Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-12

Reported for The EVENING STAR.

Reported for THE EVENING STAR
CITY CoUNCIL.-The boards met last night
President Downham presiding in the aldermen
and Acting President Snowden i'm the council.
The annual tax bill, imposing 81 tax on the
800 of real or personal estate, with 10 per
cent discount for the prompt payment, was
read for the first and second time and laid over
The paving act Was amended, SD as to provide
that each property-holdcr shall pay an equal
sum Tor each front foot of his lot when streets
are paved. The southern Telegraph company
was authorized TO place poles in Fayette alley
and one pole on King street, near Fairfax,
In front of the new Office of the company. An
Application was made by ID. w. Whiting editor
OF the CNy ITEM, for an equality in the city
printing " 18th the Alexandria GIzette, or that
the printing Toe given TO the lowest bidder. or
Ia the newspaper having the largest circula-
ton in Alexandria. The subject referred
WAS allowed To erect "A frame building on the
alley, near the old Columbia engine house.
Two hundred and fifty dollars was appropriated
for streets, The school estimates were SUBJ
United. $4,000 same as last year, being asked
% the city The application Tor 5000 to refit
The Relief hook and ladder house referred
to the finance committee. \ considerable
amount of minor orders were made.
THE MINISTERS AND THE CHAMBERLAIN
council last night by Mr.. =. g. Brent TO secure
action OH the ministers communication in
reference to the crowds that, as they allege,
come every SUNDAY from Washington to gam
bling houses here. 1t was said by those who
opposed action that nothing effective could be
done 10y the council and that the ministers by
calling public attention to the matter had at.-
compiisbed the object they had in view. On
the motion To take up the vote stood: Yeas,
Aiichison, Brent, Corbett and Uhler 4; nays,
Goodrich, Fire hch, Strider, Sweeney. Peake and
Snowden, 6. So the subject still sleeps. The
aldermen have had no chance to consider the
matter, as the tabing OF the letter In the coun-
Gil keeps it in that board.
The VISITING DEUGGISTS.-The Pharmaceu-
teal ASSOCIATION reception at Lannon's hall last
night drew a throng of ladies and gentlemen
to welcome the Virginia pharmacists. The
formal welcome was made by Judge stewart
OF Alexandria, and the response 10y DIR. Thomas
OF Norfolk. The sessions OF the association are
confined to-day. Its officers are: President,
]. W. Thomas. jr., Norfolk; vice presidents, c.
F. Benson, Charlottesville; Il. c. Hammer
Lynchburg; r. w. Powers, Richmond; w. d.
Hudson. Alexandria; secretary, Z; X. Beck
with, Petersburg treasurer, 4. III. Mast, Nor
folk; corresponding secretary, T. Roberts Baker
Richmond local secretary, Edgar Warfield,
Alexandria.
NoTEs.-Mrs. Harlow, the mother of City
Treasurer Harlow, who broke her arm last
week, is doing well.-Mr. IL. IL. Young is can
didate for the clerkship OF the county court,
Vice Austin, Observation-Disclosures Norton, the
colored man changed with assault on Louisa
S.mms, has been released, as there was no evil
deuce against him.-Onicer Davis saved a lad
named Gentzberger from drowning in Prince
street dock yesterday.