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

waiter Reed Hospital ana the AOOlOglcaI
Park an amendment provides $4.S5O.
Great Falls water power-The appro-
priation for an investigation is Increased
from 10000 to $4,000. The Commits
sioners told the committee that $4,000
was little better than nothing.
Public Schools.
Oficers public schools-Increase to
superintendent from 5000 to $500. One
OF the attendance officers is made chief
attendance officer at the same salary as
at present, $500.
Observation-Disclosures in the number from
!. 40 to 1.772
Promotion for a number of special
teachers is provided by an amendment
| which specifies that all teachers Of man.
ual training, drawing, domestic science.
domestic art, music, physical culture and
kindergarten practice teachers, in the
| normal, high and manual training high
schools. and assistants to the directors
| of primary instruction. now in the serv
| ice of the public schools and hereafter
to be appointed, shall be placed in class
| 6, group A; provided further, that the
provisions contained in the acts approved
| May Is, 1905 and May 10. 1910, relative
| to the longevity placing of teachers in
| class 6, group a, for previous years
of experience In teaching in accredited
| normal, high and manual training schools
| shall not apply to any teacher now in
the service of the public schools, or here
| after to be appointed, placed in said class
9. group A, by reason of this proviso but
no teacher SO paced in class 8. group A,
shall receive less salary than he would
| receive in the lower class. And provided
further, that hereafter no teacher of any
OF these subjects shall be appointed with
out like requirements to those made
| of teachers of academic and scientific
subjects in the high schools
Size of High School Glasses.
Another amendment specifies that no
| class in any of the high schools at any
| time shall consist of less than ten pupils.
and that subjects usually considered as
| belonging to business or manual train
| ing schools shall not be taught in the
| academic high schools.
The total appropriation for longevity
pay is decreased from 100000 to 500. TO-
The allowance to principals Is increased
from $50, 600 to $4,000.
Night schools: Increase from SIT. 500 to
$4,000
Care of school buildings and grounds:
| Increase to the superintendent of jani-
| tors from $1,000 to $500.
Increase to Franklin School janitor to
$500. Increase to engineer of Mckinley
Manual Training School to $1,5OO. and
for assistant engineer to $780, Two as
sistant janitors for the Mckinley School
are added at $72O each. In the absence
OIL any engineer. IdnlJOF, cdTetdkeF OI
similar employe during school sessions,
an amendment provides, the board of
education is authorized to employ SUBJ
| stitute and pay the salary of the regular
employe to the substitute. For the care
Of smaller buildings and rented room the
appropriation is increased from 5000 to
$1,000.
Medical inspectors: The Senate has
provided that one of the twelve inspectors
| shall be woman, thus answering the
nj nf MN hnN. nj
in behalf of girls entering the normal
1 schools.
| Nurses: The Senate committee makes
provision for two graduate nurses at $500
each for the schools.
An amendment specifies that school en-
ployes shall be paid on the first day of
each school month, except September and
| at the close Of the school term. and the
auditor Of the District is allowed to COM
pute salaries from the 25th Of one month
| to the 25th Of the succeeding month.
Repairs Of School Buildings.
For repairs and improvements to school
buildings an increase from $4,000 to
| sos, 900 is provided. For the purchase
and repair of tools. books and other ap-
paratus for manual training instruction
| the appropriation is increased from $685.
| 500 to $27, 800. For furniture for school
| buildings the appropriation is increased
| from S. $50 to $3.50
| Contingent expenses are increased from
$47, SEQ to $4,000. For text books and
| school supplies the appropriation is In
creased from $65, 600 to $4,000. For the
| maintenance of thirty-si1 Fairgrounds
an Increase from 81, 500 to $l,SOO is al
lowed And for school gardens the ap-
preparation is increased from $1,000 to
| 81 500.
| An automobile for the use Of the SUPER
intendent of schools is provided to cost
$l,iOO. and the hire Of driver for 1t at
| 5000 is allowed.
For New School Buildings.
School buildings and grounds-The Sem
ate committee provides for several adj
| ditions to the school system, as follows:
For additional ground for the Corcoran
School, for an extension of the building.
$11 600; toward the construction of new
Central High School, $25O,OOO. the COM
pleted building not to cost more than
$125,OOO: toward the construction Of
new colOred high school, 100000, the total
cost not to exceed 800 600: for the erec-
! ton of an eight-room building on site
already purchased west of the Soldiers
Home grounds S., 900: for q four-room
annex to the Takoma School. $4,000; for
q four-room annex to the Chevy Chase
| School. $4,000: for a four-room annex to
the Birney School, $4,000: for four
room annex to the Congress Heights
School, $4,000. The unexpended balances
| of appropriations for sites for the new
Central and NJ Street high schools are
made available for the preparation of
plans for the new buildings
Police Department.
An additional inspector at 1,SOO. In
creases to three clerks from $1,000 to
$lO9O. An additional lieutenant at 1880
and four additional sergeants at 81 go,
and a further additional sergeant who
shall have charge Of local bureau of
criminal identification at 81 $50. Increases
to the six telephone operators at police
headquarters from $3.50 to $780, Increases
| in allowances to officers mounted on
horses, from $40 to $50 each. An addi-
| tional driver at $40.
/ The Senate committee struck out the
House provision prohibiting further ap-
pOintments to the force until the total
number has been reduced to $40
/ The appropriation for the national bu-
reau of criminal Identification is increased
1 from 500 to 5000. The Senate put
back into the bill the provision, knocked
out on the floor of the House, allowing
for the purchase of modern revolvers for
members of the force.
For the reconstruction of cell corridors
and installation of modern cells in the
second, third, seventh and ninth precinct
stations $1S,OSO is provided.
| House of detention-Increas for the
hostler from $40 to 5000.
Fire Department.
Fire department. Increases to the