Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-23

Councils. The two boards Of the city councils
neld their regular meetings last night the presi-
tee on streets to pay W. clifford $40 for packing
fire plugs last winter was adopted. A bill OF W.
b Devaughn OF si4 for ''cupping the poor was
af1ix the seal OF the corporation to deed of ex-
change OF lots by which Is feet OF the lot bought
t toe tne engine house s Ior 16
Ieet OF the lot adjoining. owned by Mr.. W. F. VIM
cent, so as to give the new engine house one side
upon an alley. B Ills OF Arthur Simpson, So so;
referred to the on csm
subject OF putting plug at the intersection of
Pitt and Oronoko streets, and endeavorlng to COM
pei the Alexandria water company to extend their
mains to that point, was referred to the commit
tee on general laws, with instructions to ascer-
IAN tne power OF the city upon the subject. A
OF Alfred and Wilkes street. The application OF
the Ramsay heirs for reduction of taxes on O lot
OF GROUND IN the second ward was referred to the
committee on finance. On a petition for paving
Chatham's alley. it was resolved that the owners
OF lots ADJOINING do SO at their own cost The
medicines free In syphilitic cases, nor where the
patients family Is able to pay for medicines. The
sale 70 Mr.. hammond OF Henderson's ice house, at
and referred.
nv, WHAT lat ALEXANDRIA WILL RECEIVE AND PAY OUT.
Tne finance committee has been considering for
some weeks the annual bills In relation to the rev.
enue ana expenditures OF the city. Three bills
night, which make little change from present
rates. The tax bin fixes the tax at sc upon the
hundred for real or personal estate, with ten per
cent for payment September 1st The license Bill
fixes the same rates as now, except in regard to
dealers who come to carry on business temporarily
In town. increased rates are proposed In these
cases and some new subjects OF license added. In
the appropriation s bin the appropriations for the
90 is for the payment Of interest on the city
DEBT $ssoe Is appropriated for public schools
puce, so 81 a. co9r1s nre department.
expenses, $500; new Columbia engine house, s. 7OO
&C. The appropriations vary little from last year.
vt C0UEr circuit
term having been in session only ten days. The
old suit of Edelin, VS.. the building associations,
ferred to the city circuit court he Suit Of GonS
ling vs. Smiths administrator, was argued and
submitted. The will OF Richard Lloyd was pro-
bated and c. F. Lee and G. w. Cooke gave bond in
$50 COG as administrators. Many cases were con-
Poa1os REPoET:-The prisoners at the station
Oficer Thos. Hayes, charged with being drunk
and disorderly,an Jas. Digges, arrested by Omcer
LAWYER, charged with throwing stones
REPoRrEK's NOTES.-The Potomac Manufacture
Ing company at meeting lastnight made arrange
ments for giving an impetus to their work here
docks at the Brown shed wharves, between Came
ron and Queen streets-A number OF Washing
OF Belle Haven Lodge Of the Knight OF Honor.
ROSCOE CONKLING ON FRIENDsHIP.-RoscOe Conk-
ling. In summing up for the defense In the Stew
art-Huntington suit, in New York yesterday said
that his client had had an experience under which
he (Conklfng) had suffered He had occasionally
told friend that 1t would be good thing to do
this or that, and 1t had turned out that this was
not good thing to do. He ached, not so much
manner OF saying what they said. More than this,
he had sometimes ached at the way his friends
met him in the street, or rather. when they saw
him coming, they crossed over the way and did
not meet him