Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-18
Provision for Appointment of
Director of Charities.
SENATOR GALLINGER'S BILL
Material Changes Proposed in Dis
trict Of Columbia.
NEW OFFICIAL TO GIVE BOND
Affairs Of the Office to Be Under
the Supervision of the Com
missioners.

Adjustment OF the board OF charities
Of the District and appointment OF . a.
rector Of charities by the Commissioners
at a salary Of $1,000 per year is provided
in a bill introduced today by Senator
Gallinger
After specifying that the powers and
duties Of the present board Of charities
are transferred to director OF charities.
the bill provides:
Inc said director Of charities shall,
under the direction, control and super
vision OF the Commissioners, exercise
all the powers and perform all the
duties Of the board of charities as
now prescribed by law, except as the
said duties may from time to time be
changed by the Commissioners; and the
director of charities will also perform
such other duties as may be assigned
him by the Commissioners
The secretary of the Board of
Charities shall. after July /, 1910. be
designated as chief CLERK to the di-
rector of charities, and shall receive
the compensation as fixed by law.
Provides for Changes.
Until change be made by the Com
missioners. the other officers, inspectors.
Charities shall continue in Office and
receive the compensation now fixed BY
law; but the director of charities. the
chief clerk, and other officers, in
spectors, clerks and employees, shall
be subject to. removal by the Com
missioners, who shall have power
to make appointments to NIL any va
cancy occurring in any such office or en-
ployment, and the Commissioners shall
also have power TO fix the number, duties
and compensation of such other officers.
inspectors. clerks and employees, subject
to appropriations of Congress. and the
chief clerA. officers, inspectors. clerks
and employees snail perform such duties
as may be assigned to them by the d.
rector of charities under the supervision
of the Commissioners.
Subject Of Supervision.
The director of charities, subject to the
direction, control and supervision of the
Commissioners, shall have the power here
tofore given the board Of charities to
make rules: to supervise all institutions
subject to the supervision of the board OF
charities; to prescribe such forms OF re-
ports and registrations as he may deem to
be essential for such institutions when
ever directed by the Commissioners OF the
District; to make any Investigations III
the management Of any penal, charitable
or reformatory institutions In the District.
to send for persons and papers ana TO az,
minister oafhs or affirmations. and shaii
report such Investigations with the
testimony to the Commissioners: and al
plans for new institutions shall before
adoption be submitted to the Commis-.
sioners for suggestion, criticism. revision
and approval. All expenditures OF public
funds for charitable purposes shall be
made by and accounted for under the
direction and control Of the Commission
ers Of the District as now provided by
law for other expenditures OF the District
All contracts hereafter made within the
duties Of the board Of charities shall he
made by and with the Commissioners of
the District All advances of money Ia
be made by the disbursing officer of the
District of Columbia to the secretary. OF
shall be advanced to the director OF
charities upon acquisitions previously ap-
proved by the auditor of the District
Director to Give Bond.
Provided that the director of charities
shall at the time of his appointment give
bond to the District in the penal sum OF
5000 for the faithful discharge Of the
duties of his office, and TO account
on itemized vouchers to the ac-
counting officers of the District for all
moneys that may come into his hands.
The director of charities shall, TO the
of the District. make all
reports. recommendations, investigations
ana estimates now required by law to be
made by the board of charities through
Congress- ,.,,
This bill is similar to the Peters Dill
now before the House. except that the
peters bill also abolishes the board OF
education and is not so specific regarding
the tenure of Office of the present en-
ployes of the board OF charlties.
The bill was referred to the Senate
District committee.