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New Poultry Regulations.

\ regulation affecting the keeping OF
chickens and other fowls stirred up
poultry and pigeon fanciers. and the
health office held up several hundred
permits to keep chickens until every one
interested should have an opportunity
TO be heard. At the end of that time the
Commls.siJne ruled that the health office
regulations were in perfect order
The health office has had a second ex-
perience with John Early, adjudged a
leper and barred as such from the freedom
of the District until he should prove him
self otherwise. On his second appearance
he was promptly quarantned and finally
sent 10 New York.
The work OF the health department has
brought the health conditions of the Dis
trict to a high standard. Theaters,
schools, stores. dairies and all food sup
ply centers have been under constant
supervision. One of the last things TO
be undertaken this year has been the
testing of all dairy herds in the District
and the condemnation of all COWS show
ing traces of tuberculosis. With the CO.
operation of the federal government, it
is promised that within a short time the
announcement will be made that all the
nix sold in the District comes from
cows. Nathan Straus
of New York has offered the District a
pasteurizng plant, and the District au-
thorities are considering the advisability
of accepting it,
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To Change Inauguration Date.

At the beginning of the present Con-
gress in December. Chairman Gaines of
the House committee on the election of
the President. Vice President and mem
bers of Congress announced that his COM
mittee would grant hearings on the bill
to change the date of inaugurating future
Presidents of the United States from the
4th of March to the last Thursday in
April. Mr.. Gaines expressed the belief,
unofficially, that the bill would receive d
favorable report in the House. so that ac-
tion on it one way or the other may be
expected during the present year.
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill for 1911 was reported to the House
of Representatives from the apprOpria-
lions committee Tuesday, December H.
1T did not provide the recommended in
crease of the police force. and, in fact.
decreased the police strength of the city
by two men by ordering the detail of
these officers to enforce the child labor
law. 1t did not provide for the purchase
of modern fire apparatus. such is in
use in the big cities of the country, nor
for an adequate increase in the depart
ment itself. 1t did not increase the Sala
1880. was recommended. 1t did not
provide the So, 800 asked for the con-
struction of a new public convenience sta
ton. And of the $4,000 requested by the
commissioners for Fairgrounds the COM
mittee allowed only $1,000, although the
full amount-S1I, 900 of which is TO be pay
able out OF the District revenues eXclu-
svely-was later granted by the House
itself. The bill passed by the House
carries "A few thousands less than the
SlO,14S,4I299 reported by the apprOpria-
tons committee, and which was $685.,
07O-JO less than the estimates and $42i,-
S,S. 30 less than that carried in the cur
rent law. The Commissioners estimates
called for s11 ,o46. $3.50.
The bill passed by the House carries
a number OF legislative provisions of i'm
portance. The Commissioners are for
hidden to enter into any lighting contract
for longer period than three years. The
general anti-carriage act is made to ap-
ply to the District. Provision is made for
carrying out the plans for the beautifica-
lion of the Union station plaza.
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Few Changes Among Officials.

Among school officials there were few
changes. The opening of the new school
year in September saw only one change
among the head officials, j. T.. Walker
succeeding III. l.. Bailey as supervising
principal The principals of the high.
manual training and normal schools re-
manned the same, except that +. c. VIII
liams of Cleveland succeeded w. T. :.
Jackson as principal of the NJ. Street
High School.
F. S. Perry was designated as the al
torney for the board to succeed Stuart
Mcnamara. who severed his connection
with the United States attorneys Office
to take up the work in the Department
OF Justice.
Two innovations during the year are
regarded as important in the way OF
increa sing the efficiency and usefulness
of the schools. At the opening of the
new school year in September the be-
ginning of a business high school foi
colored pupils was made. The business
or commercial courses for colored pupils.
formerly given in the Armstrong Manual
Training School, were transferred TO tn.
old Lucreua Mott School The attend
ance has been good. and IT is expected
that a full-fiedged commercial nigh
school will soon develop.
The second innovation was the open-
Ing of industrial night classes for WHITE
pupils. On account of meager appropra
tions school officials have in the past
found il impossible TO give such instruc-
ton at night to white boys and girls.
and the complete plant of the Mckinney
Manual training School was unavailable
except in the daytime. The need for
night courses in technical subjects was
recognized. and the esta blishment of such
classes was made possible this fall by A
number of teachers in the Mckinney
school who volunteered their services At
night The first lessons were given early
i'm December and the courses have proved
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DISTRICT AFFAIRS.

Viewing the history of the District OF
Columbia for 1909 from the District
building one will see that the capital of
the nation has Jared we'll Big things
have been accomplished and more plans
have been laid and recommends tons
made which. 1t is believed, will prove Of
great value in the future.
now uppermost in the minds of Washing
tonians is the fact that Commissioner
West handed to the President letter of
resignation November IL, and two days
later Commissioner Mcfarland did the
same thing. Both consented to remain in
ONCE, however, until Congress shall have
finished consideration of the District ap-
preparations bill, document containing
SO many items of expense on SO many
and various subjects that 1t would be i'm
possible for new Commissioners to discuss
them with members OF the committees
ut the Capitol. Both Commissioners
have administered the affairs of the Dis
trict which come under the civilian COM
missionerships for more than two terms
Mr.. mcfarland served nearly nine years
and Mr.. West seven years. Many re-
forms were brought about under their
supervision.
Commissioners Mcfarland and West are
still in Office. Had they relinquished the
cares of office sooner, the New Year
would have seen three Commi ssioners en-
tireIy different from the trio which greet
ed the New Year in 1906. Maj. Judson.
District service until March Ii. 1909 He
succeeded Maj. Spencer Cosby, who was
APPOINTED December II 1905
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STREET RAILWAYS.

Washington has Jared well at the
hands of the street railway companies
during the past year. according to the
records of the District electric railway
commission, which has supervision over
them.
The leading innovation in street rail-
way service during the year was the
Introduction of the pay-as-yOu-enrer
type of car the latter part of February,
when nineteen such cars were put in
operation on the 14th street line. To-
day there are eighty-one of these cars
in operation in the city. They are used
on the 14th street, the 18th street ANA
costia), the Brightwood and the Column
hia lH street, lines.
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After confinement III quarantine tor nearly
a year. John K. Early. alleged eper, was
released to GO to New York; he re-
turned. only to repeat his former expert
enCe.
Plans for charging the District to its origi-
nal bounds were discussed.
Postmaster B. F. Barnes died suddenly in
November, and DR.. Charles P. Grand
field has been appointed his successor.
y change in administrations brought
heads to all except one of the federal
departments and numerous new subordi-
mates
\ sharp controversy between the chief fores-
ter and the Secretary of the Interior was
precipitated in August, has continued
since and is shortly to be the subject of
an investigation by Congress.
Policeman J. W. Collier fatally shot his SUI
peror. Capt w. II. Mathews, and was
convicted OF mansaughter.
Rev. DR. Shahan became rector Of the Cath
Ole University early III the year.
Washington Protestants decided to raise
100000 for missions in 1910.
The Sons Of Veterans and the Union Vet
eran Legion held national encampments
and the first conference on the care of
dependent children met at the White
House.
The District National Guard was reorgan-
lied and the guards1nen participated
with regulars IN army maneuvers in
massachusetts,.
Automobile floral parades attracted great
crowds to the city in July and Septem-
Der
Pay-as-you-enter street cars were put into
service on several local lines
The tenth anniversary of the beginning of
the service of S. w. Woodward as
president Of the Y. NJ. c. A. was cele-
brated in February.
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New Local Postmaster.


The most notable events Of the year In
the local postal service were the sudden
death of City Postmaster Benjamin F.
Barnes, October 20. and the appointment
of DR.. Charles P. Grandfield. first as
sistant postmaster general. as his sue
cessor November 13 To those who
commended for the appointment of local
men to local offices the appointment Of
Or. Grandfield. who retains voting res
ldence in Missouri, was disappointment
IN view OF assurances believed to have
been given by both the President and
the Postmaster General that a local man
would be chosen
PENDING the qualification of Dr. Grand.
held as successor to Mr.. Barnes, Nor
man Allen Merritt was designated by the
bondsmen Of the late postmaster as act
ing head Of the local post Office. Mr.
Merritt still holds that position and, DR..
Grandf1eld said. will continue to hold
1t probably until February ], or after
the arguments on the estimates before
the House appropriations committee have
been concluded
Under Postmaster Barnes extensions
were made In the city carrier delivery
service to Chevy Chase, d. c.. and a
new station, with q rural carrier at
tached. was established at Benning, D.
c. Free delivery was extended to the
latter station June l. In July new autos
for the collection of the city mails were
put in operation. In the same month an
earlier delivery of mail by carriers was
provided for the market men and COM
mission houses for the benefit Of those
who send orders by mail.
November IL it became known that a
package Of registered letters containing
between $1,000 and $1,000 which had
been receipted for by Supt Henry L.
Johnson of the money order division.
had mysteriously disappeared. The case
was promptly reported to the post Office
inspectors, but no announcement has
been made as yet of it's recovery.
Fire at the Rockville, Md, post office
and the robbery Of the Silver Spring
post Office the early part of December
were incidents in the postal service near
Washington.
The year was closed with the handling
in the city post Office of the biggest
Christmas holiday mails in its history in
manner. it is said, alike creditable to
the employees and gratifying to the peo-
Pile OF Washington.
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New Rails Are Laid.

About the beginning of September the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany completed the work of laying new
rails, with block paving between. on Con-
necticut avenue south of Dupont Circle,
on 18th street from X to III street, on III
street from 18th street to 14th street. on
14th street from II to street, on +
street from 18th to 9Th street, and on 9Th
street from + to d street. Many old
crossings and switches. it is reported
were replaced with new ones, and many
causes of previous complaint removed.
The Columbia line also reinforced its en-
tire line from 18th and III streets north
east to 18th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest, to prepare for the pas
sage over it of the cars of the Washing
ton. Baltimore and Annapolis electric
line.
During the year signal towers, operated
by electricity, were established at all the
principal intersecting poin,s around the
Union station, to increase safety and pre-
vent delays.
After weeks of complaint. prosecutions
of the several street railways for over
crowding their cars were begun April -
in the Police Court. The cases were ar
gued in midsummer. and recently Judge
Mullowny decided in favor Of the rail-
ways because of the vagueness of the law
and the want of proper regulations by the
Interstate commerce commission.
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New Suburban Cars.

During the early part of the year five
new double truck. modern type sub
urban cars were put in operation Oh
the Georgetown Rockville line and six
on the Falls Church division of the
Washington Alexandria and Noun.
Vernon line. In April the cars on the
Georgetown Tenleytown line were
equipped with air brakes to supple
ment the hand brakes then in use. In
August the service on the Chevy Chase
line was bettered by the inauguration
Of through service every fifteen min
utes between that point and 10Th street
and Pennsylvania avenue, with eleven
pay-within cars having seats cross
wise. BY many the cars are believed to
be the best type in use in the District.
The introduction of the new cars re-
placed quite a number of trailers, but the
total adjustment of the trailer, which has
been commended for in some quarters, Is
still being discussed.
The records of the District electric
railway commission show a general i'm
provement in the kind and condition of
car equipments. TrailerS are now all
heated in cold weather. and IT Is sad
there has been a general Improvement
both in cleanliness and in the use or
safety appliances.
There have also been large extensions
of car service to sections of the city
which heretofore have been deprived of it,
crosstown line has been supplied on Sth
street east.
In March the Capital Traction Company
extended its service from 9Th street and
Florida avenue to the Union station, BY
way of Florida. New Jersey and Massa-
chusetts avenues. In June through serv-
ice, long contended for. was given from
9th street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest to Brightwood, Takoma Park
and adjacent. suburbs. Through service
was also provided on many cars to and
from Benning over the tracks of the Co
lumbia line. The latter part of October
found the Capital Traction Company eX-
tending its lines along Florida avenue to
Sth street east and thence down Sth
street to Pennsylvania avenue, while the
route of the 14th street cars was eN-
tended from the Union station east on
California street to I'd street, thence to
+ street and to Sth street east, connect
ing with the Sth street line. In Decem-
Der the Ana costia line was extended on
LIST street east from r street south to
East Capitol street and thence to the
Union station.
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SCHOOLS.

Long strides making for the improve
ment of the efficiency aud usefulness Of
the local public schools have been taken
during the year 1902.
During the course OF the wear -four
new buildings have been occupied, in
addition to two large additions To OLD
buildings. The new Lucretia Mott build
ing. of sixteen rooms, was occupied early
in the spring. the classes being moved
from the old wooden structure. The new
Cooke. sixteen rooms and the new Bry-
an, twelve rooms were partially occu-
pied last spring. and with the beginning
their facilities were put into use. The
September and has been in use through
out the fall. A fifty-thousand dollar ad-
dition to the Business High School and
a y-thousand-dollar addition to the
Mckinley Manual Training School were
also finished this fall, and are now In
use by pupils.
There were two changes in the mem
bership of the board OF education during
the year. In the place of John +. Cook.
who declined a reappointment on account
of i'll health, Prof. William V. Tunnel
was given seat on the board and fol-
lowing the resignation of Mrs. ]. r. Hill
Mrs. w. ii. Hoeke was appointed
member At the annual election OF off,
GERS Capt James +. Oyster was re-
elected president and William Y. Cox
vice president.
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Early in the year the board of educa-
ton and the friends OF the schools re-
newed their fight before Congress for
the passage of bill TO retire on pensions
veteran teachers. The District Commits
sioners and local trade bodies and citi-
zens' associations expressed their APP
prevail of the plan. but the bill failed OF
passage last spring. The fight has been
resumed this fall and bills are pending
In both the Senate and House. Senator
Gallinger. sponsor for the bin in the Sen
ate has announced that il will receive
special attention in the District commit
tee during the present session.
The year was notable one I'm mill
tary way for the local schools. The
number of high school cadet companies
was larger than ever before. All of the
cadets We're reviewed by President Taft
on the White Lot April -. For the first
time in the history of the competitive
High School company, the winner being
Company E. Company f of the colored
cadets won the championship flag in the
competition between the colored soldiers
The work of improving the physical
condition of the school buildings was con-
tinued during the past twelve months.
About $4,000 was spent I'm putting fire.
proof stairways and other fire-proofing
i'm the structures. and modern plumbing
was substituted for antiquated work In
a dozen or more buildings.
The appointment of municipal archi-
tect and the placing of all work I'm the
under his supervision was another inno-
walton Of the year. Under a new plan
adopted by the Commissioners. on the
Recommendation of Engineer Commits
rectly under the jurisdiction OF the mu-
nicipal architect, and il Is expected that
the plan will result ultimately in better
and quicker work.
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EVENTS OF 1909 IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Some of the Events of 1909 in the District.

Both civil Commissioners OF the District-H.
B. +. Mcfarland and Henry /. West
resigned III November, and their sue
cessors are vet to be named
On the first safe and sane" celebration OF
the Fourth Of July in the District not
an accident due to explosives was re-
ported
Fhe National Capital acted as the host OF
thousands on the occasion Of the inaugu-
ration Of a President and Vice President.
in accordance with its quadrennial Gus
\ blizzard March !. leaving death and
illness III its wake, crvstallized public
opinion in favor Of a change Of the in
auguratlon date.
Archer Christian was killed III the George
toWn-\ lrglnla foot ball game in No
vember. starting an agitation for the
adjustment or restriction Of the game
here.
Orville Wright flew ten miles across coun-
try IN blplanc at speed of fortv-two
miles an hour, and the machine became
the first Of the aeroplane fleet Of the Sig
nal Corps.
LHoe'Ne d1tlNlty ~ VIC HDllC Library, meas
ured by home circulation, was reported
increased 3 per cent in single year.
Jail sentences imposed on officials Of the
Ame rican Federation OF Labor for CON
tempt were affirmed by the Court OF
Appeals, and the case is now before the
United States Supreme Court.
Washington's Identification was continued
BY the erection Of statues Of Shepherd.
Witherspoon, Longfellow and Stephen
son and by the Improvement of its
parks, notably Potomac Park
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IN THE DEPARTMENTS.

With the change of administrations
there came a general change in the heads
Of the federal departments and these
shifts were the feature OF the year In
departmental circles.
The first OF the years big changes
came in January, when Samuel b. Don
nelly was appointed public printer
Robert Bacon assumed the office of Sec
rotary of State and John {. O'LouShlin,
q newspaper man. became assistant sec
rotary of state.
Immediately after the Inauguration Of
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improvements Are Many.

The District electric railway commission
lays claim to credit for the installation
Of airbrakes on the Tenleytown cars: for
the new street railway schedules. increas-
ing the number of cars and shortening
the Roadway between them during the
rush hours; the heating of the cars.
especially the trailers: the designation
signs on the cars that go near or by the
Union station: Improvement in car equip
ments and the correction of minor faults
that caused annoyance in the past. II
received H. complaints during the year,
and. it is said. i'm every instance within
its power took remedial action. Two OF
its members have resigned during the
year Gen. John NJ. Wilson relinquished
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a new 12-cent postage stamp, bearing
the head of Henry Clay, to be used in
paying postage and registry fee on sin
gle-rate letters. was directed for per-
manent use. The petition of the Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution for an
issue of postage stamps bearing the like
ness OF Mary Washington was not ia
vOrably acted upon.
But one serious interruption to the mail
service occurred during the year 1t
resulted from the railroad strike in
Georgia. which was subsequently ad-
justed the latter part of May by Chair
man Martin A. Knapp of the interstate
commerce commission and and DR..
Charles p. Neil, commissioner OF labor
acting as arbitrator, under the Erd-
man act
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New Vagrancy Law.

A stringent FdgranCy law had heen ad-
vocated for a number of years by the
board of District Commissioners, and
pushed in Congress by the chairman and
members of the Senate and House Dis
trict committees The hackers OF the
bill in Congress commended. when it was
under consideration in both branches,
that its enactment would obviate in large
measure the necessity for a considera BILE
addition to the police force.
The repeal of section :, of the local
gas act OF June 6. 1895, which was gen
orally known as the "stock initiation
clause" Of that act Under this the gas
companies were permitted to capitalize
al their assets and it was during the
court proceedings following the attempt
of the gas companies TO take advantage
of the provisions of this law that agita-
ton was begun in Congress for its repeal.
The bill was finally passed. rendering I'M
necessary any decision by the Supreme
Court on the law itself. which was then
up for test on an appeal.
The other important thing that Congress
did was to appropriate $4,000 for clean
ing ice and snow from the streets of the
National Capital District officials express
regret that the House in the District ap-
preparation bill for the fiscal year of
1911 did not make an effort to keep up
the good work. That bill. which passed
the lower branch of Congress just before
ithe holiday adjournment, contained only
5000 for this purpose.
congress also passed quite nurnDer Oh
important separate measures. including
an act prohibiting the operation of
bucket shops in the District; an act pro-
viding for the parole of Juvenile offenders
committed to the National Training
School for Boys; an amendment to the
employment agency act an act changing
the name and jurisdiction of the inferior
court of justice of the peace in the Dis
trict TO the Municipal Court of the District
of Columbia; an act reorganiZing the Dis
trict militia in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Dick national militia law.
and many other bills, including a number
of street extension propositions. AS is
usual at the end of a session, several
hundred measures were left on the calen-
dsrs of the Senate and House District