Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-05
District Government Affafrs.

Yesterday Auditor vinson passed upon and
paid all certificates OF coroners Juries Issued by
when the point was raised as to the liability OF
the District for payment OF such certificates
Inese cert1ncates are mostly held by brokers,
Lees sons hold 265 OF them.
inspector EntW1sle has given an order to John
E. Peters, for kalsOmiming the schoOle In the
1st district, for the sum of SIS; one to A. Rich
ards, for doing the extra work at the Stanton
square school house, for the sum OF $i59; also,
one to John Fl. Hewlett, for building fence, wall
and gates around the Force school building, for
Mr.. W. Q. Roome, chief OF special assessment
division, has transmitted to the Commissioners
to be forwarded to the commissioner Of the
SINKING fund, uenceruhcates for unpaid assess
ments as follows: o st. north, from 10Th st. west
TO I7th st. west; II st. north from 18th St. west
TO New Hampshire ave-; N st. north, fIom 10th
to Poto@ae s1 yer asn h 81 1rom
n St north to r st. north; Goth st. west from r
st. moth to Boundary; M St north, from 1st to
Boundary.
THE GARBAGE MuDpLE.
the garbage service appears to be very
muchs unsettled question and the breach be-
tween the health officer and the garbage COL
lector as wide as ever. 1t Will he remembered
that the health offiCer addressed q letter to the
District Commissioners some two weeks ago. In
which he stated that the contractor was very
service was insufficient for the service; this
was backed up by report made to the health
officer by Sanitary Inspector Robinson, who
6ad been nfs detaed by him for this
son cited cases where the garbage
man had net called for many days
The contractor and his attorneys denied the
tIuthfulneSs Of the report Of Mr.. Robinson, and
In order to get at the facts more fully the Com
miss1oAers requested the Major OF Police to set
his men to work and get the answers to every
reports OF every policeman were this morning
grouped by the l1eutenants OF the several pre-.
cincts and forwarded to the Major of Police, and
by him to the District Commissioners They
IN detail, and appear to sustain the report OF
Inspector Robinson and the health officer.
The health officer has thus far declined to
certify to the bills of the garbage contractor for
the past month, on the ground that be
cannot consctentiOusly do so, as he does not
think the service has been faithfully performed
u accordance with the terms OF the contract
The Commissioners have as yet taken no ac-
ton upon these reports.
JUST IN TIME.
On Tuesday last Inspector Entwisle issued an
order to the occupants of q dllapfdated brick
tenement on the northwest corner of 9th and II
from the condition Of the building they were In
danger. The walls were only four inches in
thickness, and on one side were bulging out
high from the pavement, caused by the grading
OF the street This morning most OF the de-
moltshed walls were discovered to have fallen
over the bank to the pavement. sometime dur
Ing the night, probably caused by the softening
OF the earth by the recent heavy rains. 1t is
thought that the family must have vacated
some time yesterday. II So the notice Of the
building inspector was q timely one.
VITAL sTATIETICS.
The mortality In the District reported for the
week ending Saturday, July 81, was 50 Is less
than the week previously. or at the rate or 21.1
per 600 per annum. OF the decedentS ID were
white males, 20 white females, II colored males
and IS colored females, showing an annual
death-rate OF 1851 per 1000 for the white and
33.5 for the colored population. Thirteen white
and 11 colored were under years OF age; white
and colored Go and over. There were Is births
rep0rted-lS white males rs white females, 16
colored males and Is co1ored females, allowing
an annual birth-rate OF 2O.9S per 1000 for the
white and 29.7 for the cOlOred population. Mar
riages reported, A--wh1te, 6; colored, s.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwls1e: j. Fl. B. jenkins,
repair frame on Daniels road, county; 900. Mrs.
Boyd, erect q two-story brick on q, between
4th and 5th stsn.w.; $500. H. C. McCauley.
erect three story brick, corner Sd and B soss.
E.: $s, 500. II. Moran repair brick, No. 1919 sth
StD.W.; 81, 200.