Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-08
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY.

SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY.
Mr.. VIM. Brney to-day wrote the Commits
soners letter calling their attention to the
necessity of running sewer through lie Droit
avenue to Boundary street. The Commissioners
are willing to lay the sewer provided the avenue
is dedicated to the public. Mr. Birney suggests
that the question of dedication be referred to
Attorney Riddle for opinion, and the papers
were accordingly submitted to him to-day.
AN OVERLOOKED ALLEY.
Some days ago Mr.. A. c. West, of 1884 18th
street northwest, called the Commissioners at
tention to an alleged nuisance caused by the
overflow of the alley in square SOC, and asked
for its immediate abatement. Capt. Symons
thinks that the proper thing to do is to connect
the north and south alley with the east and
and drainage in the alley. The land. however.
for this purpose cannot be obtained without
condemnation, and until this is done there is no
way of securing proper drainage to this square.
Scholastic PURCHASED.
The Commissioners have purchased lots 8,
4, 5, 6, and Z, square All, from Mr.. J. B. Barry,
at IS cents per square foot for a Scholastic.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Health Officer Townstend presents report for
the week ending May 4, shows: Number of
deaths. e.; white, 80; colored, % Death rate
per 1000 per annum; white, 1882; colored,
l941. Total population, 1913. Thirteen were
under five years of age. 20 over GO years and
occurred in the hospitals and public institu-
tions. The deaths by classes were as follows:
Symotic, q; constitutional, 20; local. 20; devel-
opment, II. The principal causes of death
were: Group, 1; cerebro-spinal meningitis, q
consumption, Is; typhoip fever, 1; scarlet fever,
/; pneumonia. g. congestion of the langs /;
puerperal diseases, 2; whooping cough, L;
diphtheria, 1. Births reported: 10 white
males, IS white females; IS colored males, II
coloaed females. Marriages reported: IL white;
8 colored.
THE DANGEROUS BANANA-sKIN NUISANCE.
Lieut.. Edward Davis, of The Third ARTILLERY
now stationed at the Washington barracks,
wrote a letter to Mayor Raymons to-day CALI
ing his attention to the necessity of q law pro-
hibiting the throwing of banana and orange
skins upon the streets. He says that his wife
is now confined to her house by reason of a
fall caused by slipping on q banana skin. He
says that he learns that there is a law against
throwing banana-skins into the street imposing
a fine of twenty dollars as a penalty. In con-
clusion. he suggests that as q means of break
ing up this practice, offenders be arrested and
fined.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day follows: I. d. Meline,
two brick dwellings at 1909 and 14l1 Hopkins
street northwest. $S, 600; Jno. Curtin, five brick
dwellings from 1915 to 1928 S5th street north
west, s8 900; Edward Waltz, eleven brick dwell
lings from 105 to 725 Navy place southeast,
$500; Z. b. Fondsworth, one brick dwelling
at 1929 Corcoran street northwest, 5000; J. H.
Crawford, one frame dwelling ct Brookland,
1880.
MIscKLLASHoUs
The Commissioners have ordered that the
sidewalks, roadways, and cutters on street,
nom 7th street westward, be repaired ct once.