Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-31

nicely, and if the weather prove favorable on
large family OF over one hundred and fifty no
lncludlng Sisters, viii be at wharf at the ap
pointed time
District Government Affairs.
The contract for furnishing terra Gotta sewer
ana drain pipes has been awarded to Mr.. Thos
superintendent of street repairs, E. NJ. Chaplin
reports that the various outlets OF the sewers
ssimkPtying into the Potomac river, from 9th te
14th street southwest, have been thoroughly
cleaned and dis1nfected with lime. and that
tney are now in good sanitary condition.
M MT Robert Christie, attorney for Mrs. Eliza
District commissioners in support of his appli-
cation for the abatement OF an erroneous as
sessment against the real property OF his client
In the county for alleged Improvement of the
18th street road.
Health Officer Townshend has notified the
Ustrlct Commlssioners OF the practice OF the
market master OF the Georgetown market
mousse In dumping the sweepings of the market
mouse, containing animal and vegetable m after
upon Potomac street, west OF market space,
creating thereby serious nuisance He states
that this refuse should be promptly removed to
some point hey ond the city limits.
Inc erection of two street lamps has been
o o1 py Lieut. Green on the corner Of D and
Lieut.. Green has directed Contractor J. S.
BALDWIN 10 grade 10th street from street to
virginia avenue southwest, and reset the SIDE
walks and CUTTERS also to lower the grade of
west.
Lieut.. F. Y. Green has authorized Mr.. F. N
Dralny, contractor for cleaning alleys to dis
tIIDute dlSenrectantS in alleys in the cities of
washington and Georgetown as extra work
Drawback certificates issued by Mr. Roome,
cierk 10 charge OF reyisions O. special assess
menfs, up to O'Clock to-day, numbered 264. the
amount aggregatfng s22, 1878.
WATER TAXES
Inc amount collected yesterday for water
rent was S6,51o. To-day will foot up to uD-
wards OF $4,000 The clerks In the office OF the
water registrar are lively, engaged In making
OUT oils ana those in the collectors Office In
receiving the taxes and receipting for them
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.
as stated IN The STAR. yesterday, Health
OHeer Townshend and the District Commits
sioDers have made ample provision for the dis
position or any yellow fever cases that NAV
occur mere, and the most unremitting vigilance
Is Kept up In regard to refugees from fever
iOcaitleS arriving here, to see that they have
no faint OF disease In case the hospital fanilt.
ties already secured are Insufficient DIR. Towns
nend who has no fear that he will need anv,
nas MADE arrangements with the Surgeon
SeneIa !Or all the tents necessary for camp
nospltal, II 1t Is needed and they can be had at
any hours notice. Some half a dozen OF arri
vals OF refugees have been reported to the doc
son, and none OF them have any symptoms OF
the disease. He says everything that IA nossI.
1ie mas been done, and there Is no cause for any
alarm. '
THE coLoRED SCHOOL TRUSTEE QUESTION SET
TIED.
A committee OF cOlOred men residing In East
Washington, composed OF Sidney Herbert. DR..
Grahsm Dorsey, John A. Scott and Henry Bit
Ter, called On commissioner Dent this morning
TO ask the appointment Of Mr.. Cornish upon
the school board. Mr.. Herbert read to the
COMMISSIONERS an address which he had pre-
that he had concluded to appoint another
man.. I. WilkerSon-a resident of South
washington, and waose place of business is in
s East M,tabshlngton Stne Captol5 MT. Johnson
mad no doubt as to the ability Of Mr. Cornish.
VINO mad been represented as very WORTH
th sn n,ase n he son was not an applicant for
rs upon himself to make the appointment
knowing his ntneSS for the duties, and so far q,
Inc Inc. mallsf concerns the eolored people Of
East washington the case liz virtually settled
SELLING HORSES WITHOUT LICENSE.
Lieut.. Kelly, Of the 5th precinct, complains TO
police headquarters that there is an unsettled
state OF public opinion In his precinct In relation
70 persons per-, nsa, selling horses around the bazar
LneIe are persons engaged In such business, and
that Mr.. Padgett, attorney In the Police Court
s snGes tnaI they cannot be proseeted because
6ltnm the meaning OF the law must both buy
and sell bis horses In the District and that a
person purchasing horses In Virginia or Mary
to sell, is not liable to the law. He asks for ad-
vice in the premises. The note was forwarded
oy Major Moogan to the District Commissioners,
IL
his reply attorney Miller states that to his mind
the decisions OF Judge Smell are erroneous in
tnese cases, and he recommends that case be
made az onfe 70 bring the matter before the
couIl.
report OF the operations Of tie Health ONCE
for the week ending July rs shows Gas nuisances
abated, - bur1als at public expense, 50 dead
animals removed, 131 tons OF garbage removed
233 patients treated OF the physicians to the
poor, and "a sick families furnished with food
ABOUT the usual quantity OF unwhOlesome food
was condemned. Animals tmpounded, 14 re-
deemed, 4; In pound, 10.
VITAL STATISTICS
The Health Officer reports 10l deaths In the
District OF Columbia for the week ending July
26th, or ar the rate OF 1875 per 900 per annum
VI tne 0eceoentS q were white males, ~ white
females, % colored males and % coIored females
showing death rate OF 25 81 per 900 per an
mum for the white, and 50eS for the colored
population Principal among the causes were
consumption from which there were IL deaths.
cholera tnfantum IL, diarrhea 4, and dysenterT
3. Eighty deaths occurred in Washington, f7e
1n-GeOTgetOwn, eight 10 the county, and eleven
In the several hospitals. For the week there
were 100 Dir. hs reported-2S white males 30
white. female II coiored males and 10 cOlored
ffnales- Mai riageS reported, 16-white 6; col
ored, 9; mixed, l.
THE LAW AS TO STREET CRIES
Assistant attorney for the District, Mr. Fran
els Miller, In response TO the complaint OF citi-
zens about the yelling OF street arabs La selling
District Commissioners as 70 their powers to
act IN the premises, states that "he can ma 10
law that will justify all interference in the mat
ter, unless carried 10 such excess La particular
Instance as TO constitute a violation OF some
ordnance against d1sorderiy conduct. Though
perhaps not strictly within the scope OF your
inquiry, may venture TO suggest that the sup
preston or the cries might give rise TO a
much more serious nuisance OF ringing door
bells by those who wish TO attract attention OF
purchasers 10 their goods"
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector EntwlSe: NJ j. Young re-
pair brick 80 Bridge street; sil2. Ed. Beuchert,
construct two story dwelling, III, between 7th
and Sth street northeast: 81, 200. w. A Free
man, repair frame 1904 10th streets northwest:
$500. Jos. Woodward, repair frame ST, between
u and 7 streets southwest; sZo. Robert Harris,
repair frames 925-929 L street northwest: $500.
Estate OF Caroline y. GeiSeking, repair brick
No. So Bridge street, Georgetown: S245. /. ID.
Burnett, repair brick as 9Th street northwest:
800. Mrs B. Callan, repair brick No. AZ II
street southwest; SIS.
The ATER RATE CASE IN CoCRT.-In the
Equity court THIS morning the water rate case
Carpenter agt- the District--uo restrain the COL
lection OF water rents, was by judge MacArthnr
set for hearing on Monday next In the mean
time the thirty days grace allowed for The nav
ment or the rates viii expire, aud Il Is the in
fention OF the water registrar to set iis Ynen tn
work shutting on the water OF delInquents.