National Republican., 1883-10-11
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current TrsnBactions Mt tho Various Dis
trict Omces.


trict Omces.
The commissioners have authorized the
Stand ard Underground Cable company to
construct cables under the sidewalks Of and
along Sixth street northwest, from Boundary
to c, to North Capitol, to b, and on Seven
teenth street, from Pennsylvania avenue to
New York avenue. The work will be done
under the direction of he engineer commits
sioner.
Tho franc houses Nos 11O2 and 110i Twen-
tieth street have been condemned by the
building inspector.
The commissioners have been asked to OK
empt sixty acres Of ground belonging to
Glenwood cemetery.
Citizens want sidewalks constructed in
front of 1905 and 1910 Third street north
west.
Tho commissioners have directed the
Bankers and Merchants Telegraph company
to remove two telegraph poles on the line Of
the Baltimore and Potomac railway.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
VIM. Fegan, to build one brick dwelling on
Third street, between ID street and Virginia
avenue southwest, to cost 500; w. Colds
borough, to make repairs ut 2lOS Ill street
northwest to cost 5000; Chas. Mades, to make
repairs at 300 Pennsylvania avenue north
vert, to cost $l00; III. +. Barker, to build ono
dwelling on Ninth street and Virginia ave-
nue. southwest, to cost $1,000; A. f. Barker,
to build seven two-story brick dwellings,
corner of Ninth street and Virginia avenue
southwest, to cost $4,000.
In answer to u petition to exempt the Me-
mortal church property, the commissioners
does not show the property to belong to the
church.
The commissioners have received petitions
to repair alley between L and L and Thir-
seenth and Fourteenth streets northwest; to
mako an allowance of $50 per month for aged
womens home; to place sidewalk on W
street, near Fourteenth and to improve B
street northwest, between Ninth and Tenth
streets.
In reply to q communication tho collector
of taxes has replied that the dog tax may be
collected the same as other taxes. -tl
Deaths reported Oct 10-Charles III, Boul'
dep, scrofulous disease of brain; infant of
Jennie Wallace congenital debility Philip
B. Sears and Mary o. Kelley, Brights disease I;
infant OF W, S, and Mary Henry, premature
birth; Clarence Il. Butt, whooping cough
Henry Hall, paralysis of heart John Divine
suflocated with gas; Richard X, Able, peri
tontis; Charles X, Crane, ulcer OF the tongue
Florence V. Brown, inanition.
OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH OFFICE.
The following synopsis of the operations o
the health department for the week ending
Oct, 9, 1883, is presented by Health omcel
Townshend:
Nuisances reported, 343; reproved, 50
abated, 300; referred to commissio ioners, 10
official notices issued, AZ; citizensscomplain
received, II; cases referred to chemist, 0
cases referred to the attorney, i inspection
of plumbing work make, 81 Inspections mad
to ascertain local causes of ayWopc disease, 2
garbage removed Ala tons dead animals, Sc
night soil, 800 barrels; animals impounded
So; redeemed 8; sold, 1; killed, 10; un
wholesome food condemned, 227 pounds o
meat, 404 bushels of fruit, and sat bushels o
vegetables; marine products inspected, 4,62
punches of fsh, 10 mackerel, turtles, stur
geons, 1000 crabs, 20 sheephead, 1853
bushels of oysters; marine products con
demned, 1913 punches of fish, 574 crabs, an'
305 bushels of oysters.
Patients treated by physicians to the poor
80; white, "a colored, 81 visits, 42l; OF
fee consultations, 106; cases referred to tn
coroner, l.,
Vital statistcs-The number of deaths oC
curing during the week was So; 20 white
and ~ colored. Tho rate Of mortality pc
1000 per annum being l1,7S for tho white
2O,96 for the colored, and 14,94 for the totg
population. There We're IL deaths fror