Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-07
District GOvernm ent Affairs.

The Commissioners have considered the bill to
provide for the subdivision OF that portion or the
District outside Of the city limits. and their re-
port to Congress say that subject Is one OF great
Importance. They do not recommend any specific
method OF SUBDIVISION, but see objections to the
plan proposed. They think that II tine subdivi-
sion IS TO be made ny the Commissioners all the
work should be done under their control. II TIE
work Is to be executed by q commission other than
the District Commissioners as this bill provides,
then the work should be done by officers indie
pendent OF the District AS the bill is now framed
these duties are divided. The officers OF the Dis
tr1ct are expected to perform certain duties. In
conclusion, the Commissioners say "that they
deem IL q matter OF doubt whether IT Is advisable
at the present time TO adopt any definite plan for
the general subdivision OF the rural parts Of the
District. They would, however, suggest that the
supervision ana control OF all subdivisions In the
District would accomplish all that is necessary in
the case"
WON'T EXTEND TIE WALK JUST AT PRESENT.
Some days ago Mr.. Hugh Waters and others
wrote to the Commissioners asking that the plank
sidewalk be extended from its present terminus
on the 7th street road to the Rock Creek road The
they do not think 1t advisable to further extend
the sidewalk on this highway until the question
OF its boundary lines has been determined.
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL
The subcommittee OF the House committee in
charge OF the District appropriation bill will make
q personal inspection Tomorrow OF the various
streets for which improvements are proposed In
the schedule.
The Commissioners have written to John Nc
Celand In relation to his Claim for $25 for valves
delivered at the pump-house but not accepted,
that the IS were not constructed in accord
ance with I. 9 contract They were not as good
nor a. satl. actory as they would be had the
siOnerS the rsfOre decline TO accept them.
THE ACCOUNTS FOR LIGHT.
The accounts for street-lighting for the month Of
February show that the amount due the e. s Elec-
tric Lighting CO Is s2,oSS;so: from which is de-
trio Lighting Co charge 65 cents per night for
each OF their lamps, from which the District de-
Georgetown Gas Co 5 bill amounts to 500, from
which deduction for nOn-tlluminatiOn or cents
per hour was made. The District pays the gas
ington Gas Co.'S bill amounts to $7,oIO42, from
which deduction OF $3.50 was made for non
illumination.
The Commissioners have called the attention OF
Chairman Hale, OF the subcommittee OF the Senate
committee on appropriations. 10 the necessity OF
now pending Tor the payment to certain conrr ~
tors with the District OF Columbia OF amounts due
them by reason Of the depreciation In market
contracts were invested, set forth In an accom-
panytng letter OF the First Controller Of the u s.
Treasury.
VITAL STATISTICS.
week ending March s, 1883. shows: Number of
deaths 102; white, So; colored 4S: death-rate per
1,OOO per 0nnum: Wnlte, X1.9l; cOlOre0. 81 "a.
total population 26-96. Thirty-nine were under
Of tie deaths coculrsa IN hospitals and pnec
Institutions The principal causes of death were:
Consumption, Is; d1arrhRal, 2; typhoid fever 3:
malar1al fever, 1: pneumonia 8; congestion OF the
lungA 2; bronchltiA 3; measles, s; puerperl
sss su ssi' +
males II colored females Marriages reported:
white. Is, colored, 4.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day 70 E Pitcher, to build three
brick dwellings at 2406 2406, and 24l0 Shows
court alley, at cost OF g. 725; Chas. Specht one
brick dwelling in the reaf Of lsil 7h street north
brick dwellings on -Th-stfset road at 4 cost Of
$3.50; Alfred 7. Bache, one brick dwelling ct 200
10th street southeast, at cost Of LOO; Earnest
DAZZLE. two brick dwellings 1t "a and rs street
northeast, at . cost OF 5000.
nscULANEous
The building inspector has notined the Commits
1oneU that the appropriation for repairs to pub
lie schools 10 almost exhausted and asks that o
deficiency appropriation OF at least 81 600 DO OBJ
tA1neo and made available at once, and that the
appropriation for next year be increased.
Permission has been granted the Warrington
0aslight CO. TO lay gas mains on street. between
between nth and 18th streets; d street, between
9Th and 9th streets. and Bostreet between l2th
and 18th streets northeast.
The Commissioner have refused to grant James
z Marks permit 70 open small fruit and con-
Capt Symons was ct his desk to-day.
HHR HUSBAND Has DmAPP1AREp.-A lady
living on A Sfro0f UoTEh0naf vfaited police head