Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-02
DOGS HAVE CHANCE FOR LIFE
Unmuzsled CANNES Will Not Be Shot by
Police in Streets.
MAYOR RAHLMAN M0OlFlES HIS POLICY
His Surrender is the Interpretation
Placed on Letter by chief
of Police TO His
Captains.
MAYOR sAHLWAN MOBILES HIS polio

'grhe king Of France marched up the
hill and then marched down again"
Dog on Dahlman," remarked a wit at
the city hall when he learned that the
mayor had through the chief of police,
decided that no dogs be killed on the
streets except those that have been dis
nbled by being run over by street cars
or vehicles and are not able to move
away"
This injunction is contained in a letter
from the chief to his men ON tho dog
fnuzzle situation. which is viewed oy
those on the other side of the fence as
tacit surrender on the part Of Our jim
the mayor.
Yesterday Dr. George L. Miller, presi-
dent OF the Nebraska Humane society,
gave It out cold-in cold type where the
mayor could read it-that II the mayor
persisted in his avowed determination to
EnuRzle dogs he would have the privilege
Of defending his action in court, and on
top OF this the humane society gave 1t out
that it was about to meet, and of course
that had an ominous effect. Altogether,
the mayor. It is said, thought he could
discern the handwriting on the wall and,
while the society met and decided it would
take no aggressive action. but would back
up It's president In whatever he did, proc
lamation No. was written.
Proclamation No. g.
This proclamation. which is from the
chief to his captains, is couched IN these
terms:
OMAHA, Neb., April Captains Mos
tyn and Dunn, Gentlemen. Hereto please
lind copy of proclamation issued by his
honor, the mayor, in regard to muzzling
OF dogs, taking effect April and continu-
wish to have YOU instruct all police
oficers that they must be very careful
end cautious about the killing of dogs
running at large without muzZles
the streets except those that have been
disabled by being run over by street cars
away. In that case the dog should be
Killed and put out OF his misery. But
where It is possible to take the dog tc
some vacant spot away from the sight of
women and children to be shot 1t should
be done, In no case should an officer
take a chance by shooting at a dog run
ming on the street. Where dogs are run
ming on the streets I wish to have Thorn
make every effort to find who owns the
dogs and notify them that they must keep
the dogs on their premises or muzzle
them. 1t is not the intention Of the
mayor, himself OF myself that dogs kept
on premises of their owners shall
be compelled TO wear muzzles. The pur-
pose of this order is to keep dogs from
cunning at large and barking at teams
Bicycles or vehicles Of all kinds, which
might cause some horses to brighten and
run away, thereby endangering the lives
OF occupants of the vehicles.
There seems to be an impression that
the police officers have been instructed to
shoot dogs found on the streets anywhere
without muzzles. This is out Of the
question, ae It would be more dangerous
for the ofhcers to be shooting dogs on
the streets than the dogs would be, even
though they might be presumed to be
sick or in condition that II they should
bite anyone II might cause serious trouble
Therefore, wish you to thoroughly I'M
press II upon the minds Of the officers