The New York herald., 1877-03-16
BEWARE Or THE Dog !
What Our City Fathers Are Doing
on the Cur Question.
Mr.. BERGH'S PROPOSED POUND.
EuthanaSia for the Vagrant Canine
Scoop Nets and SubmerSiOn.
DR.. HAMMOND DEGREES THE SPlTZ.
A Tilt with Mr.. Bergh's Theories-What
Is Hydrophobia
MR.. BERGH'S PROPOSED POUND.
DR.. HAMMOND DEGREES THE SPlTz

The canine ordinance aBtttOu WIS usaiu oSAVie 'HS
Board of Aldermen yesterday. The controversy has
been somewhat enlarged by the introduction OF the
subject OF CATS Several propositions have been before
the Board, and one ordinance reported from the
Law Committee But SIR Bergh comes TO the front
Tor the ten thousandth tme and dog conference be-
fore Mayor Ely has been the result The particulars
of this wonderful conclavc been published in tn
HERALD
CAT AND DOG ORDINANCES
Mr. E. T. Gerry, counsel for the Society for the Pre-.
yenton OF Cruelty to Animals, sent IN ordinance
yesterday the Aldermen which reflects the ideas OF
his association 1t provides no cat dog shall
be permitted go abroad without cham or cord SIX
feet long attached thereto. No dog or cat shall be
allowed upon q street railroad car omnibus. The
penalty for any infringement oi these rules ls put
down at SO for each offence. pound IS to be pro-
yided for imprisonment OF stray mals, and they
are be killed within foriy-elght hours II not re-
claimed by The Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals is TO have exclusive control OF the
whole matter.
A PLAN FROM ALDERMAN NORRIS.
Tho following additional ideas are presented by
Alderman Morrs:-
Every owner possessor who harbors any dog
shall take out permit Tor each dog at he renni Bureau
paying the OF - Tor the All permits and renew
zach aud and shall be for one year from date
na s m s and se Of the permit
On it, Any dog SO licensed must collar his
license on IT, any licensed must, when in
sord ron. Ss Sse ol ehs not than six
the owner his option instead OF the above.
Amy dog that is not so although IS licensed shall
Se ana tax AZ the his on
around his neck, that e in wagon or other vehicle
Any person appointed by Mayor capture
@ $ % h or I y S Gs %na
before police justice and the iacts being proven the
gas @ o ssa each uRses nne 0' not less 'a'
No person except those appointed by the Mayor will be
Every person thus appointed Shall be furnished with q
vs asro the e' c the word in the
aoS m @ a S bnS At ali mss when on in
conspicuous place on the front OF his person.
unlicensed at the police stations officer command
must all Violations Of this ordinance the same as
violation Of corporation ordinance All such reports
other violations of city ordinances and in addition
as for other violation Of the city ordinances
Licenses may be granted any time IN april but must ne
plants and snits to commence after that daie
person. appeinsea @ by the Mayor ior that purposs
agent, conductor driver in charge Of public con
vyance having receiving passenger or IN
,ad vehicle ~ith dog shall be arrested by the police ana
sned not less than S. or more than So for every oaencc
Any appointed catcher who shall take away from any
shall arrested and taken before police Justice and upon
ds that are sesrs to the pod and not
deemed by the within the specified time be
redemption aud comply yng with this ordinance.
ordinance and amendment in Iu in of the morning
and two Of the evening papers Two Insertions esen any
charie the to city Conngences for eniociag the
PRESIDENT TO THE FRONT.
Mr. Henry Bcrgh in a memorial in favor Of the
passage OF tho ordinance prepared by Mr.. Gerry. lie
offers several Of his peculiar suggestions in advocating
this measure and that the proposition in the
ordinance lately introduced ''ior the payment OF sum
of money certain persons who will capture and de.
liver place TO be indicated all dogs found running
at arge,r is Objectionable. on the ground OF public
morality well as Intellectual in suppressing the evil
complained Of In order TO illustrate this latter fact
let it be supposed instead OF lty cents reward
OF IS gwen for every dog so captured and de-
vered Would not the laws OF trade assert themselves
in The case OF the dog stimulated by the profits
resulting from such tra1icS Would the novel de-
mand experience increased enterprise and compet-
ton for It's adequate supply on the part not only
OF local dealers, but more largely, perhaps,
from tho kecn-wited external tradesmen 7
Mr Bergh then to decy former dog ordinances
passed by the Common Council He regards the prop
osition TO impose any tax whatever as injuaicious,
for the "that there many poor people who
regard their pets AS the most devoted trends they
havc--and with justice, too, perhaps-who could not
afford TO take from their scaDty earnings the sum re-
qured Tor the indulgence of their affections" lie Is
also opposed To muzzing on the theory that IL has
been well ascertaincd physiological fact that by
thus impeding the natural sccrctions OF the animal 1t
is rendered more exposed 10 disease and madness, II
not 10 hydrophobil He next compliments the Phia-
phia system to the care oil dogs and saws that
"this cityTwhich annually pays about 100000 Tor
not keeping its streets cean-can aiord the inconsd-
cradle coswoi electnally supprcssing what the public
are pleased to regard as great nuisance"
The whole matter has been referred back to the AL
dermanic Law Committee Tor consideration.
CALL on MR. BEHGH.
a HERALD reporter called at The Museum OF Animal
Cruelty of IWcuty-sccOuu Fourth
avenue, Wednesday, TO see Mr.. Bergh and us that
gentleman was enjoying the excitement OF Peralto )
ride at the Hppodrome the reporter had an opportU-
nifty to all the curiosies O the place while await
ing his return. Strange that OF tender hearts
should seek the aid OF the taxdemst To perpctuate
the contorted remains OF animals brutally Killed
Among the stuffed relics OF the collection OF the
museum are pigeon, well Killed" at shoot,
The bird seems 10 have just iailen close within
bounds, weighted with an ounce and halt OF
No. IL. The dog which IS white, has It's head
manglcd into the sembiance OF alump OF rump steak,
and the illusion o meat is heightened by lavish dauUs
Of vermillIon distributed with artistic effect the
stuffed skin To the.ordlnary eye these Lares and
Pcnales OF the museum OF cruelty are very shocking,
but not so TO the tender hearted inmates When Mr..
Bergh from the show he accorded the honor
Of interview to the representative OF the HERALD,
aud In his private Office upstairs tho ceremony per-
formed The reporter stated that he had called
TO get clear statement of the nonored gentleman 5
views relation TO dogs IN their character OF wards OF
the State In answer TO this PREDATORY announcement
Mr. Bcrgh began to inveigh against the practice OF
riding mustangs against time, and when he had hn-
shcd he proceeded to elaborate his views the
OF dogs.
CURTAILED.
ut clearly within the meaning oi the law that the
caro- of dogs found loose Ia the dcvoves upon
tnIs society and any attempt OF the Common Council
10 curtaf or infringe right to exercise that legal
power Will resisted The society Is not anxious To
have the dog catching OF the city thrown IT, but
vneu tho thing has to be done we are determined snail
he done IN "A merciiul manner. Some years ago. when
INC c,ty offered reward lor vagran dogs The suburbs
oi New York were diligently canvassed by thleving
Young men and boys, who brought all The dogs they
could find TO the pound, and were pald hl'y cents
.o,aca ior them A new Industry was created by
tne head money dogs, and hundreds OF ANIMALS were
81 ,oer and i'm mpounded have known OF cases where
rclsed to 20 to the pound, and the cnplors have
cerutelv broken the beasts legs IN oraer That they
,",abt hc more manageable Now, II the Common
s.n nciI offer rewards this year We wiz nave just
, lanes and outraqes again disgraccd the city
nree wears ago The abuse speak OF was 20 crying at
one time that compelled 10 arrest tnc suerln
In ibe same thing again II provocation is gwen
rbc society proposes TO catch ana make nway wy. wv