Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-08
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TIE STAR, which, from its start, has been the "a
Per Of the people, has By the pains taken to MAKE
itsssfe reliable, ne-sy and acceptable visitor to
every family, gained popularity amongst ali classes
Of the community second to that of no Newspaper In
the eountry with the same Of population Keep
ing full with the extraordinary growth Of the
city, and reaching every household in the District
and . wide range outside, TIE STAR has now at
tanned circulation very mach larger than that of
all the other city dsilies combined. This is idle
claim, but one are prepared to establish ct any
time BY "beoks and papers" And this circulation.
- stated above, Is universal, reaching the bust
ness community, the wealthy, the great indus
trial forces, the skilled mechanics, the Iaboring
men, the bankers, the merchants, the house.
keepers, the government employees, the Congress
men-tn short, there is circle where The
eIAR Is not . regular and welcome guest The
result IL that The STAR affords unsur passed ad-
vsntsges . medium Of communication between
oil classes Of the community, IN the way Of the ad
Juslment Of demand and supply.
Our Board of Health last night. after Crap
ping with the weighty problems of an occa-
sional interment in q remote burial ground, and
rat deposits in 8 decayed tenement, decided
by vote Of three to one, that it is /" unwise and
imprscticable" to take any steps whatever to-
ward the abatement of one of the most grieyous
nuisances with which our citizens in some sec
tons Of the District are afiicted-the depreda-
tons and barking and bowling of droyes OF
worthless ours, the feeding of which alone is a
heavy tax on the community, without, in most
cases, any compensstiDg benefit. Better that
every dog allowed to run at large in the city
should be killed than that one person should
suffer the horrors of hydrOphobis. AS the Board
Of Health refuse to act, il is TO be hoped
the District legislature will devise some
means of relief at the coming session
The Philadelphia Star likes the idea of taxing
dogs for centennial purposes, and figures out
100000 per annum-from 80 900 dogs AZ 81 per
head We think Washington can easily beat
those figures, and might pay the school teach
ers, ard have q surplus left out of the proceeds
Of such a tax if faithfully collected, Among
the important bills passed by the Maryland leg
islature during the closing hours Of the session
was an act providing for the annual tax Ition of
dogs at rate not less than 81 for males and 81
for females, the dogs 10 be enumerated and the
tax collected by the county cOnstables who are
to retain commission of 25 per cent The
ret amount of taxes, after payment OF charges,
Is to be applied to be applied to the credit OF the
school fund, provided every householder, either
owner or renter, shall be entitled to keep one
male dog free, but only one shall be thus kept
Tree about any house, irrespective of the num-
Der Of families dwelling therein. The boards
are to furnish the constables metal tags, with
the year and the sex of the dog on
them, and for each year they shall have
some characteristic shape or color. They
are to be worn by all dogs, taxed or ex-
empted, and If any dog shall be found at large
on It's owners premises without a tag, 1t shall
be the duty Of the constable TO kill il. For each
dog killed he shall be allowed by the county
commissioners, upon their being satisfied by
such proof as they may demand, fifty cents.
Any other person may kill any dog, whether
taxed or exempted, which may be caught de-
suoying or worrying sheep, either on his own
premises or those OF another. During the dis
eussIon on this bill in the Maryland House of
Delegates several dogs made their appearance
In the rotunds and caused considerable laugh
ter by their yelping while being driven out By
the hall keepers. The same thing might hap
pen to our Health Board if they met in any one
OF a hundred sections of the District, psrticu-
larry in suburban localities.