Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-21
District Government Affairs.

MeSSrS. John A. GreaSOn. ChaS. G. Godfrey ct
al, In communication to the District Commits
sioners, protest against the sale OF liquor by the
glass by grocers and druggists, they not having
the necessary license. The paper has been re-
fe1red to the committee on LIQUOR licenses;
The pay rolls for the school teachers and jani-
tors of school buildings for November have all
been prepared and submitted to the District
auditor, and they will receive their pay on the
tIth instant at the usual places and times. The
members of the fire department, the police, and
all other District employees will also be paid, In
case the rolls are completed In time.
HEALTH OFFICER TOwNsHEND's REPORT
Tor the week ending the 18th instant, shows
nuisances abated, 522; causes of death investi-
gated by coroner. IL; burialS at public expense
10; dead animals removed, 100; animals i'm
pounded. 119; redeemed, Is: killed, 1O6: also the
usual record OF food inspections and condemna-
lions.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Inc TOTAL deaths in the District for october
were SS2; marriages, SO; births 1913; still births
-. In october, 1874 there were 800 deaths:
1919, 81; 1876. 331; 1871, $685. 1878, 332 The an
hual death rate per 900 of the total population
was 249; white population 1911; cOlored popu-
iatlon 1898; increase of white population by
births (rerOrted) over deaths, {: decrease of
coiored population by deaths over births (re-
ported, 6.
PROPOSES TO EXTERNINaTE THE EUROPEAN
District Commissioner Twining this morning
received a communication from DR.. Elliott
COueS of the Office OF the L. s. Geological and
Geographical Survey of the territories in this
CITY, calling his attention to an article in the
august number OF the American NdturGitts',
which was enclosed, on The Ineligibility Of
the European House Sparrow In America one
OF many which Dr.. COueS has published upon
the same subject. Ii his communication he
tateS: " In my conclusion derived from long eX-
pe;ience and observation, that the sparrow is
undesirable in every respect, am supported
by nearly unanimous opinion, as we'll as by the
1rcontestible facts in the case. have to urge
upon you the eXpedency of taking immediate
steps to abate what has already become q
nuisance. and bids fair to become an intolerable
1Shing the plague is 70 be found in the article
alluded TO. The SparrowS may be Melted Or
trapped with the utmost ease They furnish
palatable article of food, and may be very ad-
Eantageously substituted for pigeon shooting In
shooting matches. The measures of most Oh.
yious and practical utility, next after actual
destruction of large numbers, are The promo
removal OF all boxes and other accommodations
from the streets and public parks OF the city.
GEORGETOWN HooDLUNs.
MI. Rltter, lnarketmaster Of the Georgetown
market Rouse, complains that bad boys and
fOWdieS are very unruly about that marEe
mousse and that the police do not like to arrest
Them on account of the trouble of attending
Iohce court TO appear against them. He asks
the District Commissioners to empower his as
Sistant, Robert +. Rabbit. as q Snecfal police
man Tor that market, SO that arrests can be
maze. ana the nuisance abated Referred to
the attorney for the District
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntWiSle:-NiSS Ann Dorri-
y, repair frame. III New Jersey avenue NV.
SIS. \. Richards, construct a two-story brick
dwelling, \, between i and 1st SITS. Sc: 5000. j.
D. BontZ, repair frame. 6iI st. NV; SIS Eliza
HENDERSON, repair frame, al School St between
Virginia avenue and AZ and 9th SITS sw.: S!5.
Chris RUPERT, repair brick, 1924 9Th st. NV;
S125.