The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-03
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Tie annual meeting OF this society took place last
night their rooms No COS Broadway the President
Mr. Bcrch, in the chair. Tno attendance very
small yet tho procedures Of interesting ma
ture. Tho Secretary, ". C. Ii. wadde read his repor,
which gave rs,umS OF the work OF the society snca
rs inception aud Incorporation In April, 1866. lie
brcy .oaohea upon tho of cruelty
mails TIA, Ind come under the nosce Of tho society
ana tho disposition tat had bnen made OF them
by The courts particulars OF which tho public are
already familiar with. The report embodied u letter
from Professor Agassx upon the turtle IN tho
reiterated assertion that " incapable OF feeling
The Professors letter took the ground that the practice
or wing the az IL the turtle and slowing Il away unon
it, hack pro .uced pain. and vas a brutal prac-
tce that should be discontinued. The report
ewelt brieay. upon the assistance the society
had received In their humane labors from the
superpendenis Of tho various street railways and
nibus lines, Of whom who represented hundred
II also announced that an effort was being made 10 m
courage the adoon In the city OF the system OF wooden
pavemens FOR streets as 4 had been demonstrated that
these pavemcnts less injurious TO norsas while
equal 20 ssone IN durability. PROM the report
IL appears that the number OF Official letters
sna x and eleven pooSssn
now before society for the Of hydrants on
tho line o. the omubss and street caraway routes for
the purpose Of watering anmas letter read from
Ben D. Hicks Of Staten Island announcing boquest 70
the society Of go 600 - hrs death Ths President Mr.
society the yearly income Of which 10 1900
Tho report OF the Executive Committee the me-
Cezaity Of improvement In roads and and
argued that y impossible 70 conform ne shape OF
the hoees shoe 70 the Streets that what required
was smooth pavements, where the animals would find
solid footing aud mol b suhjected 10 jar and strain II
sugsssed che prcprcty Of laying pcl tax upon all the
upon the expenditure for putting down wooden pave
menta The report, which was An able document was
si4ned By Henry Grnne and August Belmont
The following officers were unanimously elected for
the current year:-President Henry Bergh; Vice
Presidents John 7. Hoffman, Peter Cooper BENJAMIN
d. Hicks ". II. AspinwaIl, Marshall o. Roberts, IL
W. Bellows, d. D. James Brown, George I. Trimblc,
Moses Taylor, Horace D. ClanIn; Secretary, wiriam
Coventry n. waddell Treasurer, William Nc
Murray; Executive Committee, James T. Brady
John d. Wolf, Samuel B. RugEfes, Horny 0rinnsIi
August Belmont Henry Berxh, Frank Leslie, John A.
Kennedy, w. O. h waddsll, r. A. uthwick Daniel
Buusrnod, Thomas O Acton VIM. H Webb. John b
Murray Joseph r Beach.
me report q he Treasurer showed The following state
q ths naancssRscsips for The year from life mem
pa!scaesea $7eo donations, ~ 81, slsi nnsa e2s6
ing cash balance % hard ana IL bsak q - 10
ms rooms Of NE society have juss ben crnamented
~ handsome original painting ~ fsss SQUARE, repre-
sentlng cruelty - anmals. u n donaton nom the
late Dr. David Q. norsAead end y valued ~ el,60o
The subject chosen ~ TIE artss VIE y nos knowns
lock Of turksyA with whom boy b smueing himself
he e reprsDentsd sanding bohfn4 hide0qs mask,
tha hidss his boey asd = n The 90 = advaocipg upon
" surksys which 'dspisv their siaen upon saavas