National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-15
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THE WAR ON THE CANNES BB9UN
To-day, under direction of the Board Of Heath,
the pOundmaster, Samuel Einstein, commences
the annual raid upon unmuEzled dogs running at
large in Washington and Georgetown, and we
hail the day Of deliverance.
| Probably very few Of our citizens are aware OF
the fact Of the existence here Of perhaps one OF
of Health, but often give expression TO their sur
prise that our streets. open parks and thousands
Of young trees are never invaded by animals run
In former years this service WAC under direction
Of the mayor, and the men employed were paid g
fee for each animal impounded, which led to great
abuses SO that the most intense prejudice and op-
animals liable to run astray. The pound men
SsS SssS tGieyss spS !gSRsr' and often richly
Health was organised by Congress It was made
one Of their specified duties to prevent domestic
animals from running at large in the cities of
Washington and Georgetown, and responding to
the obligation thus imposed they passed and pub
lished certain ordinances on the subject; erected
building. with Enclosure, at the intersection Of
Tss G s5s Z paHd s Of
the two cItiet and impound all animals astray.
From the Health Omcer's report for last year
IL appears there were ,0so animals impounded.
We make the following extracts from The same
report:
:rrhe service has been we'll performed. The
board in their selection Of poundmsster have been
e,
and its Incumbent subject TO constant hfndrance
and misrepresentation. it is difficult to fnd man
for the service combining sound Judgment with
also TO select men for the actual labor Of seizure
Of animals, often in the face Of armed opposition,
Of the requisite activity and strength. who, in
the resistance Of such opposition, may not some
THE comparative freedom Of the two cities
from animals running at large marks how well
the work is done. OF the l0sl dogs captured dur
ing the season Of the dog law comparatively very
few were redeemed. They were mostly worthless,
Vagabond ours, whom their owners did not sum-
GENTLY value to pay tho dollar and tlke- them
home-the class Of CANNES most likely to be N ad
on the slightest provocati0n and to most widely
disseminate hydroPhoble poison They were dis
mails.
'Cows are the animals most frequently found at
large at all seasons; their owners being permitted
to Craze them on the commons in the outskirts Of
the city, often carelessly allow them to wander
Oh out of their charge, and are obliged to pay
the fee for redemption, tempered with much dis
satisfaction, would earnestly recommend to the
board that an ordinance be passed forbidding the
grazing Of cattle within the city limits. This
by Riding the people Of the annoyance OF nlthy
cow-stables and Of cows running at large. That
other lactitic beast the goat, should Be banishsd
source Of nourishment' to many poor people, they
are destructive TO trees and other property; are
public nuiIances ,s Shete,sr found and should not
tions Of the District. They give the poundmaster
more annoyance than all other animals found ct
large, many Of their owners resisting by force his
attempts to capture them.
The stern enforcement Of the pound laws, not
wthstanding frequent determined resistance, re-
fleets great credit upon the Board OF Health, and
merits the appreciation Of every lsw-abiding citi-
zen VINO Tememoers the hogs, goats, COWS, geese,
&c, wandering at large through our streets only
two years ago. to the constant injury Of property
and danger Of accident to little children, But
upon THIS, as upon some other branches OF the
sanitary service, am sorry to say, many people
look with dlstrust, even hostility while they &C
ance Of the duty"
This morning, at four O'Clock, the poundnaster,
with four men, equipped With nets and all neces-
the captured CANNES, Will start out on his tour.
The captives viii be taken 70 the pound, where q
man VIII be always on hand to receive the lee Of
one dollar for redemption, should any owner prize
bis dog thus highly. All dogs not redeemed with
in twenty-four hours after they reach the pound
viii be shot by the poundmaster and taken down
the river to the depot of dead animals.