National Republican., 1883-08-09
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions at the Various Dis
trict Offices.

Current TrnnsRctions at the Various Dis
trict Oniocs.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
Com. w. Sicord, to build one brick dwelling
on Massachusetts, avenue, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets northwest, to cost
$4,000; John Schwarzmann, to build one
frame blacksmith shop on Thirteenth street.
between c and d street southeast, to cost S75
A. w. Howland to make repairs at 91S Mas
sachusetts avenue northwest, to cost S400
Mrs. Shields, to enlarge dwelling at 900 Thir-
teenth streeth northwest, to cost $1,000; W..
Z. Hazel, to make repairs on Beall street
northwest, to cost $500.
The following changes have been made in
tho fire department and approved by the
commissioners, rs recommended by Chief
Cronin, the promotions to be subject to
trial of sixty days: Foreman Frank
Donnelly, of engine company No 3,
to be made engineer, at his request
and transferred to engine company No. A;
Engineer Walter Cox, of engine company No.
3, to be made fireman of same company at his
own request, and William Kirkpatrick fire.
man of same company, to be made private at
his request; Fireman Frank Lewis, of engine
company No. 2, promoted to foreman and
transferred TO engine company No. 3, vice
Donnelly, made engineer; Private Joseph
Lehman, promoted to fireman Of engine COM
pany No. 2, vice Lewis, promoted Engineer
William Lehman, of engine company No. 4,
transferred to engine company No 3 vice W..
Cox, made fireman Private William Luskcy,
transferred from engine company No. 3 to
engine company No. 2; John Maker to be
watchman, vice Ennis resigned, and ordered to
do duty in chiefs office, and Charles Meade,
made driver of the fuel cart, vice Maker,
made watchman. Appointed rs privates Ton
pr0bation) James Kenny, vice Henry Hardy,
and Michael Sweeny, vice John Maker, made
watchman.
Marketmaster Buell. has recommended that
tho garbage collector be instructed to cleanse
the barrels around the market house.
Policeman j. T. Anderson, who recently
accidentally shot a gentleman in the neck
while trying to shoot a dog, was tried by the
police trial board for the careless use of re-
volver, and the commissioners have just ap-
proved the decision of the board acquitting
the officer Of the charge. The recommenda.
tion sets forth that the testimony tends to
show that the wound was received accident
ally, but does not positively show that there
was no carelessness in the use of the revolver.
James Logan and w. II. Bean have pc
ttioned for the abatement of nuisance in
the neighborhood of First and M streets
southeast.
CASTOR Firebus has written to tho commits
sOners asking information relative to the
Thirty-first streets northwest.
The commissioners have decided in the case
of Mounted Officer White, whose horse was
shot from under him. that the $50 per month
allowed relieved the district of all RESPONSE
bility. If any accident happened it is at the
officers risk.
Major Dye has reported adversely on the
proposition of Charlotte Smith, and has q
room of detention at the city hall and police
court, tho proposition being deemed i'm
practicable
WORK OF THE HEALTH OFFICE.
The following synopsis Of the operations of
the health department for the week ending
Aug. 4, 1883, is presented by Health Officer
Townshend: Nuisances reported 362-re-
| ferred, 112; abated. 265; referred to COM
missioners, 10. Official notices issued, 75;
citizens complaints received, 53; cases re-
ferred to chemist. q cases referred to attor-
ney, A; cases referred to coroner, o. burials
at public expense, Z; inspection of
plumbing work made, 81; Investigations
made to ascertain local causes of zymotic
diseases 3. Otfal removed-245 tons OF
garbage, $3.50 barrels of night soil, 1877 dead
| animals. Animals impounded, 16; redeemed
| 10; killed, 1; amount of fees, 1907. Patients
treated by physicians to the poor, 31i-white
los; colored, 20G, visits, 462; Office consulta-
| tions. 80; cost of medicines furnished, $43 Az.
| UnwholesOme food condemned-d56 pounds
| of meat; 170 cabbages; 95i canteloupes: / ,30C
watcrmelons; 32l bushels of miscellaneou;
| fruit 79I bushels of miscellaneous vegetables
Marine products spected-5.07l buaches OF
fish, 1,4Si mackerel Is surgeons, 80 Sleeps
head, d turtles, 1000 clans, Al ,150 crabs, 52S
| bushels of oysters. Marine products con
| demned-77 punches of fish, 1924 clans, g.,
! 293 crabs. n' .g. d"i,o
Vital statistcs.-The number Of deaths oc.
curing during the week was SO, 5l white ant
81 colored The death rate per 1000 per an
mum was 20.72 for the white, 2i,S4 for tn,
colored, and 22.14 for the total population
! Thirty-six deaths were caused by zymotic dis
cases, 16 by constitutional diseases, % by loca
diseases, by development Diseases and 2by
violence. The principal causes of death were
| Typhoid fever A; diarrhea, 22 rubeols, 3
whooping cough, 3 scarlet fever L. Thirty
| two of the decedents were under one year o
age; 45 under five years. and 8 over sixty
years of age. Births reported, 63-whitt
males, 10; white females, IS; colored males
| IS; colored females, %. Marriages reported
| 6-white, q Colored, A. Still births reported
5-whte, 81 colFed, 2.
| Deaths reported Aug. 6.-William Henry
Smith, diarrhea; Doratah Smith, cholera in
fantum; John Stewart pertussis; Margare
! Qualls, valvular disease heart; Edmonia Cor
don, valvular disease heart; George w. Taylor
| denttion; Margaret w. Leesnitzer, phthiss
Sadie +. Harris cancer of uterus; Oscar Will
iams darrhea; Jennie Thomas, phthisis
Joseph Hunter, phthisis; Louisa Lyons. dia
belts melltus; Nellie Wanstall, pertussis
Bessie Gibson, pertussis; Richard Blair, jr.
typhilitis; Ellen Stewart, phthiss.
Epilepsy (Fits)