New-York tribune., 1907-06-26
BROOM FOR BlDE-A-W EE.
"CLE4N Up OR SHUT UP." "
Home Hit Hard by Health Board's S
Dog Crusade.

..C-, hunting, Is the yyatchword Of dog haters
IN this city through the fear of rabies supposed
TO be peculiarly prevalent during hot weather. An
attack is being made on the Bide-a-Wee home al
No. s6 Lexington avenue. and all individual dog
owners Horace X. Doherty. lawyer at No 10
William street is leading the crusade against the
Lexington avenue place. The Health Department
sent an inspector there 10 make an investigation.
Mr.. Doherty made his first complaint on June lS'
and followed that up with another on June "a
"As having much bearing my complaint OF
June is" says the latter complaint, 'hled with
your department against the dog nuisance at above
address (No. 81 Lexington aVenue). incose an
account of a dog nuisance the upper West
Side (Which also to he due to the protection
of misguided women, and which shows what a
pest vagrant dogs are becoming IN this town. ana
emphasizes the urgent need of destroying all such
dogs II that is So should this set of faddst
women at the above address be encouraged IN the
preservation of such dogs by being permitted 10
maintain dog pound and that right in the midst
of the sleeping rooms of citizens for the of
these dogs? They give the dogs away, ana they
shortly find their way back to the streets again.
"The day before yesterday the manager Of this
Bide-a-Wee home boasted TO the janitor of my
apartment that the women who comprise TINS
home all millio1aires and that l would have
TO put up hard fight to get them out. Is this
not the insoence Of riches? All. or maybe most OF
these women non-resdents probably not one
Of them is a taxpayer.
I'VE remain here with loss OF sleep, etc, in the
hope that this nuisance will he speedily
suppressed. They don't propose 10 remove unless
forced to- II they are permitted 10 remain II VIII
these dogs IS alone enough to drive one away.
earnestly pray that this dog pound-tt is nothing
leSs-be suppressed summariy."
David Johnston, Health Department inspector,
visited the place and said ii not kept clean.
He said that the Bde-a-Wee Home should be com
PEELED to clean up close UP. The number of dogs
and cats found there It's. The Health Depart
ment has sent the first warning. At the home It
was said yesterday that the work in every
sense humanitarian and that every effort would
be made TO abide by the law.
1t is down on Staten Island that the good
hunting cry is Ioudest. The island, sparsely set
tied allows dogs 10 roam wild. Or. T. X. Nichols.
veterinarian OF the Department of Health. made an
investigation recently. The report from January /
to June Of this year made by John T. SpraEue,
assistant sanitary superintendent Staten Island.
transmitted the facts gathered by Or. Nichols and
was addressed to DR.. Walter Bensel.
You will from this report" says the docu-
ment, that the cases labelled positive con-
hrmed by laboratory report. In those marked no
examination the animal seen I'm person by
Dr. Nichols and ne is positive Of his diagnosis,
but they were not confirmed by laboratory ex-
animation. DR. Nichols also reports that he has
heard of many suspicious cases Of rabies, where
the symptoms, related to him, left no doubt in
his mind that they cases There
are at present great numbers of stray dogs at
large. and / would respectfully recommend that
you take some steps TO dispose Of these animals"
There were six positive of rabies on the
island. They follows:
one: January g. '''''' 4a''''' iiSf'of' OIL nc
Dog. owner unknown: bit Mrs. Aug E Levy and @
Ryan. all Of West New Brighton; February IS
Dog Owned by G Johnson. Tompknsytlle; Bit owner
Dog owned by Joseph Baum, West Brighton: bit Louis
Urban, OF West New Brighton: April 25
Dog owned by T. Bottlesbery
and Paul Daniel May % Wv '"''
Dog owned by c. Newman. Huguenot; bit Walter Nor
gan; June G.
There Were -reports-om-f -feurteen-easAs ef rabies
tweIVe OF dogs and two of horses the latter hav-
ing according TO the report furious rabes" II
was said that they did damage. The official g
are of the opinion that they were bitten by in
fected dogs.
As the result of this Staten Island report spe-
cial committee Of aldermen was appointed with
Alderman jacobson at it's head. draw IN an
ordinance 70 meet the situation in all the boroughs
me rough draft OF the ordinance shown yester-
DAY provides for the capture of all dogs without
coIlars and for their disposal unless claimed
within three days. Dogs with collars may be IA ken
into streets provided they in leash Dogs with
collars properly marked viii be captured If at
large ana must he claimed within three days
or they Will follow the course of the unidentified
with this difference. that the owners will he hned
SO. So far the aldermanic committee has taken
no action, but 1t is considering the ordinance and
is IN regular communication with the Health De
partment and with the Society for the Prevention
OF cruelty TO Animals It is proposed according IA
one Of the aldermen. TO make an apnronrfation ~
enable the Society for the Prevention Of Cruetv IN
Animals 10 enforce the ordinance