Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-14
District Government Affairs.

REPAIRS TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
District Commissioner West has been engaged
lately In the examination of the several school
buildings with reference to their repairs II is
thought that the $4,000 available this year
will hardly suffice to make all necessary repairs
to buildings.
THE DEATH RATE IN WASHINGTON.
washington is often published as a very un-
healthy city, as the health officials of this city
say, on the strength of the statistics OF one
week, or q short period of time, when the NOR
tality has been Exceptionally large. The com
Washington is an unusually healthy city. The
following Is the death rate for 900 during the
year SS4, given by the authorities OF the cities
mentioned through the health officer at Rich.
mond: New York, 1882 Boston, "a. IL; Hart
for ford; $500; Washington, 24o7; Memphis
@ 2sss New erieans so5s; 4sS Rshmona ad'a IS Sa ss
Petersburg, 27.36 During some OF the weeks
OF this summer the mortality among children
tics for the week. Upon these statistics com.
ments have been made unfavorable to the city.
About 7Oper cent of this mortality among
children, the health officer says has occurred
among poor colored children, who, he is led to
believe have not had proper care.
CHrMNEYs IN BAY WINDOWS.
the pstrice Sen Meg
to chimneys in bay windows, published
some days since in The STAR, was referred
reports to the Engineer Commissioner as fol.
lows: "The regulations do not prohibit chin.
neys in bay windows. but 1 was directed by
structed with the shafts above the roof outside
OF the building line. His reasons as stated at
the time, We're that they were unsghtly-
especially SO should block of buildings be I'm.
ished with a line of chimney shafts at the GEN.
ter edge Of the bay windows. The restriction
placed upon them when allowed is that they
be carried TO the main wall upon iron beams
and topped out at the line of main or front
wall. This l have followed, it being the only
mate as is suggested would open the door to all
that may desire to SO construct them
PROTECTION OF EAST WASHINGTON AGAINST
FIRE.
Commissioner Edmonds told STAR reporter
that he was desirOus of establishing a new fire
engine company in East Washington. He says
the District owns a lot 3ONSO feet on Sth street,
near pennsylvania avenue, on the old Easily
property. He thought that if the residents of
this locality would offer TO donate to the Dis
trct the space of twenty feet necessary to con-
meet this lot with the alley in the rear the Com
missioners could obtain from Congress permis-
sion to place house there with an apprOpria-
tion to pay for it.
Commissioner West said: ~ am in favor of
fire engine in that locality, but 1 would not
require the citizens to contribute; / would give
TO them On the same conditions as TO other
localities. Let the District purchase the ground
and erect the house"
THE CASE OF PRIVATE WILLIAMS OF THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT.
The Commissioners request Chief Engineer
Cronn to transmit to their Office all papers
bearing on any former trial OF Private r. T.
Williams, of the fire department, recently on
trial for intoxication, and also = transcript OF
his record In the service.
MISCELLANEOUS.
c. w. Rivers resignation as additional police,
private, on the Washington aQueduct tunnel,
has been accepted.
Hon. A. G. Riddle, attorney of the District,
has been granted leave OF absence during
August
The annual report of the officers of the
Homeopathic Free Dispensary states that
during the year 4.6s7 prescriptions were is
sued, and ], ,454 new patients treated. The re-
port recommends the appointment of two
homeopathic physicians to the poor.
The Commissioners have suggested to Mr..
Baum, president of the board of public school
trustees, in view of the recent change in the
office of superintendent, that the supervising
principals of the first six divisions be recalled
to their duties by September 1st next.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as fol-
lows: Thomas II. Henderson, erect two-story
and basement brick building on H, between
Path and 25th streets northwest; $4,000. Ed
ward Garrett, repair frame building i'm Hills
dale; $50. Danenhower & Son, erect brick sta
BILE in alley in rear of 5th street southeast: $780,
Mrs. a. c. Birge, repair dwelling $50 Sd street
northwest; $1,000. F. w. Miller. erect frame
dwelling in Mount Pleasant; $4,000. J. II.
Winston ct al, trustees, improve church, 10th
street. between II and \: 81 900.