The morning times., 1895-09-17
Health Officer States the Rate
Is Gradually Increasing.
TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE
Special Sanitary Inspector TO BE Ap-
pOinted-Garbage Crematory Issue
Application Still Hangs Fire-Ex-
tension of Tenmllytown Railroad.

| finds by comparison that the percentage has
gradually increased over that of cores
pondIng periods for the past fire years.
DR.. Woodward regards the situation as
! sufficiently grave ':o call for special
investigation, and makes a suggestion to
| that end, which has the official sanction
| of the Commissioners. His communica-
| tion is as follows:
Il have the honor to submit herewith a
chart and table showing the variations in
the death rate from typhoid fever for the
seventeen weeks ending September II,
1895, with comparison with the death
rate from the same cause during cor
| responding weeks in 1891, 1892, 1893
and 1894.
INCREASE IN DEATH RATE.
The increase in the death rate has been
gradual during the past four weeks, being
for the week ending September IA last
.4S per 10000 Inhabitants per annum,
somewhat more than twice that of the
preceding week and greatly in excess of
the rate during a corresponding period any
time during the past five years.
ut is impossible. to say accurately how
many cases Of typhoid fever there are
at present in the District, but assuming a
mortality of 10 per cent, the number of
deaths during the past week, twenty,
would indicate that there are 110 cases.
The condition is in my judgment, suffi-
cient to warrant the empioymentof special
inspector to investigate the matter in order
to determine what conditions exist to cause
the great increase in the number of cases, the
amount of work involved in this investiga-
tion being such that no one at present EN-
ployed in this department can undertake
it without serious Interference with the cur
rent officework.
II have TO request, therefore, thata special
medical sanitary inspector be appointed, 10
be paid out of the emergency fund for the
purpose OF conducting the investigation"
GARBAGE ONCE MORE
Messrs. Smith, Bargner and Byers, repre-
senting the Smith Crematory Company, were
Mt the District building yesterday and had
q conference with the Commissioners ana
Contractor Warfield respecting the bond re
Quired in order to be listed as eligible to
the contract for cremating washington's re-
fuse.
The Smith agents have been delayed in
Saturday they asked the contractor to agree
to bear half the expense of construction, in
the event of failure of their system TO give
satisfaction. necessitating its removal.
This Mr.. Warfield declined to do, and now
if the Smith signs any bonds at all, 1T win
be a duplicate of that signed by the other
companies.
1t was the understanding at the conclu-
sion Of yesterdays conference, that the
matter will be settled to-day by the Smith
people signing the bond, and then within
a few days the Commissioners will an
nounce a choice.
PUBLIC ORDERS ISSUED.
Orders were issued by the Commits
sioners yesterday as follows:
Water mains assessment Cancelled on
account of the Burgdorf decision: against
lot SO, Wright and Dales' subdivision;
against one-haif of lots 4 and 10, block 8,
Meridian Hill; remaining instalments against
lot 4, block 4, Trinidad, but NO refundment
of tax already paid.
That a cement side walk be laid in front
of o.1413 Fifth street north west, under
the permit system; also in front of Nos.
1706 TO 1T12 G street north west, in front
of Nos. 1929 and 1925 R street north
west, in front of No S29 Fifth street
northwest and in front of four new houses
on Fifteenth street, near Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
That the bid of William j. Donaldson
& Co, for furnishing cement at SIS per
barrel be accepted.
That allotments for sewers to be con-
structed under contracts be made as fol-
lows: With Lyons Bros, $1,000; with
j. P. Lorgney, 81 100; with Darius Gas
kins, 81 4,200-total $4,000.
PoRTNER FLATS LICENSE CASE.
The application of William ]. whelan
for barroom license at the Portner Flats in
Southwest Washington was informally
discussed yesterday before the excise board,
and although no action was taken, several
additional affidavits and other papers We're
filed.
The hoard was asked to recommit the
case to the attorney of the District for
his opinion as to whether or not the building
is entitled to be classed as hotel.
Some interesting developments are ex-
pected to be made today, when the board
again takes up the case for consideration.
Attorneys Donaldson and Shoemaker
will represent the elements opposed to the
granting of the license, and Mr.. Frank
Madigan will champion Mr.. Whelan's cause.
1t is stated that in case the excise board
grants the license the matter will be
brought into court. g44
Interest in the school trustee appoint
ments was revived yesterday by the call of
Mr. Ellis Dalrymple, who desired to be
heard in behalf of a favorite. The Com
missioners promised to hear him later.
Permission has been given the George
town and Tenallytown Railway to lay
a single track from, its present terminus
on Thirty second street to theP Potomac River,
along or near that street, provided that
no additional overhead wires shall be
erected.
George Washington was yesterday ap-
pointed an additional private on the Met
ropoIitau n0lice force.