municipal Lodging House is a
purely public institution, and Is a model of
It's klnQ, lne DOaru DelleVeS, economically
administered.
For the Women's Christian Association,
the Young Woman's Christian Home, the
Hope and Help Mission and the Soldiers
and Sailors Temporary Home the same
amounts are recommended as those carried
in the current appropriation BILL and the re-
mark made above in reference to granting
public appropriations to private institutions
applies to these items.
For the relief Of the poor, the board rec
ommends the same appropriation as that
carried in the bill for the current year,
$4,000. The larger part of this appropria-
ton is used for the physicians to the poor
and druggists for the poor, and the board
says it hopes in another year to be able
to submit definite recommendation for an
appropriation for this purpose and to omit
from the schedule entirely the so-called ap-
preparation for relief of the poor" the
money appropriated is not, 1t declares, used
for what is generally known as poor re-
lief, and the designation Of this item in the
bill is 1t thinks, a misnomer.
For instruction and employment of the
blind, the board makes no recommendation
at this time because, it explains, a difficulty
has arisen in connection with the disburs-
ment of the fund of 5000 appropriated for
that purpose this year, and it is potHyet
fhn ho "a