The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-06
PEsOHALL TALKS DOG.

The Only True Friend of the Dumb
Beast In Jersey City.
There was a well attended meeting of the
Hudson County District Society OF the s. P.
C. A. at the Stewart building, On Erie street,
last night. Alderman Mccarthy presided.
Counsellor Peschall wa present. and as
usual, gave the society q shaking up on It's
legal powers and duties. On June IS Of
each year the Mayor issues a proclamation
calling upon citizens to shoot dogs which
are not properly muzzled. Mr.. Peschall
took this matter up and presented very
good reasons why such a proclamation
first place he declared that
q man who went about with a revolver In
his pocket prepared to shoot dogs was likely
to be arrested and heavily fined for carrying
concealed weapons. His second point was
that if a person shot at a dog, on the street,
he was liable under the law to be punished
for shooting guns on the public streets; and
lastly, that il a dog should be clubbed to
death, the s. P. G. A. would have the man
arrested who did the clubbing. Tit upshot
of Mr.. P~eschall's remarks was the issuing Of
a call to the members of the society to wait
upon Mayors Wanser and Pagan next Satur-
day and request them that the proclamation
be not issued.
MI. Peschall next attacked the Board of
110a1Iu LUZ DSbSlu2 VI lifdilCoSs IGACll lllS
particularly to the one compelling owners of
dogs to pay a license fee of 81. He main
tanned that the Board of Health was not a
Legislative body and had no power to pass
such an ordinance. He declared that If the
case was taken to the courts every person
who has paid the tax could compel the city
to refund it.
The President appointed the following
gentlemen members of the Executive Com
mnittee:. George M. Mccarthy, Thomas =.
Stewart, DIR. L. J. Gordon, George O. Os-
borne. Henry C. McCarten, Gustav Blau,
Jr., William G. Farr, Phillip Hexamer,
Silas B. s. Ogden, William E. McCreery.
Branch offices have been opened by Gustav
Blau at No. Y70s Grand street, Philip
Hexamer at No. 101 Hudson street, Hoboken:
L. r. Alexander, No. Ill Palisade avenue,
West Hoboken; Silas B. s. Ogden, No. 5S3
Summit avenue, Edward FL. Whitney, Post
Office Building, Bayonne; C. B.. Rees, Fo. so
Fulton avenue, Union Hill, Frank Heffer-
man, Arlington.
Alfred Schoenwetter, William R. Harri-
son, Leopold Gubelman, Abraham Wilson,
Alfred Bonnell and w. Frazer were elected
to membership. Ten new members were
proposed.
The Executive Committee was directed to
prefer charges against O policeman who took
a half-hour to kill q dog With a club. The
Ambulance Committee has subscription lists
OUT IOT Tue pufcuaSo " o ~" aliipu4ahce.
Some Of the members were hauled over the
GOALS for not paying for entertainment
tickets. Chairman McCartin reported that
up to the present time the profits, amounted
to $50. The members are somewhat dis
pleased with the action OF the Board of
Health in being Instrumental in tying up the
pound bill presented to the Legislature. The
society wishes TO take charge Of pounds,
appoint dog catchers, etc. Thu society will
confer with the officers of the New York
State Society, go to Trenton In October and
make an effort to have the bill passed. Dur
ing the past month four cases OF cruelty
nave been prosecuted, three convicted and
one is pending. One cat was shot.
The meetings for the remainder of the
year will be July 8, August Z, September 4,
October 2, November 8. December 4.