The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-17
SOME NUISANCES.
Joey Dear & Co., Hold One
of Those Rich Board of
Trade Meetings.
STILL WAIL0WlSG IN PAssAIc
s. P. c. A. Doings Defended by
President Mccarthy Mont
gomery Street Mares Nest.

About fifteen members of the Board of
Trade We're present at the meeting last
evening. The proceedings included a
little of many things, but not much Of
anything. President Corcoran presided.
A communication from the Tariff
League urging the Importance of and ask
ing cooperation in securing the passage
of a bin by Congress taking the tariff out
of politics was referred to the Committee
on Manufacturers.
Mr.. Condict presented, as it had been
received by him, a form of application for
membership in the Passaic Valley Inn
provement Association and said the Board
should do all it could in cooperating with
his association in abating nuisances. He
did not suppose that the member of the
Board must necessarily join it by the pay
nnent of the required fee, but they might
do much in aid of it's object. Mr.. Furst
said it was strongly supported by the
people of Passaic. The form was re-
ferred.
Mr.. Voorhees,, of the Committee on
Municipal Affairs, reported that he, as
directed, had written to DR.. Kitchen of
the Passaic Association pledging this
Board to do all it can in cooperation
Herewith to abate any nuisances that
may exist in his part OF the State,
notably the manure nuisance on the
meadows. Mr.. Voorhees, said that DR..
Gordon had submitted a plan which
looked as if it might be effective, but the
Doctor seemed to have misgivings that
anything will be accomplished, but he
(Voorhees) was more encouraged than
ever now hat a member of this Board
has been elected to the Legislature, mean
ing Mr.. Hall, who was present. He said
the Board had a right to believe that
something toward the accomplishment of
it's purpose win be done.
Mr.. Condict said they should do all they
could to aid the Passaic Association,
which means business. and it is the duty
of this Board to help it all it can.
A resolution by Mr.. Humphrey w. Carr
was adopted that it was the sentiment
of the Board that it should cooperate
with any and all organizations outside of
Jersey City for the abatement of nui-
sances and to bring about the result de-
sired, and the secretary was directed to
send to DR.. Kitchen, president of the
Passaic Association, a copy of this reso-
luton.
Mr.. Myron Furst asked for the appoint
ment of a special committee of five to
secure an audience with the President of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in an
effort to secure a station on that road be-
tween Marion and the depot and also a
reduction of the rate of ferriage. He
thought by this means more is likely to
be got thar through the Legislature, as
the President will be more apt to hear
what the people want. This is a matter
of much interest," he said, "and such a
conference would result in much good.''
1t was suggested that Jersey avenue
would be q most fitting point for a sta
tion, but Mr.. Dear said that the railroad
company will be very likely to say, w
would like to accommodate you but our
read is a trunk line and we can't afford
to Interfere with our through traffic"
The motion of Mr.. Furst was, how
ever, adopted and the President appoint
ed as the committee Messrs. Furst, Dear,
Hall, Condict and Drake.
Messrs. Gordon, Cleary, Stowe, Furst
Furst and Dear were appointed a nomi-
the ensuing year, and Messrs. Dear, Con-
dict, Voorhees,, Mount, Cole, Tate,
and Dear were appointed a noml-
pointed to arrange for the annual dinner
Mr.. Carr called attention to the fact
that last spring the work of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
was brought up for the consideration of
the Board, but as that was at the last
meeting before the summer vacation,
nothing was done, and therefore. he had
invited Mr.. George Mccarthy, the presi-
dent of that society, to attend this meet
ing. to tell what the society is doing,
what difficulties there are in its way,
to give a history of its work.
Mr.. Mccarthy, being called upon, said
that he did not know before he came to
the meeting room for what purpose ne
was wanted there, but he was ready to
answer any questions in regard to the
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he said, about one hundred and seventy
five members operating under a law
passed in 1880. There is a similar society
in every county in this State and almost
in every State in the Union. The Jer-
sey City society gets no support except
from it's members, by the paymen of
monthly dues. A statute gives half the
ines imposed for cruelty to animals to
the society, but that he believed was a
had plan; it should nave all or none. This
society has four uniformed men, VINO re-
ting half the fines, as was the rule for
merIy. 1t is true the old rule may have
made them more vigilant, but It also
made them more avaricious. Good men
don't make arrests for the sake of half
the fines, for they may get hold of some
himsy case which will turn back on them.
In almost all places outside of Jersey
City the society receives the dqg tax, put
nfeht to have it. While the tax goes
in another direction, the society has to
handle the dogs found on the streets for
nothing. There is no law authorizing the
taxing of dogs; but under an ordinance
nassed BY the Board of Health a tax of
# each is levied upon dogs, but where
that money goes is a question. 1T is
caid that it goes to the Police Depart
ments and no doubt it goes to some good
The dog 5catcners got their
fees from the redemption of dogs at the
fine a pound was maintained by the
Jenard Of Aldermen, but this society is
nom' having a pound of its own built and
- will take charge of all dogs found on
INC streets. tax or no tax. The society
has an ambulance, from which is derived
n1site a revenue from the removal OF
sick and injured horses. This IS a $l.0V0
ambulance, but it was purchased Ter S9eo.
Trbinh amount was raised by subscrip-
tion A smaller ambulance is now being
fitted ND for smaller animals.
M Carr asked what defects there are
IN The law. and what is required to make
the work Of the society more effective.
President Mccarthy replIed tnat ne
cou1dn,t saw there was any detects IN the
iaw fhe nolice cooperate with the socie-
ty in carving out the law. they having the
ssnse nover as the Sheriff or any officer
who ran make arrests. In New York the
p G. Al. receives the dog tax and g
great many private subscriptions put
here they don't get more than $50 a
year from outside.
Mr.. Carr thought it would have a good
effect for the members OF the board OF
Trade to become. member of the society,
and for a moral effect endorse It. Al
though 1t IS doing good work now it might
do better and be more eifecflve.
To this President Mccarthy replied that
he believed it to be doing as well as can
he done under the circumstances. LII
might be rendered more effective by hav-
ing greater means, but with what it has