972 r1F*rY-sEv11NTH coucmcss. sms. 11. ou. 992. 1903. ser eants, and privates, mounted, at two hundred and forty dollars each; sixty-four sergeants and privates, mounted, on bicycles, at forty dollars each; twenty-four drivers, at six hundred dollars each; and three police matrons, at six hundred dollars each; in all, seven hundred and forty-nine thousand nine hundred and forty dollars. Rem. A¤»¤¤>¤¤¤- Mrscnmiaunousz For rent of substation at Anacostia, three hundred and sixty dollars; Fuel. For fuel, three thousand five hundred dollars; , Rewirs- For repairs to stations and grounds, five thousand dollars; 0<>¤¤¤8¢¤¤e¤1»¤¤¤¤- For miscellaneous and contingent expenses, including the purchase of new wagons, rewards for fugitives, modern revolvers, installation · of card system in the police department, stationery, books, books of reference, and periodicals, telegraphing, photographs, printing, binding, gas, ice, washing, meals for prisoners, furniture and repairs thereto, beds and bedclothing, insignia of office, purchase and care of horses, horse and vehicle for superintendent, bicycles, police equipments and repairs to the same, arness, forage, repairs to vehicles, van, ambulance, and patrol wagons, and expenses incurred in the prevention and detection of crime, and other necessary expenses, thirty ‘ thousand dollars; ' That in expending the foregoing sum the disbursing officer of the District of Columbia is authorized to advance to the major and superintendent of the Metropolitan police, upon requisitions previously approved by the auditor of the istrict of Columbia, sums of money, not exceeding three hundred dollars atone time, to be used only for the prevention and detection of crime, and to be accounted for monthly on itemized vouchers to the accounting officers of the District of . Columbia. For flags and halyards for station houses, one hundred and twenty- five dollars; For rent of police department headquarters and property storerooms, two thousand four hundred dollars; In all, forty—0ne thousand three hundred and eighty-five dollars. How <>f1»¤=¤¤<>¤- Housn or Dmmrrrou: To enable the Commissioners of the District . of Columbia to provide trans rtation and a suitable place for the reception, transportation, and dgtention of the children under seventeen years of age and in the discretion of the Commissioners of girls - and women over seventeen years of age, arrested by the olice on charge of offense against an law in force in the District of Chlumbia, or held as witnesses, or held pending final investigation or examination, or otherwise, nine thousand dollars or so much thereof as may ggjg, mention be necessary: Provided, That all such persons held or detained under ' ppblic authority prior to the adjudication of cases in which they may involved shall be held at the place so provided.
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gmfgjigmm For chief engineer, two thousand dollars, and this sum shall not be - qmnmmuom 6:. available to pay a chief engineer who has not had at least five years’ experience as a member of some organized municipal fire department; three assistant chief engineers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; clerk one thousand dollars; fire marshal, one thousand two hundred dollars; machinist, one thousand dollars; twenty-six foremen, at one thousand dollars each; fourteen engineers, at one thousand dollars each; fourteen firemen, at nine hundred dollars each; seven tillermen, at nine hundred dollars each; twenty-seven drivers at nine hundred dollars each; one hundred and eighty-six privatesyat eight hundred and forty dollars each; twenty-six watchmen, at six hundred dollars each; and one laborer, at four hundred and eighty dollars· in glliltwo hundred and sixty-four thousand three hundred and twenty o ars.
