The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-22
APPEAL TO COUNCIL .
Something Should be Done TO En-
force Ordinances.
THE DOG QUESTION REVIVED
Letter From Citizen showing the
Danger of Having Dogs go Tn
muzzled and Cattle Roam
ing the streets.

The ravages of a mad dog at Mahanoy
City one day this week has again stirred
up the people of this town on the question
of muzzling dogs. During the past two
days the HERALD has been repeatedly re-
quested to ask the Borough Council why
the ordinances are not enforced. Among
the requests in writing is the following
letter received yesterday
ED. HERALD Will you kindly grant me
space in your paper, which advocates the
public welfare to ask why it is that our
Borough Council and other executive Off
GERS of the borough are so careless in en-
forcing the borough ordinances as to the
muzzling of dogs during the summer, a
mad dog scare was created a few days ago
in Mahanoy City and several people and
animals bitten with what dangerous re-
suits remains to be recorded. In our own
town several have been bitten whilst
travelling the streets and today a mad COW
is said to have died on West Coal street, in
the borough limits. The people are ap-
pealing to the Board of Health to prevent
the visitation of hydrophobia when it is
well known that member of the board
made an earnest appeal to Council three
months ago to have the dogs kept Off the
streets, and yet nothing has been done. Is
it not shame to have our town overrun
with dogs, hogs and other animals
PRO Bono PUBLICo.
Shenandoah, June u.
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the statement remains good today, that the
ordinances of the borough are not en-
forced because the officials upon whom the
duty falls seem wholly indifferent and the
Borough Council does not seem inclined to
enforce the ordinances which provide a
means for compelling the officials to do
their duty, or pay for their neglect.
A member of the Board of Health did
urge Council to rid the town of worthless
ours and have muzzled those having
owners; and on the same night the Council
gave the High Constable peremptory in
strucuons to enforce the ordinance against
uumuzzled dogs and stray swine and cattle
The High Constable has not taken
a step to obey the instructions He stated
at the time that he had no pound III which
to place the animals roaming at large, but
said he would ask Council to provide a
place This he has failed to do. He
claims TO be too old to act as dog catcher
and cannot pay men out of his own pocket
to do the work, but fails TO 60 before Coun-
ell and ask that provision be made, and
allows the ordinances to remain practically
dead.
The High Constable is a quiet, inotfen-
sive old gentleman, who has made many
friends while in office, but if he does not
give more attention to his duty than he
has the past few months he will get over
head and ears in disrepqte. He gets a
salary of $50 and, as far as returns go,
does nothing for the money This will not
suit any community, especially when the
salary is drawn regularly every month and
the or1icial ignores the appeals of the
people for action in an emergency. 1t is
hoped the communication of "Pro Bono
Pubico" will be recognized by the Bor-
ough Council.