Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-06
District Government Affairs.


IL is not improbable that the District Com
missioners will recommend to Congress the
purchase by the government of the Franklin
school building, in case the general government
snouid require more room for the transaction OF
the public business. Commissioner West states
that should suit the general government, he
authorities to dispose of it, as for the money ii
cost, the District could do much better in the
erection of smaller school buildings and add
greatly TO the school accommodations.
CLEANING THE ALLEYS
MIR. j. j. Burroughs, who superntends the
work OF the chain gang having finished clean
giving his attention to southeast Washington.
and states that the work of cleaning alleys and
abating nuisances will be just as thOrough as in
the southwest section of the city.
BIDS FOR ASPHALT AND GRANITE PAVING.
Bids We're opened at - o'clock to-day i'm the
Office of the District Commissioners for laying
81 ana 9th streets northeast, about 1867
square yards, for which Mr. Pat Maloney was
the only bidder, at 10 cents per cubic yard 10,
the pavement. Bids were also opened at >
O'CLOCK to-day for laying asphalt pavement on
street, between a. and 9TH streets northwest
Messrs. Barber & Co. asphalt paving company
We're the only bidders, at 1925: also the grad
ing at AZ Genus per square yard. Bids were
1bReheo at IL o'clock today for laying granite
18th street, between Pennsylvania avenue
and street northwest, and 31st street, be-
tween p and U streets northwest, altogether
aggregating about 5000 square yards. The bid
ding was very close. There We're nine bidders
The proposals will be scheduled and the award
Oh contracts made at once.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The total mortality for the week ending May
2, 1888 was 81; of this number ~ were white
and 40 colored. The death rate per 900 pei
annum was 1911 for the white, 36.77 for the
colored, and 1886 for the total population: 81
OF the decedents were under years of age and
Zymotic, II; constitutional. %; local, as: de-
velopmental. Z, and violence, ,. The principal
causes of death We're: Consumption, Il; pneu
monia, 8; bronchitis, 8; scarlet fever, 3; Group
2; cerebro-spinal meningitis. /; diarrhoa
diseases, l; diphtheria, L: malarial fever j
pleurisy, l; puerperal diseases, L: Births re
colored males, Ii; colored females, 10. Mar
riages reported-white, 10; colored, g. Still
births reported-white, 2; colored, 4.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: NJ. c. Audenried
repair brick 1927 Vermont avenue; 81 800
Edw. Welsh, erect twO-story brick dwelling
r. between 23d and oath streets northwest;
81, 200 Geo. Martin, erect a two-story store
and dwelling, 9TH, between r and S streets
$1,000 Schmedtie Bros erect a store and
dwelling, 18th, between n and streets: So 5000
f. p. sherman, erect a two-story dwelling. 1st,
between d and streets northwest; $500.
MISCELLANEoUS
Seven insane pauperS from the wOrkhouSe
were sent over to the insane asylum yesterday
the expense for their keeping to be paid by the
District authorities.
The Commissioners have received 1conlnu
ncation from Mr.. r. Ross Perry chairman OF
the finance committee of the National Confer
ence of Charities and Corrections, stating that
the twelfth annual session of that body win be
held in this city on June 4th proXmo, at the in
vitation of the District Commissioners and OF
some one hundred citizens of this city. and that
about 81, 200 will be required for necessary eX
penses, such as hail. printing, reporting, proper
attention to delegates, &C., &c. To meet this
the sum OF $40 has been assessed ON each per-
son extending the invitation.
Messrs. Windsor & Ford, brick manufacture
ers, have made proposition to the District
commissioners to remove the clay down to
grade, without expense to the District, from the
following streets: . street south. between South
Capitol and "a street west, and y street west
from n street south, to the south side of street
south. The clay proposed to be removed is that
lying between the curbs.
George w. Gayner has preferred charges
with the District Commissioners against some
OF the men employed by James A. Nelson, SUI.
perintendent of chimney sweeps, whom he
charges with rObbing his house of jewelry and
clothing while engaged in sweeping the chin
neys.
The Commissioners have approved the recon-.
mendation of Chief Cronin granting ten days
leave of absence to firemen during the period
from July to October 81.
The Commissioners have asked Superinten.
dent Cook, of the colOred schools, to furnish
them with statement of the services as
teacher by Miss Lawrence, now said to be con-
nected with the Fisk jubilee singers.