Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-06

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Smzzuz==zuuzuuuzmu1 collect the dog
taxes for 1917 and by Monday the
various assessors will get their assess
ment books which will contain a
specially ruled space for the dog tax
collection returns. For pauphin
county is going to collect next years
dog taxes by the joint authority of
the new and old acts. State and
county authorities agree that the new
act contains many provisions that are
open to attack on constitutional
grounds, SO only those sections of the
new law which are inconsistent with
the old measure will be carried out
One dollar for female and fifty cents
per year for male dogs is the tax rate.
incidentally pups under four months
of age will not be taxable. The new
law fixes eight months as the age
limit but this is one inconsistency that
will not be considered. incidentally
the county will collect the taxes in
boroughs too, and disregard the provi-
sions for borough collections as fixed
by the new dog law. Dog taxes are
payable between now and the time
the, assessors turn in their books
early in December.
Failure on the part of the assessor
to collect the dog tax entails a pen
atty OF So similar fine is chargeable
against a constable who refuses to
shoot a dog that is unlicensed. Incl
dentally every constable is allowed 81
for every dog he shoots.
Governors Cousin Weds. - Jacob
Quinter Brumbaugh, an Altoona
brakeman on the Pennsylvania rail-
road who said he is distant cousin
of Governor Martin G.. Brumbaugh to-
day got a license to wed Miss Laura
Letitia Jenkins of Altoona. They were
married at the parsonage of Christ
Lutheran Church by the Rev. Thomas
Reisch, the pastor.
Rush Boundary Dispute On. -
Further hearing of testimony in the
Rush East Hanover boundary line
dispute was held to-day in the grand
jury room before the commission re-
Gently appointed by the court for the
purpose.
Creek Bids September II. - Bids for
completing the construction of the con-
crete invert of Paxton creek, north OF
State street, will be opened at noon
Thursday, September II, by City Com.
missioner w. H. Lynch, superintendent
of streets and public Improvements. The
gap that is yet to be closed covers a
stretch of about $50 feet left there to
permit the lowering of the city water
mains.
Assessment Hearing September II. =
City Engineer NJ. b. Cowden has fixed
Thursday, September II. between 8 a. m
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peals from assessments laid against
property owners abutting on Cumber-
land street. from Fourteenth to Fiji
teenth. and in Reel from Seneca To-
SchuYlkill street.
Bridges In Grand Jury. - Before the
Sentember Quarter Sessions grand Jury
adjourns. following the week of Crimi-
nal Court. it will be asked to pass up-
on the advisability of constructing a
the county. The County Commissioners
recently visited these points and will
submit their suggestions to the grand
jury
Satisfy Old Mortgages. - The Dau-
phin County Court will be asked Sep
tember % to enter decree of satisfac-
tion of two ancient mortgages. one af-
fecting the Zion Lutheran Church and
the other the Grace Methodist parson-
age at 21s state street. The former
was for $4,000, and was given by Ed
mund Franciscus to William T. Bishop,
dated December TO- 1868. and the other
is for $4,000. and was given to j. Vance
Cresswell to David Mccormick on Feb
ruary %. 1870. Both mortgages. IL is
understood. were long since paid, bul
satisfaction was never recorded.