The morning times., 1896-05-13
site FOR A COURTHOUSE
Alexandria County Supervisors Sc
lected II Yesterday.
Young Purcell Adjudged Ins sane-
Other Live News OF
.-Alexandria.

The scmi-rnonthly meeting of the city
council was iield last night. The adverse
report OF the finance committee on the
petitions of the Mount Vernon Electric
Railway and the Washington Southern
Railway for reductions OF assessments on
the tracks OF these companies in this
city, was adopted. The revenue and IL
cense laws for the fiscal year, ending
June 80, 1897, were adopted. There is
no change in the revenue law from that OF
1896, which fixes the tax rate at ST. 1.90
on 500.
Several changes were made In the IL
cense, law, viz: Consolidating the license
for the sale of malt and spirttuous liquors,
and fixing the tax at $75 increasing the
tax on agents for the sale of beer manu-
factured outside of the city, from $50
to $25; reducing the tax on telegraph and
telephone companies, from 81 80 TO 500;
fixing the license on every dealer IN
oysters at So. from SO, as heretofore
imposed on shippers and packers OF oysters.
A petition OF residents of Prince street,
praying that a sewer be constructed from
Lee street TO the river, was presented by
the committee on streets, with recon-
mendatlon that the petition be granted,
and the sewer constructed from the river
up Prince to Fairfax and south TO Duke
streets. provided the petitioners deposit
the sums required by law for tapping
sewers.
An additional So 900 for the proposed
sewer on Pitt street was appropriated.
A recommendation from the board OF
health in regard 10 paving certain public
alleys, was referred TO the committee on
streets, as was also a communica ton
largely signed by citizens. praying for
the extension of Prince street from Peyton
street TO the corporation line.
The building laws, with slight amend
ments, were passed by both branches OF
the council.
A petition OF W. q. Smith and 7. j.
Edelin for paving the gutter and curbing
on Orinoco street, between Alfred and
Columbus streets, was referred TO the
committee on streets.
The petition of W. Fl. Hammersley for per-
mission to remove a frame building, within
the fire limits was also referred TO the cOIi-
mittee on streets, objection having been
| made to the petition by John A. Marshall, a
property owner in the neighborhood Of the
proposed removal.
commission composed of Justices Whit
| tlesly, Sfpple, and Sinclair, with Drs.
. Brien and Miller, held an examination
| yesterday evening to determine as to the
sanity of Mr.. John d. Purcell. He was
adJudged insane. and will be sent to the
popular young man. and his misfortune is
regretted by host OF friends.
The condition OF viii Bright, who was
| Shot by Policeman Hail, was unchanged
last night. fhe attending physicians are
| surprised that the boy still lives. The
only hope that they have for his recovery
| lies IN the fact that he is still alive.
NJ TVvi q och irr r-tf Tr-ft ,.ra
sent ''OthcllO" al the Opera House next
Monday evening for the benefit -of the
| Alexandra Jnfirmary.
In the corporation court yesterday in the
| suit OF the Washington Steamboat Company
against William S. Towson, unla wful de-
| tainer, Judgment and writ of Possession
was rendered for the plaintiff. The object
of the suit by the ferry company was To
obtain possession Of the building occupied
by Mr.. Towson on the Strand.
william Arlington, who has been con-
| fined IN Jail for sonle months on the charge
| Of attempting TO break into the freight
house of the Washington Southern Rail-
| way, was taken before Judge Nortgp OF
! the corporation court yesterday on u writ
of habeas corpus and hailed in the sum Of
| $500 for his appearance before the next
| grand jury.
The county board Of supervisors met q
this city yesterday and among other things
named the three places to be voted for in
| sele citing a site for the proposed new
| courthouse as follows: Within a radius
or half a mile OF Hunters Chapel, within
a radius Of half mile OF Fort Myer Heights,
| and Addison Heights The bin passed by
| the le gislature provides that Alexandria
| shall be one of the places TO be voted for
in addition 10 the three named by the SUI
pervisors. Though the governments Of the
city and county are entirely separate and
distinct, an effort Will be made to continue
Alexandria as the county seat The fol-
lowing rates were established for road
work: For wagon or other implement,
driver and team, So for ten hours work
or at the rate of 80 cents per hour; for
horse. cart and driver, 81 75 per day; for
a man. 81 per day. a communication was
received and read from the Penns ylvania
Railroad Company stating that the rail-
road track laid on the public highway at
| RussIyn would be removed at once, hav-
ing beer laid there by mistake
| Messrs John Green and Edmund Burke
| viii leave here this morning for Manassas,
where they will today argue the motion
| before Judge Nicol for new trial for
| Poss and Henry, who were convicted of
highway robbery and sentenced to eight
years Imprisonment in the penitentiary
| by the Fairfax court.
But few names were added 10 the regis
| tration books, which were open in the
| different wards Of the city yesterday
A carrier pigeon, with three rings on its
| leg, flew into the planning mill of t V.
Risheiil yesterday. 1t is thought the
| bird came from Washington
| Tomorrow. a scension Da :. at Z 80 o clock,
| Old Dominion Commndery, Knights Tenn
plar, will. attend services at the NJ E.
| Church South. A sermon will be de-
| livered by Rev. j. w. Grubb, member
/ of the command.
| Mr.. 2. F. Downcy has completed the
| work OF engrossing the resolutions passed
| by the Young Mems Sodality Lyceum, on
| the death OF Father Kenefick. The work
| is handsomely executed and will adorn the
| walls Of the lyceum.
The Rev. Mr.. Marstella OF Armenia, " Y,