Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-05
District Government Affair.".

Mr.. w. o. Roome chief or the peciai assess
ment division, to day sent forward 10 the com
missioner or the sinking fund tax lien certin-
Gates for property bordering on l street north.
from New Jersey avenue TO North Capitol street
WANT THE PIRK LIMITS CONTRACTED.
number OF property owners have ad-
misstoners asking that the clause in the build
Ing regulations which where adopted January
l, 1877, having reference to the fire limit pe
psaeH; az ano & 10 lieu thereof clause inserted
tnat portion east OF 1lth street east and south
OF street south; and portion OF the city OF
GeorgeVown bounded on the north by ROAD
and Sth streets, on the west by boundary line
OF the city OF Georgetown; on the south by the
Potomac river, and on the east by the city of
Washington, within which 1t shall not be law
ful TO erect or construct any wooden buildings"
The effect OF this would be TO grant the priv
neges TO build wooden structures In localities
now prohibited by the regulations.
BIDS WE'RE OPENED
In the Office OF the District Commissioners to-
day for laying asphaltum pavement on YER
mont avenue, between Iowa circle and street,
ana on 18th 81. NV, between Iowa circle and
q Co.. Gleason & Reynolds; A. l. Barber,
Crawford Hoffman and Baily Fletcher
Also TOT the repavement OF n st. NV. between
vermont and connecticut aves., for which tha
bidders were John Cudmore & Co. Gleason &
Reynolds, w. c. MuTdock and Baily & Fletcher
Also for removing the rotten wood pavement
ano laying aspha!tum pavement on the fol-
lowing streets: 10th st. NV, from A 81. TO
Scott square, 1920 square yards; Rhode Island
ave. W., from Scott square to Iowa circle,
$, 100; n ST NV, from Scott square to Itth
81. 3,4OO; st. NV, from 10th ST. TO l4th st..
4 500; 18th ST. w., from Pennsylvania ave TO
St, 500; 18th st. NV, from n sc. TO P-street
circle, 200; I'd st. NV, from Indiana ave. 70
81. lO.l00; "a st. east. from Pennsylvania ave.
10 Maryland ave.. 4,5e0: Sd st. east, from Penn
sylvania ave. TO East Capitol st. 3 200 ST.
s.e., from I'd st. to Sd St. 800; b St Sc. from
Pennsylvania ave. TO 5th St. 5000. The bidders
for this work were A. L. Barber H. l. Gran
ford and Batiy Fletcher. The bids were quite
varied, and have not yet been scheduled.
NKw BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED
Building permits issued by Inspector En-
twisle Mrs. Emnerson, make addition 10
house 1015 q street northwest; $500. George
MeSSen, repair brick. 10l 9th street south west:
$500. DIR. A. ii. Lee, erect two two story
dwellings, q, between 10th and Ilth streets
northwest; 800.
LIQUOR LICRNsKs
The Commissioners have approved applica-
tions for liquor licenses as follows Henry
Koch & Co., at German Scheutzen park; Thos.
Kelly, 20S AZ street southwest: Alphonso
Helen, 400 ~ street southwest: and Ernest
Wilbrand, 46s Pa. ave. northwest.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The total mortality in the District for the
week ended Saturday. April 30, 1851, was 9s
(being "a more than the week previous). or at
the rate OF q. 73 per 900 per a0num or the
decedentS 30 were white males 22 white
females, 20 colored males and "a colored
females, showing an annual death rate OF 22.G
per 1000 for the white population, and 3sl for
the colored. There were 6s births reported
males and IL colored females-au annual BIRTH
rate OF 1876 per 600 for the white and 21.I for
thecOiOred population. Marriages reported
21-wh1te 16, colored 5.