The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-22
Meeting OF the Society for tho Prove nttos
OF Cruelty 90 Animals.


OF Cruelty 90 Animate.
Tho nrss regular meeting Of the American Society for
As Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals was hold last eve
asx at their rooms. conner Of broadway aad Twelfth
ssses. The meeting organized = eight O'Clock, Mr.
Bureh, President Of the Society in The chair
Mr. BURGH opensu the meeting with the remark that
since i organizatisn had been formed % hsd received
from cseus OF other States mary letters aud Documents
with the Wow to tho fcvning and carrying Of sIar
institutions in other plscss He sd that although me
society hse been organised for short time yet II lad
done grcss deal OF COED, and hs cited as geAt
era example the barbarc1s practice which teretoforo
streets has BEEN abAted am they now carried In
crates He said, 10 usa tie language OF TIN Nrw
as n. oonc 40 81 ,Ses. s~ remark ua n. pS.n,
stated that the meeting would ~ once proceed 10 Dusi
The report Of ne Committee on Bylaws was sab
mtted and afor much discussions and the passage or
some amendments ot, adopted. The hrst smcndmcN
msncng at JANUARY and eI isns becsmber 81,
should DO changed 40 to- begin IN May
May and end April - The secons amendrent was,
that In meeting OF ordinary business instead q fifteen
members constituting quorum thsre should BIO but
nine required The grsstion OF rrsident members
clause contained in tho bylaws reatlsx 10 then was
yead II stated that tie foe required Of non resident
S,smoSrs OIL the society 80 o. sdy sS ana
considered who ve5' In the State but Is NOT in
o0ded in the limits Of tw cuty five miles from this CITY
TIC PRESIDENT then state tina, he had r,ccived letter
costaining check for one hundred doIarsfrum W. But
Ter Duncan and that be moved Mr. Duncan BE- elected
mcrnber OF the ETY. There several other gen
tlcmen proposed for membership and unanimously
elected among whom MT Tiffany Henry Walters
James Gordon Bennett, NC.
The PRESIDENT next announced the resignation Of Mr.
George Bancroft, of the Vice Presdent- u the
hety, and upon motion WINS accepted
The next resolution offered nnd adopted that A.
this American society the President and Vice Prcs
the United States during their Of Office be
members OF this society II then moved that the
Governor md Lieutenant Governor be also elecd homo
rapy members Of tins society which also adopted
AMI after subsequent discussion placed on the ccio
list
Mr. BuRGu then moved tina. Mr.. James Brown be
nominated TO nl vacancy caused by rcsignaorrof Mr.
Bancroft, which carried.
The PRasDHyT stated that he had given cons drrabe
attention In relation TO the cruelty practsed on car
horses in forcing them 10 draw heavily loaded ours up
steep grades He read statement M he different grades
in the cityone OF them rising 30 feet In distance OF
600 feet another % feetn distance OF 500 fess &c.
He then that the directors of all the street rail-
roads in the state be requested have extra horse
horses the may require at all points OF the route
Ia which these grades elevations occur In order st II
he sfur her for the prevention OF cruelty 10 ami
mails. This carried In the form Of = request.
Tie subject OF Russ pavement next came mp and was
discussed for time. The Rus, Belgian and all
other pavemcnts OF the like character were all con-
de rsn0d the general opinion being thai the only ve
mcnt which would mitigate the suncrngs OF animals
caused by travelling would be the sandstone pavement
spes conmittee) should be appointed by tho President
meeting other than the present. 70 take into
sdsmtion the following problem What kind Of pave
be produced that will be favorable to draw
ing heavy oads and yet will DO sAie and easy Zoe ami
IN ais travel ont"
lae meeting then adjourned.