Evening star., 1921-12-05

pltal tOtal OF $556,41U, as against
100000 appropriated for the current
fiscal year, is asked. as follows:
For continuing construction of the
Gallinger Municipal Hospital. $685. 40:
for necessary physicians, nurses.
orderlies. cooks, engineers, clerks,
laborers and other services for the
organization and operation of the
Gallinger Municipal Hospital, 100000;
for maintenance, purchase and main
| tenance of motor vehicles, books of
reference and all other necessary ex-
| penses, $4,000; equipment for the
| new psychopatic buildings - for
furniture. furnishings, instruments
and appliances and other necessary
/ articles, $4,000; for repairs to build
ings, including repairs and altera-
building to make it available for
| nurses and employees, 100000; equip
ment for new domestic building
kitchen-for range. cooking utensils
and other necessary articles, includ-
! ing installation, 100000.
In preparing the estimates for the
organiza tion and maintenance of the
new Gallinger Municipal Hospital for
the first year the board of charities
has given consideration to detailed
and mass of data relative to the
cost of necessary equipment sub
mitted by the superintendent after
consultation with the medical staff
and obtaining tentative prices on
furniture and furnishings from mer-
chants and dealers. After consider
! ing at great length all material sub
| mitted the board has concluded to
recommend lump-sum appropriation
| for the first year because 1t Is impos-
sible at this time to determine the
number of employees that will be re-
quired or to estimate accurately the
actual necessary expense for the first
year.
List of Requests.
For the child caring institutions
the following appropriations are
asked: $4,000 for administrative ex-
| Guardians and salaries, as follows:
Agent increase of 5000, $2,460;
| clerk Gncrease of S240). $1.440; clerk
(increase of $500, s1.32O, stenoS-
rapher dncrease of s42O. $l,32o; one
placing and investigating officer Tin
crease of s30O,. S1,500; three placing
| and investigating officers at $1.440
each increase of S42o each). S4.320;
eleven placing and investigating
| officers at s1,32O each increase of
| Sl20 for one. $500 for one and S42O
for nine). $14.520: record clerk dn-
crease of S420). $500: messenger
clerk (change of title from ''messen-
ger and an increase of s640). Sl.l4O;
| laborer increase of S640). sl.140; for
| maintenance of feeble-minded chill
dren. white and colored Gncrease of
| $5.OO0)
A legislative provision is proposed
which would authorize the Commits
sioners to acquire site of land for
! a home and school for feeble-minded
persons in the District. Maryland or
Virginia, the total cost of the build
! ing not to exceed $500. 900 and the
cost for the site not to exceed $4,000.
An appropriation of S125,000 for such
an Institution is asked
Secretary
! cretion. is hereby authorized to trans
| fer to the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia a site for home
| and school for feeble-minded persons
such part of the tract of land located
at Accotink, Va. now forming a part
| of Camp A. a. Humphreys as he may
deem advisa Bile. and the Commission
erS of the District of Columbia are
| transferred such sum as may be
agreed upon between the Secretary of
War and the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia. said sum to be
credited to the revenues of the United
States. In the event that a transfer
of land for said site is not made as
hereinbefore provided. the Commits
| sioners of the District of Columbia
F, are hereby authorized to acquire a
| site for a home and school for feeble
! minded persons under the appropria-
| tion herein made. If the land pro-
posed to be acquired is within the
District of Columbia. and the same
cannot be acquired by purchase at
/ price satisfactory to the Commission
! ers. they are authorized to condemn
/ the same under the provisions of
! chapter Is of the Code of Law for
| the District of Columbia. If the land
cannot be acquired within the Dis
! trict of Columbia. the Attorney Cen
eral of the United States. at the re-
quest of the Commissioners of the
| District of Columbia, shall institute
| condemnation proceedings to acquire
such land as may be selected for said
site either in the state of Maryland
| or in the state of Virginia in accord
ance with the laws of said states, the
title of said land to be taken directly
to and in the name of the United
! States. but the land SO acquired shall
be under the jurisdiction of the Com
! missioners of the District of Colum-
bia as agents of the United States.
and expenses of procuring evidence
of title or of condemnation, or both.
shall be paid out of the approDria-
| ton herein made for the purchase of
said site"
$4,000 Asked for Care.
For board and care of all children
committed to the Board of Children's
Guardians by the courts of the Dis
trict of Columbia and for temporary
care of children pending investiga-
ton s174,00o is asked.
For the Industrial Home School for
Colored Children total of S56,940 is
asked. This includes the following
salaries:
Superintendent fncrease of $4,000.
s1,Soo: clerk increase of $24O). s1.14O:
supervisor of boys Gncrease of $500,
! S1,140: matron of school increase
of s4So). $3.50: five caretakers at $3.50
each increase of s420 each. and
! change Of title from assistant care
| takers for two). $4,000: nurse Gin
crease of $42O, $3.50: sewing teacher
Gncrease of S420), $3.50; three teach
ers at $3.50 each increase of $3.50
| each). $2,SS0; manual training
teacher dncrease of $500. 1850;
farmer increase of $500, $3.50; black
| smith and wheelwright (increase of
$500, $500; farm laborer Gncrease of
S240), 5000; stableman increase of
S240), $40; cook increase of $54O),
$3.50; assistant cook (change of title
! from Cook" and increase of $1,000,
s540; laundress increase of $1,000,
$40: assistant laundress (change
of title from 'laundress,' and in
| crease Of $1,000, s540; temporary labor
not to exceed increase of 5000, $500.
Miscellaneous Requests.
other appropriations asked for this
school include $4,000 for mainte-
| nance, $1,50O for repairs and improve
| ments. to buildings, $1,000 for manual
training equipment. $4,000 as an ad-
ditional amount for the erection of a
| cottage for boys, and $1,5OO additional
for erection of a barn.
For the Industrial Home School
$49,s2O is asked, including the follow
| ing salaries:
SuDerintendent (increase of s1OOo