Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-31
NOTES OF INTEREST.

| The business of the city postotfice shows s
considerable increase over that of last year.
No failures of consequence occurred among
our merchants during the year, which of it
self notes sound condition of affairs
| The number of deeds recorded by the
Clerk of the Corporation Court during thu
year was 623, rs against 7S5 last year.
The dog population is on the decrease thi;
year. but Cos being licensed, as against 762
in 1893. The tax this year was raised from
81 to So.
During the year the police made 1850 ar.
/ It's, as against 2,O43 last year. The num-
'-'r IF dodgers accommodated. at the station
:, Use was 1896, as against ], 199 last year.
The total amount of -four inspected during
the year was 2S.1S3 barrels, as against 2S,-
71la't year. This DOS not include all the
flour sold here, as much which is received is
sold without inspection.
The chain gang expenses thi, year were,
for board 81, ASS. so. clothing S141.35; total
81 .599S5. In 1898 the expenses were
81 AS 10. in 1892 81 ,092 and in 1891
1914, an increase each year.
The Telephone Exchange manager reports
an increase Of 10 subscribers who now num-
Der 112. During the past few weeks part
of the line has been repaired and in the spring
the whole line will be reconstructed.
The approximate sales at the q. S. internal
revenue Office of beer and cigar stamps for
the year were: Beer S56, 900, cigars SIS, 200,
and the amount collected on whisky and
brandy is about $4,000, about the same fig
u u. Ss.i iRs.- Ss sts
The Clerk of the Corporation Court during
the year issued Ill marriage licenses. sd to
white and At to colored persons Last year
124 were issued. OF course this does not in.
clude the Alexandrans who went to Wash
ington to be married.
During the year the number Of persons
sent to Jail was 451, of which 1856 were
white and 315 colored. Of these 10 were
colored and 2 white women. This also in
cludes 2 q. S. prisoners. The number CT
prisoners last year was 1856.
The deposits made by Mayor Strauss for
licenses collected by him since June last.
the beginning of the fiscal year, amount to
S9,273.TS. During the same period in 1893
the amount was $9,2St %. The fines dur
ing the calendar year 1898 were So, 404.35
this year 81, S0S.20.
There are 81 electric lights in the city. 5
more than last year. The cost of operating
the works and lighting the city, that is for
labor, material. etc, in 1894 was sc, S64. 30
in 1893 S6,750, in 1892 1850. TIE
city receives 1925 for rent of lights at the
railroad yards and depo,s.
During the year the commissioners of the
sinking fund destroyed S111,S0 corpora
ton bonds which represented the purchases
of fifteen years-S15 900 bonds issued 1872
and 500 500 issue of 1879. Ten years ago
corporation 3 per cent. tonds could be pur-
chased for 59la. To day they cannot be had
for 49,
There are fifteen building associations in
the city, aud. beside, a number of loan asso
Citations do business here. These have ms
terially aided a number of citizens to build
homes for themselves, but ss building has
been slow during the year the associations
have not done so well as during previous
years
In the Corporation Court there were %
chancery suits instituted. 1S common law
suits, 10 wills admitted to probate % admit: :
istrations granted and SO charters. Last year
"a charters were granted. In the Circuit
Court for the City q common law and 5
chancery suits were entered and 5 charters
granted.
During this years session the clerk of the
city School Board has Issued 2,306 permits
to children to attend the public schools, COB
to white ooys, 615 to white girls 476 to col
ored boys and 522 to colored girls. Last year
2,217 permits were Issued, which shows an
increase of 80. The attendance of pupils at
the private schools also shows an increase
this year.
The Custom House officers report the total
value Of imports for the year as S5,7O4.5O.
as against $3.50 last year; number of YES.
sells built in the district Of Alexandria s, as
against 3 last year; number of vessels sailing
under documents issued at this port 115, as
against 106 last year. and total Tonnage
5,S79.55, as against 1901 last year.
The amount of insurance paid for fire
loses within the city limits during the year
was S5.121.4S, as against 81, $40 % last
year. Nearly 81 DOC, 900 worth of property is
insured in this city. The greatest single loss
was caused by the burning Of Fawcett's row
of frame houses az south Alfred street There
have been comparatively few fires during the
year, and these were well managed by our
efficient fire depaItme
-Four hundred and thirty.two burial per-
mits for persons who died in the city were is.
sued during the year, exactly the same num-
Der as in 1893, which is 80 less than In 1892.
OF this number 8 died at the Aims House.