, 1870-09-28
1EE CATTLE oRDINAHgE.

To ihe Editor qf 11t Chicago Tribune:
It seems there Is m ordnance before the City |
Fa,hers, for the shutting up Of the cattle hereto
fore al1oNed-eiiher with or without hesdsmen- |
to run in the streets, Craze on open lots, aud
bfeak down unprotected trees. Any summer day |
We can see, On the West Side, hundreds Of cattle
pastortng On land which the owners OF the cattle
neither own nor lease, few OF these COWS may
be on ned By poor families, and hefded By boys
hired for the purpose. tut most Of them ara owned
by men who thus do thriving milk business, and
make great Pson,. BY thus s1es!ing 1ae,r pastns.
rhcI now claim II as H9at, and some t.sot soeh
ridiculous claims, By saylng that 1t II not Tor tue
s:y 70 tn ss lot b ee C. he must
nrst tence II This sattsaes the catslt.owners II
wherever any trnct Of A1y size Is fenced, the5 can
20 in The nlehtAnd pull down few lengths Ct
rnt,le In and pasture them there, claim
mt that the lot is act completely enclosed,
AMY, md. upon ont a.tealpt 70 d.ise ths cattle
ca, they defend themselves and the; cattle eth
revoNetz- These facts simply sanF the impossi.
these nonaas. Bnt-.et1!ns entirely aside sne
justice Of The case, sad the question
oI the rights Of the owners ef The land-the sub
bcan1J Of the Euburhe Of our city. Many Of our
suturoan towus haze sss.nRent cattle ofEi1ancee,
which &C snfors* .n shessseE snsh 'c1 = Itne ne
t,raufy Of the plsce and VII do 30 more aud more
9a IT, q ,eo wess sde PaSs @ osncG, ID d @ sm. Iss
of ono acre or less, by indtvtdpals r'any Of whom
would he gt1d 70 set OUT dozen eyetR1eens And
iicnr TIC expense Of SO u fenee. The grass On
he, e,ssmsn. saa Is cit;. !s'aet MN deattre I'm
net beloog't to hlm, R1ll compel the owner
to fence, n IN expense Vi 81 Of SO, OK lose
lis tres, aud then hare to watch his fence daJ
Rrf1yf M
81 u ha.e at bald head. and must remain 70
long time under oGf present laws; bat pass such
our IT re.as6ors hare, and extend .ts action 70 he
new ct1y limits. and within 4 year thousands Of
uees viii oe planttd % tnsss bleak praittes and
I asrtst portion Of The city, Extend such law
over Sections II and H. around the Central PATk,
aud viii guarantee that II. COG tees will be zsoW-
hase occupied thus much OF your space, In or.
der 10 csll Erblic attention to the Importance o.
GO ase o sae
/ IN ordnance Restricts 20 ones Eight% THE, i
may cut Oh the privileges Of poor family whlcn
suck IRE not able otae1 Etse 70 support themselves
let II help them bJ direcs atns, Aad nos IN this
| wAr. hese every collar they recaEe cosss u
hundred md easts the furafe city III beauty,
Nothing can BE- more tue, nothing more con
| Ttnetng than the observations gire1 aboFe. There
a!e nn: few 5esdents u Tits clsJ, aad especially
their oNn su1estn2s, or f1um keen sympa1hJ W1te
the damage done to the property Of Others Wop
| defeu Why cattle could not be connntd, and Why I
Nest municipality permitted I couditt1n OF Anasr'
which ltulf New England village Eould corAde1
antn:nle1ahte dssrace- This zuAz1ng tndulRenea
IS not Due, hs me hxve imagined, to th4t tgu1
| Txnt indl1eiecc which ehasacteS!ze8 the Common
Council IN N matters affecting the health ant
beausy Of the city. and the comfort Of It's citizens
hut to that spirit OF dtspicahle demsyoguery Whicl
excuses md pa1dons robbery, basbatuus uezttuc
tton OF tees and ehruhe, 1poit2dnn OF pr1yat
| prprettY, and the possibility OF personal lnjurJ
Ehen these things are committed 7
~ the poor lsnoriES mau who derives part OF 1t
&ubs3s1eEce from l cow" Tnere ata several o
The members Of the Common Council who seen
| to think that man who happens 70 own 4 @,
becomes thereby superior being. and u entttte
to =1sAl his equally poor neixhboft grass and dt
s1.oy bis tees. Not that theJ beuere II, but tae
are in vigorous pursuit Of the yotes OF he co,
element u the community, and 70 gain them The
! ssead Of eonsesvasofs. Of the property OF tae
4 PInmlnt Mt amonS these latter-tAy Gov BON
I Alderman r. s. Powell, elected TO represent Il
! Eighth Ward, but who h tn reality, nothing buy
Z champion Of cswher.lh Ptase ed, bJ the i3nbr1n
{ | u Mr. Comitkty, IT the head Of The Cnoumllf
d ] On Pul1ce. he ma found himself IN D. pottinn
e paaeT nest eaecsuau5 to The lp:.etests Il |