The evening times., 1900-07-31
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
Last Day of Grace for the ISsE-
anee OF Dog Tags.
Many CANNES stiII UnprOvided VIII
BE Empounded Tomorrow, il CAP
tCred-OVerhend Electric Wires
Desired for the Union Building.
Wood Inspectors Annual Report.


Today is the last day Of grace for the
owners of dogs to obtain licenses for their
pets. and as a consequence Of delay in
securing the metallic tags which the ca
mines are TO wear as a protection against
capture by the dog eatchers, the Tax Col
leetor's Office has been overrun for two
d.ys with people seeking 10 secure the
! es ssary license at the eleventh hour.
from the Collectors window. on the first
floor of the District Building. cut through
the door, and down the long hall. and half
way back again the line OF waiting ones
was formed at 9 O'Clock this morning and
was neither shortened nor unbroken at the
noon hour when the clerks, weary and
soaked with perspiration knocked OF for
an hours rest. At l o'clock the line be-
gan to move slowly forward again, and at
3 O'Clock there were hundreds waiting who
could not be served with receipts and tags
before the closing hour. These went sor-
rowfuliy away, yowing they would be on
land early tomorrow morning
On July /, II will be remembered. the
commissioners granted enc months grace
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that the tags of the last fiscal year would
do service until August l. The Commis-
s!oners also stated that the period d grace
was allowed out OF consideration for the
clerks in the Office OF Tax Collector. to en-
able them to DO the work ielsurely. which
formerly had to be crowded O few DAYS
AT the same time the people were informei
that the dog catcher would eontiuUe his
work Of capturing unlicensed dogs as be-
fore.
But the proclamation OF the Commission
ers only served 10 put of the trouble one
month. Scarcely 1900 OF the 1000 tags re-
quired IN the District had been taken out
last Saturday. and the brunt OF the work
has been crowded into two dass As ole
CT the clerks in the Tax Coll ~-Gr's Office
said This morning: The p. 1pIe are as
stubborn rs mules, and know about as lit
tie as 10 what constitutes their best in
te.5sts."
The Commissioners are disappointed in
The result Of the experiment and have
given the PCunQD2ster instructions 20
wage vigorous campaign upon unlicensed
dogs beginning tomorrow morning The
feeling is that the people have not respond
ei in the proper spirit TO the plan tAat
was ia2UgIrated for their benefit. AID
/ that the Commissioners owe them no more
grace IN the matter. 1; IS likely also that
. next year no grace whatever VIII be given,
cured in advance OF July / CT dogs without
/ tags viii be hustled Of 20 the pound
Il viii be found expensive Tor me owner
. who has rot procured a license IL his deg
I is captured and imp0uuted- lie viii be
called upon 10 Pay the pound fee OF s.
. for the release OF the dog and s. for
/ license 10 save the dog from r"clpture.
4 Dogs that are iEFounded are kept four
+ days for redemption and relesse By their
f oXHers After that time they are sold or
. destroyed az the discretion OF the Pound
. master.
In killing the dogs that are imp5uuJed
. ca-Dc1ic acid gas is used. The dogs are
. shut up in tight chamber and the gas
turned on. fhe most hardy OF them are
& s,raHe,ed within FIVE ll1Ures. ~ the air
. OF The chamber become i.-7-5gns ted with
. the gas they breathe s. aimost impls-
diarely perish paiEiess.s
About POO dogs a>e - -,gspat ehc cd
r every year AZ the dog
w a O'Heaca. insg =. Sr2 meesurer
. Of wood for the o -CIaa; -'s,-'tt. handed 10
. the Commissioners IN s I1cr1.r.- his anuual
report for the fiscal year gn ied June 80,
. 1909.
He states that he measured - 999 cords
Of wood daring The year. AT Q cents a cord
. making en- iuccUc for his Office Ct 81 1891
The expenses Of the oflce fof he year
I '-ere S3Sc.
Company has asked permit to connect
the old United states Pos;cfice Building
with q thTee-wire overhead service from a
pole en- south side Of z Street near Sew
I enJh street northwest.
In reporting upon the application at the
request OF the Commissioners. Walter c.
Allen. the Electrical Engineer. states that
the Chief Clerk OF the Interior partueut t
called upon him in relation TO this over
head connection with the former Post0tfice
building. According 10 Mr.. Allen. the Chief
Clerk stated that ne desired the CO-neC-
tion made overhead rather than under
ground, as his department contemplated in
the near future the establishment OF Al
independent lighting plant in the buid Ig,
and that this connection would be in the
nature Of q temporary one
Mr.. Allen states that there is q conduit
on three sides OF this building from which
connection can b. made underground. and
he says he is also informed by rlpreson-
tative of the United States Eectrie Lleht-
ing Company that they prefer the counec-
ton should De made in that way.
NJ. Allen thinks that the item in laying
the underground connection is one which
tEe Chief Clerk wishes to avoid TIE
Electrical Engineer adds that there are ex-
istiIE overhead wires on E Street, TO VII -ch
the overhead connection could be made,
but he expresses his willingness to ac-
quiesce in the desires OF the Commissioners
in relation 20 the matter
Commissioner Macfarland has recon-
mended 10 his associates that the appiica-
tion be referred to the Attorney for the
District for an opinion, in which il is Iikly
that the other members Of the board viii
concur.
Andrew B. DuvaH. the Attorney for the