Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-03
CONGRESS is ASKED
FOR $18,411,12A9e
FOR D. c. PURPOSES
Continued From Eleventh FaSe5

te provided that the garbage disposal
plant shall be located on property
sion Of Blue Plains. and the garbage
transfer stations shall be located on
sites to be purchased by the District.
Tho sum Of $4,000 is appropriated for
For the contingent expenses OF the
Of $4,000.
Bathing Beach.
superintendent, $40. increase Of $40:
S1z0 each: temporary services. supplies,
etc. $4,000. increase $500; repairs to
buildings pools. etc. $4,000. increase
$500.
Fairgrounds.
For maintenance equipment. etc,
$4,000, increase $500; clerk, $1,000,
increase $500: three additional direct
ors at $65 a month; four additional as
sistant directors at $50 a month; four
additional assistant directors at $50 a
month: three additional assistants at
s45 month: three additional watch
men at $50 a month; storekeepsr (new) at
SIS month; clerk new at SIS month:
services Of extra watchmen, $500; supplies
and expenses OF operating five swimming
pools. $5,975. increase of 33.975: hve ad-
dftional swimming teachers at $50 a
month.
Public Convenience Stations.
For maintenance $14,7oo. increase
$1,000; for new convenience station to
be located under the sidewalk and part
" under the roadway at M street and
wisconsin avenue northwest. $4,000.
Electrical Department.
Four inspectors at $1,000 each. in
crease of $500 each: electrician. at 1.4oo.
q Of 500 sraf three ssleEra graph
operators at $1,000 each. increase 5000
each; telegraph operator (new), at
$1,000; three telephone operators at
$S40 each, increase of 1920 each: tele-
phone $780, oh s.n s
phone operators. at $3.50 each; telephone
operator, at $500. increase of $50; cleo
trical inspector, at $500. increase of
$3.50; electrical inspector. at $1,5o0, in
crease of $500: electrical inspector.
increase 5000; clerk at $3.50. increase
$3.50; clerk, at $1,000. increase SIS;
clerk, $40. increase $50; clerk (newl.
81 900; repairman, at $40, increase $3.50.
For general supplies, $4,000. increase
of $3.50; for placing wires of FIRE alarm,
police patrol and telephone service un-
foreground, $1,000, increase $4,000; for
installing police patrol telephone sys-
tenn in new No. IL police precinct,
and installation of public lamps.
etc. $425,0oo. increase
SO 900; for purchase and installation OF
20 fire alarm boxes, ETC.. $4,000, increase
s1.aoo; for eniargins Are are alarm ala head.
of one motor truck in lieu OF truck to
be exchanged, $4,000.
Rock Creek Park.
For care and improvement, $4,000.
increase. $4,000.
Public Schools.
Two assistant superintendents at
$500. each, an increase of $500 for
one; clerk, $4,000. increase. $500: clerk,
81, 500, increase. 5000; one new clerk
at $1,400: four clerks at $1,000 each.
out the child labor law. $1,000. increase
of 800; one (new) stenographer,
$1,000; two stenographers at $1,000
each, increase, $3.50 each: nine addi-
Provision is made for lat additional
school teachers.
The basic salary of the principal of
the Central High School is Fixed at
$4,000 year with an increase of 800
a year for five years. The principals of
the Normal High and Manual Train
ing High Schools. other than Central
High, are to be placed at a basic sal
airy of $4,000 and shall be entitled to
an increase Of 500 a year for five
Central High School shall receive a
basic salary of $4,000 with an increase
of 800 year for five years.
Basic salaries. with 800 increases for
ant principal. who shall be dean Of the
girls at Central High School. $500, and
the director of penmanship, $500; as
sistant director of primary instruction,
$500.
Seven additional normal, high and
manual training high school heads at
$1,000 each; twenty additional teach
ers Of group A. class s. at $1,000.
Provision is made that the first years
service for all teachers hereafter APP
pointed in the graded schools shall be
probationary.
Special beginning teacher in the nor
NAL school. $500, a decrease of 800.
Vacation schools and Fairgrounds.
rians at $3.50 each; thirty-eight clerks
at 5000 each.
Longevity pay. s411.s5o. decrease of
$8S.420. Provision is made that here
after the board of education is author
ICED on recommendation of the super
intendent of schools to withhold the
longevity increase Of any teacher be-
cause of an unsatisfactory efficiency
rating.
An Increase of $4,000 is allowed for
teachers and janitors of night schools.
Provision is made that teachers and
ianitors OF public schools who are also
employed as teachers and janitors of
night schools and vacation schools shall
not fall under the prohibition of re-
ceiving two salaries.
A large number of increases are al
lowed for janitors and laborers in the
various public schools.
Provision is made for the establish
ment Of free dental clinics in the public
schools, with twelve dental operators
Mt $500 each and six dental nurses at
$500 each. Sixteen medical inspectors
at $500 each are provided: three addi-
tional graduate nurses at $1,000 each:
one new clerk at $1,000; for contingent
expenses incidental to medical inspec-
ton Of schools, $1,000.
For repairs and improvements of
school buildings, 100000: an increase
Of $4,000. For purchase and repair of
furniture, tools. ETC., in manual train
ings. $4,000: an increase of $4,000.
For fuel, gas. electric light and power.
$4,000; increase, $4,000. For furni-
ture. including clocks. pianos, etc,
s4o.530; an increase of s22,105. For
expenses. $4,000; increase
Of $4,000. For sanitary paper towels,
IS. 900; increase, $4,000. For text books
and school supplies for pupils of the
first eight grades, $4,000; an increase
Provision is made for the purchase of
text books for the use OF the pupils of
the high schools. to be distributed by
the superintendent of schools under
regulations made by the board Of edu-
cation The sum Of $50 900 is appro-
priated therefor. including $1,000 for
assistant bookkeeper and custodian.
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