Evening star., 1921-12-05

22s.oszs5. and paid losses amounting
to $4,7s3,545.11. These figures include
cellaneous insurance.
The report Of the superintendent
Of weights and measures shows that
out of 1882 weighing and measuring
devices inspected during the fiscal
year. only 1905 had to be condemned
ent confiscated 337 devices.
During the fiscal year. the report
states, 100000 pounds of sea food
were handled at the District fish
wharves and markets.
The Commissioners tell Congress.
under the head of Fairgrounds, that
with present inadequate facilities
only one-fourth of the children of
the National Capital are provided with
supervised recreation. A total OF
less than forty Of the 1920 acres of
land in the city are devoted to SUPER
vised play. the report continues
:,74S,s9s Use Fairgrounds.
That the children of Washington
want Fairgrounds is evidenced by the
boys and girls visited the existing
grounds during the last fiscal year.
This was a marked increase in at
tendance over the preceding year.
The Commissioners pass on to Con-
gress in their report the recommenda-
tions of Maj. Gessford. former super
intendent of police, for establishment
of traffic court and enactment Of
law to restrict the sale of danger
Gus weapons.
In contradiction to statements that
have been made during recent months.
the report tells Congress that there
was a decrease in the number of
criminal cases reported to the police
department during the last fiscal
year, the number for last year being
2.618 as compared with 1852 for the
preceding twelve months. Due to the
activity of the police in enforcing the
trafhc regulations, there was an in
crease in the number of arrests for
minor infractions
479 Stolen Autos Returned. -
Attention is called to the fact that
the police department returned to
owners 41S automobiles out of SIS
reported stolen. an average of S3.13
efficiency.
AS a result of several large fires
which occurred on government reser-
vations, the city's fire loss for the
year amounted to $919.9S2. an in
| crease Of $49o.104 over the preceding
year. Fires in government buildings
represented $4,000 of the total dam
age for the year.
Hope is expressed in the fire de-
partment section of the report that
the department soon will be motor
horses in fire service was reduced
during the year from ninety-six to
seventy-four.
Notwithstanding the depression
| Industrial world during the last fiscal
year. the Commissioners report to
Congress that the local board Of
charities found no material increase
in the number Of public dependents
The Commissioners again urge upon
Congress the necessity for home
and school for feeble-minded children
in the DISTRICT. also the need for
schools for white and colored chill
| dren.
Teach Parents Care.
The Commissioners report that the
board Of children's guardians is dis
children from unsuitable homes, wher-
| ever it seems possible to correct the
| home conditiaps. AS result of this
policy, there vas reduction OF sixty
from their parents during the year
and placed under guardians
| At the close of the last fiscal year
| there were los, 500 trees planted along
| the streets and avenues Of the city.
according to the report. The nursery
fine trees. but this developing sta
| tion, the report states, is too small to
supply a sufficient number of trees to
| keep pace with the growth of the city
and the rapid laying out Of new
| The Commissioners remind Con-
gress that Washington has practi-
cally exhausted its available dump
| ing space for rubbish and that the
| time has come when dumping ground
l he 40 ho afvio
| Items for Improvement.
The Commissioners tell Congress
that to improve the trash. ash and
garbage collection services, the fol-
lowing items are urgently needed:
| "A stable in the suburbs to shorten
the haul Of horse-drawn vehicles, q
stable and wagon sheds to replace
the horses used in the ash service are
sheltered, shop where repairs to all
the equipment used in the several
services would be made, a garage for
| trucks used in the garbage service,
the overhauling and remodeling OF
an up-to-date trash plant. with in
lcinerator of large capacity. located
in the Industrial section along the
railroad. and the acquisition of prop
jerty outside the District of Columbia
for dumping purposes"
| The estimated value of building
Iconstruction undertaken in Washing
ton during the last fiscal year Is
given in the report as $1S,999,926, a
decrease Of $3.63S,936, as compared
with the preceding fiscal year.
Although the amount of money In
volved in building operations went
down, there was an increase Of 785
in the number Of individual permits
issued for building projects.
Water Consumption Decreases.
The Commissioners inform Congress
4 that the mean daily consumption OF
water in the District during the last
fiscal year was 81 .506,830 gallons, be-
ing almost 100000 gallons less than
the mean daily consumption for 1890
making a per capita consumption OF
1905 gallons.
The total amount Of water pumped
during the year was 11,35S. .ss3,73e
gallons. During the year the depart
i ment detected and stopped under.
ground leakage to the extent Of
500, $50 gallons a day.
The Commissioners report a. &
whole II one OF the shortest ever sub
mitted to Congress by the District
building, the city heads having recog.
nized the desire throughout the gov
ernment service for economy In print.
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