National Republican., 1880-09-17
THE DISTRICT oorERNxENr.
Annual Reports ana Estimates-Tho Old
Recnrds DINInInn aud the Health ONCE.

Records Division aud tho Health once.
Tho annual report Of DR.. William Tindall,
secretary to the bJard Of commissioners, en-.
braces the executive orders passed during tue
year. The report also gives brief history OF
the "Old record division" which on tho LIST OF
October last was temporarily placed under his
supervision. The frequent demands for in.
formation, which could only be obtained from
the old miscellaneous records Of tho munich
pal corporations in the District preceding the
commissioner form of government, decided
tho commissioners to cause these records to
he arranged and iudcXed In such manuor that
ready reference could be had to any data there.
in contained. a very small and varying clerical
forco has been employed upon the work, but
the results thus far obtained are creditabc to
the clciks employed upon the work. He csu-
mates that II will take six competent clerks
under the supervision of chief, who shall
give their eutiro attention to the duty more
than year, to collect, arrange and index these
records in u satisfactory manner. lie suggests
that the three regular clerks now engaged
upon the revision oil special assessments might
be transferred to the old record division with
a necessary part Of the room they occupy,
when their services shall no longer be
required upon special assessment matters.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
Dr. Townshend yesterday submitted Il com.
muniCIti0u to the commissioners stating that
owing TO delay caused in waiting for official
figures of population from the superintendent
OF census, aud IN consequence OF the mass oil
tables Oh the subject OF vital statistics to be
complied aud compared, | mud myself unable
to present statement in detail showing
operations Of this department for past year, at
the present time. The estimate OF Hppropria-
tiOns required to conduct the sanitary service,
secure u full and correct record OF vital
statistics, etc, Is presented herewith, and in
connection Herewith | would invite your At
tcution to two items, not included therein,
the superintcndcucc of which, however,
comes under the health department.;
l refer to tho collection Of garbage,
and the provision Of medicines aud medical
larger appropriation should be asked to enable
us to have work IN the former case properly
performed, and In the latter case | would
recommend that specific appropriation OF
s. 900 be asked, that this most important ser
vice may be placed ON Il proper footing and be-
come more firmly established. Payments for
this work are now made from general fund
for relief of poor, aud should that fund be.
como exhausted, rs has been the cUse hereto.
fore then this the very first of charities, must
cease aud the INDECENT sick of our District 90
without medicines and medical aid until con-
grcSs meets again aud another appropriation
eau be secured. The f1llowiugi is the estimate
Of appropriations required to dc!ray tile
expenses of conducting the sanitary ser.
vice, TO secure u full and correct record
Of vital statistics, and to prevent do
nestle animals from running at large
IN the District of Columbia during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1882; For sal
ary of health officer 5000: for six sanitary
inspectors at II 200 each, - POO; for two food
| inspectors ut IL 300 each, -, 400; for clerks
| 81 coo; for salary OF pound master, $1,000; foi
salary Of messenger, 500; Tor contingent ex'
| pcnses, including books stationery, fuel, rent
| disinlcctunts aud miscellaneous items, 20, 500
total, S25, 200.
Distrct.Auditor and Comptroller Ninson
| also submitted yesterday estimates of the eX
penses OF his Office during the next fiscal year
amounting to S12, 500.