Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-28
District Government Affairs.
NISCRIJANEOUa MArTppa


MI. N D. Larner has called the attention OF the
Commissioners to the serious defect in the sewer
age on street, near 9th street northwest
from Georgetown: II have the honor to state that
the crop of grass and weeds is now ripe and ready
to cut In the cutters on the south side OF Road
street, between Washington and High"
EQUALIZING ASSESSMENTS.
The board OF assessments and appeal, at the in
stance OF Mr.. Carpenter, to-day decreased the tax
on improvements of VIM. Dryer on Sargent road,
county, from $500 to 5000, and increase Thos W.
Phillips from $500 to $4,000; Henry Stetton from
$500 to 81 200; George Lanhardt from $500 to $780,
and ThOs. Miller from $500 to $500 Also reduce
Improvements on lot 217 Prathers sub, from 81 500
to $500. By Mr.. Davis-the assessment on the
creased to IS cents per square foot lot and 6, or
30 feet front west and east half all OF lot or 60
feet front.
THE BAY WINDOW QUESTION.
Inspector OF Buildings Entwlsle has been re-
quested by Engineer Commissioner Lydecker to
devise some way by which restrictions can be
made to the issuing Of permits Tor bay windows
ana tower projections, which privilege is being
abused almost every day land especially on narrow
corner lots. The practice Of having bay windows
come general in this city According to the regu-
lation parties can erect a building on the corner
OF street or on the point of flat-iron shaped
feet projections each fourteen feet wide, and ac-
tually double their house room by covering the
pubic ground; and In the erection OF row OF
houses succession OF these projections can be
carried on indefinitely for whole blocks with only
II inches space between the windows. There is
much complaint about this abuse and 1t is not i'm
prODaDie that the cost OF such permits may be in
creased, so that they may be less desirable in
future. Nothing definite has been fixed upon as
yet.
VITAL STATISTICS FOR JUNE.
Health On1cer Townshend has just published
his report for the month Of June. 1t shows that
during the month there were Ses deaths in the
District OF Columbia, an average daily mortality
OF IL $50, and death rate of 23 per 1000 per an
num- or the decedentS, 113 were white males, SO
white females, 80 colored males, and SO colored
females. This gives death rate OF 1891 for the
white and 30. SO for the cOlOred population. These
death rates are 329 less for the whites, AZ less
for the colored population, and 64l less for the
total population than the mean death rates for
the months of June during the past nine years.
One hundred and seventy-Slx of the decedents
were under fve years OF age. The deaths by
classes were as follows: Zymotic Diseases ITO;
constitutional diseases, IS; local Diseases 1870; de-
velOpmental diseases, 80; and violence, 10. The
principal causes OF death were: Group, /; diph-
thera, s; scarlet fever 10; typhoid fever s; typho
malarial FEVER. 81 diarrhOeal diseases, SO: whOOp-
Ing cough, 8; erysipeas, /; 1nanition, Z; rheuma-
tism, g.; cancers. IL; consumption, g. diseases OF
10; heart diseases. "a; bronchitis, g.; pneumonia,
II; congestion OF the lungs, 4; diseases OF the
stomach and tntestines, II; dentitiOn.7; diseases
OF urinary organs, =. Twelve deaths were caused
by premature birth or congenital debility, by
puerperal diseases, and Is persons died OF old age
Eight deaths were due to accidents or negligence,
and were suicides. Marriages reported. 81 white.
white males. 81 white females, 81 cOlored males
and 81 colored females; total, Ma There were
five cases OF twins. Still-births IL white and 16
COlOred.