The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

at the council meeting last night Mr..
Uhlcr, chairman OF the finance committee,
reported that S1l2 of the tax bills turned
over by Or. a. F. Cox a former tax col
lcCtor, as delinquent, had been paid be-
fore DR.. Cox TCtiTed from office, and tie
committee was directed to take Dr. CoX's
was found.
The finance committee recommended that
the commissioners OF the sinking 1und be
empO WeTed to employ some CHeto perform
thc duties OF market master, and the
recommendation was adopted.
When the same committee reported
balance of $500 due :. q. Brent. the city
attorney. for services il the Y 10 EFT case. IL
was aSCeFtaiHed that the committee had
not only paid the costs Of the Citys side
OF the suit to defend the city charter, but
had also paid the costs ahd attorneys
fee for the Yiolctt heirs, who were fight
ing the city Considerable surprise was
expressed at this. and the whole matter
was finally referred back to the finance
committee
TIE new building Inspection law. which
has been printed, was brought up, bur was
laid on the table until the next meeting, to
give tie members chance TO examine it.
The question OF the ren4ogaIof the county
courthouse came up yesterday tefoTe the
meeting or the supervisors OF the county
IN the Columbus street courthouse, upon
the matter OF giving the voters OF the
county notice or when the meeting was
to be held to select the three sites to be
voted for. Some wanted 1T on this date,
some on another. and des pite the efforts
OF the real estate men to have it settled
at once, the entire matter was adjourned
over until april 49, IL is stated by pfOnfi-
nent Officials OF the county that The re-
movaI oftht count Y court house IL practically
killed already as one or the provisions
or the bill places a tax OF ten cents on the
dollar upon all property IN the county.
The old hoard OF excise for Alexandria
county failed OF reelection yesterday by
the county supervisors, and in the place
OF Chairman Troth, q. y. Van
denburg, of Washington District, III
place OF Milton johnson, NJ. .. Pa or
! Jefferson district, and IN place OF Charles
Barnard, W II. OiCOt, or Arlington dis
trict we've selected. All tie new members
OF the hoard were chosen IoF four years
except Mr.. Vaudenhurg, who succeeds to
the expired fcrmOf Mr. 1foth, two years.
The EOard Will have its meetings on the
fourth Monday in each month at the
Alexandria county courthouse.
DR.. George T. Klipstein, the physician
who is attending Miss Hcifmuth, the young
lady clerk IN Tuba fruit store, whom II
was said was i'll at her home on South
Fairfax street. of scarlet fever, states that
she is seriously i'll OF u very had type OF
tiphtheria and that she was taken i'll while
at the store.
| The funeral of Mrs. Ida n. Pevereli, wife
| OF James eycrell ,toOkplICe from Grace
| Church yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
| Rev. Clarence E. Ball conducted the funeral
I services, and the pallhearers were MeSSrS.
! LYONS DOlan. c. G. Lennon, Frank B3l-
| Iinger, Guy Daiicy, August 0eiIlert and
| Charles A. Howard.
| The first hall OF the coming Presidential
campaign viii open in this GUY on F'riea y
night next, when the free silver people
| will have q public meeting in the opera
| house for the purpose OF discussing the
| monetary question, for the benefit OF the
people OF Alexandria.