Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07

treatment or prisoners convicted for long
terms, just as the worlkhouse at Deco.
our methods Of handling short-term
prisoners.
Municipal Hospital.
The appropriation for plans and Spec
ifications for a municipal hospital
seems to assure the erection of that
institution at an early date. This will
be the realization Of something for
which the Commissioners and the board
Of charities have worked earnestly for
many years. 1t is the most urgent
need in our whole local system of char
table and correctional institutions, and
1t Is earnestly urged that at the COM
ing session Of Congress money be pro-
vided to begin work on the buildings.
Additional Inspectors and Placing
Officers.
The need Of additional inspectors and
placing officers for the board of chill
dren's guardians is again emphasized.
One additional officer was authorized
by Congress last year. and there is still
urgent need for at least three or four
more officers
Industrial Home School.
Attention is called again to the need
for a larger site and more modern
buildings for the Industrial Home
School for White Children. The board
of charities recommends the enactment
of a law authorizing the sale of the
property now occupied by the school
and the purchase of a new site farther
removed from the city, where a large
tract of land can be obtained at a rea-
sonable price.
Feeble-Minded Children.
The Importance of an institution suit
able for the care Of feeble-minded chill
dren is again urged. A large and rep
resentative committee OF citizens inter-
ested in social welfare, under the lead
ership OF the Monday Evening Club, has
been organized to forward the effort to
secure legislation for this purpose. This
need is peculiarly urgent because the
District of Columbia has no suitable
place for this class of dependents, and
permanent custodia1 care is necessary
to prevent them from reproducing their
kind. as they will inevitably do IL not
properly segregated.
Nonresident Insane.
work of deportation of nonresident in
great numbers, and, being picked up
by the police, would remain a perma-
nent charge upon the community in
many instances if not returned to their
homes The .number deported during
the past year was ninety-five. During
the past eight or ten years the board
has deported approximately 20 per cent
OF all the patients admitted,
General Administration.
AS to matters Of general policy, the
boards report follows the lines Of pre-
vious years and urges again the i'm
portance of a distinct separation be-
tween public and private charities 1t
rejoices in the gradual increase in the
number and strength Of public institu-
tions in the past few years.
Since the organization of the board
important new institutions established
are the Home for the Aged and Infirn,
Tuberculosis Hospital, Industrial Home
School for Colored Children and the
workhouse at Occoquan. In addition
appropriations made for a reformatory
for the District and a new municipal
hospital. to be known as the Gallinger
Hospital.
Roadway Pavements.
The sum of $55S,000 was appropriated
FOR expenditures during the year in paw
Ing new roadways and Restricting and
repairing old roadway pavements, and
the sum Of $241,s50 for the construction
Of suburban roads, For paving sidewalks
and alleys 100000 was appropriated
for the construction and repair of
bridges $142,60O was appropriated: for
grading streets, alleys and roads $4,000
t0d md F~v
sidewalks and curbs around public res
ervations and government buildings
$4,000 was appropriated. The sum of
$140,569 was expended for repairing
underground construction work. The
total OF these expenditures aggregates
$1,330.919. In paving work sheet asphalt,
asphalt block and asphaltic concrete were
used.
The prices paid for new sheet asphalt
pavement, asphalt block and asphaltic
concrete pavement were as follows:
Laying sas. = sheet asphalt pavement teh-inch
comnressi sn5fae Mib a, binder before
Laying vitrifed block cutters, with e-inch
Laying e bitum nia concrete pavement on 1877
6inch concrete base. ............... 164
Laying bituminous concrete pavement on
Laying Inch asphalt block pavement. ~
with 6-inch concrete base. ............ Ito
The prices for the fiscal year 1915 are
as follows:
Laying sheet asphalt pavement C2h-inch
asphalt surface, Pinch binder, before
compensatory, with 6-inch concrete base. Its
Laying vitrifed block CUTTERS with e-inch
concrete Dase OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. LBS
Laying asphaltic concrete pavement e
inches thick after compensatory on g.
Laying asphaltic Concrete pavement e 1t"
inches thick after compressio0) on
broken stone base ................. 06
No contract has been made for the
fiscal year 1915 for laying asphalt block,
as the only bid received was from a con-
tractor who bid to furnish block not
manufactured in the city of Washington.
where the work of manufacture could
be kept under proper supervision, The
matter Of letting contract for this class
Of work for 1915 has therefore been held
in allegiance.
The current prices for resurfacfnr and
repairing asphalt pavements. under con-
tract, during tho year were as follows:
laying sheet asphalt pavement 49,
(21aipch asphalt surface q
inch binder before compress
sion) with 6-inch concrete base S16S
Laying sheet asphalt surface (2H
Laying sheet asphalt surface (re-
surfacing by heater method. ,,. so go
Laying sheet asphalt binder lin
connection with Restricting
work. ..... .3S
l9sInf sheet Get asphalt surface tfor