National Republican., 1883-09-25
THE CoMM1ssIoNEIls.
Current transactions nt tho Various Dis
trIct Omucs.

Current transactions nt tho Various Dis
trict OilOcs
Building permits were issued yesterday to
C.. Il. Bcamcr, to make repairs on Washington
street. Georgetown, to cost $l00 j. A. Hunt,
TO make repairs at 3li f street southwest, to
cost $3.50; Mary L. iIarkness. to build ono
barn on Bladensburg road to cost 5000; Rob-
ert Warning, to build two brick dwellings
and stores corner Eleventh and Il streets
northwest to cost $4,000; Christian Wagner
to build one brick dwelling and store on Sew
enth, between J. and NJ streets northwest, to
cost $500.
The commissioners yesterday considered
the estimates for the public schools Tho esti-
mates, rs recommended by tho school trus-
tees, and revised by the ways and means COM
mitteo Of the school board, aggregate $5s4,34O,
against e5l3,61j for this year. There is in
cluded slO6,OOO for new buildings which will
be decreased by the commissioners, but the
estimates for other branches of the schools
will not be changed.
Citizens want Pierce street, Anacostia, i'm
proved.
A sewer is wanted at the steamer Corcoran's
wharf
Tho foul alley in the rear of 43S Ridge
street northwest is complained Of
Residents have pctitioncd for tho removal
of the distractions from the alley between
ElCNCnln anu ! NCltn blTCCJS anu " oJICSb anu
Rhode Island avenue northwest.
The rumorcd resignation of School Trustee
Birney is denied. 1t is said, however, that
he has resigned from the care of the sixth
district and asked that his resignation in this
respect be accepted.
The health officer will examine the sani-
tary condition of the building on Il street,
between Ninth and Tenth streets northwest,
occupied by the Typographical division OF the
postoihcc department.
Tho tax sale begins to-day. A great many
| taxpayers were paying up yesterday.
| L. Gardiner, of Gallant Green, Md, wants
| to know " if colored and white can get mar
ricd in your city" lie said: "The question
| has been asked me, and was unable to an
swer it, and in this case man and woman
wish to get married, one white and the
other colorcd therefore, you will do me the
| favor to answer by return mail and state u
they can be married in Washington city,
| The question was referred to the clerk of the
| supreme court.
The commissioners have appointed Edward
| Chsm and Richard Anderson special police
men for one year.
A conference was held yesterday between
the commissioners and representatives of the
Standard Furniture company of Boston about
tine furniture complained Of.
Comptroller Lawrence has called the atten-
tion OF the commissioners to the bills for re-
| pairing inc DGNtntD slTtGU TOdu Ill 1901. III
asks what part of the work was paid for by
the street railway company. Tho inquiry
was referred to Capt. Greene, who stated as
follows: AT the time this work was done |
asked tho engineer commissioner for in
structions as to whether any part of the
expense was to be charged to the railway
company, and was directed not to make any
such charge, the reason being that tho law OF
June IL, 1875 refers to paving a street OF
avenue and does not apply to roads outside
the boundary. The account of cost, however,
lie states, was so kept that the proportion
| chargeablc to the railway can be determined
at once in case the comptroller rules that the
railway company must pay it," 1t amounts
to S57LI2, as shown by n statement enclosed
to the commissioners by Mr. j. j. Burrows,
| superintendent of street work.
Deaths reported Sept. n: William Leon
ard, Sarah Brown, Lucy Epperson, heart dis
ease; Willie Harrod, typhoid fever; Laura j
Matthews, congestion of lungs; Dennis O'Sul
| llvan, cerebral congestion; Lemuel ID. Par
ker, Emma Randall, Daisy Walker, JOSEPH
Allen, Louisa Faulhaber Henry Bauerdori
Laura Lancaster, phthisis Agnes t. More
laud, thrush; Mamie X. Chrstman, inter
mittent fever; Solomon Dunmore, typho
malarial fever; Eugene Brown, Mortimer G
Sherman, burn; Joseph Coutee, whoopinj
cough; Marie l.. Randolph maramus; Will
lam j. Hartnott, cerebral congestion Jennie
Carter, syphilis; Andrew Kuhn, asphyxia.
WRIGHTsvILLE, PA.-Rev. Elijah Wilson
says: "Brown's Iron Bittcrs have perma
| ncntly cured me of chils and fever"