Daily Republican., 1886-03-19
CITY COUNCIL.
.Asr NIGHr's sEssIoN--rHE DOG
ExTEfsmIrATOR UNDER FIRE.
ne d Charged with hiaintainiDg Nui.
ssnos, and ordered 70 Abate ;.
] ktsor Resign. : ~

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1t 8 O'Clock last evening, and the clerk i
called the roll Of members. The min.
utes were partly read, when on motion
OF Mr.. Blake the further reading was
dispensed with. The Law Committee,
70 whom was referred the matter OF
widening Front street, from Clayton TO
DUPONT streets, reported that the com-
mission appointed TO assess damages
had lapsed, and that according TO law
nothing further could be done for one
year.
Tho same com mmittee also reported /
that they had examined an ordinance |
providing for the establishing of the
grades Of certain streets and found /
nothing in 1t contrary TO law or the city |
charter.
The Lamp Committee reported In /
favor OF granting the petition OF james |
j. Walker, for q lamp on King street, |
between Tenth and Eleventh streets,
and on the petition OF William M
Candy for . lamp on Rodney street,
between Pennsylvania avenue and
Thirteenth street.
TIE resolution offered by Mr.. Blake
at the last meeting relating TO submit
ting of the question Of public park to
the people At the next city election was
JhhGm uP uuhnlbu04 DubihObos
Mr.. Blake said that after careful con-
alteration of the matter he had some
doubts about its legality, and be moved
that it be referred to the Law Commit
tee.
Mr.. Il. Fl. Taylor offered an amend
ment that the committee also report II
Council has power ~ order special
election, and the motion as amended
was adopted.
The City Treasurer reported balance
of $50 ,565.10 In the Union National
Bank TO the credit of the city. and
special deposit of S3,681 SO. He also
reported that during the week he had
received the following amounts: Tax
Receiver Kane, $3.50; Tax Reoeiver
Moody, $603; City Auditor Ball, S102
The Street Commissioner reported that
IduriDg the past week he had four men
and two teams at work on the atreets,
with a payroll amounting to $40 90;
and the Sewer Department reported q
pay roll OF OF $91.b0.
Tne petition OF William r Beatty to
have the bed OF DUPONT street from
Second to Third 6lled up was referred
TO the Opening Streets Committee.
Joseph E. Martin petitioued TO have
i17O feet on Van Buren street above
Eighth curbed and paved, and the petit
ton WAS referred to the Street Commit
tee.
A communication Was received from
; Amos @. BrintoD, stating that although
the attention OF the Street CommissiO Onsr
had been called last fall to the bad con
dilion of the pavements on King street
between Eighth and Ninth, no action
had been taken, aud that they are still
: in such q condition that It 10 dangerous
; to walk over them. The matter was re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
A Communication was also received
from the dog exterminator, @. Brooks
Foster, stating that the horse which he
has been using 10 unfit for work, and
that he had been notified by the agent
I of the Society for the Prevention Of
4 Cruelty TO Animals not TO use 1t. He
therefore asked that Council procure
him q good horse, suitable for the bust
!. ness. The communication was referred
:. to the Police Committee.
The petition of X. b. Cooling anc
Il others for n fl AZ stone crossing at FIFTH
e and jackson streets, was referred TO thu
l. Street Com mmittee with power TO act.
On motion Of Mr.. Newell, the Chic
o Engineer and Surveyor was INSTRUCTED
TO prepare an ordinance fixing and 90
n
between Sixth and Seventh streets.
Mr.. Blake said that although he did
o not wish to do 1t, he was compelled u
n, have something to say about dogs, q
= he did not think the Police Committe
G had attended 10 their duty. When tn
l. fuss was made about the dog poun'
being at Twelfth and King streets, tn
Police Committee wasg authorized Z
IL build suitable place at cost not ex
ceeding ffty dollars, but 1t now tran
tpires that they have not done so. The
have rented place over Market stret
bridge near Guthrie's carriage shoI
q and complaint 10 made that the dog
are shot, skinned and boiled up in fu
view Of the men employ cd In this shol
, and the people In the neighborhood.
1t was also stated that the meat wi
torn off OF dogs after they were skinne
/ and thrown 10 hogs. He thought u
= was an outrage, and as these people ha
n complained TO him about 1t ne ma
- promised them to have the nuiSan'
abated, II In his power to do 80.
nd Mr.. Barnhill said the Police Commi
tee had done their duty, and that
had been over there himself after tn
complain was made and was unable
find anything wrong. If there is an
nuisance there It 10 the duty OF Il
Board OF Health 70 attend to 1t, as Il
Police Committee had nothing to
with IL.
MIR. Blake, In reply, said that as Il
- nuisance was on property rented by u
on city, and controlled by the Police Cor
on mittee, IL was their duty to see that Il
fu. nuisance was not allowed to exist, al
hat he hoped Council would see that tl
led committee attended to their duty. I
"a moved that the Police Committee
"F ordered to have the dog pound plac'
nee down In the marsh, away from all ia
Ier tories and houses.
Mr.. r. II. Taylor said that he thoug
the tronble WAS with the man who hol
the position OF dog catcher. There h'
never been anything Of this kind VIII
other men held the position, and
Il Thought 1t could be stopped by dispe
sing with this mans services, and &c
ting some one else 70 fill the positio
Rs The speaker had some trouble with Il
rers man himself, rs he had persisted
my making dog pound in the basement
,eis the City Hall, and had as high a. eig
ord- and ten dogs there at q time. de d
.h the also shot them there, and continued
ol 8. do 30 until forbid by the Mayor, wn
he stopped for time, but now that !
m Mayor Is sick he has taken advanta
. tof that fact and been doing IL aga
A1 Foster advertises this dog business
much entirely, and complaint has be
D made that he also abuses the poor q
mails. When he had the pound
Sixth and Tatnall streets the MAJ
ordered him not to shoot any m,
dogs there, hut notWithstaD ding Il
he went ahead, and one hot day Kill
~ q number that ware laft living until