Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-24
Alexandria Affairs.
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Reported for THE EVENING STaR

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
CRY MONEY For 1851 'S2-The appropria-
tfons made 10y the city council for the cost OF
running the city foot up This wear 81 :. SD so
while the appropriations last year were Ss9. .6o5
and very considerable additional appropriation
had to be made during the year. The appropriation
Tor salaries is increased per cent. For cleaning
and repairing streets 80 per cent. The court
appropriation expanded from $1,000 TO "a 600.
new item OF Si50 for fire pings is introduced
Otherwise there is little change Ii is 10 he en-
pected. however, that considerable additions
VIII be required 10 several of the appropriations
BUSINESS LICENSES. 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 shall be cash busi-
ness. Either. he saws the licenses must be Daid
or the city borrow money TO meet its engage
ments, 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 as i'm other court
houses. The railings have been changed 20 as
to give the clerk more room and make the sher-
III seat more available and give him a view OF
the whole court room. The court room has
been handsomely painted and the walls tinted.
eThe clerks Office has been painted. grained, re-
modelled and put i'm complete order.
COUNTY CoURT.-Judge Sangster win 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
il is thought that the trial of the Burch- Aiken
case will be postponed.
REPORTERS NOTES.-The coal shippers here
expect to put a large force of men TO work early
next week Several Washingtonians were In
| town to-day enquiring as to rents and real es-
| tate. Good small houses with water i'm yard
can be gotten at s. per month. and very good
old fashioned 3-story bricks at from sl6 to go
per month. The 1sraelites 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 all been repaired. w. j. Heis-
his street forces busy and the streets are rapid
ly becoming cleaner than they have been for
many months 1t must be said i'm justice that
during considerable portion of the late Supt.
CiifOrds term.there was no fund available for
street cleaning. M. M. French. who has been
Ill. is improving. :. There was a fine rain i'm
Alexandria county last night. which did more
good than all the political meetings held here
| since the county went back to Virginia.