Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-07-27
DOG CATCHER
GIVEN CHANCE
Released After Hearing Last
Night on Promise to Bury
Dogs Properly.
WITNESSES ARE HEARD
Notified by Mayor Not to
Collect Ducks and Geese
--0rdinanCe Defective.

Ole Olesen, the city dog catcher
and pound keeper, appeared before
Recorder Henry W. Kehoe last night
to answer to a charge of maintaining
a nuisance at the city pound, caused
by failing to bury the carcasses of
dogs deep enough. No plea was made
but witnesses testified that there was
not a sufficient quantity of dirt over
the carcasses and in hot weather an
obnoxious odor arose from the can
Inc burying ground. Olesen was dis
charged with the understanding that
he place more dirt over the bodies Of
dogs and that the nuisance be abated
in that manner and kept abated.
Olesen was arraigned on COM
plant made by Leo Schwartz, a
member Of the local Board of Health
Mr.. Schwartz was not present, but
Health Commissioner Westerfeld
testified against Olesen, declaring
that in places carcasses had been
buried under less than twelve inches
Of dirt. Olesen testified that he
usually dug holes four or five feet
deep to bury the bodies in. In the
future the dog catcher must use bet
ter judgment in burying bodies of
dogs. He must not place so thick a
layer of them in holes and there
must be a larger amount of dirt on
top.
The dog catcher was apprehended
by Mayor Albert Bollschweiler, after
City Marshal Walters had repeatedly
failed to do So The city's chief ex-
ecutive sent word for Olesen through
Mounted Patrolman William T. Hart
mann. The officer had Olesen before
the mayor at 5 o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. Olesen was then told that
he must appear in police court at
o'clock last night. He was inform
ed that If he violated the order ev-
cry policeman IN Perth Amboy would
| be set on his trail and if found he
would be locked up.
Can't Impound Geese.
! In the future the dog catcher and
! pound keeper must not impound
ducks and geese, as Mayor Albert
| Bollschweiler says he will bring ac-
ton against him. The executive
served due notice on Ole Olesen, the
dog catcher and pound keeper, in
that respect yesterday. The mayor
wants the spirit Of the law of 1907,
under which he says Ole Olesen was
appointed. lived up to. He declares
I tOlesen wal appoin led
and he wants him to act IN tf1ar re-
spect only. He terms it an outrage
that poor people in the outskirts Of
the city may not have geese and
ducks roam over fields if they haYe
the means Of securing them. The
executive does not dispute that Ole
sen has the right to mpoundNogs,
straylng horses and cpsws, but he
holds that he WAS appointed as dog
catcher and he should confne him
self within the bounds of the spirit
j of his appointment.
Has Obtained Opinion.
The mayor does not dispute that by
being in charge of the dog pound Ole
sen also becomes pound keeper in
the eyes of the law He does take
Exception, however, to extend the au-
up ducks and geese. He disputes the
mann that Olesen has the right to
impound geese. He declares he has
obtained the opinion of a lawyer
which he considers above that rem
dered by the city attorney, and II
Olesen persists in picking up geese
he will personally bring action
against him through that attorney.
City Attorneys Views.
AS pound keeper, City Attorney
Hommann contends that Olesen has
the right to impound geese and the
like. He declares his rights In that
respect have always been upheld
heretofore. On page 20 of the book
of city ordinances is one relating to
the impounding of animals. The title
OF 1t concludes with geese and all
other animals" but there is nothing
in the ordinance itself that provides
for the taking OF geese, the mayor
and his private counsel contend.