Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
BIG INCREASE MADE
District Appropriation Bill Re-
ported to the Senate.
TOTAL is $12,O78,O14.5O
Additions to House Measure Amount
to $1,772,056.
PROVISION FOR NEW SCHOOLS
Emergency and Columbia Hospitals
Continued-Park System Gener-
ously Treated.
TOTAL is $12,078,014.50
PROVISION FOR NEW SCHOOLS

With amendments carrying appropria-
tions of s1.772O56. and raising the total
appropriations carried to $12O7S, OLA 50, the
District appropriation bill was reported
to the Senate this afternoon by Senator
Gallinger from the Senate committee on
appropriations.
The bill, as approved by the Senate
committee, is $S76. 7O6 less than the esti-
mates of the District Commissioners, aid
is S16,7 72S in excess of the law for the
current fiscal year.
To Continue Hospitals.
The committee provided for the contin-
uance of the Emergency and Columbia
hospitals, in opposition to the recommen-
dations of the board of charities. For
the Columbia Hospital the committee
provided the usual $4,000 for the care
of individual patients which the House
had stricken out, provided 5000 for re-
pairs to Columbia Hospital and 5000 for
the preparation of plans for the erection
of a modern fireproof hospital building
for women on the present site of the
Columbia Hospital. For the Emergency
of a new building was provided
An amendment to the bill specifies that
the school teachers are to be paid on the
first day Of each school month except
September.
Extending Park System.
Especially generous are the provisions
for extensions of the park system, amend
ments providing for a connecting park
way along Lovers lane between Montrose
Park and Georgetown and Rock Creek
Park, for the acquisition of Forts Davis
and Dupont, for the purchase Of Mount
Hamilton, out on the Bladensburg road
and for the purchase of the Klingle Ford
valley park proposed by the District Com
miSsiOners.
Provision has also been made for be-
ginning the construction of the new CEN
trail and cOlored high schools for the pur-
chase of a site for police substation be-
tween the ninth and tenth precincts. for
the erection of cottage for the training
of white girls in connection with the
present girls reform school, and for the
preparation of plans for a new Calvert
Street bridge.
Looking toward the establishment of
municipal asphalt plant, an amendment
provides 5000 for an examination Of the
success Of these plants In other cities
And the appropriation for investigation
Of the possibilities of the developing DOW
er of Great Falls was increased to
$4,000
Commissioners Pay Increased.
Amendments recommended by the Sem
ate committee are as follows in detail:
Executive office-Increasei in the salary OF
the Commissioners from 5000 to 5000
sole
secretary to the Commissioners, from
81. 400 to $3.50: increase to $1,000 clerk
of 800; additional messenger, at 5000.
Veterinary division-For medicines and
hospital supplies. $1,000; allowance to
veterinary surgeon for team, $500.
Purchasing division-Increase to deputy
officer, from 81 900 to $1,7OO
increase to four clerks, from $72O to $40
each; increase to driver, from $3.50 to
5000; increase to Inspector, who is des-
ignated as inspector of materials, from
$3.50 to 500: two clerks. at S72O each,
are given in lieu of two laborers at
$500 each; for temporary labor when an
nual supply contracts are made, $50.
An amendment will allow contract
for work, material or supplies for the
District to be effective when signed by
two Commissioners. instead of by all
three, as at present.
Building inspection Observation-Disclosures
to one assistant inspector 81 400 and to
two inspectors to 81, 300 each Increase
to one civil engineer computer, from
$1.5O0 to 1000.
The Senate committee struck out the
paragraph specifying that one-half Of
the fees collected by the inspector of
buildings shall be put into the Treasury
TO the credit of the United States An
other amendment provides 81, 500 for the
purchase and maintenance of an auto
mobile for the official use of the building
inspectors.
Plumbing inspection division-Increase
to principal assistant inspector of plumb
ing. from 81 400 to $3.50 Increase to
5000 I'm allowance for temporary serv-
ices. Decrease in the stipend of the
three members of the plumbing board
from $500 to $15O
Care of District building-Increase from
thirty to thirty-siX in the number of
cleaners. there being forty now.
Assessorss ofice-A record clerk at
81. 800 is added.
Excise board-Increase to messenger
from 5000 to $50.
Collectors offlce-An additional assist
ant cashier at 81, 400 is provided.
Auditors office-lncrease to bookkeeper
from 81 800 to $1,000. An accountant at
$1.sOO is added. New stenographer at
$500
Salary of Council Roieod