Smyrna times., 1898-07-27
TOWN COUNCIL.
May lmpOund Dogs Found Runniuv ALL
and Impose a Fine, Instead oi Large
Killing

The regular meeting of tbo nv
Council was held last Fridoy o,.l..h Ao"h
and just had barely maiority 70 'tenlhg
act business. The secretary w ,n u"ns-
sent and left his minute bool' %,a 9o-
lock and key. Messrs. Val. "uueT
Fowler were also absent. ConTci b ana
nOlds was made secretary pro tet' i'ey
the Board proceeded to businaee ,TI Tilu
reading of the minutes was Jis,oIne ne
with, after which the foIlo,e;ndp reused sec
were read and allowed: W HlIS
Rallroad, freight, SlOS. 2G; Peter " "
extra Police, 81 90 iIor'
Clerk OF the Councils. J. REYNOLDS
submitted the following report for t5s
month of June: ' 'Ne
Water Rents, .....
Water Permits, ........ @ "'o9
Light Rents. ts......... ~, zoU
Sewer Permits s........... ~ 9od
Sale of Lamps ps................ l3,O 3vO
Sale of Brick -''6- ~
Total ................... 500 i,
A petition was read and submittadt- D.
the Council asking that the pronert,
owners living on Pearl street, between
Mt. Vernon and Commerce streets l..
instructed to pave their sidewalks
The petition was signed by Mr. +
Harry Beck, Mrs Lillian Cloot
Messrs. A. b. Carpenter, Edward BecL
John COsgriff, J. r. Jefferson. Geo
ID. Collins, L. NJ. Hirons. and JosenL
Wright. The Council did not take nm
the matter very enthusiastically anG
after some few remarks, IA motion wos
| noHn dnfnrrInfr act .
next meeting night.
On motion of DR.. T. c. Moore. the
president was authorized to appoint
committee to wait on the Brady Steam
boat Company, ascertain how uanv
shells they had on hand and what thev
could be purchased for. The chair an
pointed DIR. L. G. Moore and }. Wes-
ley Denney.
The rest of the meeting was taken
up in discussing the dog law, and the
methods that should be used in en-
forcing it. The present ordinance
gives the policemen right to shoot a
dog found running at large on the
streets without a muZZle. Every mem.
ber of the Council realizes that the
methods used here are very dangerous
and jeopardizing. DIR. Moore was in
favor of impOunding them and told the
Board of his conversation with Israel
Meredith, when the latter agreed to
catch the dogs and impound them. pro-
vided he was to pocket the 81 fine i'm
posed. All dogs not claimed he was
to bury without any expense to til e
town.
The other members present consider
ed the scheme a good one, and some
thought the Town should be willing
to pay fifty cents for the killing aud
burying of all dogs not claimed within
a limited space of time. BY this oper-
alton the town would not be out any
more than they are paying at present,
2 and by remitting the fine of 81 90, Or
' whatever the Council sees fit to i'm
t pose, the dOg-catcher can get some
thing out of it. This will do away
with the murderOus slaughter of dogs
l on the streets, and give both
= the dog and the owner a
chance. If the Council passes such
law, it is likely the lot in the rear Of
| the Opera House will be used to place
r the pound. 1t is probable that the ole
r ordinance would have been repealed
r and a new one passed, had the Board
I been able to gain access to the secre
+ tary's and Alderman's books. But
r these were tight under lock and key
Y so the Council adjourned on motion o
e DR.. Moore to meet again on the fol
o lowing Monday night to consider
q said ordinance.
- No Special Meeteng.
l. The time set for special meeting t
e discuss and prepare a dog ordinance
h to go into effect in town Immediate
n upon its passage, was not forth com
i ing. COuncilmen Denney, Moore ant
d Reynolds were present, but they coul
II not do businesses without a quorum
e and after a waiting an hour they left
1t 1t was found upon looking oven the OF
r dinance book that there are alread
d three ordinances bearing upon tn
l, subject of impOunding dogs, none Q
which have been repealed. 1t will b
le the duty of the Board at its next regu
1t lar meeting to look into these ord
f. nances and revise one which can he pu
r, in use and enforced. Dr. c. O. SwlI
Ie ney and Mr.. A. l.. Hudson, Sr., OF tn
Is Board of Health were also present
le confer with the Board and recOmmen
II the connection of the Smyrna Cream
n. cry with the sewer, in order to abat
a the awful nuisance to the residents
is that part of the town. The above ma
Id ters will all come up for considerable
r, at next regular meeting of the Boar'