The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-23
PROBLEM OF TAGGING DOGS
1T GAVE THE STREET COMMIT
TEE A HARD NIGHT
Minneapolis Ordinance Met With
Considerable Favor, Although the
baltimore Law Was, Strongly In
dOrsed - No Final Agreement
Was Reached, However, as Be-
tween Measures Recommended.

was Heached> however, as be-
tween Measures Recommended.
The assembly committee on streets
took another whirl at the dog license
problem last evening. The committee
found that 1t was hampered somewhat
by the charter provision, which dele
gates power to the council only over
dogs running at Large
1t was col4tended, however, that the
appointment eof a dog License inspector
during the entire year would in
measure haze the effect of preventing
the noI4-p aym eIt OF the license by those
VINO In the past have sent out of the
city, OF hid dhe.r dos duling the sum-
mer.
W.. E. Bramhan, who expected to
have copies nA the ordinance in force in
new York, Boston and Philadelphia,
explained that he had rot received the
pape-s S. Kew w. R. L ord, ume ly pas
tor of the Unitsrian church of this city,
now In Baltimore, had written that the
New York crdirance WAS the best in
IL c1l ntry. TIE t., OF F a mo. e ha ],
Mr. Bramhall said, just adopted the
New York ordinance, which turned. the
entire matter 'iOf licensing, capturing
and cisposing Of dogs over to the HUI
name society. yMr. Bramhall thought
re would be prepared within a few days
to present the data and information as
to ordinances in other cities.
The committee expressed a desire to
delay matters until Mr.. Bramhau could
present such information as he sug-
geSted and then went to- work on an
ordinance, which if passed, will give
the entire matter over to the police de-
partnent .
Mr.. A1brecht stated that he had Wis
tod
eating the method and system In op-
Grafton in that city, had drawn up an
ordinance. He ascertained that the
gross revenue in Minneapolis from dog
licenses was $4,000 asayear in round
numbers The license in Minneapolis
Was.s$1 for male and SO for females
This year.: up to- the present time, the
licenses issued were $500 for male, dogs
and 8, $780, for cfemales.s The percentage
system.had been abandoned, as it was
found fraud had 1been perpetrated ur1-'
der it. The disposition of the animals
was by drowning, the method of kill
ing them by carbonic gas not being
a success. s<jl'-
THE ordinance, Mr. aAlbrecht said.
was, based on the one nowHin force in
Minneapolis. Me-. Albrecht's ordinance
provides: .s!;y1@ ssf',
That the license fee shall cover a
period of one year. commencing July l.
That. the owner For keeper Of any dog
shall cause the same to be registered,
described and licensed in the Office of
the city clerk. No license required for
dogs less than three months old. Lii
cense for male dogs, 49, female dogs.
81. u.s.
An amount sufficient, to. pay the ex-
penses Of maintaining a7deg pound and
employing persons and teams to cap
ture dogs shall be included in the an
mai QnnYnnriRffOn ar hn a.
partment -
Owners of-dogs are required to keep
collar on the animals on which is to
be fastened the tag showing the num-
Der of the license.
The mayor may by. notice or order
published in the official paper require
all dogs running at large muzzled I'M
til the order is revoked.
The police department is directed to
make dog census and report the same
to the city clerk.
The mayor is authorized to appoint
detail and secure at pleasure one police
officer to be assigned as a dog license
inspector. The chief of police, under
direction of the mayor, is also directed
to employ sufficient number of men
and teams to capture and dispose Of all
dogs not properly licensed.
Dogs that have bitten persons or AMI
mails or shall have been reported as
diseased are to be kept in the dog
pound for such time as the health com
missioner shall deem necessary. Vio-
lations Of the ordinance are punishable
by fine not exceeding $25 or imprison-
ment for fifteen days.
The committee took up the ordinance
section by section and amended it so
as to provide for 81 license for male
and SO for female dogs. The provision
TO add an amount sufficient to pay the
expense Of the dog catching to the DO
lice appropriation was changed so as
to-take the sum from the general fund
and put the receipts in the same fund.
Only portion Of the ordinance had
been considered when the committee
adjourned to Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. =;