Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-09

A petition signed by thousands Will
be presented to the council Monday az
ternoon at 1870 to induce that body to
repeal the ordinance under which the
present brutal methods of dog catchlng
have been instituted.
This monster petition contains not
only the names of hundreds of VIC
tins or the dog catchers. but also the
names of nearly all the best business
firms in Los Angeles.
The dog catching question will come
up for consideration in the council
Monday afternoon, and In face OF the
mass meeting and big petition the rate
of the unpopular ordinance seems
sealed.
1t is most voluminous petition
which will be presented to the council.
Among the names attached TO IL are
those of the leading business men OF
the city including bankers, lawyers
merchants. doctors and all other trades
and professions.
Officers and employees from the fol-
lowing leading firms signed the petl-
ton, in addition to many others Whlcn
space will not permit giving; Maxwell
Briscoe- Wilcox Co., Los Angeles Ice
and Cold Storage company, Weyl,
Zuckerman g. Co., California Pine BOX
and Lumber company, Globe Grain and
Milling company, Spreckels Brothers
Commercial Co., Security Savings
bank, Bank of Los Angeles, CONNER
cial National bank, Los Angeles trust
company, Los Angeles Savings. Mort,
gage and Trust company, National
Bank of Commerce. Western Fish and
Oyster company, Brauer kronn'
Hollenbeck Hotel company, Dean Drug
company, State Mutual Building ana
Loan association, F. R. Kellogg {: Co,
Alpine Plaster company. Woodlll q
! Hulse Electric Co., Angelus garage,
and Merchants National bank, High
| Court independent Order of Foresters,
| Puente Oil company, Southern Trust
company, Anderson & Nhanslor Co.,
Hotel Alexandria company, Hotel
Hayward company. Chanslor & Lyon
of Southern California, Gorham Rub
ber Co., Parmelee-Dohrmann Co., B. P
o. Elks No. so, F. r. Newberry Co.,
| etc, etc.
Nearly every hotel is represented on
the big petition. Without exception
ali the prominent cafes also are rep
resented Hundreds of other firms, too
numerous to mention signed the petit
| tion, the whole creating several vol
umes and weighing not less than
twelve pounds.
Lyon and thinner Confer
| Chairman Lyon of the dog catcher
committee Of the council and Officer
thinner of the Humane society had
| long conference yesterday afternoon on
the Rochester system Of dog catching.
Mr.. thinner is heartily in favor of the
plan and told Mr.. Lyon he was ready
| at any time for his organization TO
take up the work of caring for unli-
censed dogs, as is done in Rochester,
NJ. Y, and Pasadena, as we'll as IN
other cities.
Mr. Lyon has come to the conclusion
that this plan is as good as any that
has been proposed. and may take
| trip to Rochester to look into the oper-
alton of the system in that city. While
he could see 1t in practice as well In
Pasadena, he holds there is consider
able difference between such system
In a small city like Pasadena and
| larger one like Rochester.
| The council has no intention OF tax
| ing up the dog question voluntarily,
| because the committee considering the
matter has not held meeting. The
committee is composed of Lyon, Blan-
chard, Dromgold, and Pease and Blan-
chard and Dromgold are members of
the finance committee which has been
wrestling with the reduction of the es-
Inmates of the budget to meet the in
come of the city