Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-21
District Government Affairs,

Lieutenant F. V. Greene, assistant District
engineer, is visiting New York city.
Citizens of Georgetown have asked the Com
mlssiOners to place an iron fence around the
brick wall being constructed at the foot of Mar
ket Space, to prevent children from falling
into the canal.
The liquor licenses of the following persons
have been approved: Patrick White, 200 street,
Joseph TOfrens. 81 Pennsylvania avenue, and
John NJ. Buckley. 1886 I street.
The new school building just completed on
street by Mr.. j. H. Hewlett, contractor, will be
turned over to the District authorities for accep-
lance on Monday next.
Messrs. Fletcher & Bailey, contractors for lay
ing the asphalt pavements. have nearly COM
peted their work on Rhode Island avenue, be-
tween Iowa Circle and Scott square, which was
commenced the latter part of June. The work
is pronounced to be of good quality and salts
factory to the District engi neer department.
THE HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT
for the week ending July Is shows 40 nuisances
reported and 1853 abated; 16 burials at public ex-
pense and q dead animals removed. Marine
products inspected: 1856 bushels oysters, 1898
punches fish, 7S59 blue fish. II sturgeon. 81 400
crabs, IS, 3OS clans, GA sheepshead turtles, 10
porgies, % mackerel. Marine products con-
demned: 81 punches fish. 1890 crabs 5.303
CLAIMS. UnwhOesOme food condemned: 5l5
pounds beef, 196 pounds mutton, 100 pounds
veal, 20 pounds pork. Is pounds sausage,
433 cabbages SS1 symhngs, 146 pecks beans,
OO peCAS PEAS 49, uOLeH
cucumbers and 50 quarts berries. There were ID
animals impounded, 10 redeemed and killed.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The mortality for the week ending Saturday.
the 10TH was 1l2, fOur less than the week pre-
viOus,) or at the rate of 1896 per l 200 per an
num- OF the decedents Sc were white and Sc
cOlOred. showing annual death rate of "a 3
per LOCO for the white population and 43.5 for
the cOlOred. There We're deaths from tetanus
following pistol shot wounds. There were 20
births and IL marriages reported.
POLICEMANs CLAIM.
The Commissioners have laid the application
of Policeman Dubois, asking that the expenses
OF the recent civil suit against him in the Cir
cult Court for false arrest be borne by the Dis
trict of Columbia, before the First Controller of
the Treasury. The Commissioners state that the
request is reasonable one, as the officer merely
did his duty in arresting certain parties for a
breach of the peace. They entered suit for lille
gal arrest, but a verdict was returned in favor
of the defendant and as he was thus proven to
he right the District should pay the expense of
defending him.
BICYCLE REGULATIONS WANTED.
The Capital Bicycle Club have sent commune
cation to the District Commissioners stating that
complaints have been made by drivers and peGes-
trians of danger and accidents by the reckless
ness of certain riders of the bicycle. and partcu-
larry at night, owing to the failure of such riders
to carry lights. They request that the Commits
sioners make and promulgate regulation re-
quiring the use of lamps at night when it is dark
enough to require the street lamps to be lighted.
and that the police be requested to enforce this
regulation, stop all bicycles not provided with
lamps, and cause the riders to continue OH foot.
They state that the rules of the club require such
lights to be used. but they can exercise no uris-
diction over outsiders. They ask that such reg
ulation. if made, take effect August LIST, in order
to give all an opportunity to procure lamps.
REMOVAL OF THE DUMPING GROUND.
r nj nnnfra or far har NJ
of Offals from the District. is about to remove his
dumping ground from Broad Creek to the Vir-
ginia side of the river, having secured a good
landing for the purpose. The citizens in the
neighbOrhoOd of Broad Creek now regret their
opposition to these works remaining in their
neighbOrhOod, and are trying to persuade Mr..
Draney to remain. The proximity to the dump
ing ground affords the best opportunity to Sc
cure cheap and excellent fertilizer for their
farms, which they will lose by the opposition.