Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-27
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Public Meeting to Discuss
Lowering of Tax Rate.
Committee HAS FIGURES
Case to Be Argued Before Finance
Committee of the City
Council.
Committee HAS FIGURES

Special Correspondence ~ The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. February &c, 1871.
\ delegation of members of the cham
Der of commerce armed with figures Oh
what Alexandria, tax rate should be.
will appear at o'clock this afternoon be-
fore the finance committee of the city
council to argue the question. The meet
ing will he public, and doubtless many
people will attend.
After hearing the arguments the COM
mittce will go into executive session and
may formulate its report which will he
evening and acted on
The majority of property owners. 1t is
said. want a fiat rate of Sis, on the
prevails. Owing TO the heavy increase
il. taxes it is proposed by the finance
committee to lower the rate.
AT a meeting of the city council. held
recently, it was openly declared by one
member that a member Of the chamber
of commerce wanted the old rate of 81 .!W
on the Sl0 to prevail since the new as
SesSment. 1t was also declared by an
other member that a strong business or
ganiza ton in the city wanted the old
rate to prevail, and for this reason they
wanted action postponed SO they would
have an opportunity Of trying to convince
the members of the finance committee
Police Court Cases.
The circumstances causing the alarm
of fire late Saturday night were told in
the police court this morning. when
Robert Cooley. William Scott and Rose
Scott. all colored. who live on Pitt street
between Franklin and Gibbon streets,
were arraigned to answer charge of
disorderly conduct 1t was testified
Cooley turned over big lamp. There
was a general howl and the blazing lamp
was thrown into the street. while some
one gave an alarm and in a few min
utes the fire engines We're on the scene.
Both Cooley and William Scott were fined
3 each, while Rose Scott was acquitted.
Other cases disposed of follow: Chris
tine Moore. Estella Snead and Edna
Arold. fighting. forfeited s. each; James
Supple and Edward Littlejohn. colored.
disorderly and fighting. the former fined
$40 and the latter acquitted; Henry Wash
ington and Basil Thompson. colored, dis
orderly conduct, fined s. each.
A successor to the late City Councilman
Louis w. Brill will be elected at a meet
ing of the council tomorrow evening and
second ward. The names OF Robert NJ.
Graham and Robert S. Jones are the only
ones that have been mentioned in connec-
ton with the vacancy.
competitive Individual drill will be
held at Armory Hall tonight at o'clock
for the company medal. There will also
be an exhibition drill.
A meeting of the banquet committee
Of the Retail Merchants Association will
be held at o'clock this evening to dis
cuss plans for banquet which will be
given about March y next
Funeral of Louis w. Brill.
Followed to its last resting place by
hundreds Of friends and relatives, the
body Of City Councilman Louis w Brill
was laid away yesterday afternoon In
Bethel cemetery. The Elks' services were
conducted at the grave.
The funeral services were held at ST.
Mary's Catholic Church with Rev Fl. J.
Cutler. pastor, officiating The church
was filled to it's capacity. and those in
attendance included members Of Elks,
Moose, Odd Fellows and members Of the
city council The floral offerings were
handsome and numerous. Those serving
as palbearers were F. NJ. Hill and ]. w,
Bales. Elks; Fred Klaus and George II.
and George Finch.
Funeral services for Lewis +. Reiche
who died Saturday night last at the resi-
dence of DIR. George T. Kipstein, 6O7
Prince street. were held this afternoon
at Wheatleys undertaking chapel. Rev
Mr.. TeWton, pastor of the Imman-
uel Lutheran Church. conducted services
and burial was in st. Paul's cemetery
The deceased was seventysiX years old
and a native of Germany. He had up to
his death made his home at Manassas,
Va.