National Republican., 1883-04-20
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions at the Various Dis
trict Offices.

Current Transactions at the Various Dis-
trict Omces.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
William Sheridan to make repairs corner
Twentieth and p street northwest, to cost
$1,000; Patrick Corcoran to build four brick
dwellings corner Twelfth and 0 streets north
west, to cost $4,000; Thomas Dunn, TO make
repairs on Grant avenue, county, to cost $500;
Ellen Martin, to build one brick dwelling on
Z street, near Sixth southwest, to cost 5000;
Charles r. Mauray, to build one brick dwell
ing on Fifteenth and o streets northwest, to
cost $500; Thomas Norfeot, to make repairs
at 427 Twelfth street northwest, to cost SlOOi
d. j. Particle, to build one brick dwelling on
Iowa Circle, to cost $4,000; John Sherman,
to build one brick dwelling on Massachusetts,
avenue, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets northwest, to cost $4,000.
During the week ending April IL, 1888
there were 80 deaths in the District Of Co
lumbia; 81 were white males and % white
females, 10 colored males and 81 colored fe-
males. Tho death ratio per 1000 per annum
was 1870 for the white, 3l.67 for the colored,
and 22.45 for the total population. Tho
causes of death were: Scarlet fever, white
and l colored measles, 1 white; typhoid
fever, colored whooping cough, 2 colored
diarrhma, 2 colored; typho malaria fever,
white and l colored alcoholism, / white;
consumption, s white and colored; erysip-
elias, white; pneumonia, 3 white and coll
ored congestion of lungs, white and 4 col
ored heart disease, white; cancer, white;
digestive organs, coored nervous system,
8 white and colored old age, 2 white and
colored ;'other diseases, 8 white and colored.
OF the ages of the decedents,. 8 white and 2
colored were over 60years of age; white and
Ia colored under year; white and 20 lcol-
ored under 8 years Of age.
Twenty-six white and % colored Of the de-
cedents were natives of the District of Co
lumbia; 10 white and 10 colored were from
other parts of the United States, and white
were of foreign birth.
Nine deaths occurred in Georgetown, 81 in
Washington, in the county, and in the
hospitals.
Forty-nine births were reported--9 white
males, 10 white females, 10 colored males, and
II colored females.
Eight marriages reported--6 white and
colored. Four still births reported-1 white
and 3 colored.
There were twelve deaths and eight births
reported at the health office yesterday.
The committee on bids reported yesterday
the following bids for repairing the street
bridge over Rock Creek: j. t. Corrigan, 81
649.29; @. A. Schneider & Son, $2,4S2,4S; j.
II. Hewlett, $2,sSS, 900, and q. Thomas; $2,-
S95.70 The contract was awarded to O. A.
Schneider & Son, they being the lowest
bidders.
The commissioners held lengthy session
yesterday afternoon. Upon recommendation
of Maj. Dye, Acting Sergeant James L. He'll
ner was promoted to sergeant, vice Pierce, re-
duced; Il. j. Duval promoted to acting SER
geant, vice Hetiner, promoted; Private +.
Mann to mounted duty, vice Adler, dis
missed Private Thomas Auldridge dis
mounted by request. The commissioners
approved the recommendation of Maj. Dye
to make the following officers of class 1: Il.
Appleby, w. +. Falvey, Ernest A. Penney,
Matthew Malloy, L. B. Hathaway, Timothy
Nugent, Thomas j. Anderson, Washington +.
Cassell, and John +. Cox.
A petition, signed by taxpayers of the
sixth school district, was submitted to the
commissioners yesterday protesting against
locating the proposed new school building at
Benning's station. They state that the site
is between the B. & o. and B. & p. railway
tracks, and that it is so near the station that
the school would be subjected to great deal
of annoyance. The petition protests further
against the erection Of two-room building
when a four-room building could be erected
for tho same money. They state that the
near vicinity to the railway track would en-
danger the lives of the children.
Building Inspector Entwisle has rendered
decision in pending case as to the law
governing party walls. He states that the
party wall is intended for the use of both
parties; that where a building has been pre-
viously erected and an alley reserved between
it and the adjoining lot, the party reserving
the space for an alley having no use for a
party wall, they cannot occupy the adjoining
lot with the wall He locates every party
wall on the ground of both parties when
there is space enough adjoining to erect a
building.
A citizen in Georgetown invited the atten-
tion Of the commissioners TO the high price
in Georgetown charged for gas The com
mssioners replied that they have no power
to regulate the price of gas.
| Special License Agent Raft has commenced
war upon the pawnbrokers for violating
law governing such establishments, which is
an act of the legislative assembly, which sets
forth that they shall keep book, in which
shall be entered in plainly written English Lam
guage and figures, the name of the person,
description of color eyes, hair, height, and
| general appearance, as we'll as the particular
residence where he or she can be found, the
name and description of the article pawned, its
| fair estimated value, and the sum advanced
upon such property. The penalty clause is as
follows: "a fine shall be imposed, upon con-
viction, before the police court, of not less
than $40 nor more than 500. The agent in
tends to force the law, and yesterday war;
rant was sworn out against Celicia Smith for
violating it. This law is to aid the law in
recovering stolen property and detecting rob-
berries