National Republican., 1883-06-14
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions at the various Dis
trict Offices.


Building permits wero issued yesterday to
w. c. Fearing to build one brick dwelling on
sixteenth street extended, TO cost 5000; S. T.
Woody, to build one frame dwelling on Canal
road above Georgetown, to cost 800; j. f.
Gibson to make repairs at 927 street north
west, to cost $3.50; j. II. A. Ncwhaus to make
repairs at 1921 Twenty first street northwest,
TO cost $275; o. w. Longon, to make repairs
at 222 Eleventh street northeast, to cost $500 (;
II, Dougal, to make repairs at 3067 NJ street
northwest, to cost S400.
james Gates and p. G. Riley were yesterday
appointed special policemen by the commits
sioners.
delegation Of coored men including Reg
lister Bruce, Recorder Douglass, Assistant Lii
brarian Smith, called on the commissioners
yesterday andEurged the reappointment of Mr..
Henry johnson as school trustee.
Gen. West has been invited to attend the
camp fire TO be given the eighteenth, at Gales
woods by q. =. Morton post G.. A. Il,
Residents have petitioned the commission
ors TO improve Twonty.ffth street. between
. Virginia avenue and Rock creek.
Superintendent of Schools J. Ormond Will
son has asked for a leave Of absence after tho
closing of tho schools.
c. q. Thorn has been awarded the contract
for putting in the plumbing at the police
headquarters new building.
Capt. Hoxie has began the work Of draining
BataycJJo park anu vicinity Dy means OF n
now sewer connecting with the Fifteenth
street sewer. William Hussey is the supcrin-
tendent.
The commissioners have notified petitioners
that there is no appropriation for laying q
plank walk on Bladonsburg road.
The licenses for hacks and other vehicles
for the transportation of passengers expired
Yesterday, aud a number OF licenses were re-
newcd.
Deaths reported June 10: Joseph l.. Nc
Kenny, entero-coitis; James Hamilton,
typhoid fever; Mary g. Clemments, scarla-
tlna Margaret Strang, paralysis; Margaret
Main, paralysis; Robert NJ. Taylor, malarial
fever.
The number of deaths occurring during
the week was 76 (36 white and 10 colored)
The death rate per 1000 per annum was .S2
for the white, 81 81 for the colored, and 20.59
for the total population. Fifteen deaths were
caused by zymotic diseases, 2l by constitu-
tutional diseases, 20 by local diseases, 10 by
developmcntal diseases, and l by violence.
The principal causes of death were: consump-
tion, Is; scarlet fever z; pneumonia, 4 old
age, A; congonital debility, !; aud whooping
cough, hydrocephalus, cancer, morasmus,
sunstroko, paralysis, convulsions, dcntition,
meningitis, cerebritis, trcsums nascentiun, =
each Twenty.three of the deCedents were
under / year, 80 under years, and 10 over
80 years of age. Fourteen deaths occurred
in public institutions.
Births reported, 62H-white males, 1G ;
white females IA; colored males, Is; colored
females, 10. Marriages reported, 20-white,
IL colored, 8; 1 mixed. Still births re-
ported, white, 5; colored, ..
*One male color unknown.
The following synopsis of the operations of
tho health department for the week ending
June o, 1883, is presented by Health Officer
Townshend Nuisances reported, i53; referred
1875 ahated, $50; referred to commissioners, ID;
official notices issued, 90; city complaints re-
ceived, 40 ; cases referred to chemist, /; cases
referred TO coroner, Z; cases referred to at
tornGy, 2; burials at public expense, 12; in
vcstigatons made to ascertain local cause of
Zymotic disease, & inspections of plumbing
work made, 30; ofiiIl removed-17 3 tons of
garbarge, 400 barrels of night soil, III dead
animals; unwholesome food condemned
400 pounds of meat, 295 bushels of fruits and
vegetables; marine products inspected-20l
bushels Of oysters, 6,5l0 punches of fish, 4,sS2
herring, 1853 shad, 1876 sturgeon. 123 trout,
2i,5lO crabs, 7i,290 clans, 455 sheepshead, 90
turtles, drum, AZ porgics; marine products
condcmned-6 bushels of oysters, 321 punches
of fish, shad, $500 crabs, 3,050 clans, IS
shccpshead, drum animals impounded 90;
sold, 2 redeemed, 10; killed, 10; amount of
fees, $3.50; patients treated by physicians
TO the poor, 233-white 70 colored l6l Wis
its, $50; office consultations, 66; cost of med
icines, Si3.65.