Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-28
SAYS GOAT RAID
IS CONF|SCAT|ON
Board Of Health Criticised by
Owner of Animal That Sup
Piled Milk for Children.

Iikening the attitude of the Board
Of Health, in confiscating goats yes
terday, to taking medicine from sick
babies, an Italian. who appeared be-
fore the Board of Health today for
permit to keep goat, strongly criti-
cised the action of that department.
"Goats are kept by Italians and
other people of moderate means
principally for the milk, which is so
Strengthening to sick children" he
said.
I'm Italy nearly all the children are
raised on goats milk, while in, this
country the Italians feed it princi-
rally to their sick children. How will
those children get along today with
the source of their nourishment in the
city pound?
I'm more than one case, venture
to saw" he went on, 1.-THE owner Is too
poor to pay the necessary fee to re-
deem the animals In the event Of the
death of the children depending on
this milk, who would directly re-
sponsible
Thirteen goats were lassoed yes
terday by health inspectors and
crowd of boys under the instruction
If City Poundkeeper Henry ForbeL
The raids on the goats were made In
the Tenth ward section in the neigh
borhood of East Side Park, where ac-
cording to Chief Gilhooley, OF the
Park police, the goats have been doing
considerable damage to shrubbery. IL
is expected. that more goat raids VIII
be made this afternoon.
-5t.1 lice n UogtaTdQV'E Eve
ming Star of the rounding up OF goats
brought several goat owners to the Of
fee Of the Board of, Health today for
the purpose of securing a permit 10
keep such an animal. More than
few whose goats were taken yesterday
we're among the applicants. =
The legality of the action of the
poundmaster was questioned by goat
owners 1t is said, however, that the
poundmaster acted entirely within his
/ right in confscating the goats. Many
: Of the persons whose animals were
taken may consider themselves fortu-
nate that they were not Obliged to pay
fine of so for keeping such an AMI
nal without a permit, which is neces-
sary under section 90 OF the SANITARY
code. This is the poundmaster's view
of the matter.
Thie section provides that no per-
son ; or corporation shall have or
keep any cattle, sheep, goats or swine
without q permit, which shall be re-
movable annually and for which the
sum of ten cents shall be paid. Con-
viction of a violation of this section
means fine of $40 for each ana
every animal.
Perhaps Pound Master Forbel did
not convey the animals to the city
pound in accordance with the ordi-
nance under which he. was operating.
The goats were piled in a wagon ana
taken to the pound Section 500 or
chapter SO of the revised ordinances
provides that in the case Of horses,
sheep, goats, swine, geese or meat
cattle of any description, running at
large. they may be contiscated and
driven or carried to the yard or
place established as a public pound.
Forbel did neither drive nor carry the
goats but placed them in wagon
and rode them to the pound.
The law covering the fees paid and
received for such animals provides
that the chief of police shall pay the
person bringing any such animal to
the pound 81 for each animal. except
geese. and for each goose the sum
of twenty five cents. and the owner.
Or keeper of such animal shall pay
TO the chief of police 81 for each and
every animal impounded. except
geese, and for each goose fifty cents
This money eventually goes to the
city comptroller.
While the raid on the goats was
fping on yesterday the fact was COM
fnented on that at least a score Of
dogs romped about the goat catchers
,inmolested, as if enjoying the dis
comfiture of the "Billys'' and the
'Nannys." Tt was splendid oppor-
tunity for the dog catchers. but ad-
vantage did not appear to be taken
of 1t, and this point was frequently
referred to by the incensed goat
owners.