Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-12
District Government Affairs.

The Commissioners have been requested by
Robinson White, OF Massachusetts, who some
time ago m;,tie Charges against school
teacher named Z. :. Clark, To suspend the
Charges i'll the case.
The rule forbidding firemen to receive their
friends ut the engine house has been revoked.
Messrs s. Cropley sons, W. ii. Williams
and Others OF West Washington, have petit
toned the Commissioners Tor the i'm pro yelnc nt
OF the Canal road from the Aqueuuct to the
Chain bridge.
In response to the letter of Senator Sherman
calling attention to the Importance OF inIprov-
ing u street from North Capitol street east,
the Commissioners state 'that the schedule for
the fiscal year 1SS6-o7 docs not include u
street III that locality, but they have no doubt
IL would be advisable TO improve IT,.
THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE SCHOOL BILL.
The District Commissioners say in reference
to their revision vi the citizens school dill, tat
the clause relating 10 the approval OF school
sites and building plans by the school board
was not unintentionally omitted. The Conn
missiOners deem it best to look around Tor
school sizes and advertise for them Instead OF
doing us is now done.
THE STRENGTHENING CONTRACT.
Messrs, ID. Z. wright Sons, contractors for
street cleaning, nave asked the Comm. IS Ioue.s
for an extension ol contract Tor cleaning ana
sweeping the streets OF Washington, entered
into on July 1, 1856, Tor anothe. year, Tor the
REASONS that they were the lowest rist,:"rs at
last letting Tor one and three year,; that con-
Tracts Tor this work and other work have been
extended and their iuciiiLies are greater for
doing the work than ever before.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The vital statistics vi the health officers
office for the week ending May 9Th, show:
Number Of deaths 81; white, a.; colored 40;
death rate per LOCO per annuLn, white, 16. 10;
coiored, 3O.1o; total population, 2O.So; ~ were
under years OF age, and II over 90 years; l6
oi the deaths occurred in hospitals and public
institutions. The principal causes OF death
were-Consumption, II; typhoid lever, 8; ma
larial lever, ,; pneumonia, 7; bronchitis, 1;
wnoOping cough, 2. Births reported-I9 white
males, lo white females; IL coioreu. males, 10
coioreu females. Marriages reporLed-1U white;
culoreu. StiIl-DirtnS repofteu-2 white; 4
cOlOred.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwise: Smith and Ride
hour, erect two three-story ana basement
dwellings,, q, between 10th AID I'D streets
dwelling, 2O9 LIST street northeast; 500. c.
Mason, repair brick, 1431 n street north
Vest; 81 800. }. W. Ashford, repair brick,
1880 New York avenue; $780, Moses Kelley
trustee, repair dwelling, l722 1ith street north.
west; 9l, 900. VI. GIaIured, erect six three and
two-stofy dwellings, corner 4th street and Rich
ardSon frace; $1,000. William Middleton, re-
pair brick dwelling, 5O7 3d street southwest;
$500. r. &. johnson, repair brick dwelling,
u private stable, rear ISL Both street north
west; $500. Also, repair frame, 1911 35th
street; SloO. Z. Longhorn, repair frame, Navy
avenue, Anacostia; S5OO. Z. Halliday, erect i,
two-story brick dwelling, HIIisua.e, county;
$4OO. L. Dillon, erect Two twO-story and base
ment dwellings, New Jersey avenue, between
Massachusetts avenue and r street northwest;
24th street, between and NJ streets norLuwe.l;
$1,000 Charles Ford, repair frame dwelling
northeast corner LIST aud h streets southeast
$lUO.