The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-31


| An enthusiastic meeting of citizens Of
Washington interested in the resembling
Of the obnoxious dog muzzling order Of the
| District Commissioners was held last
night at the National Rifles Hall The
meeting was largely attended by repre-
sentative men and women Of the city. and
action was taken looking to the relief Of
the CANNES from the wearing Of muzzle5
while at large in the streets Of the Dis
/ trict
G. " Evans presided. and in calling the
meeting to order, stated that it was an ad-
/ journed session Of the gathering on Tues
/ DAY, at which business OF importance was
/ left incomplete. He explained that the
/ discussion Of the situation by friends of
! the deg in Washington had been so spun-
! taneous and interesting at the previous
meeting that it had been necessary to call
! d second meeting in order to complete the
programme mapped out by the instigators
Of the effort TO accomplish the resembling
1 of the muzzling ordinance.
Good Work of the Press.
/ Mr.. Evans spoke OF the good work done
! by the press in the campaign against the
! Objectionable law. In his opinion. the local
papers. and especially The Times. had been
/ on the side of the people against what be
! considered the unlawful assumptions oil the
/ powers that be" Reference was also made
! to the stand Senator Gallinger had taken
/ against the order of the District CCmmi5-
/ sioners, and Mr.. Evans congratulated the
J citizens present on the progress which the
( movement had made at the centre Of all
/ authority in the District Of Columbia. Mr..
Evans hoped that nothing would be said
/ or done that would cast a slur upon the
! District Commissioners He thought that
| appeals to their good sense would be
/ vastly more effective, and that the
] petition which had been circulated and
4 so generally signed, together with reso-
lutions declaring the sense Of the citizens
meeting was all that could be expected by
! way of making an impression upon the
minds of the Commissioners.
Mr.. Evans stated that as a result Of
the circulating Of petitions since the last
meeting about two thousand signatures had
been obtained.
The chairman then read a communica-
tion he had sent to the District Commits
sioners and its reply. His communication
asked specific information on five points
relative to the dog pound and the i'm
|
amount received from the dog tax through
the selling Of license tags; the amount
received from the redemption of tagged
dogs at the pound; the amount received
for dead dogs and skins; the cost Of the
lmpounding service, and the authority Of
law by which a fee of 81 is charged for
the redemption of a tagged dog at the
pound.
The Commissioners Reply.
The reply Of the Commissioners was also
read in which they say that the amount
received from the sale of dog tags from
July l. 1899. to March 2S, 1900, was sl6,
l25.54 The amount received from pound
fees is given at S1.4l0.35. It is further
stated that there is no revenue received
from the sale Of dead dogs or their skins,
as such carcasses or skins are without
value in the District OF Columbia
The expenses Of the regular pound serv-
ice were stated as follows from July I,
1893. TO March 30. 1860:
Contingent cspei.e-. -..-...................-. 442 10
l"ial -------. 10
Extra pound service.
salar.e, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s42a %
Contingent eNpeu-es. 5SU 81
Total ..................... sls 81
The Commissioners further stated that in
view Of the fact that the only appropriation
made specifically for the pound service is
the salary of the POundmaster. and as
there had not been sufficient time In which
TO prepare a schedule OF the assets and la
bilties properly belonging 10 this service.
it was impossible to state its exact cost
within the time sci by the enquirer
II was further stated that no additional
fee Of g had ever been charged for the re-
demption Of a tagged dog caught aud i'm
pounded because Of not wearing muzZle
The usual pound fee Of s. is charged for
the release Of every dog whether tagged
or not by authority OF an act of Congress
approved June ~, 1875.
Mr Evans declared that 10 his mind the
reply Of the Commissioners did not clear
up the difficulty. Accordingly. he read I'm
full the act of 1875 which seemed 10 show
that it contained no authorization for the
charge eNacted at the pound in case of a
tagged dog
Mrs. Hendcr~on's Letter.
Letters Of regret were then read from
several persons who We're absent. chief
among them being one from Mrs Mary
Foote Henderson. who stated that among
the 300. 600 population Of the District 2ig.-
80 were friends Of the dog and unanimous
against the muzzle order of the CommIs-
sioners In a highly humorous manner
Mrs Henderson declared that there were
several things the 1880 wanted TO know
One of them was the authority for The OBJ |
uoNiouS order. another was what reason
there was even TO suspect that here was
rabies in the District and. finally whether
the yellow dog. said 10 have come from
Maryland. bringing he disease with him
was still citizen or whether ne had been