Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-23
Dfstrict Government Affair,.

Mr.. j. c. Willard mas made complaint to the
District commissioners In relation to the tele-
graph poles erected in front of his premises
without consent and much against his wishes
and convenience. The premises are on Penn
sylVania avenue between 14th and 18th streets.
A ietter has been received by the District
commissioners from the counsel OF Mrs. KIM
NEIL, proprietor of the property recently used
Dy lne District as a Police Court. inqulr1ng II
sion respecting the grievances as to the repair
ing OF that property.
PUBLIC FOUNTAINS
Col. Casey, In a note to the commissioners,
stOp-cocks, outlet pipes, strainers, &C, which
have been erected by the L. s. government up On
government reservations, be turned over TO the
control of his Office: X and Sth streets north
west, Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street
northwest, and one at intersection OF PennSyl-
vania avenue and Bridge street, Georgetown.
RINDERPEsT.
The secretary OF State has addressed COM
munlcation to the District commissioners,
stating that note had been addressed to him
from the British legation i'm this city, making
among the cows In the vicinity of Washington
OF a disease similar to the rinderpeSt, as stated
in certain New York papers. and requesting
that the.matter may be referred to the proper
authorities of the District, with view to ascer-
tain If they have any knowledge OF the preva-
lenCe OF such disease, or whether any such or
among the cows in or about the city OF Wash
iDgtOn. The letter has been referred TO the
health officer.
NEW AND IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
The new flrSt-claSS engine, just purchased
from Clapp & Jones, of Hudson, New York, for
the District Fire department, was again tested
yesterday afternoon, at q street wharf.-the
leaks in the packing having been Stopped-and
threw a stream through nozzle one inch and
five-SixteenthS in diameter a distance Of 2IS
feet, and held il there-a greater throw than
was ever before accomplished by q fire engine
in this District. Foremen SOrrell, Merrilatt,
and fireman Calhoun Clark measured the
throw.
The two new hose carriages contracted for by
the McDermott Bros, Of this city, have just
been finished, and are beautiful specimens of
Workmanship and Il credit TO our Washington
mechanics. They are more complete In detail
and substantial in build. than any hose car
rlageS heretofore in our fire department, and it
Is doubtful whether there are any more ser
yiceable in an any city in the country.
The District commissioners Today paid Clapp
d Jones for the two new fire engines. $4,000 for
the twO,} and paid AicDermott Bros. for the two
Few hose carriages, 81 400 for both.
TIE HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT
for the week ending January 18th shows 295
nu1sances abated, deaths from all causes Il,
ourlalS at public expense 5, and the usual in
Spect1OnS and concentrations of food. Animals
impOunded IL. The mortality was at the rate
Oh Z3Gs per l,OcO per annum. OF the decedentS
20 were white males, Is white females, Is col
ored males, and ~ cOlOTed females, showing
death rate OF l.G6 per 900 per anEum for IsIle
white and % per LOCO per annum fa,. The COL
Ored population. Consumption and nneumonia
seem 10 nave kept the lH.u i'm the list of causes