Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-28

books for library. 500: for compensation of
| jurors, $4,000; increase. $4,000; for add
| tional compensation for the justices of
| the peace, acting as Judges of the police
| court at five $50 dollars for each day of
actual service, $3.50.
For the expense of securing the necessary
ground for a new police court building. and
for the preparation of plans necessary
therefor, said ground to be secured either
by purchase or condemnation may be
for the best interests of the District, $4,000
new.
The Courts.
For defending suits in the United States
Court of Claims 5000 is asked.
Justices of the peace-For ten justices of
the peace at $4,000 each and the further
sum of $3.50 each for rent. stationary and
other expenses; in all. SD, 800; increase in
salary of justices of 81 600 each.
Interest and Sinking Fund.
For interest and sinking fund on the
funded debt, S975.4OS.
Emergency Fund.
To be expended only in case of emergency,
such as riot. pestilence, public insanitary
conditions, danger from unsafe build nss,
calamity by flood fire and of like char
acter. and in all cases of any emergency
not otherwise sufficiently provided for,
5000.
Support of convicts-For support. main
tenance and transportation of convicts
transferred from the District of Columbia,
to be expended under the direction of the
Attorney General. $4,000.
The usual appropriations for the care of
the city hall are requested and the appoint
ment of one additional Waterman at the
city hall at s120 is asked
For expenses for maintenance of the jail
of the District of Columbia, and for support
of prisoners therein. to be expended under
the direction of the Attorney General,
$4S, 600 is asked. an increase of s2.0Go.
Under the head of the board of chart
ties some of the principal new items are:
For erection OF municipal almshouse,
including water supply heating. venti-
iating and lighting apparatus, $125,00o;
for the establishment of workhouse
cooking department. dining room for Off
GERS and dining room for female prison.
ers building and fixtures. $4,000.
For the erection and furnishing of a
building to be used administration
building for the hospital and for doctors
quarters, sl5,G0; for the erection and fur
nishing of additional wards for hospital
to provide for increased numbers of pa
tients. and especially to provide tempOrar-
lily for patients affected with tuberculosis.
$4,000; for enlargement of nurses home,
50, Geo; for Improvement of hospital kitchen
and purchase of kitchen and cooking APP
planes. 5000.
The Reform. School.
For new family building at reform
school, including heating apparatus.
$4,000 is requested; for furnishing new
building, S1JO0 An additional teacher at
salary of $500 is requested for the girls re-
form school.
The Commissioners ask for the
subsistence of the Freedmens Hos
pital and asylum, S21,p0, and
for the preparation of plans and specif-
ca tons and commencing the construction of
new hospital building to cost not more
than 100000 100000.
For the ard treatment of INDECENT
patients. under contract to be made with
the Childrens Hospital by the board Of
charities, not to exceed $4,000 increase of
$1,000.
Board of Children's Guardians.
Under the head of board of childrens
guardians is a request for an appropriation
of $4,000 for the maintenance of feeble
minded children. This constitutes an in
crease of $1,000 over the current appropr-
alton. TIE sum of sl7,NOO is asked for the
maintenance of the Industrial Home School.
an increase of $1,000. and for the support of
the INDECENT insane a the government hos
pita1 sos 500 an increase of SO, 2Ub.
The militia estimates, as submitted by
Gen. Harries, are approved in full The es-
are excessive of the total amount asked for
by the Commissioners, are also approved
submitted. The expenses of this depart
nlent are to be met entirely out of its reve
nues.