Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-03
CONTRACTS AWARDED
REPORT MADE BY THE Jr>sRD OF
CHARITIES.
All the Charitable and Reformatory In
situations of the District In
cluded in the List.

The board of charities reported to Com
missioner Mcfarland, this morning, the
contracts which it has made with the Diff
ferent charitable and reformatory institu-
tons for the care of the District cases dur
ing the new fiscal year, embodying the re-
forms which the board Of charities and the
Commissioners have advocated for the bet
ter protection of the District interests. and
the better care of the District dependents.
Incidentally, these reforms produce not
only greater efficiency but greater economy,
and will save the District a considerable
sum of money.
Commissioner Macfarland. who is the
Commissioner in charge of public charities,
has actively supported the board of char
tiles in it's five years campaign for the i'm
provement of the public charitable system,
has expressed great satisfaction with the
results, which now bring every institution
into better relations and extend the con-
tract system in accordance with the recon-
menda lions of the board. The contracts,
especially in the case of the Emergency
Hospital, are the result of repeated confer
ences and will, 1t is believed, work salts
factorily.
Following are the charitable and reforlna-
tory institutions with which the board OF
charities makes contracts for the fiscal
year, 1906:
Reform school for boys--For care and
maintenance of boys committed by courts
of District of Columbia 81 per week for
each boy, the whole amount paid not to ex-
coed $40, 600.
Freedmen's Hospital-For care and treat
ment: Adults, $11O per day; babies born
in institution, 40 cents per day; children
under twelve years, 60 cents per day; the
whole amount paid not to exceed $25,0O0.
Columbia Hospital for Women-For care
and treatment of women, $40 per day;
babies born in institution, 40 cents per day;
the whole amount paid not to exceed
$40, 600
Children's Hospital-For care and treat
ment of children s. cents per day; the
whole amount paid not to exceed $1,000.
National Homeopathic HosDital-For care
and treatment of adults. $1.1O per day;
babies born in institution, 40 cents per day;
whole amount paid not to exceed $500.
Central Dispensary and Emergency Hos
pital-F'or care and treatment of cases ad-
mitted to wards. s1D per day; for
emergency eases not admitted to wards,
each; the whole amount paid not to ex-
coed $4,000.
Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hos
pital-For care and treatment of cases
admitted to wards, $40 per day; for
emergency cases not admitted to wards,
so cents each; for prescriptions, 10 cents
each; the whole amount paid not to eX-
coed 50 Geo.
Garteld Memorial Hospital-For care and
trea tment of adults, $1.10 per day; babies
born in the institution, 40 cents per day;
the whole amount paid not to exceed
$1,000.
The National Association for the Relief of
Destitute Coored Women and Children
For care and maintenance of children, 81
per week the whole amount paid not to
exceed $1,000.
Washington Hospital for Foundlings-
For care and maintenance of children, 90
cents per day, the whole amount paid not
to exceed $4,000.
ST. AIMS Infant Asylum-FOr care and
maintenance of children, $500 per week,
the whole amount paid not to exceed
So, 100.
German Orphan Asylum - For care and
maintenance of children. $500 per week,
the whole amount paid not to exceed 81. 900
Florence Crittenden Home and Help Mis-
sion-For care and maintenance of women,
81. 90 per week; of children, 500 per week;
the whole amount paid not to exceed $2GO.