Evening star., 1914-10-10
ALEXANDRIA AFFA AIRS.
Annual Statement Made of the
City's Finances.
BALANCE IN THE TREASURY
Bids Opened for Construction of
High School Building-General
and Personal News.
Special Correspondence of The Sta,

special correspondence OF The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 1O.-The
1S4th annual statement OF the finances
or the city of Alexandria has just been
issued in book form by City Auditor E.
F. Price, and according to the report
the receipts during the year amounted
to $22S,616.40. while the expenditures
were s227,606.40, leaving a balance of
s6s5.SS in the. treasury May 81. 1914.
Fees for licenses collected from June
l, 1913, to June /, 1914, amounted to
$24. o.92. while the fines collected in
the police court for the same period
amounted to 1855. Taxes collected, to-
gether with rents and deposits for paw
ing. totaled s11S,347.S0.
Salaries Of members of the police force
for the year amounted to $14,106.S2.
Expenses incurred at the city Jail in
clude s34o.O5 for minor articles and
$1.O55.55 for chain gang expenses.
Expenses of fire engine companies
were as follows: Reliance, s3,770.26: Co
!umbia' sS.3966:; Relief Hook and Lad
Poor and workhouse of the city cost
s2.66S.5O. while the outdoor poor cost
$6322S. and total sum of s1,5O0 was
given the Associated Charities. Street
lights for the city cost s7,O3S.62.
To keep it's streets clean entailed an
expense of s12.199.2S, while the repair
bill amounted to only s1.103.72
the public debt Of the city is shown
Coupon bonds, issue of 1902, $4,000;
coupon bonds. issue of 1908, s711,0O0,
and temporary loans. $4,000.
Bids for School Building.
Bids for the erection of a new high
school building were opened last night
at the office of City Engineer E. c. Dunn
by the joint committee on public property
and schools, but the contract was not
awarded. The committee has not yet
definitely determined what will be done
in the matter. The lowest bid received
for the erection Of the building was
that of the Melton Construction Com
pany, s42.s0o. while the highest bid
was $4S,S40.
Twelve bids were received, only two
being from the city. Bidders and
amounts follow: Richardson & Bur-
CESS. $4,000; Joseph Rodgers. $43, ,467;
J. D. Knight. $43.68s.97; Page Construc-
si9n dompaay ;4sseo s:'n coz
Hanback,, $43,s4s; Arthur L. Smith,
s43,1O0: Michael A. Weller, $43,317;
Wise Granite and Construction Com
pany, $4S,640; George E. Wyne, $44.900;
S45,944.
There were two bids for the plumbing
work, r. P. Whitty, $1,000, and Joseph
C. Gates, 1880.
For heating and ventilating three
s4,940; American Heating and ventilat-
ing Company, 1926. and S. A. Gregory,
50 ono.
Sunday School Program.
All is in readiness for the big Sunday
school parade which will be held at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, and which
will be participated in by the children
of the various Protestant Sunday
schools Of the city Following the parade.
exercises will be held at a stand at
Washington and Cameron streets.
Order of exercises at the stand, as an
nounced this morning, will be as fol-
lows: Apostles Greed, led by Rev. c. R.
Strausburg; hymn. Onward. Christian
Soldiers; Scripture lesson. read by Rev.
Edgar Carpenter: hymns. The Son of
God Goes Forth to War" and when the
Roll Is Called; prayers for the Sun
day schools and the Lords prayer, led
Il Love Him. and Stand Up. Stand Up
for Jesus; address. Rev E. K. Hardin,
pastor of Mount Vernon Place NJ. E.
Church, Washington: hymns. % Come
All Ye faltnIul anu MY Country, is
of Thee; doxology, benediction. Rev.
DR.. w. F. Watson.
Should the weather be unpropitious
the exercises will be postponed until
Sunday next at the same hour and
same place.
Upon arriving at the stand at Wash
ington and Cameron streets after go
ing over the route mapped out, the pa
raiders will assemble in mass around
the speakers stand. Automobiles and
vehicles carrying the smaller children
will leave the line of march at Wash