The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-02-20

dinance was entered by B. D. Stew art, former Mayor, who declared he believed it unfair to those dog own CTS in the residential districts who have good dogs and take care of them. He expressed himself em- phatically in favor of removing the dog nuisance from the downtown streets, but he said he did not be- lieve it necessary to penalize other dog owners and children who play with their dogs to gain that end.
 MT. Stewart said he had seen no evidence of real effort made to enforce the existing ordinance, and the Mayor said nothing had been done about it with the exception of hiring a dog-catcher few times for short periods. MT Stewart in quired if it was matter of expense and the Mayor replied that it was, partly.
 Then asked MT. Stewart, ""how are you going to be able to enforce the new ordinance? Have you some arrangement in mind for enforcing it and paying a poundmaster or dog -catcher?"
 Tt will just have to be enforced, that's all,' answered the Mayor, He went on to explain that to employ a dog-catcher by the month, the year around, would cost about $1,800. Revenue from 145 dog licenses last year was approximately $190 or $200, | it was revealed, most of the licenses being for male dogs at two dol lars.
 Reminded of Existing Ordinance
 MT. Stewart related seeing a dog fight on main downtown street with a police officer within view and not thing done about it. The Mayor then told of dog that was a nuisance down on lower Fran kiln as the result of further dis cussion from the floor, and MT. Stewart interjected, did you do anything about that dog, or have you done anything about hifn?"
 The Mayor said he had not; that there wasn't anything he could do. The former Mayor reminded him of the existing ordinance
 Several other persons asked how the new ordinance was going to be enforced and the Mayor replied that's up to the Council. If they pass this ordinance, it will have to be enforced"
 The discussion, which reached de- bate proportions at times, continued for more than an hour, with the result that 30 days hence the new dog ordinance, which has the fol- lowing salient features, will be in effect:
 Got to Have License, Too
 CD Ali dogs running at large are hereby declared a public nui- sance,, and no dog shall be allowed on any street, sidewalk, wharf or other public place within the City of Juneau, unless such dog be led and securely tied upon a leash in the hands of some suitable person."
 @ Tt shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, or some person ap- pointed by him, to distrain and im- pound such dogs thus found.
 (3) 'srhe Chief of Police shall charge the owner of impounded dogs one dollar for the release of each dog, together with fifty cents for each and every day such dog shall be kept in custody, provided, that he need keep no dog for more than three days"
 (4 Every person who owns or keeps dog within the City of Ju- neau shall report to the City Clerk annually not later than the first day of June, his or her name and address and shall give the name, breed, color and sex of each and every dog owned or kept by such person, and shall pay to the clerk the sum of one dollar for each dog so owned or kept, for the purpose of registering said dog or dogs for license or Identification.
 The penalty for violation of the ordinance by the owner, not the dog, is a fine of not more than $50 nor more than 10 days in jail at the discretion of the Municipal Magistrate.