The times., 1901-06-06
AFFAIRS Oh THE DISTRICT
The Parole System Practiced by the
Board of Children'S Guardians.

Board Oh Children GUafUlahS.
A Complaint From the Police De-
partment Explained by the Of
fccrs-TeIephonc Permits-CaHcci-
Iation of Taxes and street Cleaning z
Reno-ts have beer submitted to the
Commissioners by ,he Board Of Chari-
ties relative to the two boys who were
arrested and fined in Police Court for
petit larceny and were Immediately re
leased through the Board of Children's
Guardians The Board of Charities sub
mitted a report from John W. Douglass,
Agent Of the Board of Children's Guar
diaas. and from J. B. T. Tupper, the
President Of the Board. These reports
show that the release was a parole under
which the boys and their parents under
stood that they were. during the period
of their commitment under the jurisdic-
ton Of the court. The reports explain
that this is the Probation System in
augurated by the Board of Chldrens
Guardians, and in which they have great
faith. The Commissioners are informed
that the boys were visited at regular in
tervals by the probation officer of the
Board.
George S. Wilson. Secretary to the
Board Of Charities, in forwarding these
reports. stated that they explained fully
how the boys were released. He also
called attention to the reports in their
. expression OF a purpose to cooperate
more fully with the Police Department in
the future than had been done in the past
4 Secretary Wilson stated that the Board
2 of Charities appreciated the action of the
Police Department in calling attention to
the matter as it would lead TO a better
understanding and cooperation between
the department and the Board of Chari-
ties.
The Commissioners, it is understood,
will refer the report to the Police Depart
ment for their information and c5nsidera-
tion.
The Commissioners yesterday passed
upon several applications of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
TO string wires, etc. In each instance the
applications received the approval of wal
ter c. Allen, the Electrical Engineer. In
his reports on them the Commissioners
were informed that the permits would not
involve the stringing Of wires over private
property and that authority for their ac-
ton was contained in the recent decision
of Justice Barnard in the test case re-
lating TO telephone connections outside of
the city.
The company requested permission to
string two wires from their present pole
on Benning Road across said road TO
premises 1890 Benning Road; two wires
from cable pole at the corner Of Fifteenth
and Binney Streets northwest, along Fif-
teenth Street. Columbia Road. and Four
teenth Street to premises 29lS Fourteenth
Street, two wires from ca bic pole at the
corner Of Nineteenth Street and Florida
N1ngrnaFfTh
Street, Columbia Road, and the alley Of
the square bounded by kalorama and Bel
mont Avenues. Columbia Road. and
Eighteenth Street TO premises 1881
Eighteenth Street; two wires from the
pole at the corner Of Fifteenth and II
Streets northeast along Benning Road to
premises 1865 Benning Road; two wires
from the company's existing pole on the
B Benning Road TO the residence of Harry
EppS, corner Of Benning and Anacostia
Roads: six wires from cable pole at the
Carroll Avenue crossing of the Baltimore /
and Ohio Railroad, along Carroll. Oak,
and Magnolia Avenues to the District I
lire; two wires from cable pole at the I
corner of Nineteenth Street and Florida I
Avenue northwest, along Nineteenth 1
S. rect. Woodley, and TenleytOwn roads 10 /
T-1e l5S on the latter thoroughfare, and I
Inence to the residence of A NJ. Ray, op- /
posite said pole; two wires from pole 156 /
on the TenleytOwn Road to the residence I
OF A /. Miller. and two wires from pole 4
133 on the Tenleytown Road to the resi- /
dence of G. w. Zimmerman.
Mary / Posey recently requested the /
cancellation of tax for the second half of /
the year 1855 against parts of lots 1 to 4
4, square 351. In her letter to the Com /
missioners Mrs. Posey claimed that this /
tax was omitted from tax certificate
issued to her, and that she became the
owner Of the property on the faith of the
certificate referr TO. II. II. Darneille,
the Assessor. in reporting upon the appIi-
cation, said;
Certificate No. 1869 was issued to Mrs.
Charles Posey, presumably the petitioner
on the $3.50 feet next south $3.50 feet of
lot l, and the background of lots ?. g. ana
1, square .3l, on June ], 1900 which failed .
TO note the tax for the second half OF
1855 IN the amount Of S719. Examiners,
Hardness and WinchelLl
by deed dated May q 1880, recorded
May 81. 1850, the above described property
was transferred to Mary lola Payne Pos
ey; but Il would seem that il could not /
have been on the faith Of the certificate /
mentioned which was issued one day
after the date Of record.
This case is not within the provisions
Of the aCt Of May u, 1892, relating to tax
sales and taxes; but il seems no more
than equitable that the petitioner should
be granted some relief, and II is therefore
that the penalties and inter
est on the second half tax for 1888 gainst
the 1850 feet next south $3.50 feet Of lot
j, and the background Of lots 2. g. and T.
square 55l. be remitted from the date of
the certificate of June /, 1900"
Walter II. Hilton, Secretary of the Real
Estate Title Insurance Company. of 40 |
Louisiana Avenue northwest, has request
ed the cancellation of the tax against part
OF lot Is, SQUARE SO The Assessor in his