New-York tribune., 1912-08-12
PUBLIC FOUNTAINS
DEADLY FOR HORSES
TroughS Not Only Too Few for
$4,000 Draft Animals. but
Water in Many IS,UnCtean.
WOMAN TO THE RESCUE
Has Paid for Minute Inspection
and Remedial Measures
Draw Hydrants Suggest
ed as Alternatives.

The Bureau of Municipal Research
issued pamphlet Yesterday under the
title Public Watering Places for Man
hattan's 10000 Horses" in which is a de-
scription of each and every such fountain
within the city's limits together with
statements Of fact criticsm and sugzes-
aious made by owners Of horses and by
city officials
For sevsgal weeks priot 10 June a New
York woman. whose name is withheld a
her own request considered various plans
for erecting a water fountain for horses
and dogs After making a personal in
spection Of these fountains she decided
that "A thorough study Of all the fountains
In the city was more important than the
making by her of q single such gift for
the animals She therefore asked the
bureau to make d personal inspection Of
every fountain listed by the Water De-
partment. with suggestions FOR remedial
measures where needed. All this was done
at her expense and the report is nov
complete.
After stating that there are 10000
horses in Manhattan. not counting the
thousands which come over daily from
Brooklyn and New Jersey the report
states that there are not enough places for
watering horses and that in many Of the
places the water provided is 50 unclean
that horses refuse To drink.
\ complete description of the ,o2 per
mamont troughs and fountains and $50
photographs are on file at the bureau
offcs where they can be seen by those
Interested. Tn. siYty-fve permanent
,roughs maintained by the American So
,iety for the Prevention OF Cruelty To AMI
mails are kept supplied with running water
All the time and are Inspected. kept clean
and repaired by man who does nothing
Use Even these places are not regarded
AZ safe bv the owners Of horses, who re-
fuse 10 allow their stock to drink from
them
m striking contrast with these troughs,
which are constantly inspected. are ~"
city owned" and privately owned
rroughs. Three out of every I'VE Of these
were found to be unclean, while others
were out Of order and plaEed In front OF
saloons Heretofore II has not been any
body-, business 10 attend TO these troughs.
Tn. Water Department was assumed 10
have done its Full duty when il supplied
free water Nobody seems to have OK
nec,ed the Department Of Health to super
wise these watering places. The Ameri-
can society. for the Prevention Of Cruelty
20 Animals has been the only organization
10 show an interest IN the problem.
The use of these places has in the
mast been haerantly abused. Nj kinds OF
ath has been allowed 70 collect IN them
The Department OF Wafer supply. how
ever. f. now making complete inspec-
ton of all city owned uoughs. to bring
them up 20 proper standard OF order
and cleanliness.
n is the universal opinion OF those most
Interested m this problem that all troughS
should he abolished except those. as COM
,risljors,. Iedorlc SAYS that are made or
s,ora and through which the water flows
yroal," Commissioner Irderle even goes
further and suggests that the department
.bould forbid the further erection or
watering rroughs ~ any description and
tbat I'm future their place should he sup
piled by draw hydrantS.
n rs believed that 81 tho 96oo horses
ina, died last year IN Manhatta~ great
majority died from CHAMBERS. contracted
nom these trourhs The safest way ~
water horses. il is said. is from individual,
not common pals.
Tb. pamphlet issued hy the Bureau or
Municipal Research contains a list OF
every watering place within tho city nm
ts with lis location and condition.