Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-14
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.

Reported for 1HE EVENING STAR.
The YEARS TANEs.-1he three revenue bills
having been completed by the finance commit
tee were ready for the action of tire city council
last night. The annual tax bill which was first
reported is not changed from the last wear 5
tax law, except that ground rents are requir ed
TO be assessed at twelve times their annual
value. the effect of which will be TO largely in
crease the tax on this species of property. The
property tax was reported now at 200 cents
Oh the hundred dollars, with 10 per cent off tor
prompt payment. Five members of the lower
board. essrs.'Aitcheson. Fisher. &. " Moore,
Jones and Strider, were III favor of changing
this so as TO make the tax $50 cents. with a
penalty of per cent per annum after July 10;
but there were only ten members present in
the board and the other five President Sweeney
and Messrs Snowden, +. Smoot. Harrison and
Chler, were opposed TO the change so the orig
inal tax rate was still in the bill when the board
adjourned TO meet next Monday evening.
ART STUDENTS Prizes MoN BY ALExAN-
DRIANs-The annual awarding of prizes TO the
art students at Cooper Union. New York. began
yesterday morning. In the first year ele-
mentary work Miss Ii. l.. Tallaferro OF Alex
andria took the second prize. silver medal.
Miss c. {. Critcher of Alexandria received the
third prize a bronze medal.
No ISQUEsT.-The county coroner. Mr.. John
Knox, declines to come to the city of Alexan-
dria and hold an inquest on the body of the
man killed on the Washington and Alexandra
railroad Tuesday morning. and now at
Wheatley's, on King street. He says the body
is out of his jurisdiction and he has no right TO
hold an inquest The city of Alexandria has
been without a coroner since the death of Dr.
Powell. The remains will probably be buried
this evening at the expense OF the Washington
Southern Railroad Company. No one eX-
cept Mr.. 5. Murray has a yet recognized the
remains as those of Mr.. Bud Wells of WASH
ington.
CRY CoUNcIL-The city council held its reg
ular meeting last night. Petitions for new
pump at King and Peyton streets and for
paving Queen street above Patrick were
ferred Authority was given 10 destroy certain
city bonds supposed to be lost and heretofore
duplicated, but lately found in the vaults of
Riggs IL Co. of Washington. An application of
Sealer Shock for an appropriation to buy the
new standard weights and measures from Rich
mond was laid over. An application OF J. Il.
Zimmerman for permission to put up frame
warehouse at his coal yard on Union street was
granted by the aldermen, but referred by coun-
ell to the street committee. The application
of Harlow d Agnew Tor payment OF stolen ma
fused.
NOTES.-The corporation court has COM
mitted TO the city sergeant the estate of the
late Robert Hudgns for administration and
has probated the wills of Henry and Eliza
Ditcher.-John McGrath has bought from r.
J. Thomas at $500 new frame dwelling with
lot on Payne near Queen street-The SUPER
visors Of the county have appropriated $500
for the King street bridge over Hooff run
The swell of the Gushing" sunk Pile driver at
Shoots wharf yesterday.--Ahern & Co. have
bought at 500 lot on Prince street between
West and Payne streets.