The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-03
FINANCIAL
SURVEY
GIVEN
CONTINUED from First Pase.D


CONTINUED from First Pase.)
An Warrington on June 50. last.
was S723,19S, 1858. The total TAI
paid on this valuation was sS'AV1''
k9O.4S.
General shortage Of employees and
underpaymeI1t OF most employees:
a frequently brought to Congress-
attention throughout the report.
The police and fire departments,
especially. are badly In need OF adj
Gitional men, the report declares.
The growth Of these departments
igLnot keeping UP with the city'S
extension, It Is said.
Approximations for Last Year.
Appropriations for the last fiscal
year totalled $2T, PSI ,343.01. OF which
tie District Of Columbia, the re-
uaainder being paid by Congress.
Surplus revenues Of the District
the surplus which the Commits.
nfoners have been continually seek.
inp to convert into an actually tor
immediate use for permanent i'm.
provement-totalled e6,122, 34a.36.
The personal tax assessment tor
the year was $l.6e0.Sil91. the TO-
Dort shows.
Building activity in the city CON.
ffnued during the fiscal year, It be.
ing necessary to increase the total
assessment because of new build.
inks and additions by 42S, 40, 900.
Gas mains and conduite. costing
$500, 900, added TO the general valuo
Of the city.
A brief report outlining the en-.
roIlment In the public schools Ia
continued. It shows the total en-.
rolIment during the fiscal year to
be 71,5O3, Of this 49.064 are white
children. There are more girls
than boys in the colored schools,
and in the white schools the mum.
Der runs about even.
The night school enrolment was
10,116, with an average nightly at.
tendance Of l,2e1.
$500 In Summer Schools.
Summer vacation schools proved
popular with . total enrolment Of
$500 students.
The police department reports
show that in 1878 there were about
ITS members Of the force compared
to more than 800 to-day. The ~
post states that lost and stolen
property to the value Of $685., Sf4.4s
was recovered, Of this amount
91e9,797 being the value Of auto
mobiles recovered.
Favorable comment is made upon
the work OF the Detectives at police
headquarters, the Commissioners
saying the detectives here have
had great success in getting pro.
fessfonal thieves and housebreakere
who came to Washington from
other cities.
The pharmacy department -
Cefved commentator with the
statement that it had good success
In enforcing the laws regarding
the practice Of medicine. dentistry,
veterinary medicine and the Har'
4Eison narcotic law.
A considerable portion Of the
police department report contains
4 resume OF the work Of the
Women's Bureau, pointing out that
l.521 cases were handled by the
women policemen. The policewomen
also made 4e3 arrests, 76 Of this
number being males.
Several thousand Maynard chil.
dren and girls and wayward young
persons found on the street, in
dance halls and or er places were
warned and their parents notified
Of their actions Eighteen THOUSAND
persons were interviewed during
the year by the women operatives.
34e Taken In Observation.
During the year, 348 persons were
taken into custody by the police for
mental observation. st. Elizaheth's
Government hospital for the insane,
admitted 4ss patients from the Dis.
trict Of Columbia.
The work Of the Police Depart
ment In enforcing the National Pro
hibition act and local hquor laws,
II commented on, the report point.
ing out that more than II, 900 ar.
rests for violations were made dur
ing the year, an follows: Illegal DOS
session, 1872; manufacturing, ~;
selling. 1880: Transporting, oO7;
drunkenness. a.36s: drinking in pub.
lie places, 234, and driving while
drunk, 504.
The total number Of arrests for
the year were 6e,759. Of which 0S
per cent were misderneanors. OF the
1850 arrested for criminal offenses,
2,341 were disposed Of by the courts.
The others were either dismissed,
nolle pressed or are still pending,
The traffic bureau reports q con.
siderable increase In applications ia
nnoFafa T.