Evening star., 1920-11-28
Increases for Hospitals
and Other Institutions,
Ground for Parks Asked

Increased appropriations for
number of hospitals in Washington
are recommended by the. commls-
sioners.
For Freedmen's Hospital-the 1921
appropriation was $4,000: the estl-
mates for 1922 are $4,000.
For Columbia Hospital for women
and ,Lying-in Asylum-the 1921 appro-
priation was 100000. and the same
amount is recommended for 1922
For the Children's Hospital. an in
crease from $4,000 to $4,000 is urged.
For Providence Hospital. an IN
crease from $4,000 to $4,000 is asked.
For Garland Memorial Hospital. an
increase from $4,000 to $4,000.
For Emergency Hospital. the same
appropriation as for the current MS
cal year, $22. 200. is asked.
For Casualty Hospital. the same ap,,
preparation as for the current fiscal
For the Washington Home for Incur
ables. the same appropriation as Tor the
present fiscal year, $5 600.
For Georgetown University Hospital,
the same appropriation as for the pres
ent fiscal year. $1,000.
For George Washington University
Hospital. the same appropriation as for
1921, 5000.
For the Tuberculosis Hospital. in
creases IN salaries for all employees from
$50, $40 to $2S,3 800 is asked. The super
intendent is slated for an increase from
Tuberculosis Hospital is. ss4.s2o. as
against an appropriation for the cur
rent fiscal year Of SIS, ,140. This includes
repairs to the buildings and grounds.
road and sidewalks and supplies.
For construction of the Gal1inger Me-
mortal Hospital, the limit of cost is
81. SOC. 900. The appropriation in 1920
was 500. 900. An appropriation of $780,
600 is asked for the next fiscal year.
Park Ground Proposals.
Acquisition Of considerable ground for
park purposes by the District Commits
sioners would be authorized in the pro-
posals in the District appropriation bill.
For condemnation of small park
areas at the intersection of streets.
avenues and roads, to be selected by
the Commissioners, the same appro-
priation is asked as for the present
fiscal year-$2, 500.
Authority is also recommended for
the Commissioners to acquire the fol-
lowing tracts for park purposes at a
total cost not to exceed $1.500.000, and
the appropriation asked is $500 200.
The tract known az klingie Road
Valley Park. comprising 1871 acres,
and Piney Branch Valley Park. COM
prising 1885 acres.
The Dean tract. containing nine
and a quarter acres. and the Patter-
son tract, 81.76 acres.
The Commissioners would be au-
thorized to reduce the area to sbe ac-
quired in any of these tracts where.
by reason Of improvements, construc-
ton or unreasonable prices asked or
for other reasons in the proposed
projects, the public interest may re-
quire.
Pay Increases Scheduled.
For the Home for the Aged and
Infirm an increase from $75,692, ap-
propriated for the present fiscal year,
to S104,9O0 for the next fiscal year
is recommended.
Pay increases are scheduled for all
employees totaIing $31,52 as against
s2O,092 for the current fiscal year.
For provisions, fuel, clothing, etc.
the amount asked is $4,000. which is
the same as the appropriation for
the present fiscal year.
For repairs and improvements. the
same amount as appropriated FOR 1871
is asked for 1922, $4,000.
Other large sums for improvements
include: Renewal of plumbing, $4,000:
renewal of floors. $4,000: renewal
and replacing of boilers. feed pipes
and pipe lines. $2,500.
Requests for Asylum.
For the washington Asylum and
iai, an increase from 1921 appro-
priation of $213.355 to $22s.7S0. for the
ascal year ending June 80. 1922. is
asked by the Commissioners.
This includes general increases in
salaries from $33,755 to $48,230.
The increase for the hospital for
maintenance. provisions. drugs, ETC..
Is from $75 200 to $4,000.
For repairs to the buildings, paint
ing. plumbing. etc. the same appro-
/ priation as for 1921 is Is asked for the
next fiscal year~sSyyotThi ar ~ ~ i.;, n,,so,
ers of the District, including pay OF
The guards, the same appropriation
az for the present fiscal year-$90.0 .00G
lis asked for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1922. :,
l. Streets and Beach.
Street improvements In the National
! CAPITAL constitute one of the most
important schedules In the District
appropriation bill.
The appropriation for this work
during the present fiscal year is $614,-
200. For the next fiscal year $8OO,90
Increases in salaries at the bathine
J appropriation asked for the fiscal
vesr 1872 is $3.50, as against $4,000
during the present fiscal year.
| II. il proposed to increase the salary
of the superintendent from 1920 to
$500 and two watchmen from $500 to
$40.
For temporary services, supplies
and maintenance the estimate IL
81. 500. For repairs to the buildings
pools and upkeep of the grounds the
estimate is $1,780.
Moro Asked for Training.
4 The estimates for the National
Training School for Boys is $4,000
1 for the fiscal year ending June 80
/ 1922. as against $67.s00 for the pres
ent fiscal year.