Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Property Owners Aroused by
Increased Assessment.
ADVANCES ON ALL REALTY
City Council Promises to Help.
Ministers to Object to
Fight Pictures.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va. July s. 1910
Alexandria property owners woke up
this morning to find they were worth
hundreds and in some instances thou
sands OF dollars more than they
sidered themselves. This getting rich
quick is to be accredited to the new state
assessment. just completed by Assessor
James b. Fitzgerald. now in the hands
of the corporation court.
| The new assessment is an increase of
| 81, O64. 400 over the assessment taken five
years ago. The total assessment is given
at s.. 1O3, $50. The assessment of 1905 was
siGS9,O75.
| The assessment of nearly every house
| in the city, even small houses on the out
skirts of the city, was increased
Many property owners today visited the
| Office of the clerk of the corporation
court and looked over the books The
majority of those whose assessment has
been raised were astonished to find their
property suddenly so valuable.
Doubtless there will be many kicks
At the present time. 1t is pointed out
by real estate people. the demand for
houses is not up to the average. There
are many idle houses.
The present rate of taxes in the city
is $40 on the 500. In addition to this
the state tax is 35 cents on the 500,
bringing the total up to $2.25, regarded
as a stif tax rate.
City Tax Rate May Be Reduced.
Property owners, inclined to protest
against the increased assessment, are
being appeased by assurances that
council will soon reduce the taxes to
even up matters. 1t is predicted that
unless this is done many who have
heretofore looked upon Alexandria
property as presenting fair investments
will seek other fields.
The action Of the city council on this
proposition is now awaited with in
terest Whether or not they make much
Of a change is problematical.
At any rate realty owners are to pay
than ever before within the history of
the old town. 1t is regarded as GER
tain that the tax will, on the whole, |
increase much more than ever before,
even with the possible reduction of the
rate on city taxes.
Installation of Officers.
The following recently elected officers
of James w. jackson Council, No. ID,
Junior Order of United American Mechan-
les, were installed last evening by Deputy
State Councillor j. F.. Pettey: T. f.
Dawson, councillor; Earl Wells. vice coun-
cilor; S. A. Forrest, recording secretary;
w. X. Griffith, assistant recording secre-
tary; c. r. Herbert, financial secretary;
r. L. Merchant, treasurer; o. j. May,
conductor: H. King, warden: William
Dawson, inside sentinel; Edward Kidd,
outside sentinel; T. F. Dawson trustee;
F. 8. TraverS, representative to state
council. and j. F. Pettey. alternate. De-
grees of the order were conferred upon a
class of candidates.
District Deputy Grand Master, c. N.
Rauch of district No. ~ last evening
visited Falls Church Lodge, No. II, and
installed the following officers: s. F.
Rinker, past grand: r. N. Murray, noble
grand; ]. H. Mari, vice grand; c. Ever,
| recording secretary; George w. Hawx-
| hurst, financial secretary; E. o. Crump,
treasurer; ]. r. Royston, chaplain; Lewis
| Atwell. inside guard; c. F. Newman.
| right supporter to noble grand: Mr..
Rauch was accompanied by the following
grand officers: w. r. Studs, F. Rudy
and w. H. Ward.
School Board Meeting.
At the city school board meeting last
evening the annual reports of the SUI
perintendent and clerk of the board were
read and accepted.
The board accepted the resignation OF
Mrs. Sophie Bowie Wolf as teacher in
Lee School. for girls. The annual cleo
ton of teachers was deferred until the
next regular meeting.
The marriage of Miss Mabel Isabelle
Hunter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Hunter of Fairfax county. Va, and
last evening at the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. II. M. Canter, pastor. The |
bride was attended by her sister, Miss
Bertha Hunter. The best man was Elmer |
Mudd. The following were ushers: Alvin
Powell, Alexandria; Howard Truax, Fair |
fax county; William +. Huntington and |
W. O.. Murray, Washington.
y MT 0f a. a
penitentiary, has written a letter to the |
court officials here, in which he states |
that the reason three prisoners confined |
in Jail and sentenced to serve peni- |
tenitary term have not been sent tor is |
owing to smallpox. He expresses hope |
that the board of health will permit him |
to send for them at an early date.
Sergt. Cox stated this morning that |
there has been no smallpox in the city |
Jail for many months.
Miss Annie McCauleY Dead.
Miss Annie McCauley died this morn
ing at her home, 500 North Washington |
street She was daughter of the late |
Daniel McCauley, and is survived by sew |
eral sisters and brothers. The funeral ar |
rangements have not yet been completed. |
Funeral services over the remains of |
Miss Nuriai Weston, who died Wednes- |
day, took place at 3 o'clock this after |
noon at st. Paul's p. E. Church. Rev. |
+. Z. Phillips, rector, conducted the serv- |
ices. The body was afterWard sent to |
Congaree. S. c., where interment will be
made.
The remains of Mrs. Mary L. Sipple. |
wife of Charles o. Sipple, who died in |
Washington Tuesday last were brought |
here this morning. The funeral took place |
from the union railway station. Rev. W. |
NJ. POisal. pastor Of Bethany Independ- |
ent Methodist Protestant Church, con- |
Quoted the services
Samuel Posey, five months DID, son of |
Samuel and Agnes Posey, died this MORN |
ing at the home of his parents HOO |
Wilkes street.