National Republican., 1883-10-24
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions nt the Various Dis
IrIct Omoea.

Current Transnctions nt the Various Dis
trlct Omoes.
Building permits were issued yesterday tc
Mrs. r. b. Tenney, to build one brick dwell
ing on Stoddard street, between Valley anC
Cumberland streets northwest, to cost So 500
L. l.. Hurley, to make repairs at 631 street
northwest, to cost 81, 300; Albert M. Carroll, Il
build one brick dwelling on H street, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets northwest
to cost S3,500; Thomas Pumphrey, to make re-
pairs at 732 Tenth street southeast, to cos
5000.
The school houses connected by telephone
are as follows: Seaton, Cook, High, Henry
Garnctt, Force, Chamberlin Curtis, Indus.
trial, Abbott, Gales, Peabody, Loveoy, Jetfer
son, Randall Lincoln Wallach, Webster
Franklin, Sumner, Analostan. Total, 81. The
commissioners have returned, without theil
approval, the request by Mr.. John II. Brooks
trustee, for telephones at the Stephens, Miner,
| Bowen, and Banneker school buildings stat
| ing that "the fund for such purpose is limited
| and has been quite literally utilized OH behalf
of the class of schools coming undor your
charge" Seven of the thirteen coiored schools
now have telephones.
MIR. c. G. Duncanson has inquired under
what law water rent is charged on certain
houses from July 1, 1888, when they are not
occupied until Sept. 10 or Oct. 1.
Commissioners Lydecker is confined to his
residence, having undergone a slight surgical
operation, which will detain him at home for
a few days.
At their session yesterday the commission
ers agreed to turn the Custis equestrian pic
ture of Washington over to Gen. Z. f. Bacon.
The commissioners have exempted lots
and 3 reservation Z, from taxation, both lots
lying just north of the market house.
The assessor of the district has transmitted
to the commissioners statement showing
the amount of taxable property, personal and
| real, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1881,
| under the new assessment to be 81 SOB 39S. .9S.
Also a statement showing the totals of the
real estate tax books to be 800 446, ,331, and of
/ the personal tax book to be $10,0S7, ,443, or q
total of $101 ,4s3,774. The taxes for 1883 and
1884 on real estate are divided as follows
City proper, $500, ,765, on the valuation of $50
051 ,054. In Georgetown, S60,204 on the valu-
alton of $4,013,610. The county, on agricul-
| tural land, S3I715, on valuation of 49, :
526, and, on non-agricultural lands, $4,000
OH q valuation of $2660,1l1. The total of
real estate tax is, therefore, 81 33s, ,57S OH the
total valuation of $00,407 ,331. Tho personal
tax statement will be a tax in the city prop
erty Of $14S,6s2, in Georgetown of S1l,9Os,
and in the county of S4, ,220. The total being
$16i,S1l. The total tax levy, real and per-
sonal, is $l,503,39S.
Berta McQuay, congenital debility Martha
Onester, entero solitis; Harriet Barnes,
heart disease Sam Arnold, congenital de-
bility.
THE DEATH RATE IN SEPTEMBER.
During the month of September, 1888, there
wero 1886 deaths in the District of Columbia
Of this number 81 were white males, n white
females, 50 were colored males, and 20 colored
females, The annual death rate per thousand
was: For the whitos 1916; for the negroes,
30.10 and for the total population 20.69. This,
rs compared with the month of September for
the past ten years, gives 1.66 less for the
whites $50 less for the negroes, and 300 less
for the total population than the mean rate
for time stated. OF the decedcnts % per cent.
were under year of age, AZ per cent. under
5 years of age, and 80 per cent. under 10 years
of age 81 per cent were between 20 and 60,
and 10 per cent. over 60. About 81 per cent.
were natives of the district, 80 per cent of
other parts of the United States, aud 10 pur
cent. of foreign birth.
The deaths by classes were Us follows
Iymotic diseases, 80 per cent; constitutional
diseases, 26 per cent; local Diseases % per
cent; developmental diseases, IL per cent;
and violence, 0.3 per cent. So
Consumption caused the d cath of 80 whites
and 35 negroes; diarrheal diseases, 8 whites
and % negroes. About ~ per cont. of those
dying of diarrheal diseases were under 5'year;
of age Whooping cough stands third on the
| list of causes, 20 deaths being attributed tc
this disease. The other principal causes o
death were: Premature birth and congenita
debility, 16; malarial fevers and senile de.
blity. each 13; marasmus and heart disease
each 12; typhoid fever, 10; typho- maarial
fever, 8; inanition, apoplexy, insanity, teeth
ing. and accidents and negligence, each 7
pneumonia, cntertis, each 8. Tho following
diseases each caused deaths: Scarlet fever
| cancer, and bronchitis. The mean daily
mortality was IL 1-5 The highest mortality
| (20) was on the seventh; the lowest (G) on the
twentieth The highest white mortality 40
was on the seventeenth; the lowest (2)wss OF
the twelfth. The highest colored mortality
| Q4) was on the seventh; the lowest (2) on tn,
fourth and nineteenth.
The highest barometer was on the tenth
| the lowest on the twenty-fourth. The highes
temperature was on the seventeenth, the
lowest on tho fifteenth. The greatest range
of temperature was OH the seventh.
| The average of the decedents was for al
ages: Whites, 26 years, 10 months and q
days; negroes, 10 years, months, and :
days.
OF tho white males. 90 were married and l;
widowers; white females, IL married, /;
widows; colored males, 81 married, l widower
colored females, 13 married, 13 widows.
The greatest number (5S) of deaths occurred
| IN tne SeNeutH ulVlSlOl, comprising tnO pOr
tion of city formerly known as the island.
There were 40 white and 90 colored mar
riages reported.
The births reported were SO white males
70 white females, SO colored males, and 5.
colored females.
| There were 13 white and ID colored still
| births.
During the month "a colored and 2 whit,
| persons were buried at public expense.
One permit fog disinterment was issued
and Is persons who died outside the distric
were buried within its limits.