National Republican., 1883-03-22
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions nt the Various Dis
trict Offices.

trict Offices.
J. d. Hopkins was yesterday appointed by
the commissioners an additional policeman,
without pay, to do duty on Four-and-a-half
street
John Prathcr has requested the commits
sioners TO have the subdivision of lot I, in
square IL, recorded in the surveyors office.
The health officer has reported tho filthy
condition of certain sewer traps.
Mrs. Charlotte Smith has forwarded to the
commissioners resolutions of the Woman's
Labor league requesting that two or more
female physicians to the poor be appointed.
Lewis Rosenberg and DR.. Thomas Batter
man ct al. have called the attention of the
commissioners to the rotten wood pavement
on Eighth between ii and / streets north
west, and ask that it be replaced with con-
crete.
Robert M. Barr president Of the Waverly
Base Ball club, has addressed the commits
sioners in behalf of the issuance of the per-
init already asked for to fence in the grounds
on Ninth and $ streets. The paper has been
referred to the engineer commissioner. In
this connection IL may be stated that MIR.
Moxley has submitted to the commissioners
colored drawing of the proposed base ball
grounds The square is TO be inclosed by a
ten foot fence of dressed and painted lumber
entrance and exit gates at several points, at
which the self-registering turnstiles used at
the centennial will be placed. The fence
will be surmounted by large flags The
grounds will be laid of artistically, and will
afford one of the most commodious grounds
in the country. The grand stand VIII nave
a very large seating capacity.
The commissioners have refused TO pardon
William T. Higgs on the report Of Supt Ston-
tenberg.
Mr.. A. c. Richards, attorney for Catherine
Ial ri. al al, rI having %
furnished information which led to the cap
ture of the Hirth murderers, has been in
formed that rs this could only have been
paid out of the contingent fund for the metro
poltan police for 1880, whichis now exhausted,
there is no way in which his clients claim
can be satisfied.
Officer S. j. Block has been detailed by the
commissioners TO assist License Agent Raft
and officer Carter in the overhauling of
| licenses.
! The elevations for the proposed eight-room
| school building have been completed, and
were yesterday submitted to the engineer
commissioner for his approval.
! The question of recognizing the police
| force has been informally discussed by the
commissioners. 1t is probable that change
in the office of major and superintendent will
| be at once made, and that there will be no
| further changes until the new chief becomes
familiar with the personnel of the force.
DIR. Boardman has reported to the health
officer that Mamie Wagner, a white child
aged years, residing on Maryland avenue,
near Twelfth street southwest, has the small
| pox. The premises were yesterday fumigated
and the yellow flag hung out.
| The following vital statistics were reported
to the health office yesterday: Deaths, 10
births, s; marriages, still births, 3.
The following building permits were issued
yesterday Samuel Norment, to build four
two-story bricks in alley between l. and NJ
and Four-and-a-half and Sixth streets south
west, to cost $1,000; Bernard Leonard, to build
three two-story bricks on Third, between
and q streets southwest, to cost $4,000; Chris
tophi Heurich, to build one three-story brick
on Twentieth, between NJ and n streets north
west, to cost $4,000 Mrs. NJ. II. Bigelow, to
build one three.story brick and basement on
p street. between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets northwest to cost $500; j. L. Varncll,
to repair frame on Tennallytown road,
county, to cost 500; R. T. Talbert, to repair
frame at 1910 Tenth street southeast, to cost
$3.50; William Hutchinson, to repair frame at
733 Tenth street southeast, to cost 5000
Isaiah Gray, to repair frame at 113 d street
southwest, to cost $50; r. A. Duffy, to repair
brick at 1895 Seventh street northwest, to
cost S456; Miss Josephine L. Wilson, to repair
frame on q street, between First and Second
streets northeast to cost $3.50.