Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-05
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grooved street rail: the space between the rails
and between the tracks ana two feet exterior 20
actef OF pavement that will be laid upon the car
riaeeway Of New YORK avenue. from TN street 60
BLOCKS as may be desired BY The railway company.
and the space between the rails and between the
tracks and two feet exterior 20 the outer rails.
street east VIII be put In good repair with the
terial OF the same character now found upon the
avenue. The work Is TO be commenced within ten
days
MT. ThoS II. Martin wrote 20 the Commissioners
recently expressing Apprehension that the District
side OF = street, between 18Th and i4tS streets
northwest, by cutting the roots The Commissioners
yesterday replied stating that the parking commits.
In the treatment that street. that OF the two
complained Of one was not touched and the other
but slightly, and that their losing leaves arises
from other cause. probably want OF root moisture,
but nothing serious. The remainder OF those
healthy.
The District Commissioner are stili considering
the bill proposed by Mr. wheatley TO provide for
abolishing water rates and supplying water free
talked over at the meeting Of the board yesterday
and the Commissioners practically agreed upon
the bill II win be amended 50 as 20 provide TOT
the water debt out OF the general revenues OF the
District Mr.. wheatiey thinks &c possible that the
amounts derived from the charges for water I'M,
the charges made on account OF the water debt
uSDERgRorNp WIRES
Inc Commissioners have issued permits 70 the
Chesapeake ana Potomac Telephone co. 10 lay un-
derground wires along the lines described ia the
letter recently addressed 20 the Commissioners by
resident Bryan, OF the telephone company.
These permits cover conduits already laid by the
company and the following new line: Commence
ing on the east sidewalk OF 18th street, south OF
II street and running north 70 the northeast cor
ner OF 18th, to street, across 18th TO southwest
corner OF 18th and X streets. with branches on
10th street, between II and streets 10 cable pole
on square 20 and down 18th street between New
4N.
THE NEW RAILROAD.
NH, Inc bill to incorporate the washington and
the Commissioners TO Capt. Symons, who to-day
reported on Il as follows: 81 see good objec-
Water street ss In ceorseeown, street Which Is
almost entirely given up 70 manufacturing pur-
poses and where its presence would probably be
ther up tt goes along the bank OF the river, be-
tween the bank OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal and the Potomac River, q portion OF the
nothing else. think, however, that the rights OF
condemnation, as specified In section L. page q
are TOO broad The rights OF condemnation should
only, In my opinion, specify the land required for
the right OF way"
VITAL STATISTICS
The report OF Health officer Townshend for last
week shows: Number OF deaths, lib; white. IS;
c0lored, 90. Desth-rate per 1000 per annum !:
White, 1897; colored, cleo. Total population,
% IL; g. were under nve years OF age ana 10 over
over sixty years, and ~ were under one year old
The principal causes OF death were: Cerebro-
spinal meningitis 1; consumption, II: diarrheal.
10; typhoid fever, g.; malarial fever. 4; pneu-
reported: 20 white males 70 white FEMALES, 10
colored males, 20 colored females Marriages re-
ported, 10 white, colored
cHAnGRs AGAINST PoLIcKMEN.
The District Commissioners yesterday approved
findings OF the police trial board dining Private c.
w. Hopkins SIS for neglecting TO patrol his beat
lining Private o. Holtnorth $50 and Private c. X
charge OF being asleep while on duty against Pm
vate Jas "A. Royal.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day as follows: s. T. Jones addi-
ton TO house 2020 10Th street northwest 81, 200;
J. A. Greer addition TO house POLO Hlllyer Place,
$500; j. Block brick stable rear OF sl4 9TH street
southwest, $500
MISCELLANEOUS
S. E Arnold, OF the Washington Asylum, has
been promoted to overseer. ID. stewart has been
reduced to Waterman at 1895 per annum, and w.
Schnoffe has been appointed overseer in place OF
The District Commissioners to-day ordered the
closing OF part OF the alley In square 800 In
cordance with petition OF the property ownerA
N. +. Nicholson was the lowest bidder to-day
for painting the woodwork OF the exterior OF the
Webster School building.
Bids for erecting frame kitchen building at
the Washington Asylum were received to-day.
John H. Howlett's bid OF s., 200 was the lowest
Auditor Petty goes away Tomorrow on a months
leave on absence which he viii spend IN part IN
Grand Lodge or Odd Fellows In his absence Chief
Clerk Mckenzie will act as auditor.