Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-31
NOTES OF INTEREST.

The following will be read by al!
Alexandrians and those interested in
the city:
The school permits issued this year
numbered ,Si4, last year l ,i33.
During the year56 liquor licenses were
issued, including > wholesale and retail
and shippers and one brewery license
Last year 81 licenses were issued.
The present assessed valuation of prop
erty in this city, real and personal, is
81 40 392-Si, l96, 40 real and 81 233 ,642 per-
sonal. The last assessment was $780, S'.
This is not the new assessment made
last spring.
During the year City Engineer Dunn
issued 81 building permits-i5 permits
for new buildings to cost S69,3Ie and SO
permits for repairs J" = lterations to
cost SlI,2220, making >of $3.50 rs
against Sl40,I3 last ~
The alarms of fire during the year
numbered 81 and the fire department
was in service IS hours and forty-five
minutes Number of feet Of hose used
1,450. Last year there were IS alarms
and 81 - hours of service.
There are l,625 gas consumers in the
city, while last year there were l,529.
Number Of new services put in 81, num-
Der Of services renewed II. Total feet OF
mains laid 1881 Of which SIG feet were
renewed. Last year 5,4GS feet OF mains
were laid including 1862 in Rosemont.
The works are now in excellent coudi-
ton.
1nerc arc now 3,5TS water takers, rs
against 3,416 last year. During the year
there were laid by the Alexandria Water
Company ,72l feet of6 inch main OH the
Diagonal Road in Fairfax county, east
end to King street extended; 2,S.0 feet
inches main 'Cottage Park; l72 feet +
inches main in Cottage Park aud
| sol feet inches main in st. Elmo The
number of services renewed in 1909 was
| 5; this year II have been renewed; last
year 80 new services were put in; this
year 81 have been put in.
In, the Corporation Court this year
453 deeds were recorded. Il suits were
entered, 10 wills recorded, 6 administrl,
tors appointed, 10 charters granted. and
| :I04 marriage licenses issued
In the Circuit Court - suits were
entered and % wills recorded and 10 adj
! ministrators appointed. Last year 43l
| marriage licenses were issued and 1879
deeds recorded.
There were 337 prisoners confined in
the city Jail during the year, l2G whites,
2Gi coored. Of these Is were women e.
! :rhit"l. Last year 459 prisoners were con-
Gnedin Jail.
lne c...,lu gang expenses this year
amounted to S2.lj0.i0. Last year it was
81. I1Sand in 1905 lbs This is for board
of prisoners, shoes and clothing. The
pay of the captain Of the chain gang is
charged To the work upon which the
members of the gang are engaged, and
no doubt the labor performed by it IS
more than mi offset to the daily pay OF
the captain who directs the work.
In the past year only 60 dog licenses
were issued. In 1909, Il5 were issued.
Some years ago rs many rs 800 licenses
were issued. This was when there was
lu effort to enforce the law. Quite 4 num-
Der OF dogs were captured and destroyed
in 1909, but it is none the less true that
numbers arc today unlicensed, asany one
knows that 60 is by no means AieNan-
dria $ dog population.
The total amount of insurance paid by
agents Of this city for losses within the
city limits during the year was SOTO
against SS5, I'D last year. There was really
no fire which caused severe loss during
the year The fire losses in the immcd-
late vicinity of Alexandria during the
year, however. were quite heavy.
The reports Of our banks show 4 most
Gattering condition. Tho combined rs
sets of the .our institutions are about
81. 80, 900, an increase of nearly half p
million dollars during the year All
have declared good dividends, and added
substantially TO their undivided profits.
The failure Of the trust and bonding cor
poration ut the close of the year was
unfortunate but this in no wise affected
the other banks.
The business OF the Customs House
of this port ut the close OF this calendar
year is about rs last year, and is rs fol-
lows: There are on the register, ut this
time 100 vessels with gross tonnage as-
gregating ,, 10 tons. The principal i'm
ports are plaster, bone and salt, all Of
which are consigned to Alexandria enter
prises. 4 most important change has
been made i'll the navigation laws, which
requires all marine papers to- be sur
rendered to the Customs House, within
three days after expiration Of same,
under penalty Of fine which cannot be
mitigated.
RELIANCE COMPANY.
The following is the report of the Re-
lance Fire Company, the number Of
alarms per month, time of service and
number Of feet of hose used:
Alarms Hours of Feet Of