Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-03
District Government Affairs.

Mr.. W. O. Roome chief OF special assessment
division. has transmitted 10 the Commissioners,
TO be forwarded TO the commissioner OF the
sinking FUND, lien certificates on all unpaid
assessments on 2lSt street west from street
north 10 @ street north and on 18th street west
from X street north TO Boundary.
Inspector Entwisle has given an order 10 Mr.
tt omt X. Burley for whitewashing the Cham
ber1an school, in the seventh district for S3l 50;
one to Mr.. John MCGOWAN for whtewashing
schools in the fifth district for $3.50; one TO
John III. Hewlett for doing repairs 10 the Sum-
ner school, seventh district, for 1852; one 10 X.
rocks for whitewashing schools OF first dis
trict at SIS.
The health officer addressed a note to the Dis
trict commissioners yesterday stating that the
alleys In the District needed cleaning and dis
injecting. AS he has no fund from which 10 pay
for this service he asks that some provision be
10 ade for It. Referred TO the engineer Commis-
sioner.
LICENSE TO SELL LIoUoR ON BOAT.
District Treasurer X. Z. Dodge, Ia a commu-
nicati0n TO the Commissioners states that Mr..
Robert c. Hoffman has wholesale liquor
license to do business on Congress street,
Georgetown. which he wishes TO transfer to
boat on the river; that section OF the license
laws provides that except In the case OF CON-
merclal agents, peddlers and insurance agents.
licenses granted 6y the District shall only be
location named therein" He states that it
does not seem 10 him TO be proper transfer, as
| 1t is not likely that wholesale business would
| be conducted on boat ana II ne desires DaT-
room license the law, section 10, does not con-
template any other place than a square, he
states that his Office has granted no license TO
boats. This matter was referred 10 the at
torney for the District, who stated that II Mr..
H. Will describe the location OF his boat so that
his place OF business can be Identified that there
is nothing In the law TO authorize the treasurer
| TO refuse TO issue IL TO him on payment or the
| proper sum.
THE DOG WAR TO BE PROSECUTED WITH vIGoR
This morning Mr.. Sam Einstein, pound mas
| ter received Instructions from the health OIL
| Ger TO prepare for Kidding the District OF all
dogs found without the dog tag, and In order TO
| facilitate his work he was Instructed TO pro-
| cure of the property clerk two covered wagons
and two horses for the purpose, and II no
! horses can be procured belonging TO bAle Dis.
| trict, he was directed TO hire two for the pHr-
pose. Six additional men are also TO be allowed
him during the time these raids are to be made
| on the dogs. Mr.. Einsten Will select some r"
his old pound men for this service, who are 'sef
20 throwing the net He will also have asfaI
of mounted police to accompany e,ch wsSon Ue0sa,,
so that his men will be able tc attend ro esvn s,t
dogs In place OF defendiIIs themselves frono
mobs @ e OF men and women. as has heretofore
Deen The case The work will be Commenced In
| the mornings and continued until night. Thus
ar Less than ], 2S0 dog licenses have been taken
| out aga,at about 600 last year at this seaso
Mr.. Einstein is no. -" having a new set OF nets
made for catching dogs. a.l from the prepara-
IONS being now made 1t Is sa.t 10 say that the
advance on the enemy VIII be swift. Snarp ana
decisive. There is but one way OF sa Vlng the
lives Of valuable animals, which is by p,e.Vlng
| S.A~ A'NNAAOO oho uOS
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The commissioners to-day awarded the con-
tracts Tor building the new school houses as fol-
lows; The Anacosuia school building TO R. Down.
Ing, being the lowest bidder atS6 213the school
Dulldlng On U, between 10th and Vermont ave-
TO Messrs. Bright, Humphrey & Co.; the build
ing ing on the Bladensburg road, TO b. c. King. and
the school building on p street, between 9th and
ith streets, TO j. III. Hewlett.
The work OF constructing brick and pipe sew
ers along Boundary. I ana streets northwest,
a 7aad
Reynolds. they being the lowest bidders
THE CORCoRAN SQUARE CONTROVERSY.
The commissioners to-day sent a note to
Jesse b. Wilson, and other citizens Interested
10 the Corcoran square market-house, stating
IN reply 10 a communication from them that the
letter OF the commissioners OF oath July was
written under proper advice and that they see
no reason 10 recede from the position therein
assumed. While they have never doubted their
authority 10 locate school building on any un-
occupied portion OF square No. 446 they do net
Ieel at liberty, under existing circumstances TO
mterfere with that portion or said square now
occupied as market, nor to lease any portion
OF said square.
THE GARBAGE SERVICE.
The health officer, garbage contractor and his
attorneys held conference with the District
commissioners o-day In relation to the garb-
age service and the manner OF its execution.
winch resulted In the Commissioners reaSSert-
ing that they should hold the garbage
tract.
BUILDING PERMITS
ISSUED by Inspector Entwisle: b. w. Carpenter.
repair Dr1ck building on ID, between ISt and I'd
streets southeast, 1000; jackson Bro a Co.
repair brick on 9TH, between b street and PENN
sylvania avenue northwest 81 100: James Rrad-
SOC.
VITAL STATISTICS
The mortality report for the month OF June
shows the total mortality In the District for
that period 70 have been 45e, ian increase of *
as compared with corresponding month of last
year. and IL more than the average number or
0eatns Tor the month OF June for the past six
years., or at the rate OF 22.4 per 600 per annum
Inc mortality OF the white population was 22i.
or az tne rate OF % 26 per 1000 per annum while
tnat OF the colored was 29s. or at the rate of
800. vi the total 459 deaths, 224, or ass per
cent cent were under year OF age. (0f these chill
oIsn unoer year OF age 96 were white and l2s
coioltdl. Inc total mortality under years
vi sl age was ZO, or IS. So per cent There were
zsZ plrtns reported. (an annual b1rth-rate OF
~ per l0O09 OF these births u were white
mSles 6z White females, SO colored males, and n
coioied females, "a birth-rate OF 14.6S per 1000
per annum for the white and 2s.5 for the COL
ofea populatlon,l showing an apparent decrease
OF gOtal population by excess OF deaths over
SlILns OF 1sI, the white population Decreasing
Dy 81 the colored by 105. Marriages reported
s2-white, Al; colored, IS.
a General Pacheco, the former Mexican
minister OF wal, has been reappOinted.
q Ms. hildieth committed suicide at Des
MONIES, Iowa, because her husband Wouldnt