National Republican., 1883-04-06
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Current transactions Mt the Various Dis
trIcd Offices.


The coroner's report for March shows that
he viewed AZ bodies, of which were
drowned, poisoned, and from violence.
George Bailey wrote the commissioner
some time ago asking if the drawing of prizes
on the twenty-eight instant probably re.
ferring to the Washington Light Infantry
company's fair was in conformity with tho
law. The inquiry was referred to the attor.
ney for the district who, after quoting sew
eral acts since repealed, states that the draw
ing is not violation of the district ordi.
nances, and that the United States district
attorney would be the one to decide the
question.
The commissioners yesterday transferred
Henry Rah license agent, to position in the
Office of the chief of police. No change OF
compensation has yet been made.
The commissioners yesterday declined the
proposition of produce dealers to pay by in
stallments, as has been the custom.
Building permits were issued yesterday to
A. ). johnson, to make repairs Mt 1910 Ninth
street northwest, to cost $1,000. A. g. Straus,
to build one frame dwelling at Bennings'
station, TO cost $500.
There were IL deaths and z births reported
at the health office yesterday.
delegation called on the commissioners
to ask that street, between New Hampshire
avenue and Nineteenth street, be brought up
to the proper grade.
The health office has been entirely reno
waited and repainted.
The plans and specifications now being
made for the proposed new school buildings
are progressing rapidly, and the bids will be
opened in week or ten days.
Commissioner West is interesting himself
in getting the new school houses to be erected
in the county started as soon as possible. One
will be located at Bennngs, a two room build
ing; one at Brooks station, and the one on
the Bladensburg road will be repainted. The
plans and specifications for all of the schools
both those in the city and county-will be
printed in q few days and proposals adver-
tised for. The total cost will be 100000.
During the week ending Mar. 81, 1888, there
were so deaths in the District of Columbia.
| OF this number 25 were white males, 2l white
females, II colored males, II colored females,
giving death rate of 1894 per 1000 per an
mum for the white population, 2G.92 for the
colored and 21.67 for the total population.
The chief causes of death were Smallpox and
diphtheria, 3; Group, scarlet fever, 3; ty-
phoid fever, l consumption, 10 pneumonia,
10; bronchitis, congestion of the lungs, 3;
nervous diseases, 10; rheumatism cancer,
/ old age, Z, and violence, 9. OF the dece-
dents 10 white and z colored were sixty years
of age and upwards, and 10 white and IA col
ored were under five years of age The ma
tivities were as follows District Of Columbia,
21 white, II colored; other parts of the United
States II white and IL colored of foreign
birth, 3 whites. Six deaths occurred in
Georgetown. SO in Washington, @ in the
county, and 10 in various public institutions.
There were white aud colored births reported,
and white and colored marriages reported
There were still births, 2 of which were
white and colored.
EIsEMAN BROS. Dress suits, corner Seventh