Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-30
LET
DEAD DOG LIE IN
STREET 5 DAYS
Mercer Street Citizens Up in
Arms Over Alleged
Neglect.

The body of q dog has been lying in
Mercer street. near High street, since
last Saturday morning, and people hv-
ing in the neighborhood are very IN
dignant because the department for
the removal of dead animals did not
remove the carcass at once. The body
Is purifying and h odor from 1t -
SO strong that everybody who passed
through Mercer street held a hand
kerchief to his or her nostrils. At 9
O'Clock this morning the carcass was
covered by hundreds OF flies. A mar
who lives in the vicinity said 1t was a
shame that the authorities let the car
cass remain SO long In he street IN
hot weather.
A woman whose residence is at the
southwest corner of High and Mercer
streets Is very indignant. for the body
Of the dog is opposite her stable and
near tho residence. She telephoned to
the department for the removal of dead
animals. the Board of Health and the
Fourth Precinct Police Station. but she
says none of them took action for the
removal of the carcass
Saturday morning our man saw q
rough box against our ence in Mercer
street." said this woman H opened
the box and found the body of a dog
in 1t. Somebody had put the body there
instead of having the dead animal de-
partment take 1t. 1t must have been
done Friday night. I wish we could
find out who was guilty OF such D
dastardly act
IT telephoned to the department for
the removal of dead animals at once
to remove the body. I waited a day for
1t to be done. and h I t~elephoneo
| again. No action was taken. I then
| telephoned to the Board of Health ana
was told that the dead animal man had
been notified. I telephoned to the Fourth
Precinct police station and got the
same answer. / called up the depart
ment for, the removal of dead animals
| again yesterday n said Ihad notified
| the Board Of Health. The answer / re-
| ceived was that the Board OF Health
could take the body away"
The Rev. NJ. S. Waters. pastor OF
| Grace Lutheran Church, who lives at
Is Mercer street, sal he made COM
plant yesterday to the authorities, but
no action was taken.
"I complained at the Fourth Precinct
police station and was told the dead
animal man was SO busy" he said. be-
cause SO many animals have died dur
ing the hot spell. / was told that they
would try to have the carcass remove
yesterday afternoon. but 1t is here yet
At the office of the Board of Health
/ was told the carcass would be re-
moved early this morning, but 1t has
not been. A big city like Newark
should have two OF three dead animal
men.
TT 10 an outrage to leave h purify
ing body of the dog five days in the
street In such hot weather. 1t should
have been taken away Saturday. AL
the neighbors are indignant. The
stencil from the CARCASS 10 80 strong
that people living near where 1t lays
have to keep their front windows
closed. The city authorities should
have had the carcass removed In some
way--in an automobile or n Of the
city's wagons. The carcass is covered
all the time with flies. Not only people
living in the vicinity. but those who
have to pass through Mercer street, are
indignant because the carcass was not
removed at once"