A brief history of Alexandria County, Virginia; . ct of Columbia thetax rate is low but the assessments very high, in many cases morethan the actual value of the property. ALEXANDRIA COUNTY 19 dreds of children attend the public free schools of the District of Co-lumbia including the high schools, the business high schools, thetechnical schools, and normal schools maintained by Congress. Aperson living in Alexandria County enjoys, free of cost, all theGovernment institutions of Washington City, its libraries, its col-leges, schools, museums, art galleries, and public buildings and atthe same t
A brief history of Alexandria County, Virginia; . ct of Columbia thetax rate is low but the assessments very high, in many cases morethan the actual value of the property. ALEXANDRIA COUNTY 19 dreds of children attend the public free schools of the District of Co-lumbia including the high schools, the business high schools, thetechnical schools, and normal schools maintained by Congress. Aperson living in Alexandria County enjoys, free of cost, all theGovernment institutions of Washington City, its libraries, its col-leges, schools, museums, art galleries, and public buildings and atthe same time enjoys the health of country life and escapes all thediscomforts of a crowded city. Schools are open in AlexandriaCounty nine months in every year, in striking contrast with someother counties in the State, and her school-houses are modern build-ings, many of them of brick and heated by hot water or steam. Good Roads The county has more than seventy miles of public roads and theroads are better kept than elsewhere, many of them being covered. Residence of Mr. George O. Wonder 20 ALEXANDRIA COUNTY with stone their entire length. The county owns road machineryof the most costly and modern type, including a portable stonecrusher and traction engine. The county also owns a valuablestone quarry where stone is broken for road purposes. The countyis free from debt, its modern court house and commodious up-to-datejail having been paid for and the bonds issued for their constructioncanceled. Pauperism is unknown here and the county poor househas not had an occupant for five years. There are no saloons in thecounty. The number of prisoners in jail averages about ten andthey are required to work on the county roads. The expense ofboarding prisoners is not paid by the county, but by the State, towhich all fines are paid. The scheme of county government origi-nated in Virginia and can scarcely be improved upon.
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