The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-14
AFFAIRSOF THE DISTRICT
A Storm Shed Wanted to AccOmmo.
date Citizens Of Brookland.
The Need Of Protection From IncIem.
eut Weather While Waiting for
street Cars-Weekly Report of the
Health ORce-Purch0se of a Play
ground for school Children.

The Commissioners are in receipt OF a
communication from Charles Har5augh,
Secretary of the Brookland Citizens As
sociation, asking whether the erection Of
shed will be permitted at the intersec-
ton Of Twelfth Street northeast and the
City and Suburban Railway tracks. In
his letter TO the Commissioners Mr.. Har-
baugh says:
THE need OF some sort of protection
here in Indictment weather is apparent.
Most Of the residents of Brookland using
from the city take the cars at Twelfth
Street. and as there Is at present no
shelter there they are often compelled to
wait for car exposed to the rain, snow
and winter wind, mourning great Iisk
20 health
1T IL thought that in the event Of the
company being favorably disposed in the
matter the best site for the shed would
be ON the east side of Twelfth Street and
north Of the car line inside the angle CT
the temporary walk now being laid across
Dahlgren Circle and the tracks"
Mr.. Harbaugh tells the Commissioned r.
that 1t is earnestly hoped that they may
see their way clear 10 granting the per-
init to erect the proposed shed.
Capt Lansing H. Beach, the Engineer
Commissioner, has recommended that Mr..
Harbaugh be informed that the Commits
sioners have no legal authority to permit
The erection of buildings within the lines
OF the public streets, and IN all cases
where structures have been SO erected
without authority in the past, the great
est difficulty is now experienced in caus-
ing the remova. Of such unlawfully erect
ed structures from the streets.
Under these circumstances the Engineer
Commissioner suggests that an effort be
made to secure a portion of the adjacent
ground upon which to locate the waiting
she'd in question.
These recommendations the Commits
sioners yesterday approved.
The mortality in the District during the
past week was los, as compared with l07
N the week before. or the decedents sixty
were white and forty-eight colored. The
annual death rate was 2e.15 per each thou
eand OF the whole population. Deaths
from consumption increased from eleven
10 twenty-five, and those from pneumonia
from eight 10 eleven; of dphtheria there
we're three fatal cases, from typhoid fever
four, and whooping cough two. There were
Two deaths from violence. both suicides,
one being by gunshot and one BY inhala-
zion of Illuminating gas
OF diphtheria there were thirty-four
cases in quarantine st the close of last
report. During the week twenty-five new
cases occurred and thirteen were dis
charged. leaving forty-three cases under
ards in thirty-:our premises.
There were ffty-0ne cases of scarlet
fever in quarantine at the close OF last
report. During the week ten new cases
we're reported and thirteen discharged,
leaving forty eight cases with warning
cerdA In thirty-two premises.
OF smallpox there were three cases in
hospital at the close OF last report Dur
ing ire week one new case developed, and
none being discharged, there were four
cases under treatment in hospital at the
close Of this report
The mean weather conditions prevalent
during the week were: Temperature of
he air, Al degrees; relative humidity, 81
degrees. and barometer. 1886. The rain
:all amounted TO 2.84 inches with wester-
~ winds averaging seven miles per hour.
The maximum temperature OF the air was
"A degrees on the sth and minimum q
degrees on the Both.
The following were the deaths classified
according to their causes: AFop!exy, 8;
bronchitis, .; consumption, %: diarrheal
diseases. 2; diph;heria. 3; diseases of