The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
FRIENDS OF ANIMALS.
The Society Held It's Annual
Election Of Trustees
Yesterday.
Ex-Poundmaster Osborne Presented
Report That Caused Some
Anger.

The annual meeting of the San Fran
cisco Society for the Proven tion of Cruelty
to Animals was held Monday at the
Animals Home on Sixteenth and Ala
bama streets. The society was organized
in April, 1868, since which time it has ac-
complished much for the com foat Of the
dumb brute. 1t has an am bulance for the
removal of disabled animals the best in
the United States. 1t has had since 1891
control of the Public Pound. In order to
get control of that institution the society
purchased a lot put up buildings and
equipped them at cost OF some $50
Several months ago the society decided
to retrench its expenses, and the first
move was to dismiss several of the en-
ployes. Poundm aster Osborne was also
asked to adhere to the original agreement
and contribute his salary, received from
the Board of Supervisors, but this he de-
eli ned TO do, saying that he was ntitled
to the same for his services. Then came
lot of trouble, for Mr.. Osborne refused to
resign, and this was necessary in order to
keep the Pound under the supervision OF
the society. The society petitioned the
Supervisors to remove OSBORNE and ap-
point Charles B. Holbrook, the secretary,
to the position. The Supervisors have not
sumably on the ground that there was
little friction in the society which should
be smoothed over first. So on the annual
election depended the question as to
whether or not the society would still
have control of the Public Pound.
When the reports of the several officers
were being read, Mr.. Osborne presented a
statement relative to the demand of the
trustees for his resignation in the inter-
If in wi ha
we're attack on the trustees. He said that
he wanted to have his eide of the story
told, and that he hoped that an entirely
new board would be elected.
This caused John Partridge and several
others TO retort that the statement con-
tanned many falsehoods. For few min
utes it looked as though there would be
trouble, but this was averted by the OBJ
jectionable paper being laid on the table.
The report OF the Board of Trustees
showed that during the past year eleven
mem bers have died, twenty resigned and
seventy-two were dropped from the roll
for failing to pay their dues. During the
year 101 persons were elected to mem ber-
ship, making total of 461.
The report of L. Wadham and Columbus
Waterhouse as 10 the society's financial
standing showed on May 81 of this
year: Cash in the San Francisco Savings
Bank, $12 Ala 80; cash in treasurer's
hands, $756 05; In the secretary's hands,
$42 go. Total cash on hand, $13,2l3 04.
At the last annual meeting there was on
hand $13, ,61S 40, thus showing loss dur
ing the past year OF $405 36.
Following is a synopsis of the work
done by the society during the past year:
Number of cases reported, 1923; number of
cases investigated, 1870; number of csses
prosecuted, 800; number OF convictions, 1856; /;
number OF disabled animals killed, 131; num-
Der OF animals taken from work by reason of
Der of animals removed by society's ambu-
lance so; number of animals involved 1878; !;
number of animals relieved, 5493; convic-
tions, 1876.
Upon the recommendation of the nomi.
mating committee, the following were
elected as a board of trustees for the
ensuing year: N. p. Cole, j. P. jackson,
A. II. Lissak, G.. Waterhouse, H. E.
Holmes. James S. Hutchinson, Luman
Wadham, G. S. Crittenden. Martin
Stevens, T. G. Gruenhagen, f. A. Vail,
John Partridge, Samuel Seymour, B. R.
Banning, +. A. Hyde.
1t was practically a reelection OF the
old board, the new mem bers being Messrs
Partridge, Banning and Hyde.
sIThe board OF trustees m ct yesterday and
organized as follows: President, N. P.
Cole; vice president. Columbus Water
house; treasurer, James S. Hutchinson;
secretary. Charles b. Holbrook. The new
board decided to appear before the Board
of Supervisors on next Friday and as a
unit request the dismissal of Osborne as
Pound master and the appointment OF Sec
retary Holbrook to that office.