The Washington times., 1915-12-08

the relief OF dlssbIed retired unembtrs
Of the police and fire departments"
says tho report. The fnhufficiency OF
the funds provided for the relief OF
those who, after years u seif-sacrihcs
ing gcyou9n to tho public service.
tul community TO spare them the priva-
tlons incident TO their disability, n a
continual cause of Distress"
Tho annual registration OF automo-
Dlcs, motor cycles and motor vehicles
In order TO aid IN the collection Of taxes
on these vehicles 10 recommended, The
board ALSO rccof1nends tho annual rex
gtraton o. motor boats, launches and
other water craft.
"Thc total deficiency IN the pollce-
mems and hremen's relief fund 70 meet
pension payments 10 the close OF the
1scal year amounted 10 e6.65e.6e. OF
this sum tS5,@29e was brought forward
from the previous years and SlO,96J1 - In
CURED during the year just closed.
lnasmuch as the present law provides
that all deficiencies In these funds shall
be made up from receipts from dog
these sources prove insufficient. II is evi-
dent that there should be other or addI-
tional provision made of the necessary
funds to meet pavments IN fun under
the various acts Of Congress relative to
to said fund. BY so doing there would
not be any change with respect to the
rates or measures Of pensions and relief.
butt only as 70 the provision OF ade-
duRte funds TO meet such payments"
Arrests Total 1929.
The report shows that property TO the
value OF S1S9.4li.14 was recovered by the
Police Department during the year. The
total number OF arrests for ali offenses.
Including violation Of the police regliIa-
tions and notices TO appear in court was
S7.2le as compared with 57.24l for the pre-
ceding year. Probably the greatest need
OF The Fire Department the Commits
sioners say, is the notoriEation OF its
apparatus, both from economic aud ef-
nclency Btandpoints.
while certain progress has been
made In recent years along this line, -
| Il Is stated. THE Commissioners feel
that the installation OF such apparatus
next three or possibIy four Years The he
| entire department would be equipped
and the now obsolete horse-drawn ap.
paratus entirely dispensed with. We
urge that action along this line be
The. Commissioners concur in the views
| Expressed by their predecessors relative
to the control OF the water supply. and
| have included in their estimates legisla-
/ tion placing tho whole wBteF system
under them. as they believe that consid-
/ cradle economy OF administration will
result IG the proposed cIIanEe Il made.
| Under the present law the control OF
tho water supply Y divided between a,,Il the
neers. United States army. setting under
the direction Of the Secretary OF War
Loan Shark Law Change.
Instrumentation IS made that the
"losn shark law be amended, 30 as 10
provide. under proper regulation, for
the carrying. on Of small loan busi-
''The strict enforcement Of tho loan
shark law has worked great hard
ship upon many needy persons. save
| the report. There Is no place. within
] the District TO which. such people may
apply for a small loan."
| II Is recommended that Congress enact
a law which viii compel cloiInanta fol
! damages against the District, .occasionec
! BY alleged negligence on the part oi
4 the District. TO report tho time. place
/ and circumstances OF Such negltgonce
within a reasonable time or Forfeit their
i1S9t ATTENTION q directed to the need FOL
| IL gislation for the better control OF tht
milk supply as recommended by Heath
! Officer w. G. Woodward in his annua
30. there were L.161 dairy farms regis
tered on which there were 1S,40 cattle
The number of places registered a.
dairies was forty-Slx.
Recommendation is made that the Law
be- amended to authorize direct commit
/ nlents TO the worishouBe at Occoquan
In place OF the present method OF round
| about commitments through the Wash
ington Asylum and Jail. AS In formei
| reports, emphasis is laid upon the i'm
portance OF the indeterminate sentenc1
and parole law "in place OF the presen
unsatisfactory system OF short deuniu
sentences. which result frequently II
the same person being sentenced sey
eral times a year"
j Prompt Hearings Advocated.
The report states that because prison
ers frequently have to walt man,
months before their cases can be hear,
in the courts. large number OF per
sons are at all times held in the Jai
awaiting court action.
This Is deemed most unfortunate.
says the report. 1T is urged that step
be taken to secure prompt hearing
in the case OF persons accused OF crime
and unable to give bail"
The report states that the work o
the Insurance Department has In
creased steadily, and that there Is VI
gent need for an addition to the force
There has been no increase in tn
number OF clerks PROVIDED for this de
partment since 1906, y II Is stated, an
the revenues have increased from 1910
in 1902. TO S102. 1911 in 1914"
| At the close of the nscsl year tn
project for the reclamation ana I'm
i lproYement OF the Anacostia fats wa
about 10 per cent completed. accordin
70 the report, resulting in the Eartit
Improvement of the channel "betwee
the -Ahacostia and Pennsylvania avenu
bridges and in the partial reclamatio
OF about fifty-hve acres of land. -
No Funds Voted.
The Commissioners have included I
their estimates for the next hscal yea
an item OF $4,000 for the continuatio
| OF the work. which amount Include
! 5000 authorised to be expended dui
Ing the current. fiscal year but fC
which no funds were appropriated. .
; 1t viii soon be necessary to rebuilt
the wharf structures along the Wasf
ington channel II is stated. and, whe
this Is done,' IL should be along SON
definite plan. The current District al
/ preparation bill contained an item
$4,000 for the construction OF marks
buildings at the municipal fish whar
plans for which are being prepared ]
! the offiee OF the Municipal Architect.
Fl Following is a summary OF the n
"a r0KT MINED