Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-16
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
LIQUOR LICENSES,


The Commissioners to-day again took up the
liquor license question. and spent some time in
board session, discussing various questions
apertaining thereto. The following is the re-
suit of their conference:
Wholesale licenses approved:
Samuel Bien, 406 9th street northwest; F. II.
Finley, 1905 ID street northwest; VIM. c. Hail.
III Il street southwest: George +. DIVER 400
26th street northwest; Mary O'Day, 40
q street northeast. Wholesale dis
approved John o'Brien, Champlain
avenue and Boundary street Retail approved
VIM. B. Davis, 1919 II street northeast; C. W.
Johnston. 1901 Water street southwestr Chris
tOpher Boyle, 50 o street northwest: John j.
Binder, 5 18th street northwest: Chris Herzog,
2O35 h street northwest. Rejected. L. Will
liams, 1924 Goth street northwest; Della Ander-
son, 2l0l 18th street northwest.
A PROPOSAL TO GRADE SUPERIOR STREET RE-
JECTED.
Some days ago Mr.. Joseph Paul in letter to
the Commissioners made a proposal to grade
Prospect street east of 10th street at 10 cents
per cubic yard and TO place the earth in Supe-
rior street. The matter was referred to Cap
tain Symonds, who, in passing upon it, said he
thought there were serious objections to grant
ing the request. In the first place. he said
Prospect street as laid out is not at all in con-
formity with the glan of the city. The accept
ance of it as street is not at all probable when
the lines of the streets are finally adjusted. Su-
perior street. he said. should not be filled as il
is now, natural water course, and a sewer is
to be built there probably next year. Mr.. Paul
has been notified that his proposal will not be
entertained.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Health Officer Townshends report for the
week ending January II shows: Number of
deaths-95; white. So; colored. 43. Death-rate
per 1000 per annum-white, 1903: colored
29.Sl. Total population. 2l.95. Thirty five
were under five years of age; 26 over GO, and
20 were under one year old. Eighteen of TIE
deaths occurred in hospitals and public insti-
tutions. The deaths by classes were as follows:
Zymotic, u; constitutional. Is; local. AZ: de-
veopmental, IL; violence. 3. The principal
causes of death were: Group 1; consumption,
IL; typhoid fever. 8: malarial fever. 9; pneu-
monia. 3; congestion of the lungs. 4; bronchi-
tbs. g. pleurisy. /: puerperal diseases. 1: whoop-
ing cough, 4: diphtheria. 1. Births reported:
% white males, "a white females; Is colored
males, ID colored females. Marriages reported:
16 white; 6 colored.
MISCELLANEOUS
The new engine house having been finished.
fire company No. will be ready to respond to
alarms after to-day.
Building Inspector Entwisle has forwarded
to Senator Plumb, through the Commissioners,
a report on the petition of the industrial home
school for an appropriation for heating and
ventilating the building.
N. c. Green and Jno. Smith have been APP
e.
There was but one building permit issued yes
terdsy, namely: John Chute, five brick dwell
ings 1921 to 1929 c street southeast. 5000.
The board recently appointed by the Com
missioners to inquire into and determine the
reservations under the control of the Commits
sioners held a meeting yesterday. The subject
was discussed at length.
California avenue has long been the ground
of serious complaint from parties living in its
vicinity. They claim that the avenue in ques-
ton is used as dumping ground, and have
written to the Commissioners, through Mr. l. s..
Chapman, of 1006 street northwest request
ing action. To-day the Commissioners referred
the matter to Major Moore with instructions
to do what he can to have the dumping dis
continued.
Some time ago Messrs Bowden and Buechler
applied to the Commissioners for permission
to open the alley in square 161 to connect with
water and sewer in said alley. To-day the
Commissioners, acting upon the recommen-
dation of Capt. Lusk, have decided that to do
the work an excavation will be necessary,
which would seriously interfere with the public
use of the alley during the winter. The per-
NIT will not be issued.