National Republican., 1883-09-27
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions mt the Various Dis
triCt Omces.


Building permits wero issued yesterday TO
John M. Young, to build three brick dwellings
on Seventh street, between p and Q streets
northwest, to cost $4,000; John Wincburger,
to build one brick dwelling on l street, be-
tween Third and Fourth streets northwest,
to cost 81 800; Il. p Gleason, to build two brick
dwellings on Sampson street, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets northwest, to
cost 81 500; Duvall & Marr, to build six brick
dwellings on Tenth street, between r and s
streets northwest to cost $1,000; A. Il. Bar
ber, to build one brick and store dwelling at
Columbia Heights, to cost $4,000.
.John ID. Il. Dingle has been commissioned
n private policeman.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
company have been granted permission to
erect two telephone poles in the alley in square
159.
The citizens in the vicinity of North Capt.
tai and NJ streets havo potitioned for an ex.
tention of tho gas mains.
Inspector of Buildings Entwislo has de-
clined to furnish n copy of his report on the
condition of the school furniture furnished by
the Standard company, of Boston, to Mr.. j.
Henry Simmons, of Boston.
Commissioner Edmonds addressed letter to
Secretary Folger in which he says: have
the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your
IGltet OF inc twenty -llUn lUsbuuJ, requesting
tho president of the board of commissioners,
ID. G., to sign $4,000 of the per cent. regis
tered funding bonds of the District of Colum-
| ba, and to deliver them to the register of the
| treasury of the United States, in accordance
with the usual practice. In compliance with
said request fifty bonds of tho denomination
| of 81 900 each, numbered 351 to 400 inclusive,
were this day signed aud delivered to the
register of the treasury, as requested"
Deaths reported. Sept 26-Harry NJ. Choir
penning typhoid fever; Samuel w. Forrest,
whooping cough; Mary Burnham, albuminu-
rice; Celia Taylor, diarrhea ; infant of Fanny
and Robert Sims, trismus nascentium; Isaac
Brooks, pertussis; George l.. Barnes, bron-
chitis.
OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH OFFICE.
The following synopsis of the operations of
the health department for tho week ended
Sept 90, 1883, is presented by Health Officer
| Townshend:
Nuisances reported, 4l9; referred, 70
abated, 36l; referred to commissioners, 1S; of
fetal notices issued, 40; citizens complaints
received, 20; cases reported to the coroner 3
cases referred to the chemist, 0; cases referred
to the attorney, 0; inspections of plumbing
work made, "a; inspections made to ascertain
local causes of zymotic disease Z; garbage re-
moved, 470 tons; dead animals, 119; night
soil, $50 barrels
Animals impounded, III; redeemed, 80
! Jti bOlu, L.
Unwholesomo food condemned: 91S pound:
of meat, 425 watermelons, sO7 cantaloupes, 54l
bushels of miscellaneous fruit and 654 BUSH
els of miscellaneous vegetables.
Marine products inspected; 3,S76 punches
of fish, 175 mackerel, "a sturgeon, 3 turtles
5000 CLANS, $3.50 crabs, and 9,243 bushels oI
oysters.
Marine product condemned: 15i punches
of fish, 1000 crabs, 400 clans, and 36l bushel:
of oysters.
Vital statistics Tho number of deaths oc
curing during the week was 6S (3S whit
and 80 colored). The death rate per 1,00C
per annum was 1914 for the white, 1929 TO
the colored, and IS II for the total population
The principal causes of death were: consump
tion T. diarrheal 6, typhoid fever /, malaria
fever 9, scarlet fever 3, pneumonia l, conges
tion of the lungs 2, whooping cough A, cance
l, heart disease 3, enlarged prostate 1.
Births reported, 62; white males Is, white
females IS; colored males IL, colorcd fe
males 10.
Marriages reported, Il; white 9, colored 8
Still-births reported, 4 white l, cOored 3
Patients treated by physicians to the poor
1856; white 10, colored 276, visits 479, Office
consultations 1i5.