The evening times., 1900-06-30

According TO the letter Of the law, the
| licenses for dogs end tonight at mid
nig''' INT ewing to the fact that it is
impossible for the clerks in the office Of
tie c.--eCto- OF Taxes 10 issue several
thousand tags in che day. or even in a
week, it has been customary for the work
CT TIE PoUndmaster 70 be suspended during
the month CT July 10 enable the owners Of
dogs to secure the necessary licenses.
Heretofore The Poundmaster has started
cut on the frst day of August to gather in
all the uatagged and unlicensed CANNES
running AT large in the District.
Commissioner Macfarland. however be-
lieving that there should be no such in
terrUption in the work of capturing and
destroying the unlicensed dogs. has di-
rectti that the Poundmaster shall con
tlnUc TO impOund animals as usual through
the month Of July. Bul the Instructions
given 10 the Poundmaster specify that
during the month Of July he is to treat all
dogs wearing the tag of IS99-I9OO as
Trough they wore the tag for the current
year In other words, the efficacy Of last
years tag has been extended for one
month. that period being regarded as suf-
hcient time 20 enable all dog owners to
secure their licenses.
The object OF this extension o tho time
OF the ltcense is 10 accommodate the Tax
Collector and the clerical force of his
othce, and IL is aot intended that the own
ers OF dogs shall generally put off tie
procuring OF Their tags until the last days
OF July
Tie perennial dispute concerning the
over head wires in Chaplin Street which has
been waSed between August Peterson and
the Commissioners for many moaths. took
on a new phase yesterday when the Elec-
trical Engineer threw UD the sponge in
sheeer exhaustion and remarked to his
superiCrs that the contest was stale. fat
and uuprOitable" In other wO-ds he pyas
Of the opinion that no good end could be
accomplished by pursuing the matter fur
thcr. and that he had uttered his last
dClivorauce on the subject
The occasion for NJ. Aliens summary
closing Of the debate was G long letter
from Mr. Peterson to the Commissioners
II. answer to their communication eacIos-
ing Mr- Aliens reasons for not advocating
the removal Of the wires from Chaplin
Street TO the alley in the rear.
BY yCur letter" writes Nr Peterson
10 tie Commissioners. 4 am now advised
that the reason the telephone company
has not placed lines in the alley lGi3-eut
TO Chapin Street is that permission could
uc- BE- oStai-ed from the Frope-tyho ho'de-s 10
only exception being Ms. Alice Hill For
TIE Information Of the honorable Commits
sic1c-s | have the FcaC- to state that al
TO tiTe has the telephone COMPANY as
far cs CE-piI Street is concerned made
any efforts whatever 20 obtain any such
permits and The permit Of Mrs. Hill was
obtained and GICl by The p-0pertyhoIEars
many years ago. Whal there were but few
wiTe5 on the street. 20 enable the company
10 remove the telephone poles. etc. from
the street to the alley. As the honorable
Commissioners weH know. the telephone
company is no. and has not been in the
habit Of securing such permits 20 string
wires over private property. where The
Commissioners, without regard 20 such
rigsts. have authorized poles to be erected.
Tho agitation for the removal Of the
poles from Chaplin Street TO the alley has
beso going on periodically Nr. Allen
states since 1SSa.' The efforts by the
residents to have this done began in l6Sg,
and have been continuous. and that they
have not been successful is 10 their minds
because the telephone company has had
greater influence with the powers thal be
than the property owneTs. II is felt that
the honorable Commissioners cannot hut
agree tEat the request 8 fair and reason
able According TO Nr. Aliens report. this
IS not true, for in his opinion, as reported
10 yCu. and on which you naturally rely.
the location Of the poles is the best one
under the circumstances. and they should
remain where they are"
Mr.. Peterson then. by means Of a dIa-
gram and explanations. demonstrates, ar
least to his own satisfaction. that the
wires could more easily be carried through
the alley than through Chaplin Street.
Finally, apologizing for the length Of his
communication. Mr. Peterson declares that
1t is his duty to keep up the agitation.
and therefore he renews his reqUes, to
have the wires removed.
The letter OF Mr.. Peterson having been
referred 10 the Electrical Engineer for con
sideration and report. Mr. Allen replies:
Il am strongly Of the opinion that moth
ing can be gained By prolonging the dis
cussion which seems to have arisen be
tween Mr.. Petersen and myself as to tne