Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-07-05
Bethesda Citizens Association.

A State dog tax was strongly advocated
at the monthly meeting of the Bethesda
Citizens Association held at the Bethesda
School House Monday night. Recent dep
relations of the dogs on farms of the county
and the presence Of mad dog near Mr..
Jed Cuttings home gave rise to the discus.
sion. About three weeks ago dog belong
ing to a business man in southeast Wash
ington ran amuck and headed for the coun :
try. His route took him through George
town, where he stopped long enough to bite
a cat and then he proceeded out the Rock.
vile pike to the Bethesda District. There
he bit COW, horse, a colt and several
dogs before his career was cut short with a
bullet.
The cow, horse and colt were taken to
the experiment station OF the Bureau Of
Animal Industry and kept under observa
ton. The brain of the dog was examined
and 1t was ascertained that he had q
well defined case of rabies. Later the
COW became mad and was killed. The
other animals are still at the station
under close watch. DR.. E. Q. Schroeder,
in charge of the station, talked at some
length to the Association on the subject of
rabies and urged the necessity Of dog tax.
The matter will be brought before the next
legislature.
Ihc committee on roads aunoc nCod thal
lns County Com miaaionees had assured them
inst the road irom the porth eBd OF r.
81 aemsker road 10 d pnn' ncar Mr. CTes
Keiser's residence would ae raspdace0 44
soon as possible.
Or. J. l.. Lewis, Of the Committee on
Health, reported that progress had besn
made toward having pools Of sgaguaut water
10 the district drained The marsh At 'ha
intersection Of the nockvllle pike anu tue
Glen Echo railroad will soon receive atten-
ton, and 1t is announced that the railway
company will raise its tracks at that point,
which will do away with the mud hole
which forms there with every rain.
Acting with the other organizations of
like character along the Rockville pike, the
Association will endeavor to have the char
ter OF the Georgetown and Rockville Rail-
road amended so as to permit the operation
over that line of light freight car or cars
for the benefit of the settlements along the
route. A petition will be circulated and
presented to Representative Pearre for in
PRODUCTION at the next session of Congress.
Mr.. Rob't Wilson, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Agriculture, reported that all crops
this year will be late, and that the prospects
were that, except for onions and potatoes,
the yield will be inferior.
The indiscriminate use OF firearms on the
public roads by minors was discussed after
the matter was brought up by Mr.. James
Gingell, and 1t was the sense OF the meeting
that something ought to be done to prevent
the practice which has recently become
source of considerable danger to travellers
on the highways.
The report of the tax assessors showing
the increase in the taxable property of the
county was Informally discussed. or the
total increase of $4S1 800, it was pointed
out that Bethesda district furnished $780,
$50, or nearly one third of the entire amount,
the Wheaton district coming next with
$4,000.
The next meeting Of the Association will
be held Monday, August 9Th.