The morning times., 1896-08-21
MORE MONEY FROM TAXES
Collector Davis Report Shows
aNet Increase.
BOXES FOR PUBLIC WASTE
Commissioners Direct the Purchase
of Thirty ReceptacIes to BE Placed
in the More Public Streets-Doy
Licenses Swell the District Reve-
nues.

Col. E. g. Davis, the District collec tor
or taxes, has Just completed the final st ate
nent of his receipts for the year ended
June 80, 1896, which shows a total Of
| collections from all sources OF 1854
6S7 .O1.
THIS includes the amount OF the judy
nient obtained against the Metropolitan
Railway Company, which was paid in
during the fiscal year, the sum of which
was $65,74O.47.
The several main sources of revenue fr ON
| which this aggregate was drawn are as
| follows: Collected in taxes on realty, So :
1856 .573.S1; personally, $3.50, s4S SO: pen
| alties, SOS ,S25. 80; miscellaneous, $564,
| 3SS.77; water fund, $2S7 ,95O.79, and
these added make the total as above stated
PREVIOUS YEARS REVENUES.
The total OF the collections for the year
ended June 80, 1895, was S3,319,O5462
| showing an excess of the 1886 collections
| OF $5l ,632. SO, but deducting the extraor-
| binary item OF $65, collected on
| the Judgment named, gives a net Increase
in the regular revenues of S449,s 80
The Commissioners entered an order yes
terday directing the property clerk to
procure thirty boxes, substantially Of the
design submitted by superinte ndent of
the street and alley cleaning department
and heretofore noted in The Times, for
use as receptacles for the waste which
pedestrians are accustomed to throw uIon
the streets.
The character of the waste to he thus
collected is such light material as waste
paper, fruit pceliDgs and the like, and per-
sons passing along the thoroughfarcs where
the boxes may be located are expected to
deposit these in the reCeptacles instead of
upon the pavements or sidewalks.
MADE OF IRON.
The boxes are to be manufactured of No
"a galvanized iron, and to he "a inches in
height. 10 inches deep and IA inches in
breadth. They will be lettered, must be
made TO fiji the posts to which they are
to be attached, and will be placed at such
points as the superintendent Of street and
alley cleaning shall designate.
A total OF 500 dog tags had been is
sued for the present year from the Of
flee of the collector OF taxes up to and in
Guiding yesterday.
An caniues owned and housed in the
iiitt oH tut iiIsl VI VI tdAU
year, with the exception of those held
ny the representatives of foreign govern
ments, are subject to "a tax OF 81 each.
The exceptions do not exceed two dozen
perhaps, so that the total of the revenue
derived so far this year from this source
is about S., $50.
The total number of dogs shown to have
been licensed last year was 1,15O. Of
these the exceptions were probably in the
same proportion as that noted for this
year, but the amount of the revenue OBJ
tanned was upwards of $4,000.
THERE ARE OTHERS.
The number stated does not by any
means Include the total of the canine census
Pound Master Einstein sacrificed large
percentage of the tribe and many escape
both the tax gatherer and the pound. 1t
is safe toestimate that there is an aver
age of 10 900 dogs of all ages and conditions
domiciled in the District from year to year.
By order issued yesterday the Commits
sioners cancelled acceptance of the bid of
the Marine Railway Company to reconstruct
the harbor boat. assigning as a reason, that
the company is unable to complete the
work within reasonable time.
The District is unable as yet to secure
a suitable site for the new school build
ing on Conduit road. The location lately
Offered by Mr.. Clarke, at II cents per
foot, would be eligible, but for the fact
that it is too much below grade. 1t is in
block 3, and numbered AZ TO "A, inclusive.
Building permits were issued yesterday
to John Daugherty and II. c. Bro wning, re-
spec.ively, the former to construct a
dwelling at No. 81 street southeast,
the latter to make repairs to dwelling at
No. 1928 V street northwest.