Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-31

was Io1, IN 1887 0Sz. TINS year 900. no
number of unlicensed dogs increases each
year as the number of licensed decreases
There are AZ insurance companies licensed
to do business in the city. two of the number
being.local The Alexandria and The Mount
Vernon
Alexandria has eighteen licensed physicians,
four dentists and twerty.one lawyers.
The licenses collected by the Mayor since
the beginning OF the fiscal year, June /, 1898,
amount TO $S,T0G. During the same Pc
Rod in S97 the amount Was So 772. Tho
receipts from fines during the calendar year
1916 amounted to $2,46S Sc; year 1897
$1,734; this year $2,60245. This last
named amount has only been greater i'll any
one calendar year-1994-during ex-Mayor
Strauss term when it was 81, SOS ~. The
largest sum received from fines during any
fiscal year was in that ending May 81. 1893,
which was also in Mr. Strauss's term, ana
amounted to SO 66O25
The desths occurring in this city during
the year 1898 number 352, or s less than in
1897, indicating that even in health Alexan.
dria is conservative However, there was q
| decrease in whites of IL and al increase in
colored of g. The color and sexes are as fol
| lows: Whites-maes 81, females 80; colorcd
males II, females SIS. Upon making q
comparison of last years (1997l death record
with tho four years prior 1t is found that there
was Slight decrease in that year. The
deaths last year 1S97) were 800 or 81 out
of each loo of whites and 2S4 out OF each
| 1000 of colored. The deaths during the past
five years were: In 1893 white 1876, coloreG
1876; IN 1894 white 220, colo1ed 1914; il
1895, white $50. colored 159; in 1886
white POT. coored 172; in 1897, white 2O7
colored i53; total daring these five yeas
white 1910, colored S73. This total OF 1883
making an average annual death rate OF
1868, or % out Of each 900. The white
annual d,aih rate being 1Sl out OF each
| / 900. i1st what it was for the years 1897
and 1898 The colored annual death rap
averages 80 out of each / 900. These fig
ures would indicate that out of each 1 GOO
inhabitants colored persons die to 2 white
persons 10 this city.
The Clerk of the Corporation Court during
the year issued 332 marriage licenses-27G
to white and SO to colored persons. Last
year he issued 213 to white and 130 to COL
ored persons.
The number of deeds recorded by the Clei
of the Corporation Court during theyca Wa
sos. as against $50 last year.
In tho Corporation Court there were q
chancery suits instituted, 81 common law
suits, % wills admitted to probate, 4 power
of attorney recorded aud 80 charters an
amended charters granted. Last year al
| charters were granted.
Ia the Circuit Court for the City 3 common
law and 13 chancery suits were entered, &
charters granted and willie probated.
The Clerk of the Gas Works reports that
| there are now 98o gas consumers-an in
crease of At over last year. During the yeal
| 10 new services were put in buildings and %
old ones renewed. There are % church aud
hall lamps in use and 20 street gas lamps arr
ligatci every evening in addition to the 81
| electric lamps During the year 2SS feet OF
| 6.inch pipe was laid on north ST. Asaph
street, and 1860 feet of and 6-inch pipf
purchased and now on hand to be laid on
King Royal and Cameron streets early in tho
spring
| Tno Gas Works have been considerably i'm.
| proved during the year, 4 Few benches and .
| retorts each having been built at the work
under contract by the Baltimore Retort AZ
| Fire Brick Company and other improvements
| made. The works are now considered III e1-
celent condition.
During the year the lumber Of persons sen,
| to j4il was 342, of whom SO were whit
males and 235 colored males. Of these 227
were sent to the chain gang. Twenty-s Y
were State, 81 county and 3 United states
prisoners The number of females was >, OF
whom three were coloro1 and 2 WI tie. The
number OF prisoners last year was SCI.
| During the year the police made 1.412 ar.
rests as against 179i last year. The mum
Der of dodgers accommodated at the station
house was 3,067. There were 1901 last
I year.
The total amount of flour Inspected durir 9
the year was 24,360 barrels, as against
% 1888 les. year. This includes ITO bar-
rols which came in bags Of various sizes.
| Much of the -four received now is sold with.
out inspection.
The buildings erected during the year were
| fewer and tho amount expended in building
was less this year than last The building
erected this year wero as follows lat ward
New buildings, 4 brick, $4,7O0; 2 frame.
$500; repairs and alterations, $2,050. 2nd
ward New buildings, 3 brick, $4,000; 3
frame, $3.50; repairs snd alterations, $3.50
Bird ward-New buildings, no brick; Ii frame,
$3,05O; repairs and alterations, So 800. 4th
| ward-New buildings, 2 brick, $3.50; 4
frame, $500; repairs and alterations, $3.50
Total brick 8 cost $780, total frame 20,
cost 50 $50. Total cost of new building
| SIT, 27O; total cost of repairs and altera-
tions, 5000. Total 1913, 800. Last year
90 brick and 80 frame buildings were erect.
ed, at cost of 500 1850.
The principal street work done during the
year was as follows; Giaveling seven squares
S2,050; sewer work, small extensions &c.
$500; street crossings, &c, $500; rep irs TO
cutters, &c, $500. Total, $3.50
The number of alarms Of fire snd the time
OF service during each month of the year, as
furnished by Engineer Bontz of the Hydrau-
lion Company, is as follows: January, 6
alarms, 2 hours SERVICE February, 6 alarms,
hours and Is minutes service; March, 2
alarm, no service; April, 6 alarms, Is min
utcs' service; May, 1 alalm no service; June
alarms, Is minutes service; July. 6 alarms,
! hour and 80 minutes service; August, 3
alarms, hours service; September, alarm
30 minutes service; October, 1 alarm, no ser.
vice. November. 3 alarms, 10 minutes SER
vice. December, 6 alarms, 45 minutes SER
vice. Total alarms d.. Total time of ser.
vice hours and 45 minutes.
The report of Engineer Wood, of the Co.
lumbia Company, is as follows January,
alarms, 3 hours and 10 minutes service; Feb
ruary, 6 alarms, hour and 10 minutes ser.
vice; March, 2 alarms, no service; April, 7
alarms, 20 minutes service; May, 1 alarm
80 minutes SERVICE June, alarms, 35 mill
utes' service; July, alarms, hours and As
minutes service; August, 3 alarms, 2 hours
service; September, 1 ALARM 80 minutes SCR
vice; October, 1 alarm, 81 minutes service;
November, 3 alarms 45 minutes service; De-
cember, 6 alarms, 1 hour and 30 minutes
service. There were Al alarms Of which -
called for service. There we're 7 ,450 feet
hose used.
Tho total amount OF insurance paid for Gre
losses within the city limits during the year
was $2,37S, as against $2S. 91S last year. 1t
is es:imsted that fully one million dollars
worth of property is insured hero. There
were 10 really serious fires during the year.
The Collector of Customs for the District Of
Alexandria reports the value of imports dur
ing the year at $11097 (as against 1918