Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-25
Alexandria Affairs,

hepOIteO IOr HE EVENING STAR
CITY COUNCIL.-At the regular meeting of the
boards last night President Dowualn presided
In the boaru o, aldermen and Huuert Sliuwuen,
ESQ., PRESIDENT pro teni IN tue common council.
lhe Oil to add ''disorderly" to drunk in tue
OHenses punishable under city ordinances was
passed unanimously. The mayor submitted TO
Tue council communications relative tn an
agreement by the Lion boom Equalization
that 1, after October, 1855. the works still re.
manned lille they would not object to taxation,
the SUI ect Was referred. The application oi | !.
l.. Williams aud others Tor a street improve
ment beyond the city tax line On King street.
from Basgett gate to HUUn IS run, was referred.
Az application vi john McCuen for reduction
OF Lax ON shooting galleries from 30 per week to
30 per month, WAS granted. The auditor In
formed council THAI the appropriation Ol 5000
lot support VI PRISONERS liz jail ana chain gang
was exhausted aud ASKED SOU more. TIE case
Was referred 10 committee on finance The
auditor laid before d buard showing the total
SUM due on special paving tax 10 he S4,U 5. OF
which $SI1.4o had beeu returned deiinuuent
Inc bills were, he said, in the hands oi the cor
poration attorney. An ordinance for the cree
ton aud naintenauce OF s,uL.Iuatlc gate, on
The streets III the clay Of AleXaud. was passed
M. Brent introduced u Till providing .Or Que
tax collector with a salary vi Sl,2uU insteau OF
two cOiiectors with per centase ON collection
The bill was reier,ed. lhe bills Of DIR. Entwlsle.
dispenser OF medicine, aud OF ". L. Graves,
bttssant Euelln, walker Adams, Harper Bruin,
Warmed Monroe, Vincent Holt, Lucas Mills.
Tor erection serv ices We're ordered to .e naiu A
communication from the chef engineer rela:
1--WE 10 Terms On which a new hOOk-and- ladder
truck couiu be purchased was read anu re-
ierreu 10 committee On finance. An application
vi Officer Joshua sherwood Tor pay during dis
ability was referred to the comm, tee ON ella ms
Jas. Dean, NJ. Eannen, W. +. " Gods and others
made application iOr = sidewalk on Fairfax
street, between OrOnOkO and Montgomery
streets, which was relerre,t TO committee on
streets. Mrs. Nj. Randolph Was granted leave
70 erect frame building III the rear OF BeuIah
church.
JOINT CONVENTIONAL joint meeting OF the
city courts was held last night TO I'LL d Vacancy
In the police force. accustomed by the resigna-
Il Es4f iv.fA
cants were Il. Simpson, W. Z. Brenner Bernard
McCann, TholniS Hayes, IhUm.,S Duwney f.
IrAvers and u. w. HENDERSON. On the second
ballot Gl,Uef: Simpson was elected. Simpson,
10; Downey, y; Hays. z. No action was taken
on the election Of readyman, and tue joint
The IRON BOoM.-Under the act exempting
the Potomac Misunderstanding Co.'S estate lroI1
city taxation anu giving u subsidy OF $1,000
.ent, 1t Was PROVIDED that II the works become
1ole, the grants should be forfeit The matter
became the subject OF u conference last year DE-
tween the iron boom managers ana the CITY
authorities, and IL was then agreed that unieSs
the works were opened by October, 1855. no
objection would We made TO the enforcement oi
lhe c,ty's rights. The city mas now made a
supplementary assessment of the property; the
tax bills have been made out, Ana the city
Will hereafter require that the idle works should
pay taxes, etc., luxe other real estate.
The COUNTY COURT continues its session
The proceeding to vacate the clerks office has
been abandoned, Notwithstanding a motion by
the clerk 70 compel action under it. A new
trlat has been granted in the case OF Franz
Thomps0n Ior conducting policy" at the Long
bridge.
N0Eks.-A union meeting of the white Pres.
0ytertAn, Methodist and Baptist churches will
PssS churcn :. Wien seven ~ sh e,tS ec"ad
torn will Otticiste.-The Trinity church fair
Realised &5So...-A ..ChOcOlatiere" In aid of the
u AcBurney's hall. IL was largely attended
last night--The mayor has ordered the clos
ing OF public oiaces on Thanksgiving day.