Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-17
District Government Affairs.

District Government Affairs.
Mr.. John T. Mitchell, treasurer OF the night
lodging house, has applied to the District Com
Inissioners for an allowance of 300 per month
during the winter season, and $50 for repairs OF
the old Central Guard House, stating that the
board OF directors are DESTROYS OF opening the
house for the season, but are not In funds to
justify the expense without public aid is AFFORD
ed them.
The District Commissioners in answer to the
request OF MT. Henry Hurt, president of the
washington d Georgetown Street Railroad COM
pany, TO be permitted to put up a neat iron
awning or shed for shelter OF passengers await
Ing transfer at corner OF It'll and Pennsylvania
avenue, decline to grant the request. Mr.
Il urt asked that he be allowed to erect the shed
on the northwest or southwest corner OF said
streets, which was objected to by the Commits
sioners.
WATER FOR CAPITOL HILL.
The work of making the connection between
the 30-ineh main on Massachusetts avenue and
Maine avenue with a 12-inch water pipe was
very successfully accomplished to-day. This
work was expected to have been done last Sun
DAY. but owing to the rain storm was post
poned by Water Registrar Cox until today,
when Mr.. Henry Larman, water Taper,
with his gang OF chosen men, Messrs E.
Warner, Daniel Costello and T. Rustin,
set to work, the water having first been turned
eff the 3o-inch main at 9Th Street and New Jer-
sfy avenue at $50 O'Clock this morning. Under
the immediate supervision of Mr.. Larnan the
one and one-eighth of an inch thick, was COM
menced, and section taken out about six
feet ia length, and another having a
Inch branch and stop cock attached
tiCular kind of work connected with the
Water department. The work was accomplished
M the water let on again at one O'Clock in the
O-nch main. The water will be let into the -
inch main this afternoon, which Mr. Larmon
states Will afford an additional pres
sure ON the pipes on Capitol Hill of about
the water between and feet in this section of
the city. This however, is not regarded as
permanent relief. as this pressure will be les
sened every time n new house connection is
made on the mains OF Capitol Hill. There will
be no permanent remedy until the conduit is
brought across Rock creek to the high grounds
north of the city.
THE JAPANESE HEALTH OFFICE.
Eealth OFFICER Townshend is in receipt of a
letter from SenSai Nagayo, director of the Cen
tral Sanitary Bureau, at Toxic, Japan, in which
he acknowledges the receipt Of certain papers
on our sanitary matters sent by the health
officer, and asks for copies of the printed laws
close the annual report OF his Office Sensai
Nagayo was the president of the Japanese SAN
ltaly commission, which visited this city In
1876 on tour of inspection through the cities
of the United States, and is man of much in
teligence.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The total mortality In the District OF Column
bia for the week ending Saturday December 10,
was SO. OF at the rate of 1906 per 900 per an
mum. or the decedentS Is were white males, II
white females, ~ cOlOred males and 81 colOred
females, showing an annual death rate of 11.s6
per 600 per annum for the white and 1904 for
The colored population Phthisis or conSump-
ton caused 16 deaths; diseases of the nervous
system, II; congestion of lungs, 4. OF the
deaths sc occurred in Washington, 4 in George
town, 5 in the county and IA In the hospitals.
Twenty-Five of the decedents were natives of
this District, q of other parts of the United
States. and of foreign countries; 10 were under
years of age- white II colored; Is were over
60 years Of ages white cOlored. The great
est mortality al deaths) occurred on the 18th;
hn InnG I'll f1NrNN
births reported-22 white males, 10 white
females; IA cOlored males and cOloTed females
Marriages reported, 2S-white, Is; colored, 10.
Still Births Invite, 6; cOlored, 5.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE RIVER FRONT.
A delegation consisting OF MeSsrs C. B. Church,
John Van Riswick, A. G. Johnson, NJ. w. john
son and VIM. j. stephenson, doing business ON
Water street, called upon the District Commits
sionerS yesterday to confer as to the provisions
of the bill prepared by the Commissioners and
now pending In Congress- for the improvement
of the river front, The Commissioners ex-
planned the bill, and Major Twining showed
them by drawings just what is needed to meet
the interest OF the river merchants and ship
perS In the way OF accommodations for COM
flushing ponds, &C. The principal object in call
ing was to satisfy themselves as to the width of
the proposed channel on the Washington front,
all agree that 1t should not be less than 800 feet
commissioner Twining said he was not welded
to any particular width, and would advocate
that width If they thought it was needed He
also explained the action OF the flushing basins
or ponds. and said he was in favor OF never
closing the Washington channel, but, unless
they adopt his plans, or something similar
there would, in his opinion be good reasons in
the Washington shores TO the Georgetown cham
vey of 1872
CONDITION OF STREET BRIDGE
Fears having been expressed as to the safety
of the NJ street bridge over Rock Creek the eX-
animation as to Its capacity was assigned by
Engineer Commissioner Tw1ning to MI. David
Z. McComb, of the engineer department, who
in his report just submitted, states that he has
made thorough and careful examination and
finds it to be In about the same general condi-
ton as at the time of his previous report, De-
cember goth. with the exception that the only
u1fiing defect then found has been repaired. He
states that the Washington end posts of the
mltdle and south trusses, are pressed in, so
that the weight resting on the cast iron head Is
carried by the back portion of the end post. The
abutments have settled somewhat, the east
abutment having crack about the line Of sep
aration OF the Old and new parts OF the abut-
ment; there are no evidences Of recent settle
ment however. He renewS his former recon-
meDdations that the side trusseS be moved to-
ward the center, and that heavier trusses be
placed where the side truSSeS now are The
floor Joists should also be replaced by 5x12x14
inch white pine strlngers instead of the ones
now used, which are not heavy enough for the
wheel loads that pass over them. This report
is by 1t. Freene, forwarded to the Commission
ers with brief history Of it, in which he states
Bridge Company OF Buffalo. The bridge is man
ifestly unsafe for heavy travel, and an estimate
OF $4,000 is submitted to Congress for its proper
repair. While the bridge is safe enough for Or
binary light travel and single cars, the District
has no facilities for discriminating between the
different kinds Of travel and keeping heavy
loads and large crowds from the bridge; he
therefore, recommends that pending an appro-
priation for extensive repairs 1t be barricaded
and closed to the public, excepting only the
railroad company, which should be notified
never to allow more than one car ON it at one
time.
SO PREVALENT AND SO FATAL HAS CONSUMPTION
become, that it is now everywhere dreaded as
the great scourge OF humanity; and yet, in their
formative stages, all pulmonary complaints may
be readily relieved and controlled by reSorting
promptly to DR.. JayneS eXpectorant, a curative
specially adapted to SoOthe and strengthen the
bronchial tubes allay Inflammation, and loosen
and remove all distractions. 1t Is a certain
remedy for Asthma, and also for coughs and
colds.
CHURCH AGAINST RAD.RoAD.-In the Court in
General Term this morning, the case of the Fifth
Baptist Church against the Baltimore and Pc :.
tOmac Railroad Company was argued by MesSrS
X. 7. Merrick and J. j. Darlington for the church
and Mr.. Enoch Totten for the railroad company
This case has been twice tried in the Circuit
Court the Jury u.sayIuG..GS in the first trial and
finding a verdict for plaintiff for s4,50o in the
last one. The church sued for geo, 900 damages
alleged " have Been sustained. 1y reason c. the