New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-13
REMOVING DEAD ANIMALS.
HOW THE WORK Is DONE.


THE RECENT ACCUMULATION OF DEAD DOCS AT THE
PoUND-DETAILs OF TIE oFFAL CONTRACTORS
DUTIES.
Ono of the incidents of the hot is an extra
ordinary mortality among animals in this city.
Horses. dogs. cats, goats and other animals die In
tho streets and the removal of them taxes the men
who do the work of the ofa contractor beyond their
nowers At most such seemed to be the case in the
state of affairs which occasiOned the complaint or
Dr. Howell steward of the Receiving Hospital. at
the foot Of East Sixteenth-st., who reported
ut Police Headquarters that 300 dogs which
were drowned at the pound Saturday NOR ming were
left there over night. In order to inve stgate the
causes of this delay and to obtain some idea or the
working of this department of tho citys sanitary
management q reporter OF HE TRIBUNE Yesterday
called upon several persons connected therewith,
the reporter had talk with DR.. Jaynes, who said
Tho contract for the removal or omar
was awarded by the Board OF Heaith 70 Anarew
White of No. Il Peck-sliD The contract Is
given for a term of years, and is subject to the APP
proval of the Controller. Every Summer. when we
have q protracted season OF excessive neat many
animals fall victims TO the force OF the suns rays
OF course this makes more work for the persons In
charge of such matters. There IL al ways nunper
of complaints made But we have had no more ths
made to us by letter or otherwise we send II down
to the Police Headquar ters and they telegraph IL 10
Mr. Dickinson who was in charge of the telegraph
room at Police Headquarters. was next visited.
How many notices for the removal OF animals
do Won receive day ~ he was asked
'|Well, on Sunday twenty-five messages were re-
ceiyed. That a very light day. On Saturday
we had forty-seven: To-day up to 8 O'CLOCK there
have been twenty-five. Some messages cover three
or four animals. These reports are telegrapbed al
once 10 the otfa deck and the animals are removed
forthwith"
McMahon, superintendent OF the dog pound. :"
am done drowning az IL o'clock. Inc carcasses
are removed by half-past 3. L. Is true that 800
dogs remained after the drowning over saturday
night There was q mistake In sending the eele-
gram to the contractor. 1t never happened before;
When got here sunday morning sara, gracious!
the dogs are here stin | sent another message
Immediately, and they came for the dogs; Inc RUE
is that should drown every 10 hours Dut taxes
80 or 90 at a tlme and three times week Will do"
The reporter approached the ReceIylng Hospital,
near the pound, circumspectly. 49,
Have YOU any smallpox cases IN the house I" lie
'' aSo Of Dr. Howell stewart Of 'D' hospital
oven, then wish to hear what you have to say
about the pound" said the reporter
"Well, the stencil saturday night was something
terrible from all those 800 c1rcaSses. But IL never
happened before, at least not tins year 1t was Inc
fault of the contractor, suppose. rome say they
have not mon enough for tho work Perhaps
it made a difference as 1T was sunday:
The smell was so bad that the only patient had
in the hospital away. He was suffering from
chickenpOS. lie was Hungarian, OUT ne TOOK
French leave when l was out | could not pane
him. He lett nothing but n SnlIt behind. was
gong discharge Inn to-day, 50 III Olu not make
much difference"
A hurried trip was made to the Office OF the oT4l
contractor. the pier at the loot OF " est Ihlfty-
eighth-st. Mr. Murphy, who wasln charge OF the tel
graph instruments. made the following statement
We had $4,000 notices Tor dead animals
last year. This year we have mad great
many calls particularly since 1t has becn
so very hot. The number Of dead animals
removed from the pubic streets and the pound
during the month If June was 3,005. OF these
2 O85 were dogs /, coo coming from the pound, 44G
horses and other animals in smaller numbers As a
some some Misunderstanding about the recent
difficulty at the pound. Such thing
would not happen once IN ten years. We send our
port, The truth of the matter is chat the boat
at Barren Island Saturday. We sent message
there by telephone, but by some mistake the cap
tain was not informed. Our record for July bias
be EN- very large indeed, but cannot give the exact
figures until the end of the MONTH