The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-04-03
It MEANS BUSINESS
The Board of Health Investigates
Two Violations of It's
Rules.
NO PENALTIES IMPOSED !!
AN UNDERTAKEN AND SEXTON WE'RE
THE ACCUSED, BUT ACTION
WAS SUSPENDED.
The Board InaugurateS Movement
Against Roaming Dogs and Hogs
and VIII Call Upon the
Borough Council.
NO PENALTIES IMPOSED

The Board of Health held special
meeting last night to consider violations
of the rules of the board by an under.
taker and a sexton in causing the burial
of body without the issuance of permit
from the board. The undertaken was
William Snyder. He was in attendance
at the meeting and stated that one of his
employees had tried to secure permit and
failed, that npon calling at the house of
President Spalding he found the place
vacant, the doctor having moved.
President Spaldiug read the section of
the rules applying to the case, which pro-
vides that the burial permit must be
procured twenty four hours before the
time appointed for. the funeral. The
penalty is fine of from SO to $50. Snyder s
statement of the case crested a doubt in
his favor, as DR.. Spalding changed his
residence on the day the employe was
said to have called for the permit. After
some discussion the undertaken was dis
missed with a warning that under no
circumstances shall body be buried
without permit and that the undertaken
alone is subject to the penalty for a viola
tion of the rule. Mr.. Snyder promised to
strictly observe the rules in the future.
The case of the sexton was then taken
up. The accused was George Unsara-
wicz, who is the sexton of the Lithuanian
cemetery. When called upon to state
why he allowed an interment to be made
without requiring a permit he replied
that he always enforced the rules, but on
the day in question he was absent from
the cemetery and the man who served in
his place forgot to require the production
of the permit The penalty in this case is
also from So to $50, but as the sexton told
good story and showed desire to con
form to the requirements of the board ne
was dismissed with the admonition to see
that there is no violation in the future.
President Spalding thought some action
should be taken towards ridding the
borough of the numerous worthless ours
He says complaints have never been as
numerous as at present. He could not
account for the vicious nature of the dogs,
1t was possible, he said with some humor,
that the hard times had prevented the
dogs from getting enough to eat.
Mr.. Malone said that if he had his way
he would kill every dog in the town,
irrespective of breed. He doubted that a
valuable dog exists in the town. He then
told humorous story of an old Irishman
/ who was High Constable of the town
everal years ago. The Borough Counci!
had decided that all dogs running at
large should be impounded on and after a
certain date. On the day fixed the HigL
Constable appeared with a stout cane
having on one end an immense ball OF
lead and every dog that came his way
was nailed. 1t is hardly necessary to
state that the High Constable's miscon
struction of the term 'fmpounded" caused
| considerable excitement.
The nuisance created by hogs roaming
about the streets was also discussed and
it was finally decided that both the dog
and hog nuisances would be brought be
fore the Borough Council at it's meeting
tomorrow night. The matters are strictly
within the Jurisdiction of the Council, as
it has control of The High Constable and
has the power to create a pound for the
animals.