Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-02
District Government Affair.

COST OF CLEANING STREETS
The commissioners have addressed notes to
James S. Coleman, commissioner OF STRENGTHENING
New YORK city; John ID. EaSterbrook. chief COM
missioner OF highways, Philadelphia, Pa, and
to be furnished with the cost of cleaning streets h
their respective cities
SANITARY WORK
A large force OF men are at work under Superin-
tendent j. Burrows cleaning the sewer traps and
sewer pipes throughout the city.
BIDS FOR CLEANING ALLEYS
BIDS were opened at le O'Clock to-day in the Com
missoners office for cleaning alleys for the next
scal year and for the next three years. the latter
old being for the purpose OF testing whether not
this service could be done any cheaper by letting it
lows: Michael Shea, 45c. per 1000 yards for one
year-same for three years; John White, 42Kc. per
Chas- MCGEE, 43c. per 1000 yards for one year
same for three years.
INSPECTION OF STEAM BOILERS.
MT Jonn H. W1!kerson inspector OF steam boil
ers, to-day submitted his annual report for the
last nScal year to the District Commissioners IL
shows the number OF boilers inspected, 22O number
condemned for repairs, Il; number condemned as
unft for use, q new boilers erected, 20.
THE coGswELL FOUNTAIN
The District Commissioners to-day addressed n
communication to Dr. Cogswell, OF San Francisco,
Cal, making formal acknowledgment for the foun,
tain donated by him to the city OF Washington
They say that the lamps will be supplied with gas,
ana the FOUNTAIN with Ice La the proper seasons
NEW BUILDINGS
Building Inspector Entwise reports that during
the month OF June IS permits for buildings and
l23 Tor repairs were Issued.
FIFTEEN MILES OF NEW Sc wERs
The sewer Oil passed by Congress and now q law
contemplates the extension Of all sewers within
altogether 24.5OO lineal feet OF terra Gotta nine
sewers from IL TO "a inches in diameter and 81 600
nneal feet OF brick and concrete sewers from by
rect 10 ~ eet interior dimensions altogether over
Is miles OF new sewers
POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CANDIDATES
Inc ponce surgeons today examined ten appli-
them. They also passed three for the 1re depart
ment
VITAL STATISTICS
The number Of deaths occurring during last week
was 1850 white and IS colored- The rate OF
nortallty per 600 per annum being % 81 for the
white, 42os for the colored, and sOI6 for the
were: Consumption 10; scarlet fever 8; congestion
OF lungs 2; rheumatism, B. paralysis, 2; heart dis
dents, 10 white and colored were over go years OF
age, and IS white and A colored were under years
OF age There were white and 8 colored stili
Births reported: White males, l3; white females
g. coiored males, 49, colored females IS.
BUILDING PERMITS
kraak, repair brick 307 9TH street northwest So 100
JnO. Miller, erect two-Story Office 14th between
erect two three-story and basement dwellings 4ii
between and + streets northwest: &I1 600 Horace
Fillmore repair frame, us street southeast; $780,
d. DUNCAN, repair frame, 337 II street southwest;
500. I. X. Senior, erect a two story and cellar
dwelling, LIE Droit avenue lie Drot Park; g. 500
Amanda 6. Chew. erect a two story dwelling h
between North Capitol and lst streets northwest:
&l,215 c. V. Trott, erect four two story and cellar
dwellings,, southeast corner 10th and streets north
west; $4,000 Walker Boyle. erect q two story
dwelling, Monroe, between 10th and 18th streets
northwest; 81 600. u. l. King, repair brick, 1903 r
street northwest; $500.
A WASHINGTON SCHOOL Boy AT HARvARD.-Robt
F. Rogers, son OF Hon. H. C. Rogers, deputy COM
missioner OF internal revenue, has Just passed
through his sophomore year at Harvard and taken
''Second year honOrs In mathematics" He also
has passed the "honor test, which consists OF sew
eral sheets Of the highest grade OF mathematical
problems Young Rogers, who Is not yet 10, re-
ceived his training In the public schools OF this
city.
You've GIRLS FATAL MIsrAKE-Yesterday
afternoon white girl named Gertrude Pumphrey,
fourteen years old, died suddenly at her home No
$40 street southeast She had accidentally par
taken OF what she supposed TO be glass OF milk,
but which proved TO be rat poison, composed OF
arsenic, lime and milk, which had been prepared
for killing OF rats. The coroner was nOtified. and
after post mortem examination gave a certificate
This morning Dr. Hartigan made an autopsy on
the body OF Miss Humphrey, and found the stomach
coated with arsenic and plaster OF paris
MARRIAGE LIcKxsBs.-Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court to w. B.
Bnner and Mary L Conley; 4 J. Renick and Annie
G. Turpn.
RANo8 o. fHB 1IYKnoMBfBR.-The Following
were the readings Ct the once OF the chief signal
ofncor to day. am. sae; II An. al; p M, s. o.
Maximum n n minimum no