Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-23

ried In the 1929 budget along with tn
items Tor plans 1t will advance the i'm
portant work OF providing these as
| sembly halls by a full year. The est
mates for gymnasium and assembl,
halls have been reduced from $3.50
TO $43.500 on the basis of recent con
tracts for such buildings.
$1.00O,000 for Sites,
THE council Suggests the sum O
| $1,000. 900 for the purchase of schoo
| building and playground sites, $3.50 90,
| OF which is intended for use in defcav
| ing such portion of the cost in an,
case as may exceed the 125 per cen
Limitation fixed by existing law.
Police Department. - Under thi:
heading the major increases recon
mended by the council are: Fifty new
policement OF Class l, garage for the
fourteenth precinct. and q site ant
building for fifteenth precinct. Other
increases are for step.ups, new posi-
tons and new equipment. The council
believes that a new police precinc'
should be established In the vicinity O,
Benning in order to divide the large
territory now covered by the eleventh
police precinct between two precincts
The eleventh precinct embraces a ter
ritory 10 miles long by from 8 to 4
miles wide. This. In the opinion OF
the council. Is too large an area to be
assigned to any one police precinct; II
therefore urges that this item be car.
ried in the 1929 estimates.
Fire Department.-The estimates
suggested by the council for the Fire
Department provide for a new engine
company in the vicinity of Connect.
cut and Nebraska avenues and a new
truck company in the vicinity of
twelfth street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast. Also for a complete com
plement of officers and men for the
new company authorized under the ap.
preparations for 1927 and 1928. Pro.
vision is also made for three additional
inspectors for the fire marshal's force
and one IN the civilian personnel.
Want Theaters to Pay.
"In connection with the estimates
for the Fire Department the council
wishes to call attention to the large
number of firemen detailed to thea.
tiers without the District government
receiving any remuneration for their
service. Thirteen theaters have a man
detailed to them for each perform
ance, and of this number s are
operated throughout the year. 1t will
thus be seen that rs iremen are de-
tailed TO this work, Is being required
all the year round. A number of other
firemen are also detailed to the thea
ters and assembly halls when special
concerts or entertainments are given.
In addition to these theater de-
tails each motion picture house Is in.
spected weekly or oftener by inspec-
tors attached to the fire marshals of.
fee.
THE council is of the opinion that
each theater requiring regular de-
tails should bear a portion OF the sal.
aries of these men. This practice Is
followed in some of the larger cities.
The council, therefore, recommends
that study be made OF this subject
with a view to recommending legisla-
ton, if such be needed, that will au-
thorize the Commissioners to assess
each theater fixed sam annually for
this service, based on the number of
men detailed to each establishment
and the hours Of service rendered. In
this connection attention is invited to
the factth the traction companies are
required under existing law to pay all
salaries Of policemen stationed at
street-car crossings.
Urge Health Increase.
Health Departmeut.--The council
recommends an increase of S4S,410 for
this department over the appropria.
ton for 1928. An increase of $40, 900 is
submitted in the item Of hygiene and
public schools. and $4,000
for the child hygiene service. Other
smaller increases are also submitted.
The item of $500 900 for the erection
and equipment of an isolation build
ing for minor contagious diseases has
been omitted because, in our opinion,
the building of an isolation ward can
be postponed at this time, and when
undertaken 1t should be included in
the budget for the Galiinger Municipal
Hospital.
'Courts.-The council recommends
the following increase in the person.
mel OF the courts: Juvenile Court, two
probation officers and one clerk; Pc.
lice and Municipal Courts, one addi-
tional clerk each.
Board OF Public Welfare.-The
principal increase recommended under
this heading Is for home aid for de.
pendent children. The council recon-
inclusion in the 1929 budget.
correctional tnstitutions.-The esti-
mates for 1929 under this heading are
only slightly higher than the appro.
priations for 1928.
Medical charities.---Under this &C.
tivity an increase Of $1,000 Is sub
mitted for the Children,s Hospital and
SIS 900 for the Casualty Hospital.
"Gallinger Municipal Hospital
The estimate recommended for fnciu-
sion In the 1929 budget provides for
nine new positions and a slight in
crease in the maintenance cost. The
council also recommends that the sum
Of 100000 needed to complete the
domestic service and new ward build.
ings be carried in the urgent supple.
mental estimates for 1928.
Training School Fund.
District Training School.-Eight
new positions are recommended for
this establishment as follows: One at
2.100, three at 81 500 each, two al
$3.50 each, one at $1,140 and one at
1920.
Industrial Home Schools.-A total
increase of $2S,340 is recommended
for these two institutions.
Home for Aged and Infirm.--The
total of this item is about the same
as for 1928 However, an estimate OF
$4,000 is included for the renewal of
roofs and $3.50 for tractor.
Miscellaneous Items. Public Wei
fare.-The principal increase under
this heading Is for the support Of in
sane. this item being raised from ST.
100000 to $l.3o0,000.
Militia. District of Columbia.-Nc