National Republican., 1882-12-14
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions nt the Various Dis
trict Offices.


trict Offices.
Commissioners Morgan and Lydecker and
Building Inspector Entwisle on Tuesday Wis
tied the new station-houses. They first Wis
tied the new one in the fifth precinct, on
Twelfth street between @ and ID northwest
and found that the work had been done in an
excellent manner, and reflected much credit
upon the contractor This station will be
ready for occupancy by the first of January.
The commissioners then visited the new first
precinct on e street between Four-and-a-half
and Sixth streets southwest, which they found
nearly completed and the work done satisfac-
torily. The second precinct station, ON w
between Ninth and Tenth streets northwest,
was not so nearly finished as the rest, but it
will probably be completed by the time speci-
fled in the contract.
Plumbing Inspector Robinson was requested
by Health Officer Townshend to make an ex-
animation of the drainage system connected
with house No. 100 Vermont avenue north
west, in consequence of sickness from some
local cause at that place. In his report on the
subject, the inspector says that he finds the
underground drainage defective from the con-
nection of the vertical soil pipe to point out
side the house, necessitating the entire re-
placing of the drainage both outside and in
the house.
A delegation of citizens on G street south
west called on the commissioners yesterday
in regard to the improvement of G street.
between First and Four-and-a half streets
southwest. They asked that granite block be
placed on that street. The commissioners re-
piled that the improvement of G street was
not included in the estimates for the next
year.
During the week ending December 8, 1882
there were 81 deaths reported in the District
of Columbia. OF this number 10 were white
males, 10 white females, IL colored males, and
IL colOred females. This gives death-rate of
1888 per 1000 per annum for the white, 1887
for the colored, and 1917 for the total popula-
tion.
The diseases by classes were as follows
ZymOtics .; local, 32; constitutional, 12 de-
velopmental, 5; violence, 3. The chief causes
of death were Scarlet fever, 4; malarial fever
g; apoplexy, 5; pneumonia, 8; puerperal con-
vulsions, 1 diphtheria / /; syphilis, j paraly
sis, 3; bronchitis, 3; violence, 3; whooping-
cough, consumption, 10; augina pectoris,
9; congestion of lungs, /. Forty-ninc deaths
occurred in Washington, 2 in Georgetown 9
in the county, and in hospitals and public
institutions. Twenty-siX were natives of the
district, 2S of other parts of the United States
and were foreign born. OF the decedcnts 1S
were under years of age and IS were over 60
years of age. Fifty-six births were reported
27 white, 90 colored. Fourteen marriages
10 white, 4 colored--and still births were re-
ported.
Maj. Morgan leaves this morning for Annap-
oils to attend meeting of the directors of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal company.
License Agent Raft has sworn out warrants
against the following parties for keeping
livery stables without license: M. Len
hermer, 631 G street; Champlain & Hill
ton, 211 Eleventh street; +. M. Drainey,
K, between Fourth and Fifth streets; John
K. Gheen, G, between Sixth and Seventh
streets: F. w. McElvoy, 1884 Twelfth street;
Wash. Nailor corner f and Thirteenth streets
northwest; j. B. Alcott, Chain House alley I;
John Il. Price, Sixth, between c and Louis
lana avenue; James w. Pumphrey, G, between
Third and Four-and-a-half streets.