Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17


service to finish work now pending.
$4,000.
Stationery and Office suppries, $500.
Street car fare, $40.
Printing briefs in cases now pend
ing on appeal and report and digest
OF decisions required by law, 500.
Unless the stationery and office
supplies are furnished, the commits
sion will be unable to function until
the expiration CT its term. and in the
absence of funds with which to print
briefs in cases on appeal all Of those
cases will necessarily go by default
Salaries OF Teachers.
For allowance to principals of grade
school buildings. for services rem
dered as such. IN addition to their
grade salary. to be paid in strict con-
formity with the provisions of the
act regulating the salaries of teach
of the board of education. an appro-
priation Of $17.390 is asked.
The appropriation for this purpose
for the fiscal year 1924 was $4,000.
The amount of allowance in each I'm
dividual case is fixed by statute.
When the estimates for 1924 were
prepared II was supposed that the So
called Capper bill fixing the pay Of
school teachers would be enacted into
law. in which event the $4,000 ap-
AT the time that the estimates were
prepared it was stated that in the
event the Capper bill should not be
enacted into law an additional APP
preparation would be required to
comply with the terms OF the then
existing statute.
For expenses attending the :nstruc-
ton OF deaf and dumb persons ad-
mitted to the Columbia Institution
for the Deaf from the District. and
under contract 10 be entered into
with the institution by the Commits
sioners. $3.50 is asked.
The appropriation for this purpose
for the fiscal year 1924 vas Sc0.250.
The money Is required for expenses
attending the instruction OF deaf and
dumb persons admitted to the Co.
lumbia Institution for the Deaf from
the District Of Columbia under sec
ton 1864 Of the Revised Statutes, and
as provided for III the act approved
March /, 1901, and under contract
between the Columbia institution for
the Deaf and the Commissioners Of
the District of Columbia. Due TO the
number which have been admitted to
tanned since the estimates for 1924
were prepared that the amount ap.
propriated for this purpose for 1874
Will be inadequate to pay the sums
due under the provisions of law or
under the terms Of the aforesaid con-
tract.
Support OF Convfcts.
For the support Of convicts an ap-
preparation OF s10,105.5s is sought, TO
be expended under the direction OF
the attorney general. This is In
addition to $4,000 already appro-
priated.
For miscellaneous expenses of the
Supreme Court OF the District, which
may be authorized by the attorney
general. the following items for the
last three years are recommended.
For 1929, $Ss.41: for 1923. $2,o24.53.
The appropriately for 1923 was sSs,-
priation for 1924 was $4,000.
To carry out the provisions of the
act authorizing the District Commits
s;oners to remove dangerous or UNI
safe buildings, sS.400 is asked, due
to the condition of the premises NO.
ass Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
The building inspectors office report
cd that the east wall of the premises
is bulgcd out and in danger OF fall-
ing creating conotion dangerous
to life and limb. The owner OF tne
DO the necessary work to place the
property in a safe condition. The COM
missioners appointed board OF sur
vey, which has reported that atter
careful and personal examination tney
found the east wall OF sag prupert !.
should be taken down immediately
the danger to the public being imIni-
nently threatening. the conlmis-
sioners have asked for proposals Tor
rebuilding the east wall OF the hulIo-
ing In question. and the lowest pro-
posal received for the work amounted
n Ss.379.60. 1t is for the purpose OF
acceCting this proposal ana rerhoNii
the danger now existing under the
condition of the property IN question
fll -
a. 400 ia submitted The cost of the
york will he assessed against the
nronerty and eventually collected and
covered back ipto the treasury d
revenue, so per cent 70 INC ~ ~ -
tha District of Columbia and 20 per
rnnt 70 The credit OF the United
States.
Plans for Hospital.
Authorization is asked fc" the DIS
trict Commissioners TO spend s-' ~
from appropriations provided FOR the
erection OF Galli1ger Municipal rios
nital for expert services and advice
on revision Of the existing plans TOR
development of that hospital.
The District has at the present time
mans for the development of Gal
finger Municipal Hospital. Since
those plans were prepared improve
ments have been made IN the tneorE
Of proper hospital construction and
arrangement. and IT Is deslreo o 'n ma
ditional money Is spent on the con-
struction Of the extension of Cal
linger Municipal Hospital, and that
authority be granted to expend TOR
this purpose not to exceed $4,000 of
the Appropriation heretofore made.
This request does not involve an ad-
ditional appropriation Of money:
For temporary employment of ad :
ditional. plumbing inspectors, $4,000
Is sought.
for the fiscal year 1924 was $4,000.
The appropriation for 1923 was $4,000.
with a supplemental appropriation of
$1,000. This appropriation provides
for the temporary employment Of ad-
the constant growth of building &C
tivity in the District, the appropria-
ton for the fiscal year 1924 had
practically been exhausted by January
/. 1924. When plumbing Is installed
in a building 1t must be inspected.
and further building activities are
stopped until that inspection takes
place. The inability to employ an
adequate force of assistant inspectors
causes constant criticism and an
building activities, 1t Is stated. The
amount needed varies from year to
year as building activities increase
or decrease.
For printing copies Of coming regula-
lions, coming maps and aliases, sta
tionary, clerical assistance. preparation
Of coming studies and reports, to con-
tinue available during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1925, $500 is asked.
The District at the present time owns
but one coming map and that is prac-
tically worn out and In addition to that
has become largely obsolete due to the
fact that the coming regulations have
been materially changed In many par
ticulars since the map was prepared
The District owns no printed copies OF
current regulations. These regulations
must be consulted by any one VIVA IL
preparing to build or alter any STIR Ere
on real estate In the District Spt-