Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
City Assessed by State on
Gas Plant and City Hall.
NOTICE GIVEN OF APPEAL
Locomotive 0verturns, Fireman
Badly 1njured-Marriage
Licenses Issued.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

| special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, November /. 1912.
This city must hereafter pay taxes t,
! 'ne state OF Virginia on its gas plant ane
also on its city hall building. unless tn,
courts rule to the contrary. Following
directions from State Auditor r. Lee
Moore. the city gas plant and city hal
building were today assessed by Charles
II. Callahan. commissioner of the rev.
ehue. He placed valuation of $780, OO(
on the city gas plant and sec, 900 on thu
city nall building. This. therefore, means
that the city Of Alexandria will in the
future pay the state a total tax on these
| Two places of 1910 q year. The state tax
Is 80 cents on each 500.
me payment OF the tax will be resisted
oE the city Of Alexandria, as well as by
the various other cities in the state Cor.
pOratfon Attorney Samuel p F1she, to-
| DAY filed notice with the common wrea lta s
attorney and with the commissioner OF
the revenue that he will bring the matter
| into the corporation court on a date Vet
| to be determined on to correct the err
| roneouS assessment on the propertv
owned by the city. He has from now un.
III February l next in which to file his;
petition in this matter. but the issue will
be brought before the court in very
| short time, 1t Is announced.
AS~AA oy xxcudu oaQlV HUFF.
AS the result Of the overturning of pas
senser engine No. 1915 on the Southern
railway at Edsal1s station, seven miles
southwest of this city. yesterday after
noon, Fireman Frank Sanford had his
ie1t leg mashed. The leg was also frac-
tureo IN Two places. Sanford was brought
10 TINS city and taken to the hospital
HIS condition is very favorable
Record of Marriages.
In the month of October the record
was broken in the marriage line. The
number of licenses issued was fifty-eight.
The clerk also recorded fifty-two deeds.
Costly Halloween Celebrations.
Leonard Walker, colored, last night
celebrated Halloween by stoning a car
rlage belonging to James Duncan, livery
man. The vehicle was considerably dam
aged and it cost Walker $40 in the police
court.
Mamie Simms colored. an inmate Of the
leased for few hours yesterday. and
she celebrated the occasion by getting
drunk: and. returning to the Jail. became
very disorderly Her arrest followed. and
a hne of $40 was imposed in her case to-
day.
Accidental Injuries.
Miss Fannie B. Hunter fell last night
While on Prince street, and was badly in
jured on the head and face She also suf-
fered a fracture of the arm She was
conveyed to her home, where she is being
treated
A little girl named Crockett, living on
upper King street, was run down last
night by an automobile, but escaped any
serious injury.
General Mention.
The concert given last night at the !
auditorium of the Elks Home was large |
ly attended. 1t was given under the di- |
rection of Prof. William H. Starnell by |
talent from Washington Proceeds will |
be for the benefit of the furnace fund OF |
the Children's Home. Mrs Louis N. |
Duffey had charge Of arranging for the
affair.
Mrs. Jane E. Fairfax died last night at
her home, at AccOtink, Fairfax county
she was Seventy-Six years old Heart
trouble was the cause of her death She
caves a husband and several children.
Arrangements have been completed
for the democratic rally at the opera
house tomorrow night. A list of those
who will make speeches as announced
follows: Senator Thomas S. Martin,
Virginia; Representative c. C. Carlin
John NJ Garner, Texas
and Robert Hutchinson, democratic
elector, Manassas.
Patron day was observed today at
the public schools.
A bazaar was opened last night at
the 18th Virginia Regiment Chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
1t will be repeated tonight and tomor-
row night.