The Washington times., 1914-10-10
ALEXANDRIA EXPENSE
ACCOUNT S227,6164O
Receipts of City Government in
Last Year Slightly Less
Than the Disbursements.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Oct. 10-1t cess
27.6l640 to run the city of Alexandra
st year according to the report of =
Price. city auditor. which has just
cen published. The receipts Tct"
lshtlv less than this amount. $500
wing been borrowed during the car
I'd s4.714s9 having been repaid in tent
! 0rary loans.
The salaries of city officials amounted
$3.50 but this does not represent one
'uird of the amount received by the
} eads of the government, many of the
ficials receiving the greater part of
4eir compensation in fees. The police
force cost the city s14.l06.S2, this sum
heing paid to the chief, three sar-
,eants and Is privates.
Interest on coupon bonds was S29,6l2
nd 5000 went into the sinking fun1 to
etire bonds The expenses of the cor
oration court during the year was 50
sll.e6 but this does not cover all of he
Vpense of this department, one-haf az
ne salary of Judge Barley being paid
l,y the State and additional compepsa-
lion TO the court attendants coming
rom fess-
The expenses of the circuit court we're
:i32 60, representing about one-third of
the expenses of the court. the balance
icing paid by the State and other
'1unties in the circuit. The city jail
cost the city s34005. the chain gang 81
o55.55 and legal expenses s42l .; G%-
penses of the city council were 81 S,"j1.?
and of the station house s562. a.
The expenses of the city offices were
snail The auditor spent S63.25 for mis-
,alIaneous supplies, the treasurer,
55. the tax collector IS. the city en-
8 neer sl44s2 the commissioner OF
.tna z q n
hnalth office s129.60.
The FIRE department cost the city
:, +S1.59, the expense being divided
: nong the three companies as follows:
Glance Engine Company, s.. %; Co
! mbia Engine Company. $685. .: Relief
ook and Ladder Company. s1,3lS: Il.
{ ring Tor the poor of the city entailed
an expense of nearly sS,00.
The bill of the Alexandria Lighting
Company was S7,oSS.6e, and the Alex
i-g and advertising. One of the largest
e the expense accounts was for clean
il 2 the streets. 81, % having been
= ent for this work.
pther items of the city's expenses
y are as follows: Repairs to public
~ 1perty, sS5S. a: coroner's inquests. Al
Cog licenses, $3.50; election expenses.
SO, 90; ground rent, 500; mayors COM
ssions. s615. SO: public schools, sl9, 500;
pumps and repairing, slO6.9S: city Ii
'vnsSS, SbJl. "a.
s n: annexation expenses, H,2O: WASH
..gton Birthday Association, $50
1ne-fourth of the total expenditures
Of the city were for streets, nearly
5 - 90 having been spent during the
last year for this item
RtGs for the new high school to be
e. cted at West and Cameron streets,
were opened last night by thu commit.
tee on schools and public property OF
the city council No bids were award
ed as the estimates were far in excess
of the amount nxed for the new struc-
ture The bids were as follows: Rich
Trdson- Burgess Company, s43, go: Joseph
) lEers- SIC. IA: ]. D. Knight. 81. 3.6e9.97 !;
age Construction Company, Sl,f0O:
> ton Construction Company: Sc,>gj,
= +. Hanback,, s43. .s4S: Arthur L. S":ith.
C. ~anitc i,nd Construction Company. SlT-
|G.n George f. Wyne. 5000: X. T.
Y hiSy. siS $40: Arthur Murray. s45,"il.
ne following were the bids for the
7 mixing: r. P. Whitley. s2.o0i, J. c.
E1tes. 81 .366 Bids for heating and ven
t.,ation were: r. T. Whitley. $3.50;
-nerican VenIilating ami Heating Com
rsny, Sc.256: S. G. Gregory, $500.
CHRISTOPHER Dodson. fftv years old.
id this mrninE at his nme IN Fran
c MA. Fairfax county. His funeral will
I te place from his hone tomorrow af-
|t"-noon AT o'clock.
-uneraI services for TIL pmas H. Nor
Z r-. Who was killed at the Potomac
Is ~ds Thursday mcrain= We're held this
~ ern"on at Wheatley's undertaking
so'ishr1cnt.
rrarrEqnents have been completed for
| & n Sunday school parade and SOM fcs-
al which will TAX. place tomorrow
a errOo in which 1850 Sunday school
y Ills will participate.
ANACOSTTA.
ne council OF the Junior Daughters