National Republican., 1883-09-13
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current TrPnsOCtions ne the Various Dis
rrict Oniccs.

Current TrPnsnctions nt the Various Dis-
rrict Oniccs.
Building permits were issued yesterday TO
Carl Mueller to make repairs on O street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh, to cost S3OO Robert
Proctor TO make repairs at 1924 Fourteenth
street northwest, to cost 500; A. Fisher to
mako repairs at 10l Seventh street southwest
to cot $3.50; NJ. r.. Budwell TO build four
brick dwellings on M street southwest, to cost
$1,000; Mrs. NJ. b. Hornblowcr to build one
brick dwelling on NJ between Fourteenth
oud Fifteenth streets northwest, to cost S6,00O
a. !. Collnmore to make repairs at 7OS
street northeast, to cost $500.
Complaint has been made about the gratings
over the manholcs to the sewers on II, be-
tween North Capitol and First streets north
west. Tho citizens want closed gratings in
place of the old ones.
The contract for making tho police winter
and summer uniforms was yesterday awarded
70 Roscnield Il Bro, of Baltimore the bid
being for ovcrcoats, S23 for frock coat $ll
for vest, $3.50; for pantaloons, 500; and for
summer uniforms, for sack coat, $3.50; for
frock coat, Sll; for vest SllO, and for pahta-
looms, $40 The bid of Wanamakcr x Brown
was higher and that of Mr.. DeMott lower than
the above figures Mr.. DcMott's bid was re-
iecod as he did not specify tho quality OF
cloth to be used.
The commissioners have been pctitioncd to
pave the alley between r aud 5 Streets and
will furnish material.
Prof Gallaudct has asked the commission
crs to construct board walk at Seventh and
X streets, across the railway. Capt. Green
has reported that the railway company should
do the work.
A plan to do away with the telephone and
telegraph poles in the streets of this city is
being prepared by Capt Greene. The appli-
cation for authority to compel the companies
10 lay underground wires will be renewed
whom lnpptS An nurppmpnt has
been mado with the telephone company by
which the latter are to string their wires over
certain routes, using the alleys Instead Of the
streets. The poles are to be between tifty-nve
and sevcnty-tive feet in height above the
ground, and the wires are to be placed ut ccr-
tain defined heights. No wires are to be
strung on private property without the con-
sent of the owners, and no trees or other
public or private property are to be injured
in the stringing or maintenance of the wires
Whenever in the judgment of the district
commissioners the system of underground
wires for telephone purposes is perfected, the
company is to remove the wire and poles on
ninety days notice. Meanwhile the commits
sioners are awaiting the result of the investi-
cation of d committee of experts in New York
to determine practicable underground plan
The routes for the telephone wires are TO be
through alleys, as follows: The route to sup
ply the northwest section and Georgetown
extends along tho alleys between l. and Nj
streets, extending between Fifteenth and
Twentyfourth streets in an east and west
direction. The central section and the gov
eTnment printing office arc supplied through
the alleys between q and II streets and Four
teeuth street west and Second street east.
The route south of the capitol is at present
under consideration.
The district is to have ono cross arm on
each polo for the use of its wires. This
agreement with the telephone company is re-
garded us final settlement of the under
ground and overground discussion.
OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH OFFICE.
Tho following synopsis of the operations of
the health department for the week ending
Sept. 8, 1883, is presented by Health Officer
Townshend Nuisances reported, 1868; re-
ferred, 81; abated, 81 /; referred to commits
sioners, 90 official notices issued, So; citi-
Zens complaints received, %; cases referred
TO the coroner, 3; cases referred to chemist,
]; cases referred to attorney, !; inspections
of plumbing work made, 27; inspections
made to ascertain local causes of zymotic dis
ease, 4 garbage removed, 473 tons; dead ami
mails, 12i; night soil, $40 barrels; animals
impounded, 81; sold, L; redeemed 10;
killed. 60. Unwholcsome food condemned
29S pounds of meat 943 cantaloupes. 745
watermelons 40f bushels miscellaneous fruit,
% = 90 bushels miscellaneous vegetables Marine
products inspccted--2,l12 bushels of oysters,
5,267 punches of fish, 80 surgeons, 246 mack
erel, s turtles, II 900 crabs, 10000 clans. Ma
fish, 1906 crabs, 1850 clans.
Vital statistics-The number of deaths oc-
curing during the week was rs (37 white
and Al coOrcd). Tho death rate per 1,OOO
per annum was 1904 for the white 3l.93 for
the colored, and 29.S1 for the total popula-
ton. The principal causes of death were ac-
cdents 81 suicide, /; consumption, IS;
diarrheal, IL; diphtheria, / typhoid fover,
2; malaral fever, A scarlet fever, l; pneu-
nonia, ]; bronchitis and whooping cough, 6.
Twenty-Five of the descendants were under l
year of age 40 under years, and over GO
years of age.
Marriages reported 25-white Is, colored 10.
Births reported 53-white males 10, white
females 90, colored males Ia, colored females 8.
Still births reported 5-white 3, colored 2.
Buried at public expense 8.
The following deaths were reported Tues
day:
Ida f. Zimmerman, congestion of brain
Ann Il. Neel, consumption; John A. Flynn
consumption; infant of Lewis and Hannah
johnson, inantion; Minerva L. Starr, asth-
enia; Grncie Il. Thompson, pneumonia; Har'
riet Kent, malarial fever; BeatriX NJ. Jones
pertussis John Henry Tucker, chronic
cistitis; Zachariah j. Brewer, diarrhea; Al.
bert Joyce, diarrhea; Carrie Williams, inter
mittent fever Michael J. Mccormick, pull
monary tuberculosis; Maggie T. Madigan,
tubercular meningitis; Margaret c. Matson,
congestion of BRAIN James Maher, heart dis
ease; John Leonard, phthisis.
Sept. l2.-James IL. Birch, phthsis; lie
venia Williams. commissions: Edmond Smith
phthisis; Frank Mcrriman, burn of chest and
arm; Charles W. Lce Brights disease; Alfred
Lewis phthsis; Mary Blake, cholera morbus
John Gordcn, whoopng cough; Marcellu
Lewis, marasmus; Raphael G. Perry, choler!
infantum.
Nothing Like 1t.
No medicine has ever been known so efGec
tual in tho cure of all those diseases arising
from an impure condition of the blood a
ScUvill's Sarsaparilla or Blood and Live
SNrnn tho ITniunrSl RnmelN for tho cnrn O