National Republican., 1883-09-10
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current Transactions at the Various Dis
trIct Omoea.

trIct Omoea.
Building permits wero issued on Saturday
to Il. Sharkoy to mako repairs at 1919 w street
northwest, to cost s., 900; T. E. f. Spoford, to
mako repairs at sos East Capitol street, to cost
$3.50; George Juennemann, to build one brick
dwelling at Fifth and + streets southeast, to
cost 81 300; II. S. johnson, to make repairs at
307 Missouri avenue northwest, to cost $500;
Anthony Hyde, to make repairs at 1919 Third
street, West Washington, to cost S3,OOO; John
Wiltberger, to build one private stable on
Rock Creek road, to cost 500; i. III. q. Todd,
to make repairs at 203i q street northwest, TO
cost $l35; ]. l.. Fowler, to build one brick
dwelling on X street southeast, to cost $500;
S. A. Patterson, to make repairs at 1872
Eighteenth street northwest to cost $3.50; X:
y. Detrick, to make repairs at 539, S4l, and
Si3 Eighth street northwest, to cost $l2O.
Tho commissions on Saturday granted per-
mission to Pittsburg company TO lay SIX
wire cable for telegraph and telephone ex-
periments between the capital, white house,
aand Navy department.
The bid of Charles Andrews for one class of
trap rock blocks has been accepted.
A delegation of the first company Union
| Veteran corps, consisting of Capt. M. A. Tap
pan, Lieut.. Urell, Lieut.. Hynes and others,
| had conference with the commissioners oil
Saturday. Capt. Tappan stated that he
would ask that his company be put on the
register of organized companies recognized
| by the authorities with the view to re-
| ceiving arms. Commissioner West stated
| that he had been looking up tho law,
but could find none which gave the
commissioners authority over tho militia.
Capt. Tappan stated that his company
numbered seventy y-eight members, and was
increasing daily. The commissioners con-
graduated them on their successful progress.
Maj. Lydecker thought that the power over
military companies lay with tho President.
The following order has been issued by the
commissioners "The fronts of all buildings
under thrty-fve feet wide will be limited to
one projection. On the front of all buildings
over thirty-five feet wide, upon which the
principal front door is located, tho projection:
will be limited to 80 per cent. of the front
and upon the front of any building fronting
on any street or avenue, the proj ections will
be limited to 40 per cont. of that frontage o.
the building; and in no case shall the widtf
of the projections exceed fourteen feet outsid,
measurement on the building line, unless frs
approved by the engineer commissioner"
Citizens don't want telephone pole or
First street, between G. and IL streets north
west.
The Baltimore and Potomac railway will
have gates placed at the Virginia avenue
Four-and-a-half street, and Seventh stree
crossings and have notified the commission
erS
: Inc commissioners 10 nov Un1nK UuaU Tn
plans for n freight depot of the Baltimore ant
Potomac Railway company will interfere witt
the union depot project for the reason tina
the railway companies cannot agree where Il
n locate union depot. In the commissioners
opinion the south end of the Long bridge i
n the most desirable and would relieve tn
:, streets of South Washington.
y Thomas T. Jenkins has been appointed oil
!, /, additional private Of the Metropolitan police
u y The following deaths are reported by tn
? health officer: Sept. S-Sarah j. Reynolds
! obstruction of bowels Raymond Wheeler
diarrhea; Jackson Powell, cholera infantum
: Mary L. Muth, premature birth; Virgini
y Diggs, consumption; Jane L. Wise, gastr
y enteritis Charles Jones, typhoid malaris
fever Hart l.. Strasburger, peritonitis; Id
Brewer, phthisis; Annie Dickerson, diarrhei
a William L, Taylor phthisis; Fannie l.. Ru
~ sell, bronchitis; Peter Fillmore and Mary
J Young, phthisis Joseph Brawner, marasmu
J Maud Green, malarial fever; James Reil
a a py@mia; William r. Pettit diphtheria; Mar
. Quirk, phthisis William @. Brumburge
T. seniedebility; James Cissell, diarrhea; Sara
u Hopkins, dysentery.
Sept. 9-Lemuel w. Custis, malsrial feve
Margaret Tolliver, phthisis; Johannah Leear
marasmus: John II. Thomas typhoid feve
William Carroll, typho malarial fever; Harri
Boldin, phthisis; Cora Hughes intermittei
m fever; Luria Hammack, diarrhea David
m Holloway, albuminuria; Ogleton Bond, pei
h tonitis; Francis Cross, malarial fever; Ro
Ii Brooks, phthisis unknown infant, trisml