Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-06

Witness fees, District Supreme Court,
$4,000. increase Of $4,000; juror fees.
$4,000; pay Of bailiffs. $4,000. increase
Of 5000; miscellaneous expenses. $4,000,
increase Of $4,000.
Charities and Corrections.
Salaries and expenses Of the board Of
charitfes-Clerk at $500. increase Of
$500; one additional inspector at $1,000;
driver and foreman, 5000, increase Of
$500: three drivers at $40 each, in
crease S120 each.
Would Abolish Board Of Charities.
The proposed legislation abolishing
the board Of charities reads as fol-
lows:
THAT the board Of charities of the
District of Columbia is hereby abol-
ished, and the Commissioners of said
District are authorized and empowered,
upon the approval of this act, to APP
point a director of charities. who shall
receive a compensation of $500 per
annum. and the appropriation made by
this act for the compensation of the
secretary to the board of charities of
the District of Columbia, and so much
as may be necessary of the appropria-
ton for the like purpose for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1916. are hereby
made available for the compensation
Of the director of charities herein au-
thorized. The said director of chart
ties shall, under the direction of the
Commissioners of the District of Co
lumbta, possess such authority and
powers and perform such duties as are
now possessed and performed by the
board of charities Of the District of
Columbia under the provisions of the
act of Congress approved June 6, 1900.
entitled An act to establish Board of
Charities Of the District of Columbia;
Provided, That all administrative func-
tons and duties now required to be
discharged and performed by the said
boa I'd of charities shall hereafter be
discharged and performed by the Com
missioners Of the District Of Columbia:
and the said Commissioners shall make
appointments to all positions now au-
thorfzed by law under the board Of
charities for the District Of Columbia,
or which may hereafter be authorized
under the director of charities herein
the District Of Columbia shall here
after enter into contracts required by
law to be entered into with all insti-
buttons. societies or associations of a
charitable, eleemosynary, correctional
or reformatory character. under appro-
priations made by Congress for their
support in whole or in part. The Com
missioners of the District of Columbia
are authorized and empowered to ap-
point a board Of charities for said Dis
trict, to consist of Ave members, all Of
whom shall be residents of the District
of Columbia, and shall serve without
compensation. The members of said
board shall be appointed for terms of
three years each, except that the orig
inal appointments shall be one for one
year, two for two years and two for
three years; and members of said
board shall be eligible for reappoint-
ment. The said board shall have such
authority and powers and perform
the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia. All appropriations author
ICED by this act for the board Of char
tiles of the District Of Columbia, and
for charities and corrections, and so
much as may be necessary of the ap-
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1915,
are hereby made available under the
provisions Of this paragraph"
Washington Asylum and Jail-0ne
1920; trained nurse who shall act as
superintendent of nursing, $1,a90, an
Increase of 5000; two nurses for annex
ward, $40 each, an increase of $50
each; nurse for operating room. $40.
Derby, 5000: Increase Of Si20 for house
keeper. For provisions, fuel, ice, etc,
$4,000, increase Of $4,000: Repairs.
etc, $4,000. increase Of $1,000: for re.
frigerator and icebox. $500. new. Total
for asylum and Jail. sso.elo. compared
with $s1 $50 In the current act.
Support of prisoners at the jail, $52,-
900. an increase Of $1,000; transporta-
ton Of prisoners to Washington Asy-
lum and jail. $4,000, increase Of $1,000.
Home for Aged and Infirm-Assistant
cook, $3.50, an increase Of $50; black
smith, 500. increase Of $3.50; two addi-
tionai farmhands at 1850 each; seam
stress, 5000, increase of $50; for re-
pairs to buildings. $1,000. increase Of
$500; for purchase Of material for per-
manent roads, $500, increase Of 500;
for purchase Of motor truck. $500; for
assembly hall, $4,000; for purchase Of
material and erection Of pisgsry. $500;
electric generators. $1,000: for extern
sion Of colored womens ward, $4,000.
sss.332. as compared with $46.sss in
the current got.
National Training School for Boys
For care and maintenance Of boys, $685.
600, an increase Of $1,000.
National Training School for Girls