The Washington times., 1913-01-29


creased salaries for any member OF the
Metropolitan police force. A net reduc-
| ton of eighteen policemen for the next
| fiscal year is provided in accordance
| with the provisions Of the last District
appropriation BILL which specified that
no vacancies should be filled In classes
L. and until the whole number CT
Iprivates had been reduced to $40. Com
missioner Johnston. nevertheless, asked
for additional inspectors. lieutenants,
sergeants, and privates, but the COM
mittee welded the pruning knife ipeT.
! cilessly The number of drivers at $lD
each Is reduced from twenty-six to
eighteen.
In the support Of the National Bureau
Of Criminal Identification, but received
only $500
The estimates called for ss0.ss0 for
the miscellaneous expenses Of the po-
lice department. but the bill carries
only $4,000. The estimates for the House
of Detention were left intact.
The committee, however, authorizes
purchase of five motor patrol wagons
at $3.50 each, to replace horse-drawn
vehicles, and allows. in addition. $500
for the maintenance Of these patrol
wagons. The salary of the hostler at
the House OF Detention is increased
from $40 to $780, The committee de-
clined to allow $4,000 appropriation
IOT the DuTCudSe OI hdiDot pdtioh
boat. and the total appropriation for
harbor patrol Is only $3.50.
Fire Department.
In the fire department, twenty-five
engineers are allowed at $500 each,
instead Of twenty-three engineers at
s1,150 each; twenty-five assistant en-
gineers, instead OF twenty-three, are
allowed, at $1,10o each, and the sal
aries Of two marine engineers are in
creased from s1,15O to $500. There are
no other salary changes
A total of $4,000 Is appropriated for
repairs and improvements to engine
houses and grounds.
The Fire Department asked for S1S5.-
800 for increased facilities, including
house at Twelfth and II streets north
east. a house at Wisconsin and Idaho
avenues northwest, and a house for
truck company No. !. The increases
allowed, however, were as follows:
For repair and storage building. in
cluding lining of cistern, $4,000; one fire
engine, $4,000; chemical and hose
wagon, 5000: two two-wheel tractors.
5000 In all. the department gets
$4,000 instead of the $1s5.000 asked for
increases, and s130,8C0 for the miscel-
laneous expenses instead of the $155,0oo
asked.
Health Department.
In the Health Department, a net in
crease of one clerk at 1900 is authoriz-
ed A legislative proviso is that not
food inspectors in the department shall !
be employed in the enforcement of the !
milk and pure food laws in the District.
The bill omits the estimate for bac-t
THEOLOGICAL laboratory at H.3W, and
also a chemical laboratory at a.i5S. !,
The committee allowed $4,000 for the
prevention of scarlet fever and similar |
contagious diseases; 5000. for the in |
spection of dairy farms; 1900, for con- |
.fngent expenses: $500. for abatement |
of nuisances; 5000, for tine disinfection 1
service: $4,000. for isolating wards at
Garfield and Providence hospitals: 2.00o. |,
Tor maintenance Of public. crenatory;l
5000. for additional furnace at crema- |
tory. and 500 for treatment of stagnant |
water.
The committee refused to allow $4,000 |
for the prevention Of plague and also
the purchase of motor vehicles for the
Health Department and $500 for the |
eauipping of pound and stable.
The bill authorizes an expenditure CT
81. 100 for the site for pound. which is !,
PAYABLE wholly out of District revenue, !
and which transfers title to the District |
of the present pound site heretofore
located on land belonging to the Fed
eral Government.
Courts.
The estimates for the courts remained |
practically intact, and a few increases
In salaries were authorized. The clerk /
in the Police Court was increas sed 500 /
and the deputy clerk 500. For repairs
TO Police Court building 5000 is appro-
priated.
Under the head Of "writs of lunacy"
the salary Of an alienist Is increased
from $1,000 to sl,20o. The sum of S600C0
is appropriated for support of District
Two salary increases are allowed in
the office of the Board of Charities.
The chief clerk is boosted from s1,200 to
81. $50. stencgrapher from $500 to
$500. The committee rejected a pro-
pCsal to buy 4 motor ambulance for
$1,000
Reformatory and Jail.
The estimates for the Washington
slight changes. Several small salary in
creases are allowed. The committee al
lowed $4,000 for the National Training
Schoo! for Boys. the amount asked, and
$40 for the Reform School for Girls
in lieu of the s24.51O asked. The sum of
,952 is appropriated for the Home
for the Aged and Infirn. and this
amount includes an increase of $40 In
the salary OF the superintendent and
similar amount in the salary OF the
chief cook: the chief engineer is raisedt
from $500 to s1,000. and the employment
Df an additional laundress is authorized.
The sum of $500 is allowed for repairs
10 the building and $500 for improve
ments of the lighting plant.
Medical Charities.
The estimates for the Columbia Hos
pital. Children's Hospital. Homeopathic
Emergency Hospital. Eastern
Washington Home for the
Incurables, Georgetown University Hos
pital, and George Washington Uni
versity Hospital were allowed without
change.
The committee. however. cut deep into
the estimates for the Tuberculosis Hos
Dital. The Commissioners asked sll5 900.
but received only $4,000. Among the
TENS eliminated was $4,000 for erec-
ion of additional hospital buildings, in
,l,Idinp "a noWer hOnSe. hut ha | ,