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

Medical Charities.
Care and treatment of INDECENT pa
ltients-Children's Hospital, $4,000. in
crease Of $4,000; Emergency Hospital,
, $500. increase, $4,000; Eastern Dis
pensary, $1s.500. increase. $1,000;
Georgetown University Hospital, ST.
600 increase, $4,000; George Washing
ton University Hospital. $4,000. in
tuberculosis Hospital-One additional
assistant resident physician. $500; one
| roentgenologist, $500. new: one addi-
tional graduate nurse at $500; assist
ant engineer. $40, increase of $50;
e for $780, Of fo of
cipient cases. $4,000: for purchase OF
X-ray machine, $4,000; total for Tuber-
culosis Hospital, s62,9so. as compared
with $52,360 in the current act.
ton of the building in accordance with
plans under authority given in the
District appropriation act for the fiscal
year 1915. $4,000, the limit of cost
Of construction being fixed at 100000.
Board of Children's Guardians-Admin-
istrative expenses. $3,7e0, an increase
of 5000; agent at $4,000. increase of
s20e; two additional investigating Off
increase of $3.50; physician at 1920,
new. The Commissioners recommend
that hereafter the members of the
board shall be appointed by the District
feeble minded children, s25, 900. increase
of $1,000; board and care of all chill
dren committed to the guardianship of
the board by the courts, etc, $4,000,
an increase of $4,000.
Industrial Home School for Colored
Children-One additional teacher. at $3.50 1;
clerk at $500, new; farmer. $40. in
crease of $50; blacksmith, $40. increase,
$50 /; cook, $500, increase of $50 laundress,
5000. increase of $50: temporary labor,
including the purchase Of horses and
wagons, s11,500, an increase of $4,000
repairs to buildings. $4,000, increase.
$1,000; for maintenance of school, $4,000.
increase, $1,000; repairs and improve
ments. $4,000, increase. $500; total for
school, $34,S30, compared with s29,2s0 in
the current act
The Commissioners propose the follow
ing legislation for moving the Industrial
Home School to a new location:
THAT hereafter all appointments to
and removals from annual and other posi-
lions authorised by law and appropri-
atoms for the Industrial Home School
shall be made by the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia tsubmitted).
That the Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia be, and they are hereby
authorized and directed to transfer and
convey to the United States for the use
Of the Naval Observatory, title to SO much
OF that certain plot Of ground known az
the Industrial Home School property as
is situated within the Naval Observatory
circle. amounting to 6.764 acres. more or
less, together with all buildings on said
plot. for the sum of $1S4,4O4, and said
amount is hereby authorized to be paid
for such purpose from any appropriation
to be made therefor to the credit of a
permanent indefinite APPROPRIATION en-
titled. Site and buildings, Industrial
Home School, District of Columbia upon
certificate of the Secretary of the Navy
that the necessary transfer Of title has
been effected: Provided further, That the
Commissioners of the District Of Column
bia are hereby authorized to sell the re-
naming portion Of said Industrial Home
School property. either by public OF
private sale. upon such terms as may be
most advantageous to the District OF
Columbia, and to pay tho proceeds OF
such sale or sales to the collector OF
taxes of said District for deposit in the
Treasury to the credit of said appropri-
School. District Of Columbia and the
amount derived from the sale of said
property, together with the appropriation
herein authorized as the value of the land
and buildings transferred to the United
states. is hereby appropriated and made
available without reference to a fiscal
year for the purchase Of a site and the
erection thereon of suitable buildings in
the District OF Columbia for the use OF
the Industrial Home School: And pro
vided further. That the Commissioners Of
the District of Columbia are authorized
to use, the buildings now occupied by thu
Industrial Home School until such time
| a. the new site has been acquired anG
| the necessary buildings herein AUTHORIZE
are ready for occupancy"
Temporary Homes.
For new municipal lodging house
$4,000. Of which not more than $4,000
is for land.
Hospital for the Insane. for support
of INDECENT insane of the District OF
Columbia, $4,000. an increase of &c.
o0o..
Observation-Disclosures superintend-
ent, $1,000. increase OF 500; two re-
ceiving officers, $1,000. increase Of 5000
each; superintendent OF laundry, $500.
increase Of 1920; for repairs to build
ings. etc. 5000. an increase Of $1,000;