Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-18
JACKSON BROS, ss,. to ' S.

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is added to the bill provision for salaries
of teachers and janitors of night schoois'
| including teachers of Industrial, CONNER
cial and trade inspection (and teachers and
ianitors of night schools may also be
| teachers and iantors of day scnoois''
appropriating $4,000, and $500 is ap-
prOprated for contingent ana otner eA-
| penses of the night schools.
| Approximation for kindergarten supplies
| is increased from $500 to $3OoU
Repairs to Schools.
The appropriation for the rent of school
buildings and for repair shops. storage
and stock rooms is increased from $4,000
to $25O 600 The appropriation for repair
and improvement of school buildings and
grounds is increased from $4,000 to $a0.-
coo and that for the purchase and repair
| of tools. machinery. etc. and for other
equipment used in connection with man.
ual training instruction is increased from
10000 to 500. AS already stated. the
provision for 75-cent gas I'm the school
buildings was stricken out. The appro-
priation for contingent expenses. includ-
ing furniture and repair of furniture. sta
tionary. printing. etc. is increased from
$40 900 to 5000: $4,000 is added for sal
| aries of teachers and ianitors and for
| equipment and malntenapce OF scnooi
Fairgrounds and $500 is added to the ap-
preparation of 81 600 for utensils Tor use IN
the school gardens
Paragraphs are added in the bill APP
| propriating $6OD for the purchase of APP
| paratus for the physical departments in
| the high schools and for the installation
| of electrical apparatus. etc: $1,000 for
the purchase Of fixtures specimens. etc.
| for the biological and chemical laboratory,
| and the unexpended balance in the ap-
preparation for the years 1907 and 1908 for
| the rent and care of temporary rooms TOT
| classes above the second grade on half
| time etc, is made available Immediately
| for the purchase and erection and MAIN
! tenance of portable schoolhouses for
temporary use.
| 600 to be Immediately available for the
completion of the Mckinley Manual Train
| ing School.
New School Buildings.
| Provisions are also added for the con-
struction of a normal and model school
building on lots IS to JOG OF the Parker
& PuIsifer subdivision of Columbia
Heights. to cost 100000: for the appro-
prIa ton of $4,000 for the alteration and
repair OF the Central High School build
ing and equipment: s75.OW for an eight
|
land Park: sG5.GOO for tweIve-room
! building on the site of the Garfield School
in the thirteenth division: $40 500 for the
purchase of lots adjacent to the Phillips
School: $4,000 for replacing wooden
| stairways with those Of freproof con-
struction in the following buildings: Ban
neker. Logan. Ambush Giddings. Phelps.
Powers. Amdon, Jackson. Madison. Blair,
Blake. Carbery. Magruder. Phillips.
| Wormley. Van Buren,: the old part of
Brookland. old part OF Cranch Potomac.
| rhrelkeld Hamilton. WOODBURY.. Benning.
| Langdon. Reservoir. Chevy Chase, Bur-
| Vile, Birney annex and Reno.
Precaution Against Fire.
| The sum OF 100000 Is appropriat led for
the purpose Of freproohng basement cell
| ings wherever needed in the schools and
changing doors. furnishing suitable air
| checks and bolts for same providing ad-
ditiopaI exits. installing electric fire alarm
systems with necessary gongs. purchasing
fire extinguishers and chemicals and re-
plenishing them and making other repairs
necessary to protect the pupils from fire.
This amount is made Immediately avail
able The sum of $50, 900. made Immediate
Iy available, Is added for fireproof con-
struction in the following buildings au-
thorized to be constructed: Sfxteen-room
building in the vicinity of the Mott School.
sixteen-room building in the first division
and twelve-room building In the eighth
division. Eleven thousand dollars is ap-
propriated for the removal OF old and UNI
/ suitable fire ladders and escapes and the
erection of improved fire escapes. in &C
| cordance with the Communications of
the chief engineer of the fire department
on the following buildings: Thompson,
| Franklin Gales. Polk. Henry. Peabody,
Garnet Howard. Central High. Wallach
and Eastern High.
The Police Force.
The salary of three clerks of the police
| force is increased from 5000 to 81 900. Pro-
vision is made for $50 privates o. class
instead Of 105 The appropriation for fif-
| ty-five captains, lieutenants, sergeants
| and privates mounted, is increased from
$40 10 $500. The appropriation for re-
| pairs to stations is increased from 81, $50
| to $500, and the appropriation for mis-
| cellaneous and contingent expenses is in
! creased from $4,000 to $4,000. Provision
| is added FOR the reconstruction of cell cor
| l4dors in the first, fourth and sixth pre-
cinct stations. and for eight modern cells
| in each of these stations. for which $lo,-
| 600 is appropriated.
| For the House of Detention the salary
of four drivers is increased from $40 to
| 5000, and that of the engineer Tor the har-
Dor patrol from $40 to $l.14O.
The Fire Department.
Provision is added for two marine fire.
men at $40 each. for one messenger at
department headquarters at 5000 and
one hostler at $40 The appropriation
for repair to apparatus and for new
apparatus is increased from $1,000 to
$4,000, that for horses from $14,Go0 to
$4,000. and that for forage from 500
600 to $2tOOO. and 81 900 for repairs and
| improvements to the firebOats Is added.
Additional provision is made for a house,
site and equipment for truck company
To he located In the mort hea