Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-25
Alexandria Affairs.

Reported Cor THE EVENING STAR
City MoNEY FOR iSSl-'S2 The appropra-
tions made 10y the city council for the cost of
running the city foot up this year : -. Ss2 So
while the appropriations last year were so 625
and very considerable additional appropriation
had 10 be made during the Year The appropriation
Tor salaries is increased ) per cent. For cleaning
and re pairing streets 33 per cent The court
new item Of $3.50 fof fire PLUGS is introduced
Otherwise there Is little change. II Is to be ex-
pected. however that considerable additions
VIII be required TO several Of the appropriations
BUSINESS LICENSES-hore money has been
paid in for business licenses up to this time than
during any similar portion of the fiscal year for
many years. The mayor does not think he has
right To credit licenses when the corporation
law requires that license shah be cash busi-
ness. Either. he SAYS. the licenses must be paid
or the city borrow money to meet its engage
meats. and he does not think one citizen has a
right To compel another citizen To help to pay
interest on licenses issued on credit.
COURT House BETTERMENTs. .- The county
court room and clerks offices at the old court
house on Columbus street have been very much
improved under the supervision of Mr.. Ben.
Austin. the county clerk. The jury instead Of
setting in sort of pit below the Judge so that
the Judge could not see them when he spoke to
them. have been placed upon an elevated plat
form to the right of the court. IA i'm other court
houses. The ratings have been changed so az
TO give the clerk more room and make the sher-
III 5 SeaI more aNallanle anu give nm a view OF
the whole court room. The court room has
been handsomely painted and the walls tinted.
The clerks office has been painted. grained, re-
modelled and put in complete order.
COUNTY CoUET.-Judgc Sangster will open the
county court on Monday. Among the cases to
come up are those of Orlando and Jacob Burch,
charged with assault upon Daniel NJ. Aiken. at
Arlington. and that OF Goings for assault and
battery. special grand jury has been sum-
moned. and some indictments will be found: but
it is thought that the trial of the Burch-Ai
case Will be postponed.
REPORTERS NOTES.-The coal shippers here
expect TO put large force of men TO work early
next week. =. Several Washingtonians were in
town to-day enquiring ar to rents and real es-
tate. Good small houses with water in yard
can be gotten at - per month. and very good
old fashioned 3-story bricks at from s16 to $40
per month. The lsraeiites here at the WASH
ington street synagogue to-day continued to
pray for the recovery OF the President. The
temperance choir. recently organized here. is
improving rapidly. and will make a most effec-
tive musical organization. The city market
this morning was unusually full: prices did not
differ materially from Washington rates, and
where they did differ were higher. The dam
ages done at the the theological seminary near
this place have al been repaired. w. J. Heis-
icy diu the work. Supt. Coleman Is keeping
his street forces busy. and the streets are rapid
ly becoming cleaner than they have been for
many months. II must be said i'm Justice that
during a considerable portion of the late Supt.
Chfords term there was no fund available feT
street cleaning -. N. ~. French. who has been
I'LL, is improving. There Was a fine rain in
alexandria county last Eight. which did more
good than all the political meetings held here
since the county went back to Virginia.