Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-31
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wood $50. 900 Is provided.
The Police Departmeut.

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Under the head Of metropolitan police the
House provision for captain and assistant
superintendent. at $3.50. Is stricken out.
and the Senate committee provides for an
assistant SUPERINTENDENT. with the rank OF
inspector. at 50. 800 and three inspectors. at
81 500 each Ten Instead OF four captains
are provided for. Four surgeons OF the po-
lice and fire departments, at $40 each. were
appropriated for by the House. but the SEN
ate committee increases the compensation OF
these surgeons to 5000 each. The House pro-
vision for eleven heutenants. at 81 $40 each;
forty sergeants. at 81, lao each: $40 privates
of class l. at $500 each: 265 privates or class
2, at 81 $50 each, Is stricken out, and In It's
place the Senate committee provides for
twelve Iieutenants, one Of whom shall be
harbor master. at $3.50 each: forty-fve ser
geants. one of whom may be detailed Tor
duty in the harbOr patrol. at 81 $50 each:
412 privates of class 8, at 81. 200 each; 104
privates of class 2, at 81 $50 each: 143 prf-
Yates Of class l at 500 each, and for the
amount required to pay salaries OF privates
who will be promoted during the next
fiscal year the committee appropriates
$5.979.O1. The committee also provides for
six instead of three telephone operators. and
strikes out the House provision for twenty
four station keepers. at $40 each.
For fuel for the police department an In
crease Is made from $500 to $4,000.
For the purchase OF a site for q station
house in Anacostia an appropriation Of
s., 400 Is made.
For the house Of detention two clerks
at $500 instead Of $720 are provided and
s120 additional yearly compensation Is all
lowed to the person acting as superin-
tendent Of the house Of detention.
For repairs Of the patrol and harbor boat
Vigiiant an appropriation of $40 II made
Fire Department.
The fire department Is given number
of increases. For repairs to engine houses,
5000 instead of 5000; for repairs to APP
paratus and for new apparatus, $4,000 IN
stead of 5000; for the purchase Of hose,
$4,000 instead Of $4,000; for fuel. s14ooo
$4,000 instead OF $4,000 Is allowed.
For site and house and furniture for
a combination engine and truck house to
be located north of Florida avenue, east
the House appropriated $4,000, which is
increased by the Senate committee to s40,-
600. For one second-size steam fire en-
CINE, 5000 is appropriated
The health department is allowed two
additional sanitary and food inspectors at
81 GOO EACH and is also given an inspector
of marine products at 1,200 and clerk
at 5000. The Senate committee has stricken
out the House provision for a medical IN
spector and other employees at the small
pox hospital The committee provides for
maintaining an additional pound wagon,
for which is appropriated $500.
Free Public Library.
The free public library is given additional
assistance over that provided In the House
bill, consisting of chief of circulating de-
partment at S1.00O, children's Il
brarian at $1,000, and an additional as
sistant at 1920 Instead of five attendants
eight attendants are appropriated for at
800. Ten instead of seven pages are al
lowed at $40. These additions TO the
force increase the total appropriation for
the free public library from $26,340 to
$50, $50.
Under the head Of miscellaneous expenses
for the library. $1,000, instead of 81 500. for
the purchase of books is allowed. For bind
ing, $500, instead of $4,000, is appropriated
This increases the allowance for miscela-
neous expenses for the library from s17. 500
to $50 500.
For judicial expenses including the pro-
curement of changes OF title, the printing
of briefs in the Court of Appeals of the Dis
trict and witness fees in District cases be-
fore the Supreme Court of the District,
$4,000, instead of $1,000, is appropriated.
For the general expenses of the coroners
the allowance OF the House of 81, 800 is in
creased to $4,000.
For the erection by the Commissioners of
tablets to mark historical places in the Dis
trfct $500 is appropriated
An amendment inserted by the Senate
committee provides that the recording of
deeds of the District, with the approval Of
the Supreme Court of the District, is
directed to recopy from time to time such
OF the original records in his Office as In
their Judgment may need to be recopied in
order to properly preserve them, the ex-
pertse of that work to be paid out Of the
fees of his office 81
At the Industrial Home School the
farmer is given $3.50 instead of $500. An
appropriation of $500 at the same place lis
made for reserve pump and motor for
the sewage pumping plant
The agent for the hoaPa of children s
guardians has an Increase of salary from
- &
eriation IS made to pay for probation Of
his salary increased from 81 600 to $1,000.
The municipal lodging house Is given a
clerk at $I20 and the salary of the super
intendent is increased from $1,000 to 81. 200.
The superintendent of the temporary
home for ex-Union soldiers and sailors has
ficer, who is 10 receive $1,000 salary.
The District militia is given 81 600 instead
of $500 for lockers. furniture and gymnas-
tic apparatus for armories. The salary of
the custodian In charge of the United States
property and storeroom is increased from
5000 to $1,000. For expenses of camps, in
struction, practice marches and practice
cruises the House appropriation of $4,000
is increased to $1,000 and $1,000 appro-
priated for the present fiscal year is made
available for expenses of rifle practices and
marches. For building for the use of the
naval battalion, with the necessary lockers
and other equipment, an appropriation of
$1,000 is made.
For the purchase. installation and mainte-
nance OF water meters to be placed In such
private residences as may be directed by
the Commissioners $50, 900 per annum is
allowed, which amount Is to be repaid from
the revenues of the water department
The Commissioners are authorized to re-
imburse the Holly Manufacturing Company
of Buffalo, N. Y, the sum of SO, $50, de-
Quoted from payments made to that COM
pany as penalty for the failure of the
company In promptly delivering certain
supplies contracted for as an emergency
fund for the enforcement OF the act TO
provide for the draining of vacant lots and
for the abatement of nuisances in the Dis
trict OF Columbia
The Juvenile Court is given a janitor at
$40 and is given $500 instead of $500 for
rent The House bill gave the Juvenile
Court for the compensation Of jurors 500,
which amount is increased by the Senate
committee to 81 900; in all, the miscelIan-
eous expenses allowed for the Juvenile
Court are increased from 5000 to s., 400
The Police Court is allowed an assistant
engineer at ST2o and a fireman at $780, In
stead OF one bailiff. five baiiffs at $500
each are allowed. and an appropriation Is
made for night Waterman at $3.50, one
nlatron at $500. three charmen at $500 each.
For fitting up and furnishing the new po-
hce Court building $1,000 instead of 81, Oo0
Is appropriated The court house is allowed
seven assistant messengers instead OF three
messengers.
Charities and Corrections.