National Republican., 1881-08-11
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
Cnrront Transnciions In the various Dis-
trict Onicca.

trict Onicca.
L. W. Whitaker complains of the vile
odos and foul atmosphere coming from the di.
rection of the asphalt and ammonia works at
Easby's Point, Twenty seventh and II streets.
Margaret J. Baldwin was yesterday sent to the
ensano Asylum by the sanitary officers.
The poundmaster has been authorized to in
crease his force for catching unlicensed dogs for
one month to the extent Of cxtr6 horse aud
wagon and the usual complement Of nets and men,
Liquor licenses have been granted to Joseph
Murphy, 3i0i NJ Tor Bridgel street, aud Thomas
Morrow, 300 G street northwest.
The agent of house 1907 street northwest, owned
by the Cartisl heirs has been notified by the In.
apector of Buildings that he must take II down
within thirty days, as 1t is unfit for human habita
ton.
Bids were yesterday opened IN the Building In
spector's Office for making brick and concrete floor
TO the south part ofthe Washington Work House as
follows: David r. Cissol s37j50; II. Himber. s20626,
and r. A. Edmonston, $500 No award made:
The Commissioners have addressed n letter 10
Hon. William Il. Chandler. NJ. @. Emery, and Hal.
let Rilbourn, purchasing committee ofthc Produce
Exchange. asking TO whom the conveyance Of the
Old Guard House property, recently Sold shall be
made, as the Commissioners are ready TO execute
the deed Of transfer
A communication was yesterday received from
Colonel o. II. Irish, chief Of the Bureau OF Eu.
craving aud Printing, stating that at times the
Bureau was unable to obtain a supply OF water for
very considerable intervals; that on the morning
OF the 9TH instant the chief engineer was unable
70 obtain any water for the boilers for about ten
minutes, and that later in the day the supply
stopped again. from which he is npprchcnsivo that
ut some time he will be compelled TO draw his
fires, which would OF course stop the entire work
of the Bureau This would greatly embarrass the
Department as upon the woik OF the Bureau de-
pends the delivery OF notes and secur-
ties to the United States Treasurer and
Comptroller Of the Currency. and of internal.
revenue stamps 10 the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue. Colonel Irish believes
that If the twelve-inch supply-ppo which was
lald from street northwest TO B street southwest
last summer was continued from b street north.
west TO Pennsylvania avenue and connected
with the large main there all trouble would be
avoided, and the Bureau well as the citizens In
South Washington, would be greatly benefited
He requests that this be done
II. 7. Plllsbury complains that willburgcr alley,
between and T streets, has not been cleaned this
summer.
Samuel Lee, produce dealer, and L. j. Collins
hack. driver, were licensed yesterday.
One thousand one hundred and thirty six dog.
tags have been issued by the Tax Collector.
Building permits were granted as follows; r. c.
Iinger, repair woodshed and put new tin roof
lll7 Nineteenth street, $40: William Schoenbone
alterations and repairs, 73i Eighth street south
cast 500 Samuel McKeever, remove frame house
900 street 10 Chnmplain avenue. hey yond Bound.
ary, $50; Jacob Reihl. construct two-story brick
dwelling northwest corner of Sixth and X streets
northwest 5000; Edward Beuchert, construct
two-story brick, II street. between Seventh aud
Eighth northeast, $780, Jennie Collins. construct
two-story frame, Four. and half street. between
n and southwest, 500; W. F. HELEN. put in q
bay-wndow, 523 street northwest, $3.50.
petition signed by twenty one house-owners
living in the vicinity Of Ninth and streets south
east wns received by the Commissioners yesterday.
requesting the erection ofa lamp post on that cor
per.
Tho Engineer Commissioner has approved tho
proposition Of George +. Hnrbln and Others that
they will pay for laying sidewalk on Ninth street
from East Capitol 10 street. The District agrees
TO furnish the material and the much needed Inn
provement will be made at once.
The total mortality in the District OF Columbia
f6r the week ending Saturday, August G, 1881. was
OF the rate Of 33.2 per 900 per annum or the de-
rcdents 35 were white males, % white females, %
colored males, and 35 colored females, showing an
annual death-rate Of 2j1 per 1000 for the white
population and 1914 for the colored. ofthe deaths
SO occurred in Washington, s in Georgetown, 10 In
the county and 10 In the hospital. There were W
births reported. as follows q white males II white
females, IS colored males, and II colored females
showing an annual birth rate of 1875 per 900 for
the white and 26 for the colored population.
Marriages reported 16; white, 10; colored g. Still
births Z; white, 3; colored, A.