National Republican., 1882-12-21
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current Trnnsuctio,ns Mt the Various Dis
trict Offices.

The commissioners have disapproved the
applications for liquor licenses of James T.
Carberry, 2140 Third street southwest, and
Mary Mccarthy, First and N streets SOUTH
west.
A building permit was Issued yesterday to
John Graves to build one frame dwelling at
Tennelleytown, d. c., to cost 5000.
The inspector of buildings has notified the
owner of n frame house on X street. near
Ninth street northwest that if the house is
not torn down in ten days, the district Will
raze the building, and compel her to pay the
attending expense.
Inspector of Buildings Entwisle has notified
Messrs. A. G. Bradley and W. F. Mattingly,
trustees, &C., of the old Chronicle building, on
PENNSYLVANIA avenue between Ninth and
Tenth streets, that if the walls of the building
are not taken down in five days the district
will have them taken down at the expense of
the trustees.
The commissioners have, in response to an
pffer of Julian W. Dean and Others of the
right of way for street from the village of
Lincoln to Sheriff avenue through their land,
notified them that there Is no available appro-
priation for opening county roads.
A great many persons in South Washington
have been making complaints that they are
unable to get water in their houses at any
fine. Some of them state that when they
notified the inspector men were sent, and the
spiggots, &C., were taken out, and they were
compelled to get water from public hydrants
and pumps. Upon inquiry yesterday re-
porter of THE REPUBLICAN was told that
such might be the case, as people in nearly all
sections of the city let their water run during
the night to prevent the spiggots from freezing
up and the water supply, therefore, is being
constantly exhausted by this practice; that n
great many people on Capitol hill had com
planned of the scarcity of water. And such
it will be, said the gentleman, until we can
cpnply stated that the fine
for letting water run constantly is from So to
500.
1t is probable that the district employees will
be paid off tomorrow and the school teachers
on Saturday.
The inspector of plumbing has made report
to the health officer of the condition ofthe eight
foot brick sewer in square 532, bounded by
Third and Fourth and d and L streets north
west He states that in several yards of premises
in that square large holes leading direct to the
sewer cause considerable annoyance; he also
states that the defects are not only in the
yards OF premises, hut under the houses also,
and the amount of sewer gas arising from
these openings is enough to poison the atmos-
phere Of the whole neighborhood.
delegation of tax payers on Virginia
avenue southwest, between Four-and-a-half
and Third streets southwest, called on the
commissioners yesterday and urged the inn
provcment of that avenue They said that
they had been paying taxes for about thirty
years, and not one dollar had been expended
in improving the street. Commissioner West
said he would refer their request to the en-
gineer commissioner, and, after consultation,
send them a reply to their petition. He said
that the street would be improved after the
rotten wood pavements of other streets had
been replaced by better and more substantial
material.
During the month of November 316 deaths
occurred in the District of Columbia, giving
10 of 1 M m
the total population OF this number 1862
were white and 154 were colored persons. The
death rate for the white population was 1858
per 1000 per annum; for the colored, 1853.
These death rates are 537 per 1000 per an
mum less for the white population 406 for
the colored, and 4.90 for the total population
than were those for the month of November
last year, while the death rate of both white
and colored is less than the mean death rate
for the past nine years The average ages of
the white males was SO years; of the white
females, 25 years; of the colored males, %
years, and of the colored females, 10 years.
Seventy per cent. of the white males, so per
cent. of the white females, "A per cent. of the
colored males, and 81 per cent of the colored
females were over 20 years of age. The great
est number of colored deaths (2S) occurred in
the hospitals. The greatest number of white
deaths (25) occurred in the seventh sanitary
district.
Two hundred and thirty-eight births were
reported, of which number 81 were white
males, 70 white females; 45 colored males, As
colored females; and of unknown sex and
color. One case of triplets and four cases of
twins were reported. Eight of the white
children and IL of the colored children were
of illegitimate births.
Marriages reported, So; white 80 and
colored "a. The still-births numbered 80, 16
being white and Is colored.
During the month permits were issued
for the burial of persons dying outside of the
district, and 9 for transfers. Seven white
and 25 colored persons were buried at the
public expense.