Evening star., 1919-12-01
lding at a cost not to exceed

an addition to the Phelps School, in
Guiding assembly hall and gymnasium,
$4,000.
For additional amount required for
the erection of an eight-room addition,
including assembly hall, to the
Wheatley School. l5S, 600 And the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia
are hereby authorized to enter into con-
tract or contracts for said building at
cost not to exceed $4,000.
For additional amount required for
an eight-room addition, including as
sembly hall. to Takoma School. $4,000.
And the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia are hereby authorized to en-
ter into contract or contracts for said
building at cost not to exceed $780,
600.
For additional amount required for
four-room addition. including as
sembly hall, to the Gage School (sub-
mitted). $4,000.
For repair and remodeling of the
old Central High School (submitteO.
$4,000
For repair and remodeling of the NJ
Street High School (submitted), s20.
0OO
For the purchase of additional
ground adjoining the Buchanan School
(submitted), $4,000.
For the purchase of additional
ground adjoining the Dunbar High
School (submitted). s45.OOO.
For the purchase of additional
ground adjoining the John Eaton
School fsubmtted, $500.
Would Sell Lots for school.
A recommendation is made that the
District Commissioners be empowered
to sell lots S21 and S22 in square 1904
with all improvements thereon, and
that the funds obtained shall be ap-
piled to the purchase of site for q
new school building. TO be located
north of L street and east of 14th
street northwest.
a provision is included in the eSti
mates that. upon recommendation of
the board of education, provisions
shall be made for library accommo
dations in the buildings when the
funds are sufficient to make such
Fol- the police department the fol-
lowing additional employees are rec
commended: One clerk at $500, one
lieutenant at $1,000, one sergeant at
S1.400, and ninety-two privates of
class 2 at $1,000 each.
class 3. at $3.50 each. is recommend
ed, and a decrease of twenty-nine
privates of class l, at 81 oS0 each.
Legislative Provfsos.
The following legislative provisos
are submitted:
That all original appointments of
privates in said police force shall be
made to class L; privates who have
served as such for a period of one
year shall be pro oted to be privates
of class 2. If the conduct and intelli-
gent attention to duty of such pri-
Yates shall justify such promotion;
privates in said force who have served
as such in class for a period of two
years shall be promoted to be privates
of class 3. if the conduct and intelli-
gent attention to duty of such pri-
Yates shall justify such promotion.
That all members of the metropoli-
tan police force are allowed thirty
days leave of absence on account
lar pay. provided that this paragraph
shall not apply in cases where officers
are injured in the actual performance
of duty the pay at such times to be
at the same rate as when on duty"
s1,573.sO1 Asked for Police.
The total for the police department
is sE573,301.03. as compared to $780,
O20 in the present law.
The estimates for the fire department
include two additional inspectors at
81 ,0S0 each.
Increases are proposed for repairs
to apparatus. for hose and for fuel.
ments for the fire department are pro-
posed:
For six fire engines, motor driven, at
$10,500 each, $4,000; for five combi-
nation chemical and hose wagons, mo-
tor driven, at $500 each, $4,000; for
three city service trucks, motor driven
at $500 each. $25 500; for one aerial
hook and ladder truck, motor driven,
81, SEQ; for installing steam heat in
engine and truck houses, $1,000; for
one concrete and frame drill tower to
be erected adjacent to No. engine
house on North Carolina avenue be-
tween 9Th and 7th streets southeast,
on land owned by the District of Co
lumbia, $4,000; total, $145,5OO.
The total for the fire department Is
81, ,069,930, as compared to $96S,67O tn
the present law.
More Health Inspectors Asked.
In the health department six addi-
tional sanitary inspectors at $1,000
each are recommended. four addi-
tional food inspectors at S1.40O each
and an assistant poundmaster at
81 200. An increase of $4,000 is asked
for the prevention of the spread of
CONTAGIOUS diseases IN the District.
making the total $4,000.
To aid persons of moderate means
who are suffering from tuberculosis
to obtain adequate hospital care
5000 Is asked. For the enforcement
of the act for the removal of weeds
from the city the sum Of $4,000 is
asked.
For interest and sinking fund on
the funded debt payable under the
half-and-half system $975.4O8 is rec
commended. the same as under the
present law.
The estimates for the District courts
are practically the same. with a few
o. MI laI
Hospital Estimates.
Under medical charities an increase
of $4,000 is submitted for the care
and treatment of INDECENT patients at
Freedmen's Hospital, making the
total $685. for that institution.
An increase Of $4,000 is made in the
estimates for care Of INDECENT patients
at Emergency Hospital.
For continuing the construction of
Gallinger Municipal Hospital 100000
is asked.
For the support of INDECENT insane
of the District in ST. Elizabeth's Hos
pital the total of 1856, 900 Is asked, an
increase of $365,000.
For the National Guard a total of
s6,600 is proposed. as compared to
1900 appropriated this year.
For continuing the development of
"A AnaCObIid 1dfh d lOIdl OF $Z5U,UUO Is
asked, which is an increase of $780,
900.
The total for the District of Column
bia water department is fixed at
S937,710, as compared to 1856, $50 in
the present act.
Condemnation for Parks.
For the condemnation of small park
areas at intersection of streets, ave-
nues or roads in the District, to be
by the Commissioners, S25,-
900 is asked.
The following items for the extern
sion of the water distribution sys-
tenn are recommended: To provide for
the installation of an additional pump
to supply water to the filters, $4,000;