Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-27
sured that the Shadballe will be held
this year and that it will be good one.
Approval of New Building.

Approval of New Building.
The report of the committee on public
buildings, William D. West, chairman.
was adopted. which report recommended
that in future. all public school buildings
shall be fireproof throughout.
1t contained approval of provision Tor
the following new buildings:
Juvenile Court building, house Of de-
tention. National Guard armory, NUM-
cipal lodging house, residence for super
intendent of tuberculosis Hospital. lnu-
nicipal hospital. storehouse for District
government, residence for superintendent
of the Industrial Home School for Col
ored Children. machine shop at Occo-
guam. hospital for inebriates Central
High School. Park View Grammar School,
two public comfort stations. plans for
municipal market, municipal fish market,
NJ Street Colored High School and also
that steps now be taken toward obtain
ing site for the building of the perma-
nent home of the Board OF Trade.
The report of the committee on the pub
lie library, +. G. Goldren. chairman, was
submitted by Miles NJ. Shand and was
adopted. 1t recommends that Congress
be urged to grant funds for increased
force, increased salaries and a larger APP
preparation for books, in accordance with
the recommendation of the board of trus-
tees.
Walter c. Clephane, chairman of the
committee on charities and correc-
tions, submitted the report of that
body. which recommends the follow
ing:
Enactment of a lay allowing jurics
in murder cases to qualify their YER
diets dispensing with capital punish
ment; passage of law compelling
adult children to support their INDECENT
parents whenever they can do so with
out loss or detriment to their wives or
children; appropriation of a sufficient
sum to erect and equip a suitable build
ing to provide accommodations for the
Juvenile Court and detention home:
appointment of at least five additional
probationary officers for the Juvenile
Court; loca ton of the inebriate asylum
in the country
The quarters of the Juvenile Court
were described by the chairman as "a
crying disgrace for a city one-fourth
| the size of Washington The report
was adopted.
I Urges Additional Parks.
The committee on municipal art, George
o. Totten. chairman, submitted its re-
port, which was adopted, with recon-
mendations for additional parks and play
grounds, reclamation of the Anacostia
flats, preservation of Potomac palisades,
Fastening the work near the Union sta
ton, better housing for the very poor,
immediate action on the establishment
Of extensive botanical gardens and de-
velopment of the water front.
The committee on municipal finance,
George Truesdell chairman. submitted its
report. which was read by William H.
Singleton and which contained no recon-
mendations. The report, after reviewing
the state of the finances of the District
concluded as follows:
The appropriations for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1914, aggregated s11, 257,
054. 1t will be seen from the foregoing
statement that the finances of the Dis
trict are in very healthy and encourag-
ing condition, admitting of liberal ex-
penditures without increases in taxa
ton, provided appropriations are made
in strict accordance with the require
ments of the organic act
Arthur Z. Birney. chairman of the COM
mittee on law, submitted the report Of
that body, which. however, contained no
recommendations. The same applied to
that Of the committee on national forest
and park reserve. w. V. Cox, chairman.
The reports of the committee on river
and harbor improvement NJ. I. Weller.
chairman, and that from the national
councillor. to the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States. which was to have
been submitted by John L. Weaver were
held over until the next meeting. Fol
lowing the business of the evening a
buffet luncheon in the big ballroom was
enjoyed by those present.