National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-08
THE COMMISSIONERS,
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Building permits have been Issued TO Eugene
Iyddan, to make repairs at tilO Thirty second
street, Georgetown, TO cost $780, H. d. Boteler, to
make repairs at 1872 First street northeast TO cost
$50, r. Vanhone, to mako repairs at 1878 Four.
tecnth street northwest, to cost s225 J. L. schaef.
foIt, to build two brick dwellings on N, between
Four-and. a-half and Union streets southwest to
cost 81 500; Joseph Pearson, to build one brick
Htore-hOuse on Twoniy-fiih street. between
street and Rock Creek. to cost $500; Henry Lackle
% make repairs Mt i747 L street northwest TO cost
$50; NJ. u. IIealy, 70 make repairs on street,
between Sixth aud Seventh streets southwest, to
cost SIS; n Cobb, to make repairs on NJ street, be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets northwest,
The special assessment division has completed
the revision of assessments against alleys in
AT tho request of the Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee Of the House of Representa-.
lives, tho Commissioners have sent a detailed
etatement Of the valuation Of property used by the
United States Government In this city. The total
valuation OF the property amounts to 81 066,3g6.
The citizens residing on the north side of Penn
BYlvania avenue, between Seventeenth and Eigh-
toenth streets northwest have petllioned the Dis.
trlot Commissioners to have the old aspen poplar
trees on that portion of Pennsylvania avenue
taken up and younger trees planted instead
The account of the sale oftho fish wharves and
stalls was furnished to the Commissioners BY the
apotioneer yesterday. The gross receipts OF tho
Mr. X. Emerson, representing Mary wolford,
proprietor Of cutlery establishment, whose arrest
commercial agent was noted yesterday, took out a
license yesterday morning.
The work of vaCcnatlng tho white pupils In tho
public schools is progressing rapidly The physi:
clans of the poor are performing the work, and
have already visited nearly every school. The
children have nearly all been found to be en-
tirely unprotected and In danger of taking the
terrible disease, as large number have never
been vaccinaed before, and Others not since their
infancy.
The Coroner yesterday submitted to the Health
Olcer his report ofinquests and autopsies held by
him during tho month Of February There were
forty deaths Investigated, of which thlrty-four
were from natural causes, one homicide, two per-
sons burned TO DEATH and one drowned. The
deaths of the Koefe sisters are registered as being
caused by congestion of brain and stomach. The
number OF cases IS much smaller than for several
previous months
The Commissioners have returned House bill
SS2to the District Committee with their approval.
The bill Is very important one to residents Of
the county and provides that sixty days after its
passage the Commissioners shall construct and
maintain free public highway from the Bound
airy for Georgetown toward Rockville, or, In other
words, to make free highway of what is now
Known as the Rockville and Tennalytown turn
pike
Henry w. Richardson has been appointed a
special patrolman by the Commissioners
The safety committee have finished the inspec-
lion of all the churches in Washington. and will
present a final report on Friday next