Evening star., 1927-12-07
SUPPLEMENTAL LIST CARRIES
W. $395795 FOR CAPITAL CITY
$2,720,O0O for Permanent and Indefinite
Needs Included In Total for
ssD Fiscal Year.

SO. 900 is recommended. The budget
also carries an item OF $4,000 for q
garage for the fourteenth police pre-
cinct station; $52 900 for the erection
of building to be known as the Fiji
teenth police precinct station house
including a garage, and $4,000 for the
installation of a steam heating plant
for the ninth precinct station house
rage, and $4,000 for the installation
o ia steam heating plant for the ninth
precinct station house.
House OF Detention.
For the House of Detention, $29, SOC
is recommended for maintenance o1
a suitable place for the reception and
detention of children under II years
of age, in the discretion of the Com
missioners; Of girls and women over
II years of age, and necessary ex-
penSes connected Herewith. This in
cludes $14.520 in salaries for Il per
sons and $1,000 for one new position
in the custodial service. The prinei
nal item of expense for the House of
Detention is $6,950 for food and gro
ceries.
For fuel. construction, maintenance
repairs and incidental expenses for
the harbor patrol, $4,000 is recon-
mended. the same as in the current
appropriation.
To pay the relief and other allow.
| ances from the police and firemen s
relief fund as authorized by law, a
sum not to exceed $650,OOO is recon.
mended to be appropriated.
Fire Department.
| For the Fire Department. a total of
S2,130,015 is recommended, which is
nearly $4,000 less than the current
appropriation. This includes a salary
item of 81 ,S95 900, which is an increase
of $4,000 for SS4 positions. The SAL
| aries for the clerical force under the
| classification act total 5000 for four
| positions.
For repairs and improvements to
| buildings and grounds, $4,000 is
| recommended, the same as in the cur
rent appropriation.
For furnishing uniforms and other
official equipment, $30.975 is recon-.
mended, which is an increase of $3.50.
For repairs to apparatus, fire boat
and for new apparatus and tools, $751;
600 is recommended, which is an in
crease Of $1,000. For hose, $4,500 is
| recommended, as compared with $21,-
600 in the current appropriation. For
fuel, 100000 is recommended, which
is identical with the current appro-
priation. The amount for contingent
expenses is also $50, 900, and identical
with the current appropriation.
Under the item for permanent i'm
provements an appropriation of $751;
500 is recommended for one aerial
hook and ladder truck. motor-driven.
| The current appropriation bill carried
S31 900 for two such trucks. The
| recommendation is also made for
| $11, 900 for one pumping engine, triple
combination, motor-driven, where the
current appropriation was for three
engines of this type. For one rescue
squad wagon, motor-driven, an appro-
| priation of $4,000 is recommended.
Another item is $4,000 for two auto
| mobiles.
For site for an engine company
| to be located in the vicinity of Con.
necticut and Nebraska avenues, $12,-
600 is allocated, with the proviso linn
iting the purchase price to 25 per cent
in excess Of the assessed value.
Health Department.
For the Health Department of the
District, $379,260 is recommended,
which is approximately $4,000 in
crease.
For salaries for So persons, $685..
700 Is recommended. For prevention
of contagious diseases, the item is
s43 900, which is an increase of $4,000,
and includes salaries for 16 persons,
amounting to $29,4S0.
For isolating wards for minor
contagious diseases at Garfield Me-
mortal and Providence Hospitals,
maintenance amounts of $4,000 and
$4,000. respectively, are recon-
mended.
For the maintenance of a dispen-
sary, or dispensaries for the treat
ment of INDECENT persons suffering
from tuberculosis or social diseases,
$4,000 is recommended, identical
with the current appropriation.
For maintenance of the disinfect-
ing service, $500 is recommended, a
decrease of $500. For enforcement of
the act providing for the drainage of
lots in the District and the act pro.
viding for abatement of nuisances,
SO, 900 is recommended, which Is an
increase of $1,000. For special serv-
ice in connection with the adultera.
ton of drugs and foods, including
candy and milk, 500 is recommended.
For hygiene and sanitation in the
public schools, $66,460 is recon-.
mended, which is a slight increase.
1t provides salaries for 80 persons.
For the maintenance of the free
dental clinics in the public schools,
$1,000 is recommended, the same as
the current appropriation.
For the maintenance of labora.
tories. including reference books, ap.
paratus, equipment, ETC., $4,000 is
recommended, which is a reduction
of $500.
For dairy farm inspection, $4,000 is
carried, which is identical with the
current appropriation, and for con-
tingent expenses incident to enforce.
ment of the act relating to adultera-
ton of foods and drugs, $1,000 is car
ried, the same as the current appro.
priation. For maintenance, including
personal services, of the public crema-
tory, $4,000 is recommended, the same
as the current appropriation. Another
item of $2,500 is included for mainte.
| nance and operation of a motor ambu.
lance and for the purchase Of one
-passenger-carrying motor vehicle.
For maintaining child hygiene serv-
ice, including the ablishment and
maintenance of child welfare stations
for the clinical examination, advice,
care and maintenance of children un.
der years of age, $4,000 Is recon-
mended, identical with the current ap.
preparation. This provides salaries for
| 81 employees and includes $3.50 for
| rent.
Courts and Prisons.
For Juvenile Court. sum total of
: s62 500 is recommended, which is an
increase of $4,000. The salary item is
! S55, 800, which Is an increase Of 81, 100.
| 1t provides for compensation to 81 en-
ployes For compensation of jurors.
81, 900 is recommended, q decrease of
$500.
| For fuel, ice. gas, laundry, station.
cry, printing, etc, an appropriation of
IS, 900 is recommended, which is an in.
crease Of $500.
| For the Police Court, total of $142,.
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