The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-12
DELEGATION FROM THE HUMANE
SOCIETY ASKS MAYOR DORIAN
FOR POLICE COOPERATION.
NEGLECT OR ABUSE OF HORSES
IT'S CLAIMED THAT DRIVERS OF
COAL, GRAIN AND OTHER
WAGONS
TRY TO HAUL TOO MUCH AT ONE.
Chief Goss VIII Issue Orders To the
Police to Assist In Stopping
the Practice.

A committee from the, Humane So
ciety called on Mayor Doran by ap-
pointment yesterday afternoon to ask
the cooperation of the mayor and the
police department of the city The
party was made up of Mrs Nora t.
Cause, of Chicago, who is in the city
in the interests of the work; Mrs. E. B.
Smith, Mrs. A. ]. Stone Mrs VIM
Lord. Chas. Steele and VIM. E. Bran
hall. The mayor greeted the visitors
cordially and ushered them into the re-
ception room of the city hall Mr.
Steel stated the object Of the call and
said that the society was anx-
ious to gain the sympathy and
aid of the police department
in the work Mayor Doran re-
piled that he thought there was an
ordinance which covered all cases of
cruelty and asked Mr. Steele if this
was not the case. Mr. Steele did not
know.
MRS. Smith made q more detailed
statement Of the desires of the society.
saying that during the cold weather
many horses were left uncovered for
hours at a time and spoke especially of
the milk and beer wagons which were
Western and Marshall avenues. She
said that for long time she had wit
messed this custom and having at last
called upon the officers on that beat
was glad to say the horses were no
longer allowed to stand there uncov-
cred. She also spoke of the overload
ing of coal, grain and other wagons
which must go up the steep grades,
ana spoke particularly of the grade on
Grand avenue, where it is impossible
TO get an officer, 1t is said. She thought
If the men could be warned that they
could not carry their large loads up
the hills this practice would soon be
stopped.
Mayor Doran looked thoughtful when
the subject of heavy coal wagons was
mentioned and said that the men.
many of them, owned their own teams
and having taken the hauling to do on
contract were anxious to get it done
as quickly as possible and so carried
heavy loads and went the shortest way
regardless of grades or of their teams.
He said that he knew this from per-
sonaI experience, and that the men
would carry larger loads than any of
the local dealers cared to put on their
wagons. He said, too, that in regard
to the uncovered horses he thought this
the most extreme cruelty, and that,
while the overlooking should be
stopped, still this was but a temper
airy strain on the animals, While to
leave the poor creatures out In the
cold uncovered sometimes in a greatly
heated condition, was most reprehensi-
bic. He said that Chief Goss. who was
present, would instruct his men to take
care OF all such cases Mayor Doran
expressed himself in perfect sympathy
With the work of the humane society
and said that if there was no ordinance
covering the work he felt sure one
could be gotten through the council.
Mr.. Bramhall spoke of the need of
such law, and said that while a person
pfactlc1ng any cruelty would hardly re-
spectF the reprimand of q citizen. he
would respect blue coat and brass
buttons.
Mrs. Cause said that she had hardly
felt the call on Mayor Doran necessary.
as he had expressed to her his sylnpa-
thy with the work but that she wanted
to say that in many foreign countries,
and in some places in America. the
humane societies had placed signs at
the loot of steep grades forbidding
heaVy teams to go up them and direct
ing them to an easier route, and they
had also put up signs at crossroads
bearing humane notices, asking own
ers Of animals to treat the same with
consideration. These signs she wanted
permission from the city to place about
St Paul, and thought the women of the
society might furnish them by united
donations.
Mayor Doran said that this permits
sion could be obtained, in fact, that
there would be no objection whatever
to the placing of the signs in the city.
but that any placed in the country
would come under the jurisdiction Of
the county commissioners.
Chief Goss said that to him the cruel
ty in driving up the heavy grades was
more in the fact that when the poor
beasts were unable to make the grade,
their owners recklessly took the whip
to them and beat them numerically.
He also thought the habit of leaving
horses uncovered should be stopped and
promised to issue the necessary orders 4
to the policemen.