Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-01
ALEXANDRIA.
AN IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL QUESTION.

An iMPOhTANT MUNICIPAL oUBSIiONs
The city of Alexandria has always been more
than liberal to manufacturing enterprises, and
for twenty years past has exempted from taxa
ton the capital, &C.. employed in manufactur-
ing enterprises. 1t is feared by some that the
recent decision Of the court Of appeals of Vir.
ginia in the West Point case that the municipal
governments have no power to exempt any
property from taxation may interfere with this
custom, which has grown to have almoststhe
sanction Of vested right. There is general
indispositzon to allow this decision in relation
to another Virginia municipality to interfere
with the Alexandria custom, and there Is no
reason it should do So In fact these exemp..
tions have always been unconstitutional and
have been carried out only because no citizen
desired to contest them. 1t 10 thought that no
new departure will be made in the matter, and
as no contest was made in the past none
will be made in the future. The city has
always aimed to Guido itself in the matter OF
encouraging manufactures here, and in some
cases 1t has gone so far as to give to an alleged
manufacturing corporation the power to de-
termine from what portion of the town taxes
should be collected. In the Archer grant,
made some ten years ago, it was provided that
''all real estate owned or leased by Archer and
his associates for the purpose of carrying on
their business shall be exempt from taxation
for twenty years" Under this Archer could
have leased an entire ward, and so required the
other two wards to pay all the taxes. This
scheme has long fallen through, and while the
citizens are not disposed to make any more
ARCHER contracts the disposition to give
the most liberal encouragement to manu-
featuring enterprises Is universal, and as the
decision in Whiting against the city council of
West Point does not make new law, but only
declares what has always been the
law, there is no reason to suppose that any
fractious taxpayers will take time. money and
energy to overthrow a system which successive
city councils have promoted IN order to benefit
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worth while. however, to examine all the ex-
empted cases and show that these properties
pay more to the public rs manufactures than
they would as mere rented or unoccupied real
estate.
THE MUSICALE LAST NIGHT.
The thirty first complimentary rehearsal of
the Alexandria Musical Association filed, as
such rehearsals always do, the music rooms at
Sarepta Hall last evening. The usual selection
was rendered and the ten pieces
with the usual encores made up
a most delightful entertainment. Miss Flora
Holden of Washington was the vocalistOf the
evening, all the other renditions being lnstru-
mental. She sang with sweetness and power
and was twice encOred. The hit of the evening
wass the Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" Gu
of this city, which greatly deli GIFTED the
auditory and was loudly encored The entire
program was well arranged and the different
numbers were skillfully executed. The quar-
tet, Kathleen Mavourneen," called up menu
cries OF its composer, poor old Nichols Crouch,
now dying in Baltimore, who was once
teacher here. Mr.. T. d. Gambrill. the conduc-
tor. won special praise for his management, and
the auditory were delighted with the rehearsal
from the first note to the last one.
FUNERAL OF DIR. ENTwIsLE.
The funeral Of DR.. James Entwisle took place
this morning at II o'clock from his late home
on South Royal street and proceeded to St.
Paurs Protestant Episcopal Church, where
the funeral rites took place. The Choir
listers rendered plaintive dirges. The pastor,
Rev. DIR. Norton, officiated, and great throug
OF relatives and friends, including many from
sented st. Paul's Church and the pharmaceuti-
cal profession of the city. The funeral moved
to Ivy Hill, where the remains were laid to rest
under the sod and the dew.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
The Sacred Heart League of the Catholic
Church here attended services at st. Mary's
Church this morning and large number were
present. Rev. John Chester. s. j.. Of George
town College oficiated at the services and the
children's choir rendered sacred music appro-
pirate to the occasion.
NOTES.
The Young Mems Catholic Sodality Lyceum
met last night and adopted resolutions deplor-
ing the early death OF Mr.. ]. Edward Shuman,
their associate. The lyceum will attend the
funeral Of the deceased tomorrow.
Mr.. Geo. II. Markell has much improved and
his speedy convalescence is looked for.
Small loads of fish continue to arrive at the
fish wharf, but the season is not yet opened.
The southern section of the city mourlis half
a score OF dogs, victims of misplaced confidence
in the alluring but deceitful dog button. Tho
slaughter Of these innocents has occurred
within the past two days. DOG gone" is now
the common oath Of the regenerate in that
neighborhood. The profane 60 further and