Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-12-31
NOTES OF INTEREST.

Nol Ed OE lIN
There was decrease in the mortuary re-
ports this year as compared with previous
years.
Three hundred and eighty.four burial per-
mits were issued for persons who died in the
city in which is Included those persons who
died at the aims house. In 1893 and 1894
in order to maintain Alexandrias reputati IN
for conservativeness the number of deaths
was exactly the same, being 432 each year.
The deaths this year were, white males 10Y;
females So; colored males 81; females SO.
The remains o. 90 persons were brought here
TO. interment, of which 46 were from the
District of Columbia.
The clerk of the GIs Works reports that
there are now go gus consumers-an in
crease of SO over last year. During the year
80 new eeryices were put in buildings and 40
old ones renewed Five drips were also re
newed. During the year $3.50 feet of 4.
inch pipe and 40S feet of 3.inch pipe were
laid; so new metres furnished. The new
IN aims laid amount to about "a squares, or
u little over two miles. There are 20 church
and hall gas lamps in use and IL street gas
lamps are lighted every evening in addition
to the 81 electric lamps. During the year
considerable lepsir work has been done to
the works and the price of gas has been re-
uuCC0 " p-.1N POI ASSo WV Akoo - Pa S~he'
discount,
Alexapdris's fire department continues to
rank among the best. The apparatus OF the
three companies-two engines and one hook
aud LADDER trucks kept in the best copdi-
ton, while the 1remen are prompt, active and
energetic.
Military affairs have been quiet during the
year, but the Alexandris Light Inirmary has
suffered but little from ennai. The COM
pany has membership Of nearly hundred,
is well equipped and composed of excellent
material and both officers and men are always
readV and willing at moments notice to re-
spoud toduty's call.
The total amount af insaranee paid for Are
losses within tho city limits during the year
IL $a6,924, as against So, l21 AS last year
Tho estimate that nearly million dollars
worth of property is insured in this city is
not thought to be excessive. The greatest
single loss by fire was the burning of the Hill
cracker, cake and candy maAufactary during
the blizzard last February. Another de-
structive FIRE was that on Princess street be-
tween Payne and West. At these, as at the
other fres. the Alexandria fremen worked
hcroicaily and through their exertiOns much
valuable property was saved.
The number of dog licenses issued in 1894
was COS. This year TAO have been issued.
t least one hundred PERSONS were report,
and fined and to d to take out the eqlired
LICENSE. About one half did so and the re-
mainder did not, and hundreds of dogs are
unlicensed to-day,
Seventy tao licenses were issued for sale
of liquor during the year, and the amount
paid the city was $6,172.
Alexandria has sixteen licensed physicians
and eighteen sttorGeys-at-law.
Only nine persons or firms are now doing
commission merchant business as shown by
license returns.
The chain gang expenses this var were
81, 21OSo; Last year 81, 458.d0, and In 1891
$614.
The cost Of operating the electric lights
during the calendar year 1894 was $6,334.
%; during the present year sc, 4O2 16.
a greater number of buiidinge were erect.
ed in the city during tho present year than in
1S94-fif,y.six frame buildings and thirty
six brick, at cost of $104,200, divided as
follows: First Ward, five frames, cost.
80, 75O; three bricks, SO 900. Second Ward,
five frames, cost, $1,000; three bricks
$4,000. Third Ward, sixteen frames, cost,
So. 900; twenty-one bricks, cost. $49, 800.
Fourth Ward thirty frames, cost, 9 $50; nine
bricks, ST.. 300. Iu addition new fronts,
Dr.. were placed in several houses at cost Of
s 5000.
The licenses collected since beginng of fiscal
year, June ], 1895, amount TO $9,992.99.
During tho same period in 1893 the amount
vas SO, 2s1 %; in 1894 $9.273.7S. The
incl ease this year was owing to closer scru
tiny of the unlicensed and au increase of SIS
ON each liquor license. The receipts from
Mayors fnes during the calendar year
30 I'd Q.l1 IN. in, 1 QQd 202
The largest amount ever covered into the
treasury from fines in seven months was by
ex-Mayor Strauss from June to December,
1892. So, 5O8.40. Tho next highest by the
late Mayor Smoot, June to December, 1887,
Si,64729.
an ipcFeale 10 the annual business OF the
city postoftice is again noticed and to facili-
tate the handling of the necessary mail mat.
ter several Improvements have beer made at
that Office
For another year it caa 10 stated that bnt
few if any failures of note have occurred
among the city merchants. This is very
gratifying condition Of affairs and inspires
confidence in the community.
The telephone exchange has increased IFS |
list of subscribers 10, which now NUMBERS |
i29. The rates have been reduced during /
The year and the service improved. Recently |
another company has been chartered that |
promises by early spring Alexandria shall |
have another exchange.
During this yesr's session the clerk of the
City Schol Board has issued 2 ,274 permits to
children to attend the public schools, 6S7 to
white boys, 637 to white girls, 45T to colored
boys. and 493 to colored girls Last year the
number Of permits issned was 2,306. The
eachers in the private schools report an in
.reascd attendance this year.
There are ct present 9, 565 takers of water,
IN increase during the year OF rs, Mains
nave been extended on four and half squares
If Ain pipe Us follows: Columbus street from
Wolfe 10 Wilkes, Orunoco street from Alfred 10
Henry, Union street from Queen TO Princess.
The pipe (6-in.) for laying another square
IN Patrick street FROM Gibbon to Franklin is
IlYeady strswn along said square. There have
,ean erected for new fire plugs during the
rear as follows: Corner of Columbus and
Wolfe streets. Henry and Oronoco streets,
Union and Queen Streets and Union and
Princess streets.
There are forty four insurance companies
licensed to do business in the city, two of the
lumber being local-the Alexandria and Mt.
gernon.
Forty-one persons were licensed 10 sell
resh meats outside of the market house dur
ng the year.
The Custom House officers report the total
'alue Of imports for tho year at Sh,S2O as
,.ainst So, T04 last yeaT Nunber Of vessels
,uilt in the district Of Alexandria So against
last year; number of vessels sailing under
Marine papers issued at this port 120 as
sssinst li5 last year, and Total tonIage'