National Republican., 1883-09-01
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions at tho Various Dis
trict Offices.

trict Otnceas
The recent order of the commissioners
about tho removal of signs from tho public
streets goes into effect to-day, aud tho police
will begin to remove them.
The commissioners yesterday issued tho
following: Ordered, That hereafter permits
to cut OF water from premises will be issued
to registered plumbers, and application of
property owners for this convenience will
henceforth bo made TO them, provided
that all water rents have been paid as
required by law But in case any water rent
shall have become delinquent while the water
il turned off as aforesaid the water will not
be turned on again until the delinquent rent,
together with legal costs are paid in full.
Citizens want sixth street, from Pennsyl-
vania avenue to Virginia avenue, paved with
asphalt.
The treasurer of St. Johns parish has sub
mitted his report to the commissioners for the
past year. The report states that the pur-
chase of the premises occupied by the orphan
ago has been cOnsummated, and the entire
appropriation expended. The house has becu
put in good condition, and can now comfort
ably accommodate ffty-threo children. Tho
institution is in o sound condition financially.
The inspectors of lumber, consisting OF
Messrs. Uarbaugh, Champlin, and COLLISION,
have submitted their annual report, showing
that during the year ending June 80, l3,955,-
S33 feet of lumber were measured. OF this
lstutal l2,S71,Sl1 feet were yellow pine, ,4i9
white pine. 59j633 cypress 2l7,66 popular,
Il ,1GO cherry, 20,1l3 walnut 81, l19 ash 49,
2o5 oak, and 502 hickory.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
w. g. Mclntire TO build one three story
dwelling on Rhode Island avenue to cost
Sl,500; W. II. Riley, to make repairs at 2l3l
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, to cost 1888;
w. ~. Okio, to build four brick dwellings ON
Ninetoonth street, between Q and Il streets
northwest, to cost $4,000; Angis Nolan, To
build Onc brick dwelling Oh q street, between
Sixteenth and seventeenth streets northwest,
to cost 5000
Mai Lydecker and Building Inspector
Entwisle yesterday made AN examination o
the heating and ventiIating apparatus OF the
new school buildings.
Complaint has been made of the recent
verbal order of the commissioners restricting
the privileges of constructing projections OF
houses upon streets.
The commissioners have returned the fol
lowing answer to the merchants protesting
against the parking to be placed at Market
space
GENTLEMEN: Referring to your communication
of August, 1888 protesting against the space IL
front of the stores on Market space being parked
or otherwise interfered with, am directed 10 SAY
that in the opinion of the commissioners, no ma
terial injury can be done To business interests O
protestAnts by the contemplated Improvement
which is designed in the interest of the genera
public to overcome an existing evil, when is the
cause of much complaint.
Treasurer Wyman has made q requisitior
on the secretary of tho treasury for $19, 30
being the amount expended on account of the
| sinking fund for water bonds for the current
| fiscal year Tho money is reimbursement
| of the treasurer; was used in the purchas,
and redemption of bonds of the funded in
debtedness of the district. Tho treasurer ha
also invested on account of the sinking funt
| for 3.65 bonds during the current fiscal yea
the sum of $171, ,921.44. This money was in
| vested in per cent. bonds of the district.
The police and firemen were paid off yes
terday.
| HEALTH STATISTICS FOR JULY.
DIR. Townshend, the health officer, has sub
mitted his report of the births, marriages
and deaths for July. During the montl
| there were $40 deaths from all causes in TIL
District of Columbia, giving death rate o
| 81 80 per 1000 per annum for the total popu
lation. OF this number 135 were whit
males 165 white females, 81 colored males
and 1l3 colored females The death rate o
the white population was 2S.14 per 1000 pc
annum, and OF the colored population, 1884
The rate of mortality for the whites during
the month was higher than the mean dealt
rate for the month of July for the past min
years; while the death rate of the colore
population and for tho total population wa
|
stated. The deaths by classes were as TO
lows: Zymotic, 207; constitutional, 97; loca
1876; developmental, So; violence, Ia. Th
month was unusually fatal to children, owe
half of the decedents being under five year
of age The following are the principal dis
eases which helped to swell the infant NOR
tality: Dlarrhoal and diseases of tho digestiv
organs caused the death of 139 children un
der FIVE years of age; premature birth an
congenital debility, %; inanition, 10; measles
J 10; whooping cough, o.; aud constitutions
diseases, 3D. Measles appears. from tn
mortality returns either to be more prevalen
or to have taken a more malignant typ
There was one death from measles in Decem
Der, one in March, three in April, one in May
and ten in July There have been NOR
deaths from this cause (measles) during tn
past month than during the preceding tw
years Diphtheria and scarlet fever still pr
vail, but appear to be decreasing, each havin
caused three deaths The mortality fro
whooping cough is on the increase, havir
caused ten deaths. There were 50 dealt
from consumption. or this number only !
per cent. were natives of the district, whi
81 per cent. of the total number of decenden
were natives. Asthma caused 1 death bro
chitis, p pneumonia, z. Fourteen dealt
[ were due to violence, and of these four we
suicides. The highest daily mortality (3
) was on the seventh, the lowest (9) on Il
2 | tWenty-seVentn. Inc average ually mo
tality for the month was 16 l4.31. The ave
ave daily mortality for those days on whit
; the mean daily temperature was greater tina
the mean monthly temperature was 10 81
t The average daily mortality for those days G
: which the mean daily temperature was le
than tho mean monthly temperature was
The average ages of the decedents were 4:
years for the white males, % years for h
white females, IL years for the colored male
and lS VenrS for the COlOreu females,
There were SO marriages reported, AZ
y which the contracting parties We're whi
aud 15 in which they were colored. It
births reported were rs white males, SO whi
a females, 63 colorod males, and SO colored I
n males. There were 81 still births, IA whit
' 90 colored,
u u Gnnd tn.lnr