Evening star., 1897-07-27
REPORTS OF SUBORDlNATES
District Officials Make Annual Returns to
the Commissioners.
Board Of Steam Engineers aud In
tistics Of CorOner's Once.

The Commissioners have received the an
nual reports from the suSoriirates of the
District government. as follows:
The board OF steam engineers reports the
receipt of. 105 applications for license. Of
which seventy-five were approved. This
includes fourteen of the first class. eight
cen Of the second class, and forty-;hree
of the third class
Attention is called TO the thirty applica-
items which We're rejected. the board add
ing that these applicants did not know the
1rst rudiments OF engineering and the
gr; nting of a license to them would jeo-
paldf the safety OF the public
1t Is estimated that 500 is necessary
Tor the running expenses Of the Office next
year.
No accidents occurred during the year
George Il. Coleson, inspector of lumber
reports he inspected 23lI.I3S feet of lum-
Der last year. and condemned 1a0 1870 feet.
Market Master Burns of the Western
Market in his annual report gives as the
total amount collected during the last fiscal
year S1.324.J6. a net increase over last
years receipts of sl23.16. In his recon-
mendatioEs he says he needs a new gas
$1.5OO for this work.
John c. Howard, inspector of fuel. re-
ports total of ..i34 TONS 4Go pounds Of
coal weighed and 5S; Ia cords of wood in
spected and measured.
Weights and Measures.
The annual report of the sealer of
weights and measures shows an increase
in the amount of fees collected and a
marked decrease in the number of scales
and measures found incorrect. The total
amount Of fees collected was $4,I39 49, A
total of 62 scales. including two coal
Spa loo n1a-
measures. - liquid measures 81 weights
and IL yard measures. He says. I'm con-
clusion. that he is unable to suggest any
Improvement In the service, as he thinks
II compares favorably with the best in the
country. and is equaied by that of very
few cities.
Lumber Inspector F. Champlain reports
fer the fiscal year a total of .a3,pS feet
OF lumber inspected
w. A. O'Meara. inspector and ineasurer
of lumber for the Potomac district, reports
a total of lS.SI9 1-S cords of wood il spect-
ed and :eis IL cords inspected in the
Georgetown district.
Lumber Inspector Samuel J. Lowry re-
ports for the year a total of 3.031 1G3 feet
of lumber inspected.
Robert I. Ballard, lumber inspector, re-
ports total of 1,92I,S36 feet CT lumber in
spected.
Edward J. Daw. lumber inspector. meas
Cred last year 2,6aDG.s5 feet of lumber
Flour Inspector James II. Welch reports
of -four.
Edward Graves. -four commissioner, in
reply TO query of the mm.Ssioners, says
the board has nothing to recommend
Coroner Hammett's Report.
The annual report of Coroner Hammett
shows the number of deaths during the
year to be i73 There were an even hun
dred accidental deaths, due to the follow
ing causes: Eighteen from injuries, 10
from burns. 26 from drowning one from
electrocution, II from railroad accidents.
five by street cars. nine from asphyxia
by gas, one from asphyxia while eating.
five from opium poisoning, two from car
bolfc acid poisoning. one from lye poison
ing, four from gunshot wounds, five from
pelvis and one from rupture of bladder.
There were thirty-three suicides during
the year, the greatest number Uhirteenp
being caused by gunshot wounds. Eight
were asphyxiated by gas and six by
poisoning with arsenic. There were twelve
homicdes.
In a recapitulation DR.. Hammett shows
the number of deaths to have been Isl,
divided as follows: Accidental deaths. 100:
suicide, Sa: homicidal. Il: fatal violent
deaths, 145: deaths from natural causes.
:2S; total deaths reported. 47:1: still births.
los: grand total of deaths. Isl.
There were forty-three autopsies held
during the year and thirty-four inquests.