The Washington times., 1921-12-05
So, I56, 600 Proposed
In Budget to Increase
Educational Facilities


ance Of more than $38 1000. but this Ia
Insufficient to erect structure that
will meet the needs of the locality.
Twelve thousand dollars In asked for
the reconstruction of cell corridors
and in making, erecting and placing
in station houses modern locking de-
vices.
Engine House, No. IS. on d street
between Twelfth and Thirteenth street
northwest, IL badly In need of repair
and SIC, 900 is asked for this purpose.
This engine house was built In 1857
Fire Trucks Wanted.
Two motor trucks at $500 each
are asked TO replace horsets a.
trucks now in the service Of the Fire
Department. One Of the trucks is for
service I'm Congress Heights and the
other at Tenleytown.
The National Training School for
Girls Is In need of additional quarters
and sal 900 IL asked for the erection
Of an additional building. The school
was unable to accommodate a num-
Der of girls committed to 1t by the
courts during the last year and as q
result was forced to parole some Of
it's inmates In order to receive the
more urgent cases that were commit
ted.
An appropriation of $1,000 is asked
for an automobile bus to bring the
girls to the home from the courts
and House Of Detention. The insti'
tuition IL located about five miles
from the center of the city and II ID
frequently necessary to handcuff the
girls while transporting them to the
institution on street cars.
Ho~,~et.I Av~prov,rss t1on~
Freedman's Hospital will be given
| 81, 1000 additional: Columbia Hospital
81, 900 additional; Children's Hospital
81, 900; Providence. $4,000. additional
Garfield, $4,000 additional; Elmer
gency, $4,000 additional, to care fol-
| the increased number of patients sent
to these institutions by the District
| Of Columbia. An increase Of $4,000
Is also asked for the tuberculosis hos
pital.
For continuing the construction OF
GalIinger Municipal Hospital 1896, 41(
is asked. For physicians, nurses and
other help for the operation OF the
hospital 100000 was asked. For
maintenance $4,000 is asked, For
equipment for the new psychopathic
buildings $4,000 Is asked. For re
| pdlTB 10 DuiuluSS elV,VuV 10 dShou
and for equipment in new domestic
building kitchen $4,000 Ia asked
making a total Of $556,410 for the
Gallinger Hospital. Last year $500.
( 900 was appropriated
An appropriation OF $12b.000 IL
asked for the erection of a home and
school for feeble minded persons. The
Commissioners asked authorization tc
select a site either in the District OF
Columbia or in Maryland or Virgins
and to erect suitable buildings at q
cost not exceeding $500. 900, Of which
not more than $4,000 shall be ex
pended for a site. The appropriation
of $125.000 Is asked to begin work.
Plan Home For Feeble Minded.
The Commissioners, In the budget
ask authority to have transferred Il
them as a site for the home ant
school for feeble minded persons sucl
part Of the tract Of land forming
Camp Humphreys at Accotink, Va.
as the Secretary of War may deem
advisable. II they are unable L
obtain a site at this camp they asl
authority to condemn land for tn
purpose either In the District o
Columbia or Maryland or Virginia.
An increase OF 1000 for the mex