Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02

the appropriation is increased from 5000 |
to $4,000, and for the maintenance Of the |
public crematory an increase from 1880
Amendments provide $500 for the treat
ment Of stagnant pools Of water, for
which the District Is responsible to pre-
5000 for an exhibit in behalf Of the
District at the International Congress on
Hyg enc and Demography to be held In
the District next September.
The Courts.
Juvenile Court-Increase to deputy
clerk. from $1,000 to $1.4OO; increase
from 500 to $500 in the allowance for
repairs; for an adding machine for the
Juvenile Court c'erk $500 is provided.
Police Court-For additional compen-
sation for the Judges of the Municipal
Court for substituting for the Police
Court judges during their vacations. at
| IS a day. $500 is provided; the contingent
expense fund is Increased from $3.50 to
| $500, the furniture fund from 500 to
$3.50, the jurors meal fund from $25 to
500, the jurors pay fund from S.. coo to
$4,000 and the repair fund, which Is
| made Immediately available, from SOU
Municipal CONGREGATIONAL messenger
at $500. The contingent expense fund is
| increased to $500.
Emergency fund-Written contracts
for the District will be required in the
future only where the amount involved
| exceeds $1,000. The amount has been
$500.
Asylum and Jail.
| Washington asylum and jail-Increases
| to visiting physician to $1,000 and to three
| assistant engineers to 5000. An additional
| ward maid is provided. For provisions
| and other supplies the appropriation is
| increased from $4,000 to $35, 600, and the
| repair fund is advanced from s., JOO to
$1,000. An appropriation of $1,000 for
| hospital furnishings is made.
| To meet the contention that the super
intendent Of the Washington Asylum.
under the reorganization adopted by Con-
gress last year did not have the author
ity to execute prisoners sentenced to be
hanged, the Senate committee has put in
an amendment giving him such authority.
And the Commissioners are authorized
to sell to the various departments of the
| District the products of the workhouse,
the receipts to be paid into the Treasury,
one-half to the credit of the Unite. States
and one-half to the credit of the District
of Columbia
Home for the Aged and Infirm: In
crease to superintendent from 81 200 to
81, $50. An additional laundress is pro-
vided at $40. lhe repair fund of 81, 800
| is doubled. For the retention of the
colored mems dining room and ward, &c.,
OOO IS provided.
Name Of Reform School Changed.
| Girls Reform School: The name of the
institution is changed to the National
Training School for Girls, besides $4,000
for a cottage for white girls.
Medical charities: For the treatment of
INDECENT patients at Freedmen's Hospi-
tai the appropriation is made $4,000.
L lr9> -
fishing pay beds IN the Freedmen's Hos
pital Is amended so that the money col
lected from the pay patients shall be
paid into the Treasury to the credit of
the hospital and used for its expenses.
| For the treatment of INDECENT patients in
the Children's Hospital the appropriation
was increased to $4,000, and in the
Homeopathic Hospital to $500.
Emergency Hospital Appropriation.
Emergency Hospital: In appropriating
$780, 600 for the new building 1t is speci-
fed that the site is to be that recently
purchased on New York avenue near the
Corcoran Art Gallery.
Board of Children'ss Guardians: For the
maintenance Of feeble-minded children
| the appropriation is increased from $16.
600 to SIT. 500.
| Industrial Home School for Colored
Children: Increase to manual training
4 lcdCHcI, $UUU, oil dSSlSlduI lduHuTcSSs dl
$50. and temporary help at $500 are also
provided. For repairing the barn. $500 3
included and the general repair fund Is
increased from $500 to 81, 200.
Industrial Home SCHOOL, The mainte-
nance fund is increased from $4,000 to
$4,000. and the repair fund from $1,5OO
to $1,7JO.
Temporary Soldiers Home: Ex-soldiers
and sailors of the Spanish war and the
war with Mexico. 1t is specified in an
amendment, are to be admitted.
| Workhouse: Increase to assistant SUI
perintendent from $72O to $780, Increases
to the clay worker and the tailor from
$3.50 to 5000. Increase to stewardess and
to superintendent of the laundry from
$3.50 to 5000. An amendment makes the
maintenance fund available for the pay
ment of rewards for fugitives. The i'm
provement fund is increased from $4,000
| to $37 COO; the fuel fund from $4,000 to
$225OO. An appropriation of $4,000 for
1.-THE construction of boat to operate be-
tween the District and the workhouse is
included.
District Militia.
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