Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-02
District Gov ernment Affairs.


president to the District board for the present
fiscal year.
Health Off Ger Townshend, who has been on
Visit 10 Tie lower Potomac the last ten days
returned TO the city yesterday.
Tie District commissioners have notified
MAJOR Brock OF the appointments OF Patrick r.
tiona1 patrolmen OF the Metropolitan police
force. for duty In and around the building and
GROUNDS OF the bureau OF engraving and print
ing, and Patrick II. Skidmore for duty az the
botanical garden.
STREETS TO BE IMPROVED.
Inc District Commissioners have concludedto
MAKE improvements on the following streets,
and advertisements for proposals for the same
| will be sent out Immediately In accordance with
| recommendations made by Lieut. Z. V. Green,
assistant District engineer; Asphalt pavements
| on 4. between 18th and PENNSYLVANIA avenue
circle northwest, II 800 square yards tOf This
/ strip Is feet wide, on the south side Of street
9esween 2tn and - 2sS a n ganfe boe 70
| pavement, the blocks TO be furnished oy the
District, the balance $50 square yards to be In
asphalt.) Pennsylvania avenue, between
| square yards; 10th street northwest, between
| and G streets, $50 square yards Astreeo north
yards; \ street southeast. between Is
and I'd streets, 2,16o square yards; Isl
street. Georgetown between Fayette and
! High streets, $50 square yards. Also. for re-
| surfacing with asphalt the concrete pavement,
| on the following streets street southwest
| between ~ and 18th streets, 11,l90 square
| 18th streets. $3.50 square yards. Also, for max
| ing minor repairs to bituminous pavements
during the fiscal year 1ss0-1, estimated cost OF
the same s., 600. Lieut. Green also recommends
that S. r. Scharff and G. w. Scharf be appoint
ed inspectors for the above work of reSur
facing, to date from July l. 1850, and to be
employed while the work is in progress
He also recommends that proposals be invited
4 furnishing 1900 cubic yards OF broken stone
for repairing the eth street road. He submits a
statement OF facts concerning this road, and re-
commends the reconstruction of the entire
length of the Macadam roadway, under the
clause of the new law apprOpriating s15, 600 for
under the proper Superintendent. This viii
also be among the work for which material will
DE required and advertised.
SANITARY WORK.
The health officers report for the week ending
June 26th, 1850, shows sos nuiSanceS abatei:
causes OF death referred to coroner 4; burials at
public expense, IA; tons of garbage removed
$50; dead animals removed, 81: and the usual
Inspections and concentrations Of marine pro-
ducts and unwholeSome food. Animals i'm
pounded Sc: redeemed As: killed, "a. Report of
physicians TO the poor-2oo patients treated, OF
which 50 were white and l47 cOl0red; 21I visits
were made and 20 consultations held; 80 orders
for food were issued to sick poor.
Health Officer Townshend yesterday assem-
bled all the employees of his department in his
Office, and In a brief address called their at.
tention to the necessity for energetic and in
dustrious work on the part OF each during the
fiscal year, upon which we are just entering.
The Health OFFICER yesterday addressed a note
10 the commissioners, calling special attention
TO the necessity for providing some means
whereby the sewer traps or drops at street cor
ners can be rendered less offensive. He states
they are becoming serious and just source OF
complaint, and recommends either more fire.
qdent and regular cleaning or the use of dis
1GlectantS.
THE CEMENT CoNTRACT.
Messrs. j. NJ. Wheatley & Co.. OF this city. to-
day, through Mr.. II. Chrsty their counsel
entered protest before the District Commits
soners against the awarding OF the contract
present fiscal year to Mr.. II. W. Blunt, they
less than Mr.. Blunt This contract amounts TO
some $4,000, the quantity OF cement used by
the District being quite large. 1t is probable
that the commissioners will examine the work
OF the committee On bids before making The
award OF this contract.
POLICING PUBLIC RESERVATIONS.
Major Brock has issued general order to the
Ieutenants of police, stating that by act OF
congress approved June Is, 1885, the watchmen
provided for the public reservations are to have
the same powers as the Metropolitan police,
Teans In their power In assisting said watch
men In preserving law and order In the public
reservations and that their calls for assistance,
&C., Will be responded to as quickly as if the
calls were given by member Of the regular
force.
EMPLOYEES FORBIDDEN TO FURNISH INFORMATION
the Commissioners yesterday made the fol-
District are forbidden to furnish Information to
parties holding claims against the District of
Columbia which are covered by the provisions
entitled an act TO provide for the settlement OF
all outstanding claims against the District of
Soiumbia and comforting jurisdiction On the
court or Claims, to hear tue same and for other
purposes; and all employees are forbidden to
81 any ASST lance in any form or manner, or at
any time, either in or out of Office hours to
Sucn claimants. I'd. That all appiica i'm by
claimants under the provisions or the above
mentioned act, for information from the records
ofthe District, shall be referred to the attorney
general OF the United States for his opinion as
10 whether the information asked can be fur
nisbed without injury to the interests of tie
District.
COLLECTION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TAXES
The commissioners made an order yeSterdi ~
THAT the drawback certificates received by tne |
collector OF taxes In payment of special assess
ments shall be Cancelled and turned over by him |
10 the Chief OF the special assessment division |
taking his receipt therefor; that drawback GER |
tlncates received in payment of special assess
ments upon which lien certificates are held py
third parties shall be stamped, Received In |
pay fnent OF special assessments upon which |
lien certificates are not held by the sinking
1und;' That the collector OF taxes will report |
daily to the chief of the special assessment !
division detailed statement OF all collections |
made on account OF special assessments"
VITAL STATISTICS.
The mortality In the District Tor the week |
ending Saturday, June 20, 1850, was III. OF al /
deaths % ~ were White males ss While femai lae
q colored males and 80 colored females, show |
Ing an annual death-rate or 2I.19 per 900 for |
the white and 50. I5 for the colored population
From cholera infantum there were 20 deaf Is:
diseases OF the nervous system, 1G; cOnSump )n
Is; diarrhGa, 10; pneumonia, 4; diseases OF the |
heart and dysentery, each. OF the deaths 70 |
occurred in Washington, In Georgetown. in
the county, 10 in the hospitals and In the |
United States jail. Thirty-four white and 81 |
colored were under years OF age; white AMI |
cOlOred 60 and over. There were Sc births re
pOrted-1S white males, Is white females / |
cOlOred males and ~ colored females. shown. |
an annual birth rate OF 1906 per 1,oo0 for the |
white and 2l.26 for the colored population. Mar |
I1ageS reported, 2l-white, ~: colOred 9.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwistle: Conrad K,1f- |
nan, repair brick, d, between 1st and "a sire t.;
$50.
Washington Market, Hetail Prices.
MEATs.-Beef strloin. 20c. per H.; do porter |