Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-24
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

ASKS THAT AN APPOINTMENT m RrscrNnrn.
Col Ernst In charge OF public buildings and
grounds. in a letter 90 the Commissioners TO-
day complains Of the appointment OF Capt
John A. Duble as an additional private on the
metropolitan police force for duty in the mall
ana vicinity. The colonel SAYS that the sp-
pointment seems TO have been made without
The taelt approval OF his predecessor, and 40
the additional private's authority has cone into
collision with his l.. ID employees and ss he (DD
has violated some of the rules OF his (E,so
once be requests that the appointment be re-
scinded or he ID be ordered 20 abstain from
exercising any special authority in any OF the
parks under his lE's) control The Commits
siOhers WiIl give the matter their atten ticn-
WANTS LIGHT.
Dr. W. h. Butler OF 1907 llth street north
west has complained 20 the Commissioners OF
the neglect IN lighting the street iamps on lith
street between J. and NJ streets. He says that
II is habitually late when they are lighted and
requests that the Commissioner. look into the
matter. The superintendent OF lamps will in
vestiSate the complaint
ASKS FxEMPrIoS FROM TAXATION.
PRESIDENT +; a. McGurk OF Gonzaga College,
in a letter 20 the Commissioners today reouests
that the building adjoining ST Aovslus Church
and now taxed on a valuation of 500 600 be ex-
empted from taxation. for while il is generally
known that the same Is a pastoral residence. he
says u Is neEertheless. part of Gonzaga Coli
leGe, IN which the teachers live and in which N
limited amount Of academic work is done
The Commissioners will look into the matter
N FAVOR or THE EcKISoToN EXTENSION
While no one Was present in person 60 adyo-
cate the passage OF House bill l0S6s TO amend
the charter OF the lexington and Soldiers'
Home railroad at a recent bearing given by
the Commissioners 20 those interested in said
bill, 2ss property owners and residents ON a
street between 5th and New Jersey ayenue
northwest: New Jersey avenue between q and
streets northwest; Massachusetts avenue be-
tween New Jersey avenue aud North Capitoi
street; North Capitol street between Massachu-
sets and New York avenues. and 5th street no.
tween New York avenue and Rhode Island
avenue. were represented in petition advo-
eating the construction of the road on their re-
spective streets. The petitions were SUBJ
mitted in duplicate and will be forwarded 20
both houses of Congress with the Commission
ers' report upon the bill.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report of Health Oficer Townshend for
the week ending July - shows: Number Of
deaths. l22; white, So: colored CO. Death rate
per 1000 per amman: White. l6 2; colored AIS
Total population. 253 Sixty-one were under
five years of age, So were under one wear ola
and IL over 60 yenrs. Twenty OF the deaths
occurred in hospitals and public institutions.
The deaths by classes were as follows: Zymotic
43: constitutional. 20; local. 40: developmental'
10: violence. The principal causes of death
were: Group. 2 consumption. Il; diarrhaal
Is; typhoid fever. 10; maiariai fever, s: pneu-
monia. 3; congestion OF the lungs, 1; bronchitis.
D; measles, 1; whooping cough. I. Births re-
ported: 20 white males. 20 white females; IS
colored males, colored females. Marriages
reported: IL white, 4colored.