Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-21
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Meeting of Board of Supervisors to Con-
slider Proposed Legislation.
of Bond Issue for Road
lmprovement-SaIe of Property
for Taxes Briefs,
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King ST
w. ming 81,
Bell Telephone No. I06

Bell Telephone No. 100.
ALEXANDRIA, Va November II, 1890
Matters of more than ordinary interest to
the citizens Of Alexandria county will be
considered tomorrow afternoon at the meet
ing of the county board of Supervisors.
winch Will be held in the office of Acting
Commonwealth Attorney c. c. CarIin IN
tH,s city. The proposition to prepare bill
Tor presentation to the state legislature to
bond Alexandria county for $3.50 900 for the
purpose of building stone macadam roads
IN the county will be the principal matter
before the supervisors.
At a recent meeting of the board this
was subject of lengthy and heated discus
sion, which was finally disposed of by a
decision to meet tomorrow and hear the
views of the people, 1T icing understood
that each member could bring whoever he
pleased to the meeting
The proposition in the bill to be submitted
TO the legislature Is to give the people the
right to vote on issuing the bonds and to
authorize the board to issue the same. 1t
Is also proposed to prepare bill to give the
county the right to collect its delinquent
taxes by suits in equity. The board will
also probably pass resolutions instructing
the county representatives in the state
teslsiature regarding various matters of in
tereSt.
AS heretofore stated, Messrs S r. Dono-
noe, in the senate, and Frank Hume, in the
mouse of delegates, have been requested by
the supervisors to use their influence to
prevent the incorporation of any town
Wlthinsthe county which would deprive the
county of any revenue.
Sale of Delinquent Property.
public auction sale of property for nom
payment Of city taxes was commenced at
~ o clock this morning in front of the
market building on Royal street, under a
resolution passed by the city council DC
tober IL In the list advertised there are
more than a hundred pieces of property
tHdef the law governing the sale the pur-
chaser Is required to pay the taxes assess
fEtnts, charges and expenses of sale. The
proprietor of such property as is sold NAV
WITHIN two years from the day of sale pay
10 the purchaser thereof. or TO the city
treasurer, the sum represented In the taxes
charges and expenses of sale. with 6 per
cent interest thereon. whereupon the prom
erty VIII be restored. Otherwise the pur-
CHASER WIN be required to pay the remain
DER OF the purchase money into the CITY
treasury. where it will remain subject TO
the order of the original owner and the
erty P1'P
me city and 1t is thought that most Of the
original owners will redeem what was sold
Police Court Proceedings.
Mayor Simpson disposed of the following
cases IN the police court this morning: Ed
ward hloch, charged with tampering with
private property, was assessed s.. Kath-
arine Iimbers and James Johnson, both
colored, were arraigned on a charge of dis
orderly conduct and fined s. 80 each. Chas
fayne, colored. charged with stealing
goods from Florence Jenkins was dis
charged.
Complaint About Gas
Considerable complaint Is being made by
merchants and citizens generally Of the
gas furnished by the city. which, It is al
legal, is of inferior quality and insufficient
IN quantity particularly Saturday nights |
when lights are most needed in business
1t Is said that great Inconvenience is expe-
rienced and merchants frequently have to |
resort to the use of kerosene. 1t is sug- |
gested that council shall authorize the use |
Of electricity for Illuminating purposes.
General Notes of Interest.
IN the First Baptist Church tonight at |
40 O'Clock Rev. Dr. John H. Eager of |
Baltimore, Md. viii deliver lecture. his /
theme being The Sunny Side of Italy"
DR.. Eager recently returned from Italy,
where he spent sixteen years as a mis-
siOnary.
In the corporation court Yesterday K
kemper was appointed guardian adj item
Of the infant defendants in the suit of
Eliza r. Daingerneld against Euphemia
pdlnSeiISId ana others. Mr.. hemper was
also appointed guardian of the infant de
PENDANTS in the case of Celia n Hufty
against Geo. L. Simpson ct al. Annie Belle
Dewey was appointed guardian of Mary E,
James d. and George Conner.
The Alexandria foot ball team will play
a game with an eleven from FUrC Hunt
on COlross grounds tomorrow afternoon at |
4 o'clock The Fort Hunt team is com
posed of members of Battery X. 4th United
States Artillery.
Mr. NJ. T. Dwyer. who recently passed |
he civil service examination held In this |
city at the post Office. for the position Of |
letter carrier, has been offered that posi-
ton, there being need ii the post office for
another sub-carrier.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Methodist Protestant Church elected the |
officers last night to serve for |
the ensuing SIX months: President, \. $.
lireenaway; vice president. Mrs. May Jew
ell: secretary, Edward 5. HantzmOn: cor
responding secretary, ]. II. Bartlett; treas
lrer, Clarence Jewell.