Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-05
ALEXANDRIA, AFFAIRS.
Early Showers Upset Plans for
Celebrating independence Day
LICENSE BILLS NOW READY
Tax Statements for Delivery Be-
tween July Is and August l.
Circuit Court to Convene.
:pecial Correspondence Of The Sta..

Special Correspondence Of The star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, July Showers
dampened considerably the ardor of
citizens who planned the celebration
of independence day. and especially
the younger generation. AS result of
weather conditions Alexandria spent a
safe and sane" day throughout. Hun
dreds who had planned to spend the
day out of the city were compelled to
remain at home on account of weather
conditions,
The picnics at nearby resorts were
abandoned and the tay-at-homes made
the best of it, while the children en-
joyed themselves as best they could
with small exlosives.
Should weather conditions improve it
is expected that many from this city
will visit Washington tonight to wit
ness the pyrotechnic display. Stores.
banks, city and government offices
were closed all day, and at the city
post office there was but one delivery
of mail in the city. that being made at
s o'clock this morning.
County Tax Rate Fixed.
The board of supervisors of Alex
andria county has fixed the tax rate at
1t
rate that prevailed last year. The
amount is divided as follows: Fifty
cents for schools; so cents for roads;
IS cents for county purposes and 10
cents for state taxes. This will yield
the county about $4,000 this year.
D. R. Stansbury, clerk of the COM
| mon council. is now engaged in the
| work of making out the city tax bills.
Mr.. Stansbury expects to have the bills
ready between July IS and August J..
| The bills ordinarily are payable July i.
but. owing to change of the system
| of state taxation, they were delayed.
| the city assessment following the state
assessment.
| City merchants are now being called
upon to pay their annual licenses for
doing business. The license bills have
| Just been turned over by Mayor Fisher
to Chief of Police c. T. Goods for col
| lection.
| Trades Council Leases Quarters.
The Alexandria Trades Council has
leased the second floor of the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company's house or
Royal and Fairfax streets, and will
make 1t it's future headquarters.
| The circuit court for this city, Judge
| thornton presiding, Will CoHScHe "eu-
nesday morning.
Abram L. Studs and others have sold
to George c. Studs house and LOT
on the north side of Gibbon street be-
| tween Columbus and Washington
| streets. A deed of transfer has beer
recorded in the corporation court.
| The colt born Saturday at the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company's house
which had been named Old Glory by the
| fremen, died yesterday morning.
Fined for Taking a Boat.
In the police court today Frank VIII.
liams, a colored boy. charged with TAX
ing boat belonging to John Finnell
was fined IS.
Douglas Mclean. an attache of the
du Pont Company, Hopewell. Va, is
visiting here.
BY score Of to 2. the Cardinal
Athletic Club yesterday afternoon de-
Heated the Braddocks of Washington.
Joseph Henry. aged seven months, sor
| of S. Stanley and Beulah M. Simmons,
died last night, and the funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon from his
| erandfather's home. ]. T. Padgett, Brad
| dock, Alexandria county.