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in their use. to the prevention Of the disease
known 90 pleuro. pneumonia. or lung plague.
pS 81 Boss as@ 9of
city, and Baltimore Suitable accommodations
sGa Il a I f1f S5Ss essS battle 0ssf s 5SS s
Boston, 450 at New York. and $50 at Baltimore.
REVENUE MARINE
This service continues to perform satisfactory |
srased sSTs se n
300 $50 miles. and have boarded and examined |
25,5s7 vessels. Of which 22sO have been re seized.
In relief work they have been particularly
efficient, having assisted % 224 vessels IN dis,
value value s4.ss5.1S5 and on board which we're q 40!
The water and and saved from drowning Ono rev.
enue steamer alone assisted 76 m@sreMi,antmen. @ M
valued. with their cargoes. ut sl.493.o20.
LIrE-sAvING SERVICE.
During the past year this service has mado
its usual excellent record.
At the close OF the year the stations number;
vessels within the field Of their operations was
800 On board these vessels there were 1872
s Tss namS 5 s s% @ Ss hers
sons snccored at the stations was G5l. and the
ss srSssTsy Sinyoived vas s7:l7s5io; q . wh!sh 5
s5.61l 800 wore saved the rest was lost The
number OF vessels totally lost was 6S.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
| During the fiscal your tho lighthouse eslnb-
lishmcnt has put Into operation now light
stations, ll2 new river lights, 2 new fog signals.
whistiing bnoys, 8 new bell bpoys. and 4s new
buovs Of the ordinary kind. 1t has discon;
has changed the characteristics of thirteen
others. that they may be more useful than
| heretofore.
COAST AND aEopETrc SURVEY.
Tho operations OF this service have been
| efficient and successful. The progress OF the
work is equal with tho means given by Con-
rubiished. and hundreds heretofore published
have been added to and corrected: The Coast
Of s bs a" % as "TS
out the United States have been published of
accuracy and extent beyond what has hereto
| fore been done.
| MARINE HOSPITAL. SERVICE.
ceiyed relief. 1896 were treated in hospitals.
and &c. .S39 ut tho dispensurics: Tho usual num-
portntion we're furnished. The receipts from
sources TsEe s $40 and the d.
dinnry allegations and repairs 10 hospital
S,ois rscoversd 2.s5S We're improved. i97 re-
mninod unaffected by treatment. 502 died:
by &C, oilleers % oi the service ut reIiet stations.
some, of them preliminary to shipment in the
and To- IN the ff H.
saving service; The larger 1 number ,2l7i ~ were n
| Va - ''.'i ~
maze 70 tnis eAa,ininution ,, OF hppus ,aken .
fonna tn he color bind and nccoriinriv ro
iocted. The examinations should extend to
the hearing as well rs vision. inasmuch as
steam and Of Whistles il u necessary uualiilea.
tion for an efficient pilot.
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
Tho National Board of Health expended s97,
progress a, the close Of the last fiscal year and
sG2'Gii 30 arc chargenbe to the npproprintion
a liberia! construction has been given to the
tnws W i, 10 Mnih s te 1 n,', l,,s
appr5priatei for its use.
Tho number OF aGrldents, to steam vessels
FRI" ssn'o''oH'
snasr, wrecks, and sinking
The number Of lives lost from various causes
during e,itl the year was 2Sl: 9,
AcctdSn,n drowning y;
Miscellaneous e"''es'
The greatest increase is from accidents caused
by collisions. Doubts have been expressed
whether the laws on ms subject ,nI nre we, wei
nuupteu ~ Sucuiu ti,S iosu,t @ uostJu, ne inM
are 'oinsmmnt EtoitNi. anu LtGi'isioii; a hInehu
t Ia WY nj n romg nrnS,ica, odin
lsr @ ~, Hill S he p r.ciea oi bcro,e
'e' Va. ''N s''o'
COUNT ESAMiNAiloN AND DEsIhmGTloN OF he
The redeemed United Stn,es notes nationn
; bank CURRENCY and misc"liancous securitie.
; received by this oilice during tho fiscal yea
ended Juno 80, 1888 for iIEai count and destruc
, ton namountcitos2 s2l7 2S2 i57 81 and The Unite,
= St>ies notes NATIONAL bank currency aud othe
i" obligations mutilaled in printing. and unissue,
: United States bonds and national bank cur
: rcncy received for destruction amounted tc
: s37O 37G GA or an aggregate oi securities de
stroyed amounting 10 s5S7. .659 l3l 81 OF whicl
5 amount s3ll 274So0 were in United State
dc i,,I, iral flat |,
purpose OF issue.
. msrn,,,r mr. co,,,,,p,,
a ~ D'e-i''' ~. Vi VII VII ''piN'
The net expenditures on account OF tn,
o District Of Columbim., for the fiscal year 1889
= We're S3.Sl7.O2S.iS. The revenues deposited il
I the Treasury on this account for the SAM
. period were 81 l.91o 9sS:7 , ,, ,.,.,
since Dec. l. lsS? there mas peeh retired
2 sisG 100 Of tho bonded indebtedness of tn
= District, reducing the amount annually re
) qnired for interest 81 nv; since ts dutle