Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-26

! f4voraby reported by tho Committee on
Streets. was laid on the table.
| The joint committees on finance and streets
reported in favor of the proposition of the
Potomac Electric Power Company of Wash.
! ington, D. e., to furnish lighting b I electri-
city for the city.
Upon motion further consideration of the
subject was postponed and The report laid on
the table.
An act determining and fixing the interest
Of the City Council of Alexandria and the
county of Alexandria respectively in the
property conve5c cd by the deed from Bar
ton solicitor. TO the Governor of Virginia on
HAY 31st, 1S4I, was on motion referred TO
the Corporation Attorney with instructions
and power TO forward the same TO the Vir-
ginia Legislature with certain amendments.
The following were received from tho Board
of Aldermen and their action concurred in
a resolution directing the Committee on Light
! 10 inquire into the ad visibility of purchasing
an incandescent electric light plant; also a
proposition from the Mary land Manufacture
ers' Construction Company also report from
Mr.. z. III. Latham, Superintendent of Gas :;
also report from Mr. L. T. Cook, Clerk of
Gas.
An act to ro-enact the thirty third section
of the city charter was received and referred
to the Corporation Attorney with the request
that he forward the matter to the represen-
tatives Of this city in the Legislature with
the request that they have tho necessary leg
islat:on enacted SO as to mike tho 33rd sec
tion conform to the General Laws
The following report f:om the Auditor was
received:
ALEXANDRIA, Vs., Jan. 25th, 1898.
To the Honorable City Council:
Gantlemen-As required by resolution of
the City Council passed December 1, 1897,
as follows:
Resolved, "That tho Auditor DO and is hereby
directed to prepare and submit to the City
Council at ths first regular meeting in JanuA
ry, 1S9S, statement giving the amount due
and unpaid on improved an1 unimprovcd
real estate cold for delinquent taxes in tho
year 1879. and which has not yet boen re.
deemed The amount due st tho time of said
tax sale upon the several pieces and parcels
of ground and recorded in such tax SALE and
the arroarages of taxes which have been
charged since upon sail roal estate, separating
each ward as shown by tho records in his
clice
have the honor to present the information
cal!ei for There is remaining unpaid IS
shown by the delinquent tax records in this
ciliie of real estate sold on June IS 10 and
20, 1879 the following: Vacant lots or un
improved property charged and returned in
tx salo. First ward, $40 90; Second wari,
S1OG GO; Third wa:d. $1S100 Fourth
ward, $3.50 90. Arrearages since aud charged
each year First ward, S1.G75.0O; Second
ward. 10000; Third ward, S496 90: Fourth
ward, $Gl2.OO. Total, 81 904.O0. Charged
and returned in tax sale upon improved prop.
city: First ward S422 90: Second ward.
$500; Third ward, $15S co. Fourth ward,
SG20.OO ArTearages since and charged each
So 90; Third wrd, 1924 90; Fourth ward.
81, 493 co. Total, S3,774 90. Costs and
cxpenses of sale: First ward, $161.O0: Sec
ond ward, $4,000; Third ward S71.00;
Fourth ward, S17300. Total, S535.00,
Recapi'u at ;on-taxes and ccs S: First wari,
$2,966 co; Second ward, 81, 763 90; Third
ward, 81 10000, Fourth wa,d S3,2S400.
Total S9.213 %. In tho Alexandria Ga.
2ette on June 18th, 1S19 there was adver
tised i'll the tax sale 440 separate pieces or
parcels of ground, in some instances whole
squares. There was returned in tho tax sale
356 certificates OF sale and the amounts EN-
braced in such sales wero rs follows First
ward, $40, 353.00: Second ward, 81 23S 90;
Third wayd SS,136 co. Fourth ward,
So, 10000. Total, S36O29 co, and of this
last named sum but s.. $500 is included in
the figures given in this report as called for
bJ the resolution. There are several cha -ges
on the delinquent tax ledger not made part of
this papar FOR the reason tha. very clrefol
examination extending over years prior to tie
lime the taxes were charged, and subsequent
TO the tax sale in 1879 some were not
charged, leaves no doubt tina. they were in
most instances small no ses on rented lots
1t has been stated that $50 cert fcates Of sale
were fled by the tax collectors This report
covers but IS respectfully,
E. f. PRICE, Auditor
The board then adjourned.
Te5te: HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
D. R STAESRTRY Clark