Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-13
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
A QUESTION ARour rRASsFya OF pRopERr,

A QUESTION ABOUT TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
Several days ago the Commissioners received
letter from Mr.. Harvey Spalding in which he
stated that in 1876 he became the owner Of the
south 100 feet Of lot 1, in sqnare $685. the north
west corner Of Sd and streets, and that some
one had put on record a transfer Of the same
ground to Marcus Rowland. In his letter
he says that the officers of the Dis
trict of Columbia certainly know that no
transfer Of property can be made unless by
authority Of the owner in whose name it stands
or in cases of death of the representatives Of
| such owner or in cases where the District OF
payment Of the taxes to sell and
officer of the District who permits
men having no shadow Of a title to put on
record transfers of property as actual transfers
violates the law and such action presents very
grave question. The matter was referred to
Attorney Riddle for report. In passing upon
the case he says: 80 far as appears the thing
complained of occurred in the recorder of
deeds Office. The Commissioners have nothing
to do with it. They have no supervision of
that Office any more than they have over the
marshal or clerk of the Supreme Court. They
have merely exercised their good offices and
can go no further. Mr.. s. must go to a lawyer
who can advise him." The after was also re-
ferred to the recorder of deeds, who, in his re-
ply to the Commissioners. says that he has no
power to examine into or decide upon questions
of property rights between individuals. The
commissioners Will look into the matter ana
report their decision in few day.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Health Officer Townshend's report for the
week ending November 9 shows: Number Of
deaths, 73-white, "a; colored. 49, Death rate
per 1000 per annum: White, 1914; colored,
25.35; total population, 1918. Twenty-Five were
under five years of age; II were under one
year old and l6 over sixty years. The princi-
pal causes of death were: Group, 2; Diphthe-
ria, 8; consumption. IL; typhoid fever, 8; pneu-
monia, 5; bronchitis, 2. Births reported: 9
white males; IS white females; 20 colored
males; Is colored females. Marriages reported:
20 white; colored.
STREETS WHICH NEED TO BE REPAIRED.
Major Moore, superintendent Of the Metro
poitan police, has forwarded the following list
of streets that require repairing: Corner 18th and
X northwest, U between 14th and 18th north
west, 18th between and Boundary northwest,
corner r and Goth northwest. corner Connecti-
cut avenue and Boundary, 18th between and
Boundary northwest, corner 18th and Boundary
northwest, corner 18th and northwest, cor
ner 18th and northwest, w between 18th and
18th northwest corner street and Vermont
avenue. 18th between U and V northwest, corner
Sth and northwest, corner 9th and r northwest,
corner 10th and II northwest, corner 18th and
X northwest, between 9th and 10th north
west, Boundary between 7th and Sth northwest,
Boundary between 9Th and 9th northwest, Y
between 10th street and Vermont avenue.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have appointed Matthew
E. Kent a Waterman at the Washington asylum
at 81 per day.
The first auditor of the Treasury has written
to the Commissioners calling their attention to
the delay in getting the accounts of the col
lector OF taxes for the fiscal year ending June
&c. 1889. to his Office