The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-03
On Saturday,
Details of the
VOTING CONTEST.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE s. F. @. A.
The Work of the Society the Past
Year-New Officers.


Year-New officers.
The annual meeting of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held
Tuesday night at the corner ofErie and Fifth
streets. There was a good attendance and
the society transacted a greater amount of
business than usual.
Before the meeting was held the Executive
Committee held a session and examined the
books, finances and records for the year past
and found them correct. The committee
made such areport to the society and it was
approved.
The Secretary read his annual report,
which set forth that the membership is at
present LA, being an increase of liz mem
bers during the year. There are seven
-patronesses. During the year there was one
death. M
President George G.. McCarthy's annual
report stated that the Society has twenty
one special agents, that l29 cases were prose-
cuted in the courts and113 convictions found.
There are pending before the court and
Grand Jury eight cases. During the year
sixty horses were killed and ten dogs met the
same fate. The number of smaller cases in
vestigated was 200 and the total number of
Investigations was 3S1. The report was a
very satisfactory one to the Society.
The Treasurer's report simply showed an
increased balance.
Henry c, McCartin. chairman of the En-
tertainment Committee, informed the So
ciety that a large number of tickets for the
recent entertainment had not been settled
for, but notwithstanding this fact he pres
ented the society with a check for $50, and
said he expected to collect about $50 more.
Augustus Blau reported that he had given
A~ssemblyman Salinger a bill which would
probably become a law. 1t provided that
cities of the first class may supply one m
buiance for sick animals, and the society to
have charge Of the ambulance.
The Committee on Legislation, which con-
sists of President Mccarthy, Augustus Blau,
Henry Blot, reported that it had a number
of bills before the Legislature which would
prove beneficial to the society.
Twelve proposals for membership were
received, and five new members were
elected. These were:-C. s. Lascelle, VIM.
N. Holmes, Frederick Blackshaw, Harry
Arthur and ]. Sloat.
to procure counsel and to institute a civil
suit for damages against Contractor Wad-
dington of Hoboken, who recently assaulted
"A. III. Alexander, an agent of the society,
while he was in the performance of his duty.
Before the society decided to begin these
proceedings the subject was debated at
length, because it is the first litigation of this
character that the society has ever insti-
tuted.
The Office of veterinarian was abolished last
night and the president was directed to pro-
cure one more uniformed agent. The So
ciety has but one at present. A proposition
to raise the dues from 50 a. year to So was
laid on the table until next meeting, which
will be held in room No. %, Weldon Build
ing, on Tune 5.
The officers elected for the ensuing were:-
George C. Mccarthy, President; Augustus
Biau. Vice President: William E.. McCreery,
Secretary, and Thomas J. Stewart. Treas
urer.