Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-06
District Gevernnacmt Affair.

The parking commission, In a letter to Maj.
raymond today, suggest that in future the pave
out leaving spaces unpaved for tree-holes as diff
ferent kinds OF trees are spaced differently, &C
say that when spaces have been left the brick on
edges are generally knocked out Of place In dig
glng the holes. They suggest that, where practi-
trees.
INSPECTION OF MARINE PRoDucTA
During the month Of May Inspector Of Marine
10000 crabs. 564 900 CLANS $40 lunches OF
1000 punches Of taiiors, III, $40 s6ad, 2ol4 600
S Ct sol
punches OF white nsh, $40 punches OF catnsh 40
punches OF small fish, green turtles 92 carp l5O
drum nsh, 1870 bushels OF oysters.
VITAL sTATIsTIcs
The report OF Health Or1cer Townshend for the
week ending June shows: Number OF deaths, "a
white 43i eolored, 81; death rate per 1000 per
ton, 2L72; 80 were under years OF age ana l6
over 60 years The principal causes OF death were
q paod 1eveF
lungs, 2; measles, 2. Births reported: "A white
males, IL white females, IL colored males, Is col
ored females. Marriages reported: Is white, 9
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day as follows: A. Hanlon, one
brick dwelling at 1913 35th street northwest;
dwelling on the Canal road; $500. & M Plumley,
one brick dwelling AZ 2e4 X street northwest;
&, 500.
the new steam tug boat, which was recently
purchased In New York city Tor use as police
patrol boat and to enforce the harbor regulations
arrived this morning. II il shaped something like
cigar Is about 90 feet long and can travel at the
rate Of Is miles per hour II formerly belonged TO
George Munro =. the he publisher Of New YORK. and
trict Is only 81 500 that great bargain may be
said TO have been secured. K. Dean will be the
her new service. Harbor Master Sutton expresses
himself as highly pleased with the tug, and says
that hereafter he win be able TO see that obstruc-
harbor rules, which at times have been openly
committed, will not occur.
NOT MANY APPL,cANra
DR.. 8. A. II. Mckfm, surgeon OF the police and
ire departments, In letter to Major Moore, calls
attention to the large falling on In the number OF
applicants for appointment on the police force.
He saws that from 1862 to 1882 the average num-
Der OF applicants was above thirty-1ve, and the
average number at the present time Will not ex-
coed seven. and at the examination held In May
last there were only three applicants present. not
one Of whom was physically qualified to pass the
surgeons This number is the smallest that has
ever appeared before the surgeons and one hum
dred was formerly not an unusual number APP
pear1ng for examination.
MISCKLLANKous
The report OF the chief or the f1re department for
May shows that during the month there were
seven alarms for fire, decrease OF nine from the
corresponding month OF the preceding year. The
estimated losses were k4047, covered Oy insurance
OF $4572 against loss OF $780, insurance $50 for
the preceding month, and q loss OF Is, 1S0 tnsur-
ance s., 100. for the corresponding month of last
year.
Samuel Thrift has been appointed An additional
private on the police force.
Docks West Of Rock Creek.
BILL INCORPORATING THE GEoRGETowN BARGE,
DOCK. ELEVATOR AND RAILWAY COMPANY PASSED
BY THE SENATE.
The Senate this afternoon passed o bill incor.
porating Anthony Hyde, william A Gordon,
Robert B. Tenney, Henry H. Dodge, Morris J..
Adler, Edward L. Dent, John A. Baker, John
MarDury and Henry NJ. Sweeny, their associates as
a company under the name OF the Georgetown
Barge Dock, Elevator and Railroad Co., with au-
thOr1ty TO build and MAINTAIN dock or docks on
the Potomac River west Of Rock Greek, and to re-
ceive therein, and send therefrom, barges, vessels
cargOeS and railway cars, from and to any points
on the Potomac River and its tributaries and
coastwise; and to construct and maintain single
or double track railways in the city OF George
town or West Washington. District or Colun.
bia, through and along Water street, beginning at
through and along said Water street TO the east.
ern terminus OF said Water street at Rock Creek
with the privilege OF extending its tracks from the
intersection OF Water sc. and Washington or Goth
st., along Washington or 3Oth st. to the Potomac
River, and from the intersection of Virginia ave-
nue. and Washington or 30th street along Virginia
avenue to Rock Greek, with stdings turn-Outs.
turntables and switches necessary for the deliv.
cry of cars to warehouses and depots along said
streets; and also TO construct and maintain
dRos Ssd IN said
right TO receive and dispatch boats and freight OF
all kinds and 10 run cars on said tracks, sidings
switches turn-outs, and turntables, propelled by
receive for the use OF the docks, railway, ware
houses depOts elevators, and barges OF said COM
pany, such rates as may be nxed by the directors.