National Republican., 1883-11-08
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current Transnctions nt the Various Dis
trict Omcos.


A. S. Pratt & Son, representing the owners
of property under Lincoln hall, have been
notified that all doors must swing outward.
Bids arc being received for the erection and
extension of the Industrial Reform school in
Georgetown to cost $1,000, and for the erec-
tion of a new home for destitute colored
women and children on Ninth, near Boundary
street northwest. An appropriation Of 100000
was made for this purpose.
The following applications for liquor
licenses were Yesterday approved Andrew
NJ Anandale, William J. Fitzgerald, Albert
w. Fletcher, Margaret Fitzgerald, John Greh
Lawrence Hickey, Cornelius Hallinan, Frank
Lobman, and Mary Nolan, and Patrick
Sheehy disapproved.
c. ]. Hillyer wants a lamp post in front of
2121 Massachusetts, avenue, and is willing to
pay for it.
The new coupon plan adopted by the COM
mssioners, at the instance of Auditor Tiche-
nor, to facilitate the auditors duties, seems
to be in general favor with all the district
officials, and by mono more than Collector
Cook who says it is protection for him as
well as the taxpayer. 1t enables the auditor
to keep the books of his Office complete from
day to day. The accounts of his Office and
those of the collectors office must tally every
day. The auditor will, at the same time, go
on with the back accounts yet remaining un-
audited, and for which extra clerks will be
detailed.
OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH OFFICE.
The following synopsis of the operations of
the health department. for the week ending
Nov. 3, 1883, is presented by tho health Off
GER:
Nusances reported, 1892; referred, 80;
abatcd 1853; referred to commissioners, / (;
official notices issued, 90 citizens complaints
received, 25; cases referred to the coroner 2;
cases referred to tho attorney, 4 inspections
of plumbing work made, 20; inspections made
to ascertain local causes of zymotic diseases,
A garbage removed, 372 tons dead animals,
s5; night soil, 363 barrels; animals i'm
pounded, 120 redeemed, 3; killed, 146 un-
wholesome food condemned, 2S3 pounds of
meat, III bushels of lruit, and 5i4 bushels of
vegetables
Marine products inspected, 12 500 bushels of
oysters, 500 punches of fish, and 10 sheep
head. Marine products condemned, 800
| punches of fish.
Patients treated by physicians to the poor
3ii white, 104 colored, 2i0; visits, 504 I;
office consultation, 93.
Vital statistics-The number of deaths oc-
curing during the week was 73--40 white
and SO colored, the rate of mortality per
| 1000 per annum being 1926 for the white,
! 1859 for the colorod aud 19.iS for the total
population. There were 10 deaths from zy-
motto diseases. Is from constitutional diseases,
81 from local diseases, from develop
mental diseases, and . from violence.
The principal causes of death were
whoopng cough, 2; measles, / typhoid
fever 2; diarrhael diseases, g; scarlet fever,
! / maarial fever, alcoholism, 2; consump-
tion, 10; pneumonia, 8; congestion of tho
lungs, 3; bronchitis, 2 burn, l, and run over
by cars, 1.
OF the decedents 10 were over 60 years of
age, and 81 were under years of age
There wnra q whita and pOlorpd still
births
There were marriages between white per-
sons, and 10 between colored persons.
The births reported were Ii white males, 90
white females, ii colored males, and Is col
ored females.