The Washington times., 1922-10-02
ROCKVILLE DOC
TAX BRINGS IN
RECORD TOTAL
New Law Helps Collections,
Which This Year Reach
Approximately $1,000.

ROCKVILLE. Oct. AT the
close of business Saturday after
noon, taxes on 1850 dogs had been
paid to Thomas Gott. clerk OF the
poliTc court here. for the year which
began July l. The cash tOtaled APP
pruximatrly $1,000. much the largest
amount ever collected here in a
single year from that source. The
large increase was du" Ia law
%hich REQUIRES owners or harborers
of dogs to hunt up the collector, ana
which provides fine Of S25 in the
case of each person failing I" pay
within ninety days after the INST OF
Juiy. The period Of grace "Aplrcd
Saturday.
The Judges OF the circuit court FOR
this judicial circuit have appointed
clifford II. Robertson, of the local
bar auditor for the circuit court Tor
this county. He succeeds the late
Frank Higgins. Mr.. Robertson has
for a number Of years been examiner
in chanccry for the court, and his
successor is expected to he named
within the next day or two.
Prof. W. Pinkney Mason. former
principal Of the Rockville Academy,
who has been seriously i'll at his
home is reported much improved.
He was not stricken with paralysis,
as was reported.
Forty hours devotion began in st.
Mary's Catholic Church yesterday
and will conclude with high mass
at $50 o'clock Tuesday morning.
The Rev John T. COolahan. pastor
of the church. is being assisted by
number of visiting priests.
The Capitol View Citizens Asso.
citation has been organized with a
large membership and the following
officers: President, J. w. Beers: vice
president, J. NJ. Hartman; secretary,
G. II. Hanson: treasurer, Il. Nj.
Mullett.
DIR. James 6. Townsend, OF Ken
sington, who is connected with the
United States Public Health Service.
will sail from New York soon to
make a health survey Of Porto Rico.
He expects to be away about six
months.
A meeting will be held at the
| home of Matthew T. Moomaw, Will
liams Lane, Chevy Chase. on Octo.
ber 9 to give property owners an
| opportunity to be heard on the plan
| of the citizens committee to grade,
pave and lay a sidewalk on Williams
Lane, from Brookeville road to Con-
neCticut avenue, the cost to be
assessed against abutting property
| and the assessments to be payable
in six annual installments. The
plan is subject to the approval OF
| the county commissioners.
| Charles NJ. Jones, treasurer of the
local John w. Garrett Campaign
Club has filed with the clerk of the
circuit court a sworn statement OF
all money received and expended by
| him during the recent primary cam
| paign in the interest of the candi
dacy of Mr.. Garrett for the Re
publican nomination for the United
| States Senate.
The statement shows the total re-
ceipts to have been $1,239.5O OF
which $3.50 was received from
Thomas Dawson. of Rockville, who
was Mr. CARROTS campaign trea.
surer for the State; $500 from Paul
Sleman, of Chevy Chase, chairman
Of the Republican State central com
mittee for this county; $3.50 from
Robert Garrett, Of Baltimore, and
! $3.50 from John w. Garrett.
The expenditures, according to the
statement, tottaled $1,235.S3, which
went to pay for auto hire, hall rent
postage, watchers, etc. Bills aggrc
eating *50.5S are yet unpaid, so the