The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-23
CHANGE The
DOG LAWS
This IS Probably What Will BE
Attempted in Henrico
County.
JUDGE WANTS RESOLUTIONS.
JUDGE WANTS RESOLUTIONS

The present decidedly aggravated con.
dillon Of the dog question In Henrico
county bids fair to result In movement
to secure the repeal or at least the
amendment Of the present statute. which.
fault; In several respects, are obnoxious
to citizens and officers alike.
Judge Wickham, Of the County Court,
has asked for the resolutions of the SUI
pervisors on the subject. and Is looking
into the question. The resolutions will
in all likelihood be laid before him to-
day, and In the event such Is the case,
the court will doubtless act at once. 1t
Is a question what will be done. Tho
resolutions call the attention OF the
judge TO the failure Of the constables TO
administer the law and ASK for an in
veStig alton. Fl
While the object OF the law-to rid
the county of the tramp dogs with which
1t Is inlested-is commendable In every
respect, the statute provides a method
which Is decidedly odlous to many of the
people and to all OF the constables who
have severely disregarded It. The dogs
are assessed and the bill Of the man
who falls to pay up, Is placed IN the
hands OF constubles, who has the right
to collect an additional fee for his trou-
bic. II the owner refuses to pay when
the constable appears, the officer shoots
the dog. Ono trouble Is that ownerless
dogs cannot be assessed: another, that
the constables cannot collect the tax;
a third that the law makes no provision
for the removal Of the carcases of the
dead dogs. The constable kills he ami.
NAL and leaves the body where IT drops,
a proceeding that is, to say tho least,
a menace to the health Of the communt-
ty.
These things make the law practical
dead letter. Some Of the citizens are
considerably stirred ZIP over the matter.
ana dire threats are heurd now and then
OF what will happen If the dos killing
ever begins. There is q very considerable
movement for a change In the laW,fnnd
1t will probably crystalze into some
thing. Considerable favor Is shown to u
proppsed medal law, under which all dogs
without tag or medal WILL be killed
and properly removed from the pubic
highway,
THE Childrcy contempt case will be up
IL the County Court to-day and will
probably provo an Interesting proceed
Ing, Mr.. Childrey is commissioner OF the
revenue for the Upper District Of the
county In supplementary report, tho
election grand Jury charged him with
tumperlng with ono of tho witnesses
The old Dominion Excelsior Company
has been chartered by Clerk Broaddus
of the Circuit Court. The company VIII
have its head Office at Glen Allen. IN
Henr!co county. It will manufacture
excelsior from pine. The capital stock
Is 5000 to $4,000, The officers are as
follows President, w, C. Saunders;
Treasurer, George B. Hutchins. and Sec
rotary, Franklin stearns Z
Scarlet fever continues to rage In sew
iire being made by the Board of Health
to check It., Coroner James said day or
two ago that.every precaution was belng
taken to prevent q spread OF the disease
j. The Christmas holiday IN the Henrco
schools t,sgan Monday. to continue two
weeks. superintendent Russell has now
inspected every school IN the county. and
reports the general condition - be excel
Lent, .5H
Two small frame structures at Graham
and Marshall Streets were burned to the
ground Yesterday involving a lnas OF
about $500. One was store occupied by
Emanuel Jones, and the other a dwelling,
this residence of Isaac Brown. as "A
1.-THE statement that the supervisors
would meet yesterday was q mistake.
The board will meet to'day. for lts flnal
session, *, sS5s N .,s