Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-10
District Government Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS.


AT the request OF Judge Macarthur, president or
the 8. P. c. A., and on the Recommendation OF
Messrs b. r. Slade and j. Holdsworth Gordon
additional policemen, for duty as members OF said
The weekly report Of vital statistics for the week
ending April 9th shows that the number OF deaths
occurring during the week was Sl-47 white aud "a
colored Fourteen marriages and So births We're re-
ported
Mr.. Robert c. Armstrong calls the attention OF
the Commissioners 10 the dangerous condition OF
the pavement In front OF his premises, loo street
School trustee c. B. Purvis forwards letter to
tne commissioners, from A B. Jameson, protesting
against his premises being made convenience u
for the water supply OF the public schools OF Mount
Pleasant, and stating that after the 18th inst his
premises would be closed for such purpose.
MI. Joseph II. Lawrence and twenty other citi-
zenS, residing on 10Th street southeast. ask That
water main be laid on that street. between and X
streets
Inspector OF marine products, Gwynn Harris. re-
ports the following Inspections: S9l punches FISH.
OS66i herring, $685. shad, ~ taiiors and LOCO
bushels OYSTERS condemned 4S1 herring.
draft OF a bill to facilitate proper readiuSt-
ment OF streets and alleys In the several sub
divisions outside OF the city limits has been submit
ted to the Commissioners by Mr. Il. {. Dubois. or
Meridian Hill, with a request that If the Commits
sioners approve 1t they VIII submit it 10 Congress
for action.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entw-ie John G. Miller,
erect a two-Story dwelling on 9Th street. between
ID and + streets southwest; $500. Geo. Miller,
hover & Son, erect two two-StOTieS in jackson
alley between North Caption and LIST streets north.
east 81 800. c. +. Cost. erect twoStOrG dwelling.
7th-street road, county; 500 W UlInann. erect \
two-story dwelling. 1th-sreet road. county, oppo-
Site Whitney avenue; 500. :. SunnerInann. erect
a two-Story dwelling. 1enleytowu, county: $3.50
NJ. X. SQuireS. erect two twO-SJory and baSeIn Mt
dwellings, 4th and y streets northwest; S4.,90
Patrick Muidoon, repair frame 1890 oath street
northwest; 800 F. Hurty a. Co, repair brick store
and Office, 18th and streets northwest: S35u0.
Washington Light Infantry Arnory. corner OF 18th
and streets northwest; erect an armory ana opera
house, four stories and basement; $4,000.
RANGE OF THE IHERMoMETER.-The following
were the readings at the Office OF the chief signal
officer uO-tay:-1a a. N, A. IL a-ll 49,. p.la s. T.
Maximum 521; minimum. iU.3.
PREPARING FOR THE COMFORT OF VISITORS TO c APE
MAY.-For long time great drawback To Cape
May has been the lack or an iron per- and the con-
sequent imposSibility OF steamships making any
landing This year this difficulty viii be removed,
as arrangements have been made 10 build an IRON
pier, first class In every respect. 1000 feet long and
30 feet wide, with three payillOnS the one AT the
ocean end TO be hundred feet square. The New
York and Philadelphia steamers have agreed 10
make landings the American Iron Steamship Co.
putting one or their monster boats on the line. The
pier is to be built by the Phoenix Iron Co, and is
cost $4,000. Mayor Melvin, OF Cape May, Is now ia
this city interesting Washington friends or Cape
Nav In the project