Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-02
Dfstr,ct eovernmen, .na,r..

Inc clerks In the District auditors flee
Messrs. George A. Meyer, Alexander McKen-
Zie and J p. Wheeler-were on Saturday last
promotes to nrst- class clerks, as q recognition
OF their sfhcteDcy during the heavy pressure OF
business since the reorganization Of the present
District government.
THE RECEIPTS OF TAXES
on Saturday last IN the District collectors once
were tl25 600. A special deposit was today
made by MIR. Cook of 1924 900 During the last
four days there has been collected about $780,
600. The receipts for general taxes will 40 fall
OF; and, in lieu, the rush will be for the pay
ment of licenses. Collector Cook estimates that
less than fifty per cent of the general taxes have
thus far been paid. Sir. Cook Is quite Unweli
to-day from the fatigue of last weeks labor.
BIDS FOR PAYMENTS.
Bids were to-day opened by Engineer Hoxie
in the presence or Commissioner DennisOn and
TIE Auditor, for repairs 20 the concrete nave
ments throughout toe city, as follows: Thomt.
Harvey < Co, No. 222 A street southeast, - So
per cubic yard: s. s. dash, Nassau having
company, 50 qj per cubic yard; Geo Il. Ahrar,5
4 Co, NO. 100 Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
Si.4f per cubic yard; VIM. III. Groat & Co, 2l9
per CUBIC yard; Brad ey. Scharf & Co, SO per
cubicyNrd. No awards have been made.
Mr.. COLUMBUS ALEXANDER EXCITRD.
Mr.. Columbus Alexander called At Engineer
HcTie's otH ce about 10 O'Clock this morning an
inquired If he could see Commissioner BLOW.
The clerks in attendance informed him that
MIR. Blow was absent, but that Governor Dan
nison was present. He then asked if General
ketcham was in, and on learning that he too
Vas absent remark ed that Mr.. Blow was tie only
20 see the Commissioner who WAS present.
He also remarked, rather excitetlv, that If
they were going TO put sHy more ucrete patch
work on Pennsylvania avenue ne would euitiq
them; that he thought there had been enough
experimenting with concrete in this CITY, AMI If
there was TO he new pavement on th3 ave.
nue. he wanted something that would last,
HgALTs STATISTICS IL SOUTH WASHING
TONI. Editor: Although many adverse crit
icisms have been made to the Board of Health
II cannot be denied that they have inaIEurAttd
certain reforms which cannot fail To prove ben
6ficisl to the community at large. one feature
of the boards operations that will prove beus-
fetal in sanitary point OF view, is weekly
statement published ty its authority, showing
net only the prevalence Of certain diseases, but
also the comp aratIve heslthfGlUess the sew
eTsl sections of the city. Taken a. a whole the
hetlth 81 Washington will fayOrably compare
with any city in the whole country, the rate OF
mortality being at all times very low while epi-
denies are seldom If ever known In a weekly
statems mt issued by the board, before me, my
attention has been especially arrested by the
rate OF mortality in a division, which, because
embraced in what was formerly known as the
Island, but nov called South WASHINGTON, was
presumed TO be necessarily unhealthy. This
division is described in the statement "a call
west of 9TH street south aud south of Il street
north" For the week the rate of mortality
from TO y. This may not surprise the resi-
dents Of South Washington living west of AZ
street, whose observation cOnvinces them that
II Is equally healthy with other sections and
more bealthy than some, although We doubt not
1t Will surprise many, who, through traditional
pref 1dlre, have considered South Washington
peculiarly unhealthy. +.