Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-03

semDay As1A Aneo = e"'s
For the purchase Of additional
ground adjoining the John Eaton
School, and for the erection OF an
eight-room addition. with assembly
hall, t1o3.26o.
For the erection Of . trade school on
site now owned on Potomac avenue be
. sscs ooa 18th and l4th streets southeast
For the erection Of an eight-room
addition. with assembly hall. to the
Syphax School, $4,000.
For the purchase OF land and for the
remodeling and extension OF the Ten
ley School by four rooms and Assembly
hall, $S9,s15.
For the purchase Of additional land
and for the construction OF an eight
room extensible building. with as
sembily hall, to replace the Reservoir
and Conduit Road School, $10s.Sss.
For the erection OF a four-room e1-
tensible building to replace the
Smothers School, $52.5o
For the purchase OF a site for si1.
teen-room building west of Norts
Capitol street and north or street
$4,000.
For the purchase of site for SIX.
teen-room building between 10Th ana
18th streets northwest, on or near
Spring road. $4,000.
fOT tne purchase u sllc AoA q 49,
teen-room building west OF 18TH stree
northwest. in the Ingleside sectioh
$4,000.
For the purchase of a site for six
teen-room building in the seventh di'
vision, $4,000.
Additional amount required for the
erection OF a foundry at the MCKINNEY
Training Echool, $4,000.
Additional amount required for tne
construction of a building to FURNISH
toilet facilities for the Benning Schooi
$3.50.
Additional amount required for the
erection of four-room addition TO the
Burrville School. s12.6o0.
Additional amount required for an
eight-room addition. with assembly,
hall. to the Petworth School, s10,5oo'
Total amount. s1.595.5ss: increase
$753.5o0.
Columbia Institution for the Deaf.
$4,000. an increase of $500
For instruction of blind children OF
state $500 is provided. an increase OF
81 900.
Metropolitan Police.
Chief clerk, s2,25o. increase of $3.50:
2 new clerks at $500 each; clerks
clerk at $40, increase of $40; 4 sur
geons OF police and fire departments at
81 200 each, an increase of $3.50 eacn.
Provision is made for additional com
pensation for 80 privates detailed fof
privates detailed for special service In
the various precincts. and for one in,
spector of captains detailed for speciai
service.
Provision is made for 3 additional
lieutenants at 81 900 each. and for
additional sergeants at 81 400 each.
An increase of 1920 each is provided
for 49, privates of class 3; this Is a
decrease of % privates OF that Glass;
IS privates of class get an increase
Of sl2o each: there is a decrease OF
7 privates of this class. Provision is
made for IS additional priva,,ses OF OF
class !. Privates of class 1 VIII each
receive an increase of $3.50.
A legislative provision rs 20 the
feet that preliminary, to permanent ap,
pointment as patrolmen there shaiI
be a period OF probation fixed by the
District Commissioners. None Is to
receive q permanent appointment VINO
has not served the required propa-
Six teiephone operators at 1000 re-
cefye increases of 800. Provision Is
made for six additional janitors AZ
S72O: IA janitors at S720 receive in
creases of 1920 each; one new iapo. =
for an increase in the amount allowed
police officers and privates for the
maintenance of horses and motor We
hicles. The salaries of 40 drivers are
increased to $3.50 ana , 10 n aIdeiI ma
irons have their salaries increased to
sS4O. Provision is made for the ap-
nointment of additional policewomen
at $1,000. and the salaries OF the two
women now on the force are incre%se'
20 Traffic branch-One new captain
$4,000: one new lieutenant. $1,000
three sergeants (new) at $l.4o0 eacn
Provision is made for the reconstruc
ton Of cell corridors ana tne eee e;r9t
and second precinct station houses. TIT
sum of $4,000 is asked for site fol
a central police station in the down.
town section, and $4,000 for additiona
land adjoining the eleventh precinct
Il is proposed to appropriate sa2.tot
to purchase the building now occupied
by the house of detention. For the
harbor patrol. $500 is asked Tor q
gasoline launch.
Fire Department.
One new deputy chief engineer NJ
$4,000; four additional battalion chief
engineers at $4,000 each; deputy nre
marshal at $500. increase ot,Sl ~
each, and an increase of $50 to two
other inspectors: one new clerk at
81 200; one new sergeant at $1,000: as
sistant superintendent of machinery at
1900, increase of $500: two marine
bremen at $3.50 each. an increase OF
$40: 70 additional privates of class
3 at $1,l40 each; So additional privates
of class / at $3.50 each: for repair and
to engine houses. SIS. $500.
an increase of $4,000; for repairs to
apparatus and ID m m oa vehicles *is'o00'
The following permanent improve
ments are asked: For one concrete
and frame drill tower, to be erected
adjacent to No. s engine house. on
North Carolina avenue between 9Th
owned by the District OF Columbia.
$500; for three aerial hook and lad
der trucks, motor driven, at $12.500
each, $4,000: for two tractors. motor
driven. at $4,000 each. $1,000: for six
fire engines. motor driven. at $500
chemical and hose wagons, motor
driven, at $500 each. $40.60o: for in
stalling steam heat in engine and
truck houses. $S.oso.
Health Department.
Assistant health officer. $4,000. an in
crease Of $500; clerk at s1.400, increase
Of 5000: one new clerk at $40: three
new sanitary inspectors at $1,000; chief
food inspector at $2,250, increase of $3.50;
one new food inspector at $1,000: three
new food inspectors at $1.400: chemist,
$3.50, increase OF $3.50; assistant chem
list, $500, increase of $500: chief Of
bureau of preventable diseases at $1,000
at 81 day.: assistant bacterioiogist
at $1,000, increase of $500, assistant
(new) at 1880; one new
assistant at $40: one labor