Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-12-31
Notes of Interest

Notes of Interest
During the year over 200 HOUSES heve been
erected within the city limits st coat ofup-
watds Of 100000.
The flour trade of the year exceeded
60, 900 barrels.
The recsipts Of wheat amounted 10 240,-
coo bushels coro, 100000 bushels; rye.
10, COO bushels oatp, $4,000 tashelH; mill.
feed, 5000 tone; cotton seed meal. 1920
tons; hcminy chop, $50 TONS hay spd straw,
700 tons, and grass aeeds, $500 bushels.
The Lumber trade amounted to 10000 600
feet.
The dry goods trade to 1896. coo.
Clothing 100000
Drugs aud paints 100000.
Hardware S00O0.
There we're more transactions In real es.
tate during the year than for many previous
years and the advance In values was very
gratifying.
The pri,oners committed to the city and coanty
jail during the year Numbered 311-16S colored
males. 20 colored females 1i9 white males and
4 white females.
The shoe factory employs SO hands and makes
increased at once. The Jay 70 amounts to
81, 200 per month.
The postt flee srd custom house building has
be.n handsomely repaired ind reprinted at cost
of So 600,
There are twelve building associations in tho
city. which during the year loaned upwards of
1000, most Of which WIS usci in building.
There a!so two tru,t and loan associations.
During the school year the Clerk Of the City
School Board has issued 2144 permits to children
to attend the public schools- GAG to white boy5,
502 to white girls 4G6 20 colored boys and $50
To Coiored girls
The Methodist Frots=ant Church was rebuilt at
cost of Sc, 0O0 aud is now one OF the handsonest
churches in the city, being fni. he'd with hewn
STONE fscings &C.
The Alexandria Savings Bank wss establi.hcd
which hos been a great benefit, and has enabled
many, both young and old, to lay up a little sum
for rainy day.
The city has had paved By coatrsct during the
year z ,42O square yards of cobble stone roadway.
Tho number of marriage iceus-s issued by the
clerk of the Corporation Court during the year
was 1888 white and 40 colored.
The number of deeds recorded by the clerk OF
tho Corporation Court during the year Was 6lS.
In the Corporation Court there were 81 law
suits enter d. 13 chancer5 suits; 10 wills pro.
| bated; u &dmini situations granted and 65 chsr-
tors 1u tho Circui. Court for the city there were
8 law ard chancery suits entered 1 will pro
bated and administration granted.
There sre $50 private gas cons1mers in the city.
During the year there were % new services; 30
old ones renewed, and 800 feet of new msius laid.
There are 81 electric lights which brilliantly
il!umne every section Of thu city.
There are 2 04S water renters, an crease of
155 MIGRANTS over last ycar During the fiscal
year o. the wat comp'ny, ending October 81,
=, 672 feet OF new mains wore laid
The Northwe est Aexa 1dria Improvement Com
raay was orsa1ze1; a salo OF lots was held with
encouraging seau,t.; III: properly is now being
further improved snd ia prospect of the city
extending its limits the:eto ia gratifying.
During the year grip" must have had its effects
| on the dogs Is we'll RS on other people, but $50
dogs beiag licensed in 1890 rs against 720 in
1889.
The oTcsa:ian and co,t OF tho electric light
during its ir.t calendar year ending to-day
amounts to $S3T 0 buG alexandria is one of if net
tho best lighted city Of its population in, or cut of
tic State.
b the city tax .ao this year there wss dolvor-
cd to the Cvliec or of the Northern District bills
amounting to 81 647 SO, Of which $l,34S 26, or
nearly So per cent wss paid before the day of
sale. There was delivered at the same time md
for like purpose the Collector OF the Southern
District 81 us, 5S of which S644 SO ncarly
6U per cent. was also paid before day of sale.
Tie total fire nsu rance paid for losses in tee
city WAS SO 243-ot which amount Messrs Wise
& Co. aid $779 and Mcssrs. JaDney q Warfe.d
So, 465.
The fire co npanies are among the most effective
in the State.
exceeded those of nyesprevious year. and values
havo advanced wonderfully.
There was expended out Of the city's general
fund for tho year 1889 500, 713 81, and during
the year 1890 S117, 56043.
Tho Com uissiouers of tho Sinking Fund puT-
chased daring the past yesr So 600 CT corporation
bonds-$7 500 of the issue Of 1879 and 5000 of
the issue OF 1872
The business done by the TELEGRAPH companies
during the year shows marked inc, esse over that
of last year.
The expenses of tho chain galg for board of
prisoners in Jail, in 1859, was $544 81; this year,
1890, it was $64240.
During the year tho police made 1562 arrests.
The business dono by the railroads, both in
pass. ngcrs and tonnage, far exceeds that of last
year.
The amount of mail matter continues to increase
yearly.
This collections of internal revenue FOR the year
were: cgar stamps, 81 ,000 beer stamps, S. 900;
special TAX stamps, 5000, and on whiskey end
brandy $4,000.
The total amount Of flour inspected ty 3. Fl.
Hancock Deputy Flour Inspector, for the fourth
quarter enSiDg December 81 was Z, ISL barrels.
| During tie year 2S, 724 barrels were inspected.
Many Persons are broken
down from oyerwork or household cares.
Browns Iron Bitters Rebuids the
system, aids digestion removes excess Of bile,
and cures malaria Get the genuine.