Evening star., 1921-12-05
Appropriations Asked
for Courts, Corrections
and District Charities


and District Charities
Among the appropriations asked for
the courts in the District of Columbia,
support of convicts, for charities and
corrections and for the maintenance
of the Jail, workhouSe and reforma-
tory, the national training schools for
boys and girls, are the following:
For support of the probation system,
Supreme Court, $5,s25, which includes
as salaries: Probation officer. $4,000:
assistant probation officer increase
of $340 submitted). $1,740; stenogra-
phsr and y typeWritsr .,eH and ASSISTANT ss sta
For the Juvenile Court a total of
s46.s6o is asked as against SS7,sso ap-
propriated for the current fiscal year.
Items Are Listed.
This Includes salaries and other ex-
penses as follows:
Judge increase of $400 submitted),
$4,000; clerk increase of $3.50 sub
mtted). s2.2sO; deputy clerk. who is
authorized to act as clerk in the abb
sence of that officer increase of $3.50
submitteD. $1.740; financial clerk.
who is authorized to act as deputy
clerk Gncrease of $24O submitted),
s1,440: stenographer and typewriter,
clerk (increase of s24O submitted.
S1,320; stenographer and typewriter
for judges work and to aid in keep
ing records in clerks office increase
of s240 submitteO, 1890: chief pro-
baton officer increase of 5000 sub
mitted). $4,000: assistant chief, who
shall also be Investigating officer for
children's cases Gncrease of $240 sub
mitted). s1.740; two probation officers
at $1.500 each increase of $500 each).
submitted). $4,000; probation officer
for adult cases increase of $500 sub
mitted), $1,500; five probation officers.
at S1.740 each increase of $240 each),
submitteO. $7.500: Investigating OFF,
GER for juvenile work increase of
$3.50 submitted). S1.6s0: investigating
$500 submitted), $1.500: record and in
formation clerk for probation Office
increase of S240 submitted), s1.44O:
clerk for probation office increase OF
s240 submitted). sl.140: bailiff Gin
crease of s420 submitted). $3.50;
bailiff increase of $24O submittedD.
$1.140: telephone operator increase
of $40 submitted). s1.140; messenger
increase of $24O submitted), $1.440;
janitor increase of $500 submitted),
submitted, $42O. Total. $39.S6O.
Miscellaneous. For compensation OF
jurors Gncrease of $500 submitted).
$1,000: for transportation and travel
ing expenses to secure the return OF
absconding probationers. 5000. The
Columbia is authorized to advance to
the chief probation officer of the Ju-
venile Court. upon reQuisition pre-
viously approved by the judge of the
Juvenile Court and the auditor of the
District of Columbia, sums of money
not to exceed $50 at any one time. 70
be expended for transportation and
travelling expenses to secure the re-
turn of absconding probationers. and
to be accounted for monthly on item
ized vouchers to the accounting offi-
Ger of the District of Columbia. For
meals of jurors and of prisoners tenn
porarily detained at court awaiting
trial, 800: for rent. $4,000; for furni-
ture. fixtures. equipment and repairs
to the courthouse and grounds. $500;
for fuel, ice, gas. laundry work, sta
:ionery. printing. books of reference.
periodicals. typewriters and repairs
thereto, binding and rebinding. pres
ervation of records. mOps. brooms and
buckets, removal of ashes and refuse.
telephone service, travelling expenses
and other incidental expenses not
otherwise provided for. $4,000.
$71.35O for Police Court.
For the Police Court a total of
s71.350 is asked. which is an increase
of nearly $4,000 OF this $5O.30O is
for salaries. as follows:
Two judges at $4,000 each Gncrease
of $500 each submitted. $4,000: clerk
increase of $3.50 submitted. $2,460:
deputy clerk fncrease of $3.50 sub
mittedD, S1,S60; three deputy clerks
at s1.Ti0 each increase of s24O each
submitted. $500; two deputy clerks
at S1,5O0 each increase of $500 each).
submitted). $4,000: deputy financial
clerk Gncrease of s24O submitted).
s1.74o; deputy assistant financial
$1.74O; probation officer Gncrease of
1850 supmitted). $1,S6O; three assist
ant probation officers at S1.440 each
increase of S240 each submitted),
$500; stenographer increase of $240
submitted. s1.440; seven bailiffs at
s1.14o each increase of s24O each),
submitted), $3.50; deputy marshal
fncrease of $3.50 submitted), $3.50;
janitor Gncrease of $500 submitted,
$500: engineer increase of $420). sub
increase of s240 submitted). $3.50;
fireman increase of $500 submitted).
$500; assistant janitor (increase of
$500 submitted). $500; matron (in-
crease of $500 submitted). $500: four
cleaners at $500 each increase of
s24o each submitted). s2.4O0; tele-
phone operator increase of $3.50 SUBJ
mitted). S1.140.
Other items for the Police Court in
clude: Miscellaneous. $4,000: for wit
ness fees. $4,000: for furniture. $3.50:
for lodging, meals and accommoda-
tions of jurors. etc, $500: for com
Pensation of Jurors, $4,000: for re-
rolling clerks, at $1.s60 each Gin
crease of $3.50 each), s7,440; stenog-
s1.6s0; four assistant clerks, at s1,140
each increase of S240 each). $3.50;
pairs and improvements to buildings,
$4,000.
$4,000 for Municipal Court.
For the Municipal Court a total of
S59.66O is asked. as against $52,1
for the current fiscal year. This in
cludes:
Five judges. at $4,000 each Gin
(increase of $500, s1.S6O: jury clerk
clerk and messenger increase of
$1,000, $1.140; janitor increase of
$1,000, $500; elevator operator Gn-
crease of $1,000. 5000; charwoman (in-
building, S3,6Oo; for fixtures and re-
pairs to furniture and building Gin
crease of 5000, 81 900; for contingent
expenses, including books. law books.
books of references, fuel. light, tele-
phone. blanks. doekets. and all other
necessary miscellaneous items and
supplies Gncrease of $1,000 submit
ted. $4,000: for lodging, meals and
accommodation for jurors and deputy
United States marshals while in at
tendance upon them when ordered by
the court. 500: for compensation of
jurors, $4,000.
$1,000 Asked for Lunacy Court.
For writs of lunacy, $1,000 is asked,
as against $500 appropriated for the
present fiscal year.
For interest in sinking fund on the
funded debt payable one-half out of
the revenues of the District of CO.
lumbia and one-half from the federal
treasury, 100000, in comparison with
1878. .4S0 appropriated for the current
fiscal year.
An emergency fund of $4,000 is asked
in case of riot. pestilence public insani-
farY conditions or Gala nifty of anu