Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-25
District GovSrnment Affairs.
NO NORE STREkT CRIBS

Major Brock to-day telephoned 10 all the
police precincts giving orders Tor the arrest OF
all persons cry Ing fruits, vegetables, fish aud
other things for sale on The streets. This has
been permitted until &c has become a common
nuisance ana subject OF unfayorab!e comment
by strangers visiting the city. Major Brock Il
determined 10 test the law In this natter and
SO far as the police are concerned the law Will
Ge executed.
POWER OF TIE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS TO CON-
VEY PROPERTY.
Attorney General Macyeagh. to whom had
been referred the opinion OF Attorney Riddle
IN relation 80 the authority OF the District Com
mlssioners TO make conveyance OF real estate
belonging 10 the District which had recently
been sold by authority or act OF Congress- yes
terday returned the papers TO the Commits sion-
ers. stating that the power TO sell 70 the highest
b!coer at public auction, by the act, carried
with it authority to make conveyance TO the
successful bidder as an incident TO the execu-
ton OF the power 10 sell, thus reversing the
opinion or Mr. Riddle.
TIE ASPHALT PAVEMENT CONTRACT.
1t was mentioned In yesterdays STAR
that tie District commissioners had decided to
make partial award OF the asphalt pavement
contract 10 Messrs. Bailey and Fletcher, the
lowest Bidders. This award embraces the re-
paving or Rhode Island avenue, from scott
square 10 Iowa Circle; Vermont avenue from
Iowa Circle TO X street; Y street, from Scott
Square TO 18th street; p street east from Penn.
Syiyania avenue to Maryland avenue: A street
south, from "a TO 80 streets east; 18th street
southeast, from Pennsylvania avenue to 5th
eoSe., ~ di Z',ouo sludit ydruS- NO award
Will be made upon the remaining streets in
cluded In the bids OF 5th or May until salts
factory evidence is given OF the ability OF the
contractors TO perform the work, which eyf.
dence must be presented on or before the 10th
June, at which time they Will be expected to
have on hard not less COO tons or crude asphalt
or the equivalent OF that amount refined and
the asphalt furnished viii be expected 10 con-
form to the sample standard,
GOOD AND BAD PUMP WATER.
District Chemist De Smedt has analyzed
water In several public pumps, and reports to
Health Officer Townshend that the water In
pump Oh Delaware avenue and II street north
east is unit for drinking purposes" lst and
streets northeast. good water" corner 18th
street and Massachu setts avenue, "stin good
west, ''stlli usaole, out In danger OF pollu-
tion.r
VITAL STATISTICS.
Health Officer Townshend has submitted his
report OF vital statistics for the month ending
April 30th showing that, the total mortality In
the District was 3S5, ian increase OF 60 as COM
pared with corresponding month OF last year.
and 50 more than the average number OF deaths
for the month OF April fer the past years) or
at the rate OF 25 &c per 600 per annum. the
mortality OF the white population was isi.
or at tie rate OF 49, per 1000 per annum, while
that OF the colcred was 1874. or at the rate OF
3s.S. The total mortality under years OF age
was l34, or 3l0s per cent. There were 274
per 1,000.1 or these births, 6s were white
males, 6S white females; 6S colored males and
40 colored females "a birth rate OF Is per 900
per annum for the white and PIG for the COL
ored populaton,) showing an apparent decrease
or total population by excess or deaths over
births reported or III, the white population
decreasing by IS, the colored by 56. There
were l2 permits issued for burial or persons
dying outside the District, and IL transfers; IL
white and 4S colored were buried at public ex-
pense.