National Republican., 1883-08-30
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions Mt the Various Dis
Irict Omcea.

Nrlct OtnCea,
Permission has been granted to lay side
walk on the east side of Twelfth street be-
tween d and Il streets southeast.
A pavement will be laid by permission of
the commissioners on G street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets southeast.
Mai Dye has issued circular, based on
section 131 Revised Statutes. which forbids any
officer to compromise felony, or to aid any
suspected person to escape by failing to give
known facts or Withholding any information.
The commissioners have granted permission
TO the gas company to lay mains on q street
southeast, between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets Boundary street northwest, between
w and Tenth streets Seventeenth street, be-
tween II street and New Hampshire avenue,
and on New Hampshire avenue, between Sew
enteenth and streets.
The commissioners yesterday approved the
recommendation of Capt. f. V. Greene for the
establishment of q hack stand at the corner of
Seventh street and New York avenue north
west.
Commissioner Edmonds left the city yester-
day for Asbury Park to recupcrate.
DIR. Tindall, secretary TO the commissioners,
is on u vacation, and Mr. James Campbell is
acting secretary in his absence.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
c. s. Willard to make repairs Mt corner Four
teentl and 7 streets northwest, to cost 5000 (;
Mrs. K. A. Blaine to build two brick dwell
ings on Pennsylvania avenue, between First
and Second streets southeast, to cost $i 500
Mrs. Blaine to build two brick dwellings on
b street. between First and Second streets
southeast, to cost $500; Mrs Hyatt to make
repairs at $50 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, TO cost 5000.
Deaths reported Aug. 90: Lulu A. Goodall,
typhoid fever; Matte b. Ferguson, diphthe-
ria; Marie r. VanHorn, heart disease Isaac
Smith, congcnital syphilis; William Arnold,
rachitis; James Cokey, burn (accidental);
Lena Murray, diphthoria; William III. Allyn,
hyportrophy of liver.
OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH OFFICE
The following synopsis of the operations of
the health department for the week ending
Aug 25, 1888, is presented by Health officer
Iownshend: Nuisances reported, 30i; re-
ferred, SO; abated, 2GO; referred to commits
sioners, 10; official notices issued, 81; citizens
complaints received, 5i cases referred to
chemist, 1; cases referred to coroner, g.;
burials Mt public expense, IL; inspection Of
plumbing work made %; otial removed, 40
tons of garbage, $50 barrels of night soil, 205
dead animals. Patients treated by physicians
to the poor, 800; white, 81; colored
223. Visits 39j; Office consultations, ISL cost
of medicine, $500. Unwholcsome food con-
domned-23i pounds OF meat 17S cabbages,
1I6 watcrmolons, 96O cantaloupes III bushels
miscellaneous fruit 4St bushels miscellaneous
vegetables. Marine products inspccted-6, 10
punches of fish, 175 sturgeon, /, ,l25 mackerel,
43 sheepshead, 10000 CLAIMS, $3.50 crabs, 759
bushels of oysters Marine products con-
demned-195 lunches Of fish, sturgeon, $500
CLAIMS, 10, 625 crabs.
| Vital statistCs-The number of deaths oc-
curing during the week was 106 (40 white,
81 colorcd) The death rate per 1000 per an
nun was 1891 for the white 1426 for the
colored, and 1927 for the total population.
| Forty-three deaths were caused by zymotic
Diseases II by constitutional diseases, "a by
local diseases, IL by devolopmental diseases and
l by violence. The principal causes of death
were consumption, IL; diarrheal, "a ; typhoid
fever, 4 malarial fever, 3; scarlet fever, 2 !;
pneumonia, 2; heart disease, 4 bronchitis. 9 !;
paralysis, g Bright's disease, l. Forty four
of the decedents were under l year OF age,
so under 5 years, and IL over go years.
Births reported 59-white males Ia, white
females 16, colored males Is, colored fe-
males II.
Marriages reported white 5, colored 2.
Still births reported 10-white 3, colored Z.
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