Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-22

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ruE ARLINGTON TAXES.--As stated Ill
yesterdays GAZETTE, the Alexandria Colln-
- school Kunri accepted The proposition
- ,,ie hy the counsel of General Lee to re
,.,iy, -, JUJ a. Il satisfaction Tor back taxes
an the Arlington estate. The following Is
the resolution as adopted:
wb.r,as General IT, W GUSTS Lee maze
.,roun,ition 10 settle the taxes due on the Airing,
ION estate lag payment of twenty-five hnhorta
d,llars or the basis of abont seventy cents
m the dollar "f the amount of his assessments ana
Whereas, il npy.c,ls from the looks III the asses
=, that The amount due for school purposes
.,,np,s t. .hrt,eu hundred and twcnly.iour
,t,Il,rs and r.hty eight cents county 9lltoS
alrI. district ~ no therefore, h1 II
r.,orr,R. 4, The County School Board of Alex.
nl!ri. county roucurred in by the Board vi school
Trustees of Arlington District That the proo-
,i,i,u of General c. W. c. Ice through his coun'
- l. H. Page esq. be accepted upon his payment
Of the sum Of uinc hundred and ninety dollars I"
the, counsel OF this board aud by him paid 10 the
County Treasurer.
The Board of Supervisors OF the county
met Yesterday evening for the Sau's purpose
Mr. Edmund Burke, eX-attorney ior the
county Immediately began 10 address the
hoard, when the present Commemorative
a.. IT,.
yrn,lud That Mr. Is. was not attorney for the
board and hau no right /" sp"a% unless re
uur,,,d i. the board. The board decided
,hnt the question: before the board was the
acccp,anc,. or nun-acceplance OF the above
.,ronosiliou upon which question the hoard
desired L, hear Mr. Clements, the legal att
visor Of lie board Mr.. g. then proceeded
ID Law before the board his reasons why TINS
propo-i,iou should be accepted, when Mr..
i who ha,i left The room, suddenly rushed
IN with Il large stick, uursing Mr.
l. aud lu-hng upon him, but was SelZtd ny
;he b>slandrrs and prevented from dong
further BARN. Mr. C.. threw of bis coat and
.,renated for Defense but further dcmu,is,ra
lions were stopped and Mr.. {. resumed, say
ing that some $500 was all that was legal
" due and tbs compromise was thought /"
be- lust and equitable by Judge stuart, tue
representative III The leglHailre-Wh"
had taken great interest in The matter.
Mr.. BcniaInin Austin, the clerk, showed
from the records in his Office that some So
800 was all that The county cou'& claim. On
motion of supervisor SGuitr the comprc-
mise was accepted, and Mr.. james +. Glenn
fvts directed az attorney for the board 10
receive and receipt for the county porllon
Il 80. Mr. G.. declined to receive the mon
ry saving that in his opinion the treasurer
was the Only proper officer 10 receive co'iu-
~ taxes, and the resolution, on motion OF
Supervisor Pcndleton, WAS amended ny sub
shutting the county treasurer rs the one 10
whom the money should be paid. Supervl-
sor Suuer desired that the money be not
applied to the paying oil OF old warrants,
Dut he applied 10 The necessities OF Inc
county, but without definitely settling this
question the board adjourned.
The following IS the resolution aS passed
Whereas. 1T APPEARS from the books Of the As
SCISSORS that the amount due to the county Of Al
cxandra for county purposes amounts :" SSOio-
80, therefore hc II
Resolved b. tn" BOARD Of Supervisors Of Alex
audria co,.nty. That tin" proposition o. General
a. w. c. Lee. through his counsel l.. H. Pare
ESQ, be accepted npou his payment into the hands
of W. c. Whrrt, tho Treasurer Of Alexandria
county thr slim al 81 90.
In the purchase by the United States OF
the Arlington estate, so 900, it will he under
stood, were reserved To meet all demands
FOX arrears Of taxes. The tax bills of the
State of Virginia and of the county OF Alex
andria. although considerable, were very
much less than this amount Measures are
pending in Richmond to remit and RELEASE
the State taxes upon the estate, ana rs Will
be seen by the above, arrangements Tor a
compromise of the county levy and the dis
trict taxes in arrears have been made. 1t Is
expected that this arrangement will be con
tirlned hv the Legislature of Virginia, and
that at least $40 900 Of the amount still re-
manning in the treasury TO the credit OF the
Arlington estate will be paid to Gen Lee.
RoBBING A FANCY STORE. esterday