Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-05
ALEXANDRIA.
PUBLIC SCHOOL MATTERS.

PUBLIC SCHOOL MATTERS.
The city school board will hold its April
meeting tomorrow night a. its rooms in the
Peabody building. Action in regard to the
janitorship of the Washington School building
will be called for and number of bills for cur
rent expenses ordered paid. The board Will
be called a: an early day under the law ''to
submit to the city council in writing classified
estimate of what funds will be needed for the
proper maintenance and growth of the public
schools Of the city and to request the council
to make appropriations accordingly" The
law also declares that it shall be the duty of the
city council to provide and it shall have no
power to withhold the sum reported by
the school boards and declared to be
and growth of the public schools
of the city, but the council shall not be re-.
CURED to appropriate sum greater than double
the amount required from the school funds of
the state during the same scholastic year.
The law authorizes the council to appropriate
n large sum. provided that sit shall have no
power to impose tax properly for school
purposes exceeding three mills on dollar in
any one year.. The ordinance now Laid on the
table of the common council to appropriate
portion of the fines toward making sinking
fund to pay off the school mortgages not being
"a tax property" would enable The city
council to provide for the liquidation of the
school debt ard will leave three mills tax on
property available for the growth and MAIN
teIance of the schools.
LAST NIGHTS ALEXANDRIA MUSICALE.
The Alexandria Musical Association has
probably done much TO refine the taste and
elevate the public entertainments of Alexandria
as any organization ever established here. 1t
was a success from the start. No seat has ever
been vacant at its complimentary entertain
ments. and on last night.i Its thirty-sixth rehear
oil nlnd aNray ttl tI--r ryIUn anna
years ago. The music was in charge of Mr.. L.
ID. Gambrill. formerly OF Georgetown. now resi-
dent here. The selections ten in nuI.. Der which
appeared on the printed program. were extended
by Inanv encores that delighted audience
called out Besides the selections rendered by
the orchestra and band Miss Dorothy Byrde
Rogers of Washington sang II Bacio and Testi's
GOOD Bye" adding on the encore of the as
sembly, Loves Sorrow" by Shelley. and
"Creoie Love Song" by Smith. Miss Rogers
singing much admired. Mr.. Vim. Gross
kruth of Washington gave the "Three Star
Polka as q cornet solo and was loudly encOred.
Alexandrias sweet voices found harmonious
representatives in the Misses Ratnbone and
Messrs. s. X. Field and Geo. r. Evans, who
gave the Merry Madrigal'' of Suiiivans
rendering worthy of their reputation. The
music superb throughout and the audience
would have gladly remained half the night en-
tranced by 1.-The concord OF sweet sounds"
WASHINGTON CHATTER.
Messrs. J. X. Kemp. C. l.. Smith, J. F. Kirby,
J. A. Milikin Of Washington and S. s. Wilson
of Baltimore obtained here yesterday after
noon charter for the International Machinery
and Construction Company. with capital of
500. 900 in 800 shares. The company is in
tended to manufacture and sell brick making
apparatus, DC.
NOTES.
The Washington and Alexandria railway d.
rectors yesterday afternoon accepted the invi-
tation of Mr.. Andrew Jameson and in a special
car furnished by President Reul of the Mount
Vernon electric railway made pleasant excur-
sion to Mount Vernon. returning in time to
take the sos train for Washington.
Next Friday evening there will be a pleasant
party at McBurreys Hall, that being the regu-
lar hop of the Alexandria assembly.
The ice factory artesan well at the foot OF
Cameron street has been sunk fifty feet, but
will be carried deeper.
Fish Town is not one of the cities of Virginia.
Some CO, 900 herring and 1000 shad have been
received there this month.
In the county court the jury has given
verdict of $50 for plaintiff in the case Of Bos-
well against Duncan.
Mrs. Mary Lanphsen. who took an overdose
of laudanum yesterday afternoon. died last
evening. and coroner's jury returned
diet that she came to her death Of poison self
administered
j. Ii. Cunningham was robbed OF S37 on the
schooner Magnolia last night while asleep.
Oiivet P. f. Church this city was dedi-
Gated yesterday. Among the ministers in at
tendance was Rev. DIR. Moses. II. Hunt of WASH
ingtOn.
Noble Davis fell into Prince street dock this
morning, but was rescued.