Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-28
SUBURBAN NEWS.
ALEXANDRIA.

The city council was las. night more oc-
cupied in facing financial difficulties than In
carrying out extensive plans of local i'm
provements The council had during the
winter Appropriated 81 go to making streets
Across the old marsh in order TO give en-
ployment 70 labor It turned out that 800
more would be necessary to complete the
work as originally designed, and the street
committee had ordered the additional work
10 be done. This was the status when the
Council met There was some opposition to
he appropriation Of the $50. but as the
tebt had been contracted, the appropriation
PASSED the lower board unanimously, but
was gotten through the upper board with
tifhculty. Both Alderman Hinkln and
Councilman McCuen have set their faces
against allowing committees to exceed ap-
Preparations, and IL IL probable that here
litter specific appropriations Will be accom-
panied by a provision that the work shall
under no circumstances cost more than the
amount appropriated.
During the session Of council last night 1t
was announced by the finance committee
that although the appropriations of the
fiscal year ending June l, 1894, were only
$3.50, yet S94. 200 had been already spent
III little more than ten months. 1t appeared
that there was now only 81, 100 in the city
treasury. which would be reduced by the
March warrants 10 500: and that the city
was indebted 70 the school fund $500,
which. II is thought. might. however. be
paid Oy profits drawn through the gas
works. Under these circumstances, Mr..
Uhler. the chancellor OF the exchequer. an
nounceS that the committee will be re-
sponsiDle for no further appropriations, and
that money will have to be borrowed to car
~ the town through the fiscal year.
The city boards held their regular meeting
last night In the aldermen, President Mar
bury presided and Messrs. Lindsey. Burke,
Hinl1in, Leadbeater, Grain and Sweeney
were present; in the council. President
=Esnr
Nessrs. Thompson. Fisher. Klaus. Kraft,
Strider. Harrison, Chler and Fannon- Inc
annual report OF the auditor showing build
inss and deaths in the city during the year
was submitted. The chair announced the
death OF Councilman VIM. 5. Moore and
paid a tribute to his memory, like tribute
being paid by Mr. Cation a bill fNlng the
tax for tapping sewers was introduced and
laid ove-. This bill makes the tax from $50
TO SIS for each house. A proposal for the
purchase of a street sprinkler, to be oper-
ated by the fire department horses. was also
Introduced and laid over. II was reported
that s1Ol2 would be required to repair
Fayette street from Cameron to Queen, In
a permanent way. but that the work could
be done for $3.50. No further action was
taken a proposal to lease the east emu OF
the old Alexandra canal at $500 per annum
was presented in ths board OF aldermen and
laid over without coming to the lower board
The lower board agreed to an appropriation
OF SIS extra pay to the overseer OF the
poor. which had been passed by the alder
men at their last meeting.
The county court resumed its session this
morning. nolle pros. was entered In the
ease of r. Cunningham for violating state
revenue laws Benz. Hines. convicted OF
assault on ]. Robinson. was sentenced TO
tail for one year. David Mallatt plead
guilt of malicious assault on ]. ID. Nauck,
and was sentenced to two years in the peni-
Tertiary. In the case Of John Jackson. for
housebreaking. demurrer was sustained.
but Jackson was recommitted 10 jan 10
answer & charge
The mOrtuary report just submitted by
the auditor is interesting. as showing that
forty funerals came over from Washing
ton to this city last year. This is about
one-tenth of tine deaths that have occurred
during the year in families coming from
Alexandria
Judge Norton has chartered the Blue
Ridge Rod and Gun Company Of LOudoun,
but it's incorporatOrs are mostly Washir G.
tonians. W. s. Harbar, the president; w.
Il HOeke, vice president, and W. ID. Rudy,
Secretary.
The sailboat Jolly Three Of Washington
was overturned in the harbOr here Monday
night and four Washington boys received
dUcl<ing, and We're speedily rescued and
carried to Washington.
1t is expected that the Alexandria Light
Infantry. Capt Mushbach. will attend the
dedication Of the Mary Washington Inonu-
ment at Fredericksburg.
1t was expected that the city engineer bill
would be called up at the city council last
night but the matter was left untouched.
as 1t Is evident that until some provision
can be made TO provide funds for the en-
gfneertng work, an engineer will be unnec-
cessary.
A blaze occurred this morning at the Office
OF the National Waterman and Virginia
Sun. on Cameron street. While the office
was being brushed out a pile of paper COM
ing too near the stove caught tlre and for
a while there was considerable smoke and
names, creating an alarm in the neighbOr-
mood; but a brisk use of Cameron water
soon extinguiShed the fire but left the
office In drenched condition The loss by
the flames will not be great