The morning call., 1894-05-06

| dog-kennels and sheds for impoun0ed
| horses and cows; and beyond this is the
| lethal chamber for the painless extinc-
| tion by gas of dogs, etc. Extensive cor
rails for various stock adjoin these build
lngs.
| On entering the main Office the visitor,
| IL in luck, will he received by the superin-
tendent j. b. FlemmiDg, who before act
| ing as cicerone will explain. something of
the workings of the institution. The
main facts connected Herewith may be
| briefly stated.
Under the present Poundseeper, +. A.
| Osborn, who is nonresident, is the SUPER
| inteEdent, known as deputy /; his assist
ant, L. c. Wells, and four deputies who
work on the wagons" and who receive
salary of $50 per month and lodgings.
The territory to be taken care of by these
men is only bounded by the latest defined
city limits, within which no stray or uD-
licensed animal is permitted to roam.
Bow we'll they have so far succeeded in
carrying out the ordinance may be judged
from the fact that not one complaint has
been lodged with the society since it took
the reins of Office In hand. The capture of
| animals averages about 5000 per annum.
There are three classes of captlves: Large
stOck-Horses, mules, asses and cows;
small stock-Colts, yearlingS and calves;
and dogs. Animals of the first two classes.
if of value. are advertised for nine days.
ID,
the highest bidder. Worthless animals
are condemned.
OF the third class-the dogs-whch is
the most interesting to general visitors,
the modus operandi will then be ex-
planned.
ATT A. NJ. daily except Sundays the dog
wagon leaves the home manned with a
crew of fve This crew includes three
deputies and two dogs. The last named, it
should be stated. while lot in the society's
ray. are, and SO consider themselves, in
| dispensable in these expeditions against
their unfortunate kind. One of them.
| Jack, greyhound, is the property of a
Mr.. Dayen, whose stepdaughter is the
well-adyertiSed protege Of Buffalo Bill.
He (the dog is valued at $1,000, and is a
star boarder at the home at the rate Of 10
cents per day, and an extra so cents per
month for baths. The other, Peter jack
son, is only a vag. But he is a clever little
Russian terrier, and, with his ariSt0cratc
partner, reloices in the capture of his er-
rant kind Both dogs. as pointers and de-
| COWS, are said to be invaluable.
| at noon the wagon returns with its
yelplng freight and starts out again al 2,
| to be back at 5. The monthly d0g-capture
to-day averages 400. 1t has been coDsd-
erably larger, bul. as the Superintendent
explains. the ours have got on to the 'Out-
ft'' and the ominous acts which are pro-
regard the combination as picnic. In
this view Of the case they are shamefully
abetted by the small boy, who actually
notifies them OF the wagons approach.
On the arrival of the dog-wagon at the
home the occupants are all placed in
cage termed Pen l. At O'Clock in the
evening succeeding their arrival they are
moved into Pen 2. If after forty-eight
hours they are unclaimed they are ''sorted
out" Those of value are then placed in
the male or female sale pens and kept for
a reasonable time. Their less fortunate
brethren are allotted to the condemned
pen.
The average number of dogs reclaimed
or sold is about fifth OF those captured,
and there are usually. from three to four
dozen animals in the sale Ipens, most of
which are to be bought for about Sd. g.
their impoupding and keep charges. That.
in many cases, they are sold tor twentieth
OF their market value goes without saying.
All the transactions OF the home are
summarized in the monthly report, copies
of which are kept by the City Auditor.
| the Clerk of Supervisors, the pOundkeeper
| and the superintendent. Duplicated re-
| ceipts Of the sale of any animal. dead or
/ alive, are en- file at the home and City
| Hall, and the record OF every inmate of
| the hume, however brief his story, is as
| relioiousiy preserved as that OF his mas
| ters in the city prisons.
| Pursuing his inquiries the visitor will
| learn that the home is self-supportng. Its
resources are derivable from three main
| sources-the dues of the society, the i'm
pounding fees paid by the city and the
! sale OF stock. The very nominal rental of
$40 per month, received from the Board OF
| Supervisors for the use of the premises. is
merely hinted at with diplomatic COM
] placency.
By way of aid TO the digestion of these