Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-06
District Government A fairs.
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The Commissioners have notified the Game.
we'll Fire Alarm Telegraph company, by JOS
W. Slower, president of the same, that they &C.
cept their proposal OF March p, 1886, to fur.
nish patrol signal stations upon condition that
he furnish and put them in at his own risk
and that no liability on the part of the District
is incurred thereby, unless Congress approve
the same and make ali appropriation therefor.
REQUEST FOR A SCHOOL HOLIDAY ON EMANCI-
PATTON DAY.
w. H. Barker, committee of ARRANGEMENTS
in a communication to the Commissioners re-
quests that the colOredschildren in the public
schools be granted a holiday on Friday, April
10th, the anniversary of the emancipation OF
the colored people in the District of Columbia.
ASKING PERMISSION TO LAY GAS MAINS.
The Washington Gas Company ask permits
sion to lay gas mains on Sd street, between d
and E streets northeast; E street, between Sd
and 4th streets northeast; North Capitol street,
between q street and Massachusetts avenue:
B street, between 10th and 11th streets north,
west; street, between 4ia and 9th streets
southwest; Brown street. Mt. Pleasant; Laurel
avenue, Mt. Pleasant; Meridian avenue Mt
Pleasant; alley between Goth and 21st and X
and l. streets northwest.
MARINE PRODUCTS BROUGHT TO WASHINGTON
IN MARCH.
Mr.. Gwynne Harris, inspector of marine pro-
ducts. reports quantities of marine products
brought 70 the port Of Washington during the
punches rock fish, 6,644 shad. 33I ,s44 her
ring. 2S3 eels, AHA punches pike, $3.50 vel
low perch, 4,S1O punches white perch, $3.50
IS.
punches winter shad, and 35,41O bushels oys-
tiers.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The health officer reports the number OF deaths
in this District last week at a. White
40; cOlOred, AZ. Death rate per 1000 per an.
num-white, 1906; cOlOred, 81. SO; total pOpu-
lation, 21.3O 81 were under years Of age and
death were-Consumption, Is; diarrhBal, 2;
pneumonia, H. bronchitis, 10; whooping cough,
2. Births repOrted-12 white males, l0 white
females; 15 colOred males, Ia cOlOred females.
Marriages reported-24 white; 8 cOlored. Still
births reported-4 white; 4 colored. One mixed
marriage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
one-half hours, Private John NJ. Lucas has
been fined $50. The police trial board recom-
mended his dismissal, but the sentence was
modified, on the suggestion Of Major Dye, to q
heavy fine.
Dennis Horigan, Nicholas Cahill, VIM. Hen.
additional policemen for service at the United
States Naval Observatory. Hugh f. McSweeny,
highland Maddox, Clinton Vermillion and
Joseph ParzenS have been also commissioned
as policemen for service 1t public school build
ings.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle q
follows: Isaac Beers, erect y two-story dwelling
Shannon Place, Anacostia; $3.50. Joseph
Luchs, erect two-stpry and cellar dwelling
80 300 @. c. Nichols Il Son, erect three-stors
and cellar dwelling. alley, on Delaware avenue
and LIST street, between and G northeast
81 900. Edward Hall, repair brtck, corner 81
pair carriage house, Ala 9th street northwest
$500. st. Dominica church, repair brick con
! s4oa '" : $500 '4" -