The Washington times., 1912-03-02
Increase for Police.
Money for Parks.

EalkS. OF oAIu
Rock Creek drive and Lovers lane,
between Massachusetts avenue and X
street $500 is allowed.
Condemnation proceedings are autnoT-
lied TO extend Rock Creek drive north
west from Massa chuSetts avenue south
erly to Montrose Park, and to condemn
any private interest in the land i'll
Lovers lane lying between land taxed
as parcels 1910 and ?9-n, and Mo1trose
Park from T street southcrly to r
street northwest.
The sum of $1,000 is allowed for such
condemnation.
The Commissioners are authorized to
prepare highway plan to change the
location and width of Alabama avenue
southeast, between Pennsylvania avenue
and Hillside road. Condemnation is au-
thoriZed of land necessary to preserve
the sites of Fort Davis and Fort du
Pont for park purposes, and for a con-
Meeting highway between these sites by
widening Alabama avenue. Condemna-
tion of land for Mt. Hamilton Park is
authorized.
a part of the additional allowance is for
5000 for repairs and replacement of
apparatus and other equipment, the
grounds to be fully equipped by July !.
Fifteen thousand dollars is allowed to
begin the surfacinG and Improvement or
the Conduit road from FoXhall road to
Great Falls.
no class in any year of any of the high
schools shall at any time consist OF less
than ten pupils.
Teachers Must Be Paid.
Two graduate nurses for the schools
are provided at $500 each. The following
provision as to payment of teachers Is
made:
Teachers and other employees of the
| Board of Education shall be paid at the
| close of the school term and on the
| first day of every school month except
| September; and provided further, that
/ GIIob anthnTitV is hereby
given to the Auditor of the District OF
Columbia to compute salaries from the
25th of one month, to the 25th of the
| succeeding month"
! The following amendment, affecting
| many teachers, was adopted:
| provided, That all teachers of manual
training, drawing, domestic science, do,
mestic art, music. physical culture ara
kindergarten practice teachers, in the
normal high, and manual training
| high schools, ana assistants TO the OIL
the service of the public schools ana
hereafter 10 be appointed, shall be
placed in class six, group a: Provided
further, That the proNisions containec
| in the acts approved May 26, 1903, anC
| May 12, 1910, relative to the Longevity
placing of teachers in class six, 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
lie appointed, placed IN Sald class SIX.
| GroupNA, by reason of this proytso; but
TO teacher so placed in class six, 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 without like requirements
to those required of teachers of acad-
emC and scientific subjects in the high
| schools.
Police MotorbOat.
1rha .,,,, of nm allowed fn, huiI6-
ing a motor boat for the police and
ha rhOT patrol.
Fire Department leaves exceeding
twenty days in one year are required to
total sick leave with pay. No member
OGhc Fir" Department, unless on leave.
can so out of the District or bo absent
from duty without permission.