Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-10

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Court adj urued till Friday, the of April.
ALEXANDRIA INFIRMARY The following
iteus couccrning this institution will be of in
tcrcst to the friends who have so kindly assist
ed IT, and TO our citizens generally:
II was opened March lst, 1878 under the
direction OF Board OF Lady Managers aud
Dr. r. Z. Powell, as resident physician. Dur
lug The ten mouths up to JANUARY lst, 1874
the expenses, including all necessarily attend
aut Oh the commencement of such 40 institu
ton, amounted to 50 800, closing free of debt.
During this time 6tty-sx paileuts, mostly ma
rine, were received, attended to, and discharg-
cd Two died.
AT meeting Of the Board held January l~t
it was resolved, for good ana sufficient reasons
TO cad the present arrangement, aud, with the
Consent of the Trustees, to have the lutirulary
con uc;rd Oh smaller Scale during the present
year. This resolution has been carried into ef-
feet 4 hou>e has been obtained GU King
street, three doors west of Fayette street, and
the ladies 10 charg. are now ready to receive
and care for any sick and suffering who need
attention. Doctors Gibson, Brown, Adam aud
Stablcr have kindly consented 10 give their at
tcuGauce, with DR.. Lewis as consulting physl-
clan.
|, is hoped that the citizens of Alexandria
will never allow this benevolent institution TO
suffer for want Of their generous aid and sym-
patty.
Subscriptions and donations may he sent d.
rected to Miss Johns. care OF Rcv. George \.
Smith, 24l King street, aud contributions III
provisions will be gratefully received at the ln-
Urinary.
MEETING OF County SUPERVISORS. The
Board Of Supervisors for the county met yes
terday at the old Court House, pursuant to at
juurnment, aud continued the laying OF the
levy, as follows
To amount of levy brought forward, Sl,797 Of
10 James Sangatcr, Judge OF the
County Court, for salary and
mileage, l20 90
To J. NJ. Steuart. iailor, 100 %
10 I. j. Mehatfey 4 Co., for coal, 20
10 Noble Simms, for pasterlng
Court House, &c, 50 w
To j. H. d. Smoot, for lumber, 10 IS
10 W. A. Roe, for services as
Supervisor, 80 OO
70 George E. French, for ludex, IS
To john Lsatherland, for wood aud
coal for 1878, 81 %
To r. D. Ruttin, II
To same, 6O
To same. for public services, A. &c
To q. w. Bryant, tor repairing
fence in front of Court House, 81 80
The proposal of George II. Phillips and
James 4. Phillips Tor repairing the Court
House and brick wall 10 front of the same, was
accepted by the Board.
Various bills were ordered to be paid out of
the contingent fund now 10 the bands of the
Treasurer, and the Board then adjourned until
the "a Monday in April next.
STRIKE AT THE GAS WoRKs.--For years
past the city gas works, during the winter,
have afforded warm longing places and com-
Portable sleeping quarters to many male trampS
and Migrants both white and colored. During
the last winter the numbers increased 50 that
the nuisance became uubeardbe, and upon one
occasion the police made a descent upon the
place For some time afterwards the disagree
able visitors were scarce, but the last cold
spell sent them therein full numbers again, and
Last night the police made another descent,
and as before carried off a large squad to the
station house. Ii now appears that though
The VI ors we're a nuisance to the ohcefs
OF the works they We're just the reverse
TO the hands employed there, for when
the arrest was made last night the latter
'niuiculately quit WOrk, auu consequently tlle
retorts that should have been charged at FIVE
O'CLOCK this morning we're left unchanged =
When the superintendent, Mr.. RDxbury, was
Informed Of what, had occurred he went at
once TO the strikers and endeavored to induce
obstinate, he filed their places at once with
other hands, and fortunately with those who
We're familiar with the work, having been en-.
p!Oypu tbara h.f,ro Ika al,yan ~ l,,l
charge was put in as usual and no difficulty
Will be experienced in having full supply Of
gaS.