Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-23
District Government Affairs,


Inc number OF deaths In this District last
week, Is reported to the health office. is So
per annum-white, 1866; colored, S6i7: total
population. 2.5s. The principal causes OF death
were: Consumption, Is; diarrhds, IL; pneu-
monia, 3; congestion of the lungs, 4; puerperal
diseases, 2; trismus nascentium, 3; heart
diseases, .; old age, 3. Births reported-l7
wnite males, 20 white females; 10 colored
white, z colored.
CONTRACTS AwARDED.
Inc commissioners yesterday awarded the
contract for sweeping the streets to Isaac 3.
FiiDert at the rate OF twenty-five and halt
cents per 900 square yards. The price at
present paid to Mr.. Wright il twenty-eight and
a half cents. The contract for repairing btu
mi nous concrete pavements was awarded to II.
The Commissioners have awarded the contrac,
Ior furnishing school books to public school
children to w. G. Dulaney. of Baltimore.
A PROPOSED NEW WATER TANK.
Inc building inspector Is preparing estimates
for the erection Of a new water tauk at the re.
form school, with u Capacity OF 35. 900 gallons
The present tank holds only 5000 gallons and
thought the improvement may cost between
$4,000 and $1O,OOO.
DIRTY STREETS
Omcer Breen, OF the hfth police precinct, sub
mits report rs to the offensive condition OF b
street and Louisiana avenue, between 9th aud
1Otn streets northwest, saying there has been
no sweeping on these streets Tor several weeks
past, and that the accumulated decayed matter
causes very offensive smell.
RIVER TRADE
darbormaSter Sutton reports arrivals of YES
sells Tor the week ending June 10th $3.50 "a
follows: Four vessels with 3OO. UOO feet i,,m.
Der, ten barges l, 10 tons coal, eight vessels
Ii ~ tons coal, Que Vessel with 2,S9S barrels
cement Jour vessels 1862 tons ice two vessels
o,SoO bushels wheat, one vessel 80 tons water
pipe. one vessel 100 TONS stone, one vessel 25O
IONS guano. and two vessels quo tons plaster.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle: Richmond and
Danviiie railroad company, repair brick office
southwest corner Pennsylvania avenue aud
l3Lh street northwest; $1,000. Aaron Raid.
win, erect q two-story stable in rear of Par
street; $500. Odia Chappeil, erect three two
story dwellings,, l street, between 9th AMI TIN
Streets s northeast: $500. i. BELL repair frame,
62O n street southwest $3.50. L. Moxley, re.
pair frame, Atnietic PARK, 9th and s streets
northwest 81 ZOO Lucius Tuckerman erect a
threc-stOry anu cellar dwelling, south west cor.
G ner Ign ana streets northwest; S5O,OUO. c.
Carlisle, erect six-story ana cellar dwelling
and store, northeast corner 1lth and r streets
northwest $4,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. N. l.. Higgins, 112 ID street. protests
against permit being granted to W. M Gait
Tor a freight wagon passige-way across the side.
walk ON Lhe south side OF u street north west
between LIST and I'd streets.
Mr. George NJ. Oyster calls attention to the
bad condition OF Maryland avenue, east OF STAN
ton Place; also TO The bad condition OF the Bla.
densburg road, one OF the principal thorough b.
fares of The District.
DIR. j. R0blere, veterinary surgeon in the "A 70
department, has resigned.
Inc teachers OF the white schools will be paid
tomorrow At b O'clock at the Franklin scno,l
DulIolng, ana those OF the colored schools 1T
the Sumner building, same hour
The taxpayers Will find the board of eouaifza.
tlon In session two doors south of Columbia
building, where they can see the value re-
turned by the assessors for the new assessment
on their DrOperIY.