Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-22
District Government Affairs.

lie amount coliected 1Or special improvement
taxes Saturday last was SIS. 20 In cash.
The district collector has prepared a list of
owners of Washington and Georgetown and
District stock for the Treasury department, to
said stock.
The license of commercial agents. peddlers
ana produce Gealers all expire on the 31st day
OF March. 1880.
Lieut.. FV. Green, assistant District engineer.
has notified Messrs. Crawford and HOFFMAN,
contractors, to proceed on April LIST to repair
all holes, cracks and other defects in the con-
crete pavements OF this District. The estimated
cost for such repairs is $4,000.
Col. Z. b. Townsend, late superintendent of
property for the District has turned over his
ofiice and papers to his successor, Mr.. John b.
clark, late appointment clerk in the Depart
ment Of the Interior. The personal friends and
official associates Of Mr.. Townsend presented
him with resolutions through Mr. Alexander
Mckenzie, of the District auditors Office in
which they expressed their regrets at severng
official relations with him.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The total mortality in the District OF Column
bia for the month of February, 1880, was 3,3.
ian increase of IS as compared with cores
pondfng month OF last year, and "a more than
February for the past six years,) or at the rate
of 1888 per LOCO per annum. The mortality OF
the white population was 1893, or at the rate Of
2O.S2 per 600 per annum. while that of the COL
ored was $50, or at the rate of 1851. The NOR
tality. as compared with the month of January
last, shows an increase Of 80, or 1876 per cent.
Inc average daily mortality was 1881, being
245 more than last month. OF the deaths, 2I9
occurred in Washington, q in Georgetown, %
in The county, and 40 In the hospitals In eX-
aiming and comparing the ages of the de-
cedeDts, 1t is found that of the whites 6S.91 per
cent were years and over 62.l7 per cent were
20 years and over, and 43 per cent were 40 years
and over. OF the colored, 49, II per cent were 5
years and over, 80. ~ were 20 years and over.
and 20.56 per cent were 40 years and over show
Ing percentage in favor Of the whites at
each OF these periods of life as follows: 22S0
22.I3, and 22.44. OF the total 1913 deaths. 90.
or 24.93 per cent, were under l year of age
while the total mortality under 5 years was
15l. or 1900 per cent. There were s42 births
reported, ian annual birth rate of 2414 per
1,O0O.l OF these births, 81 were white males
SO white females Sc colored males and SO
colored females, Ia birth rate for the white
population of 1888 per 1000 per annum, and
1851 for the colored,) showing decrease OF
total population by excess of deaths over births
OF 81, the white population decreasing by IT, the
than january white and Is colored. Mar
riages reported. lS-white SO. colored 26. There
were Is permits for foreign deaths issued and 3
transfers; s white and 40 colOred were buried at
public expense.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle:--Thos. Bowling,
repair brick, IA Bridge St, Georgetown: 81 200
D. b. Croft, construct three two-story dwell
fngs. 14th and T SITS. NV; 1900. Pm. Dubant
repair brick building, o, between 18th and 13th
SITS. NV; s., 200. L. s. Chapman, construct five
three-story dwellings, 18th, between @ and Cor
coran SITS. o. W.; $4,000. W. II. Hamilton con-
struct two-stOry brick dwelling, Sd, between
street and Maryland avenue ne; 81, 600.