Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-01
District eovernmcns Anair..


The following promotions in the fire depart
ment were made yesterday: Fireman Joseph
Frazier, TO be foreman, and Private William
kirkpatrick to be fireman in company No. 3:
2. j. Carroll to be engineer fireman, and c.
Clark and 6. G. Warner to be hostlers In conn
pany No. z.
PETITION AGAINST TELEPHONE POLES
A petition was sent TO the Commissioners to-
day, signed by Admiral Porter, Gen. Emory, F.
Schneider. +. W. Brandenburg, II. Holderman.
and other property-holders in square l66,
bounded by Pennsylvania avenue. III. 18th and
18th streets, entering positive protest against
the erection OF telephone poles in the alley OF
said square. The petitioners state that by less
ening the width OF the alley the value OF their
property is injured.
CONTRACTS FOR DISTRICT SUPPLIES.
The CommissionerShave awarded contracts
for general supplies as follows: ]. NJ. Wheatley,
cement and lime; Lansburg d Bro. and G.. A
Virginia Brick Company, brick; Barbour &
Hamilton, w. NJ. Gait and r. c. Hewitt, forage.
nell & Son.
VITAL STATISTICS FOR NAY
During the month of May there were SIS
deaths in the District OF this number 81 were
of death were: Consumption, 81; pneumonia.
30: heart diseases. Fl. The death rate was:
For the whites 1862; for the negroes, 1854,
and for the total population, 23.2S. This Is
lower than the mean death rate of whites for
the same month for the past eleven years by
%. and higher for the colored and total popu-
lation for the same period by $40 for the for
mer, and LIS for the latter. There were 20
marriages and 24S births reported.
INSPECTOR APPOINTED.
The Commissioners to-day appointed VIM.
Beckett an inspector on the work of improve
ments, and he was assigned to duty on Yer
mont avenue. from r TO streets northwest
MISCELLANEOUS.
The inspector OF buildings. Mr.. Thomas B.
Entwisle, has just returned from O trip to in
spect the school furniture recently contracted
for in Boston, Mass, and reports that it is the
81 a ha has nx.a-S
The Chevalier Eicci Ferruccio Giovacchino
writes to "the mayorcf Washington to say
relief of cholera patients and other unfortu-
mates; that he has heard of the destruction
caused by the avalanche near salt Lake City,
and he begs the mayor in case another ava
lanche occurs TO inform him, SO that some men,
bers of the band may be sent 10 the relief OF the
sufferers.
and property owners ask the Commissioners to
cause the repair of the pump corner OF 9th
street and South Carolina avenue southeast.
The District Commissioners have effected an
insurance, through Mr.. +. NJ. Smith. on District
property to the amount of So96,17o at a pre-
MUM OF 81 ,351.01.
Mr.. Frank j. Tibbets complains In a note to
the commissioners OF inadequate drainage for
his new buildings corner 14th and streets
Mr. A. b. Mullett in letter to the Commits
sioners calls their attention TO the deplorable
condition of 25th street, between NJ street and
Virginia avenue northwest, and asks for relief.
A CHANGE IN THE OFEIcERs--Mr. John F.
Olmstead has resigned as director and vice
president of the Washington Brick Machine
company. Mr.. B. z. snyder president of the
National Savings bank, has been elected direc-
tor to I'LL vacancy in the board. VIM. +.
Mattingly, esq, secretary of the company, has
resigned as secretary and has been elected vice
president, and Mr.. 3. z. Snyder elected secre-
tary, vice VIM +. Mattingly, resigned.
THE DOG SPOILED HIS SIX DOLLAR TRou-
sERs.-A few days ago dog belonging TO VIM.
Crompton, clerk in the surgeon generals
Office, attacked +. A. Won Tagen, clerk in the
quartermaster generals office, In the neighbour
hood OF 9Th and z streets northwest, damag-
ing his six dollar pants, for which he brought
suit yesterday afternoon against Crompton,
circumstances and exhibited the tattered pam
falcons. lobe Dodson, a colored youth. testi-
fed to the biting, and decision was given for
plaintiff. Crompton took an appeal, and when
outside the justices office threatened to take
the six dollars out of Won Tagens hide right then
and there. but was Gained down with threats
of u re-arrest.