Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-15
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR,

Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
CRY CoUSCIL.-At the city council last night
President Marbury presided in the aldermen
and Acting President Snowden in the council.
The ordinance to reduce the price of gas from
Sl.S0 to SLIGO per thousand feetwas adopted.
Taxes omitted to be reported to purchasers of
the real estate of j. ID. Downey, ]. H. Beac b
and others were released. Tho section of
the law granting right Of way to tho
street railway companies, which provided for
readjustment OF bonus after ten years, was
stricken out and a tax Of 50 on each car sub
stituted A proposal of the Economic Gas
Company to put up at $500 a machine to
make oil gas ut As cents per thousand was re-
ferred to the committee on light. The board
declined to pay damages to T. Paff for injuries
alleged to have occurred by changing grade on
Patrick street. A message of the mayor re-
urging sewer and street improvement was
read and referred.
THE FERRY CoMpASY's DEBT-The city coun-
Gil was asked last night to pay to Messrs.
Leadbeater, Strauss. Eichberg, Herbert and
Smoot S676. paid out by them on account OF
the debts of the Maryland Ferry Company
Tho city had for several years given subsidy
to the ferry company of three or four hundred
dollars, but aftcrward that subsidy was refused,
and the directors of the company, in the effort
to keep open steam ferry, incurred a
debt OF S776. They WERE at the time the
Aqucduct bridge torn down, offered
$1,000 for the ferry steamer; but not being
wiling TO abandon the forty they refused the
offer. At last however, the ferry had to be
abandoned for want of paving patronage and
the steamer was sold for 300. Messrs Strauss
and Leadbeater appeared before the council
last night and made q representation OF the
matter and the lower board. u to /, Mr. Davis,
(Alr. Harrison not voting) directed S676 to be
paid by the aldermen. Messrs. Bryant and Nc
Kenzie voted against the appropriation and it
was not passed, but laid over.
CORPORATION CoURT.-The corporation court
Judge Norton, has sentenced Mary A. White to
the penitentiary for two years on conviction of
burglary. Henry Javens and Ed Miller were
sent to Jail for two years on conviction of
breaking into outbuildings. The court is con-
sidering the motion to revoke the license of
Mary A. Smith. recently convicted OF selling
on Sunday. The court has committed the es-
tate of j. &. johnson to the administration of
Annie E. Johnson.
NoTEs.-Rathbone Division of Uniformed
Knights of Pythias, in full uniform, with Alex
andria drum corps, left here this morning for
Hagerstown, Md, to take part in demonstra-
ton there.-Mr. Benoni Wheat was married
last night to Miss Lila Hester at St. PauI's
Church, great throng of congratulatrg
friends attending. Mr.. Wheat il q retired
merchant, president of the Ale xandra Water
Company and one of. Alexandria, most re-
spected citizens, and the bride most esti-
mable young lady.-The BaptistC hurch will
now locate its parsonage at the house Of the
late Jonas Fisher OH Columbus street. The
parsonage of the church on Columbus street
has been sold for 9l,225 and the new parsonage
purchased for S3,200.--F. j. Pollard has bee
appointed trustee OF the NJ Church south,
vice Peyton Ballenger, deceased.