Evening star., 1920-03-25
ID. c.. APPROPRIATION BILL OUT

appropriation for the care of children
| committed to the board of children
guardians IS increased from $1S5,OoO to
S195, 900.
The amount which may be advance ed
by the disbursing officer of the Dis
trict of Columbia to the agent of the
board of children's guardiOns for ex-
penses in connection with the plac-
ing and visiting of children is increas-
ed from $500 to s400.
Industrial Home School for Colored
Children.-An additional cook at $24o
mended. The appropriation for main
tenance is made available for the up
, keep of an automobile and the sum OF
500 is appropriated for its purchase.
Ihe total of appropriation for the
care and maintenance of children un-
| der contracts to be made by the board
OF chlldren's guardians Is reduced from
S21 1900 to $4,000.
The appropriation Of $4,000 for the
National Library for the Blind and
tne appropriation of $500 for the
Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the
Blind are omitted.
The appropriation for care and
maintenance of insane of the District
OF Columbia in ST. Elizabeth's Hos
pItal is increased from 100000 to
Workhouse and Reformatory-The
| compensation of the superintendent OF
the workhouse at Occoquan and re
Iormatory at Lorton. Va. is increased
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Workhouse.-The appropriation for
maintenance Is reduced from s120. .OOO
to $4,000 and the combined appro-
prlations for fuel and construction
and repairs are reduced from SS5. .00O
to $50,
workhouse are reduced from s277.24O
TO S24I. .240 or by $4,000
Reformatory.-The appropriation for
the construction of permanent build
, 1ngs is reduced from $50 600 to $50. 900
and the appropriation for maintenance
from 100000 to $4,000. and the ap-
propriation for fuel from $4,000 to
$1O.OOO> or a total reduction of ST. 900
, ihe paragraph authorizing the Com
m1ssfoners to sell the surplus prod
ucts of the workhouse and reforma- :
tory Is recommended to be made per-
manent law.
A paragraph is recommended reap
propriating for the fiscal year 1921 the
appropriation Of $25. 900 made for the
fiscal year 1918 for the acquisition OF
| small park areas at the intersection
OF streets. avenues or roads.
Water Service.
Washington Aqueduct-A new ap-
preparation of $4,000 is recommended
for the installation of additional
pumping facilities to supply water to
the filters.
Water Department.-The compensa- =
tion of employees in the water depart
ment is recommended to be increased
for the fiscal year 1921 in order to
make their compensation equivalent
to the amounts received by them dur
ft,fr III f,,v @
in the District of Columbia act and in
the sundry civil appropriation act. as
follows:
One master mechanic. from $4,000
to s2.260, increase $3.50; 2 steam engi-
neers. $1,000 to SLIGO, increase. s1.120;
3 assistant steam engineers. $1,000 to
s1.46e, increase. $3.50: oilers. $72O
to $500. increase. $3.50; , firemen. 5000
to SLIGO. increase, $3.50; total. in
crease, $4,500.
The appropriations for maintenance
of the water service and extension of
the water service carried for the cur
rent year in three paragraphs aggre-
eating 100000 are recommended to be
carried for the ensuing year in five
paragraphs aggregating $4,000. The
paragraphs in the current law are
subdivided in order that the items of
maintenance and new improvements
may be separated and easily ascertain
able.
A paragraph is recommended in
creasing the rate of assessment for
laying water mains from $1.25 to $3.50
per linear front foot and increasing
the rate of assessment for service sew
ers from 81 to So per linear front foot
for water mains and sewers hereafter
constructed
The total of appropriations for the
water service" is Increased from
$751,210 to sS46,110, or by $94,90O
Per diem employes-The provision
for holiday leave for the per diem en-
ployes is recommended to be made
permanent law.
Miscellaneous Trust fund Deposits -
The committee recommends that the
miscellaneous trust-fund deposits ap-
preparation be made available for the
employment of bookkeeper in the au-
ditor's office, clerk in the collector s
Office. the hire Of motor trucks, and the
purchase and maintenance of an auto
mobile for inspection purposes.