Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-28
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
OBJECTIONS 10 rnr r1.r OF .crrrrnnrn,

OBJECTIONS 10 The Plat OF ''cLrFrBorRNE
some days ago Mr.. Austin p. Brown. -
agent for a subdivision of a tract Of land
known a. 'Clifbourne." situated on Columbia
road near its junction with 18th street ex-
tended applied 10 the Commissioners for per-
mission TO allow the owner 90 sign the plat
Snicn was oficially approved by the surveyor
ON May z, 1857. The owner of the property
being nonresident and absent from the city,
mas never signed the plat, and the surveyor in
FORMED MI. Brown that he could not allow the
plat now 10 be signed because of a verbal or
Ger from the Commissioners. He thought,
however, that the Commissioners would adjust
matters satisfactorily. The matter was re-
ierred 70 the Commissioners who in turn sub
mitted It 70 Captain Symons for his views. In
passing upon the case CAPTAIN Symons calls at
tenuon 10 the fact that the plat in question has
never been properly recorded aud that the
commissioners are required by law TO zee that
al recoroed plats are in conformity with the
plan OF the city. Captain Symons saws be does
not think this plan is in proper accord with ths
city and does not think 1t should be approved
In Its present condition, but suggests a fsv
changes concerning the width and naming of
streets, which, carried out, would put the
matter an such shape as TO allow Of its sp-
proyal,
MORE FIRE PLUGS.
Chief Paris, of the fire department has 70
commended that additional FIRE plugs be located
al the following places: On 18th street between
Il ana NJ streets northwest, corner alley; on X
street. between 18th and 18th streets NORTH
west, corner of alley; at the corner of 9th ana
streets northwest; at the corner of 18th and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest: at the corner
OF 18th and streets northwest; at the corner
OF 18th and q streets northwest; at the corner
OF u and South Capitol streets southwest; on Z
street. between 9th and 7th streets northwest:
on Pennsylvania avenue northwest. between
list and I'D streets; on l9th street, between L
and NJ, corner of alley
BIDS oPENED.
The Commissioners to-day opened bids for
the paving and otherwise Improvement OF 9Th
street, from l street to Boundary. There was
but one bidder, the Crawford paving COMPANY.
ana the contract VIII probably be awarded to-
morrow.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report of Health Officer Tovnshend for
the week ending March %. 1889 shows: Num-
Der OF deaths, ITO; white, 60; colored. so; sc
were under nye years of age; % over 60 years
and - were under l year old. The principal
causes OF death were: Consumption. 20; pneu-
MONA, IL; congestion of the lungs 6; bron-
chitls; g; whooping cough. 2. Births reported:
~ white males, 20 white females; IL colored
males. IA colored females. Marriages reported:
~ white; 6 colored.
BUILDING PERMITS
nave been issued as follows: Samuel
Bryan, one brick dwelling at 924 X street
northwest, $1,000. j. Maedel, one brick
dwelling at HOS New Hampshire avenue
northwest, $4,000. s. W. Curriden. one stable
on street northeast, square Csc, $780, Jas.
/. Oyster, one brick private stable in rear of
1914 Rhode Island avenue northwest, $1,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The new station house on 9th street between
Maryland avenue and street northeast. has
benn accepted by the Commissioners.
Capt X. L. Phythlan, the superintendent OF
the naval Observatory, has requested the re-
commission OF Dennis Horigan, Nicholas Cahill.
VIM. Henderson and George Watt as additional
privates Oh the police force.
The Commissioners have recommended the
construction of sewer on { street northeast,
between 10th and 18th streets, under the per-
NIT system, at a total cost of $50, half of
which Is chargeable to abutting property.