Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-31

Otbu Oulit III Ahtfts
Most OF the mechanics have had |
work during the greiter part OF tDe |
year, though, as a rule, wages nave not
been advanced.
The river trade shows fair increase,
as ascertainsd from statements OF Inc
agents OF the steamboat lines who re-
poit heavier frelghts both up and down
the river. The river country people
know that Alexandria is both good
buying and selling market and this
should increase as the river counties
develop.
A severe blow to Alexandria was the
shutting down of the Hill cracker
bakery, one of the oldest manufactures
in this city. This factory few years
ago was absorbed by the trust" which
to build up larger concern in north
ern city closed the AlexAndris bakery,
threw out of employment number OF
men and destroyed au industry that
had been in our midst for almost a GEN.
fury.
A number OF persons engaged in va
rious branches OF business seem to lack
enterprise and to make no special ef-
forts to increase their trade. being APP
parently content to stand in their
stores and wait for customers, They
never advertise their goods TO inform
either city or country people what they
have for sale and by not keeping their
names before the reading public nat.
urally fall to the rear in the mercantile
race with no one to blame but them
selves. as it is an incontrovertible fact
that advertises are now out in cards Of
thanks for their share OF patronage.
NOTES.
The number Of alarms OF Gre and tho time
of service during each month as furnished
By Engineer Bontz OF the Hydraulion ire
Company is as follows January, alarms,
hours and 10 minutes service; February,
| 3 alarms, 30 minutes service; March 2
| alarms, 80 minutes service; April 2 slaIm',
| 1 hour and 10 minutes service; May 2
alarms, no service; June, 4 alarms, 40 min
utes' service; July, i alarm, no service; Au.
gust, 6 alarms, hours and As minutes ser.
vice; September, 2 alarms, 80 minutes ser.
vice; October, 3 alarms no service; Novem.
| Der, 3 alarms, no service; December, 6 alarms,
| 2 bours and 45 minutes service. Total
alarms to date, Al. Total number of hours
i OF bcTVl(c, IL lOUT5 anu I'D minutes 1OIhl
| number OF feet OF hoso used 7 $50 feet.
The report Of Engineer Wood of the Co
| lumbia s. F. E. Co. is as follows: January, 8
alarms, 2 hours and 10 minutes service;
| February, 3 alarms, 2 hours and AS minutes
service; March 2 alarms, 2 hours and 90
minutes service; April, 3 alarms, 1 hour and
46 minutes service; May, 2 alarms, no SER
vice; June, 4 alarms, 1 hour and do minutes
| service; July, 1 alarm, no service; August, q
| alarms, hours aud 20 minutes service;
September, 2 alarms hours ard 40 min
utes service; October, 3 alarms 1 hours ser.
vice; November, 2 alarms, 1 hour aud 40
minutes sol vice; December 6 alarms, hours
aud 80 minutes service Eight thousand
six hundred feet Of hose we're used
| The deaths occurring in Alexandra On
which is inc u16d the persons who died at the
aims house, number 3 53 for the year 1900,
which is 13 less than in 1899 The mum
Der OF deaths, sex and color, was as follows.
White, males 1O4; females SO; colored, males
| II; females SO; total, white 1913 coloTed,
| 100 the youngest having lived hours,
and the Oldest within three years OF the CEN
tuiy mark. The average death rate in Alex
andris for years. S9i-96-wss 377; so
comparing the years 1899 and 1000 which
are less than the average. there has been good
| health for the past year. The death rate OF
| 1900 was about ! 8 out of each 1000 white
and 81 out Of each 1,CO0 colored Tho re-
mains Of 125 persons we're brought here for
! interment, of which 81 were from tie
District of Columbia
The amount Of ICES collected in the May
or's Court during the calendar year was
| So, 406, 1913 moIe than last yesr.
| During the year the police made 1 ,124
arrests, as against 957 last year. The num-
/ IL II
house was 2,12O. Thore were 2,59S last
| year.
The business OF the post-;flo 70 has made a
slight increase over that of the preceding
year in the postal department but large
increase in the money order Office.
| Taking tn as an iLdex, shows that
| the business ofthe oity continues TO improve.
| 1t also shows that, cur young and jealous
| postmaster, Mr.. Joseph l.. Crupper, is keeping
pace with the times. He has obtained seve-
| raj improvements and cOnveniences, during
| his incambrncy OF the ofiice, such as, the
| extension Of the carrier service, 10 West End;
the collection by carriers of letters, for regis
| tIation, which saves the sender from having
to take them to the office, themselves; the
securing of an additional daily registered
mail, to and from the city, and an extra dis. |
patch of northern mall at noon which is |
which, shows that he is alive to the interests |
OF the community.
During the year the number Of persons |
sent to all was 1874 of whom "a were white |
m ales and $50 coloted msles. OF these 119 |
were sent t. the chain gang, were United |
States prisoners, and - were insane. The |
numbsr Of femsles was 6
The Clerk Of the Cooperation Court during /
the year issued 323 marriage licenses as |
against 316 last year.
The number OF deeds recorded by the Clerk |
OF the Corporation Court during the year WAS /
sol as against SAG last year.
In the Corporation Court there were 10 |
chancery suits instituted. "a common law |
suits. % wills admitted to probate, 10 ad
ninistrators were appointed, and 46 charters
and amended charters granted. Last year Al /
charters were granted.
In the Circuit Court for the City com
mon law and 3 chancery suits were entered
and 4 charters granted.
The business of the customs house shows
falling of. The duty and tonnage tax col.
lscted was SS7S.5O as against So 522 last
year. The number OF coastwise entries at
this port was 465 as sgsinst 504 last year.
The number OF marine papers issued was 80
% more than last year. The principal i'm
port brought to this district was plaster rock.
The custom house bnilding and grounds are
in good condition, and a movement is on foot
TO enlarge the building to accommodate the
numerous offices now located In that building
Alexandris's military company, the Alex
sndris Light Infantry, hs, increased 10 mem
bership during the year, aud is now one OF
the crack companies in the Seventeen regi.
mont. The company has a large and attract
i've armory and q number of social fe.tures
have been Introduced during the year..
The fire department CONT ues in aour-
ishing condition, sll the companies being
well equipped. The engines and truck are
in good condition and are kept so and the
men are always on the alert.
There are now 2.778 takers of water, an