The record-union., 1892-05-05
HUMANE REGULATIONS.
All Right for City People, But Hard
On the Farmers.
So Think Some of the Supervisor
Leg-Tying and Wing Locking
Likely to Continue.

The Supervisors were all in their seats
yesterday morning except Black, who is
still on the sick list
Inc board took up the petition of Mrs.
Murray, who lives near the Cosumnes.
ior new road in that vicinity, which had
peeh set Tor hearing, but action thereon
was postponed till the Sth of next month.
MONEYS DUE THE COUNTY.
A proposition has been submitted to
the board by J. L. Douglass, who offers
to recover for the county money due
from the State for the keeping of INDECENT
persons, orphans or abandoned children,
outside of those contained in the public
hospitals and orphan asylums. Mr..
douglass offered to recover the money
1or contingent fee of 10 per cent.
Mr.. Douglass claims to have secured
the money already for seven different
counties. In the case of Los Angeles,
So, eco was recovered: in that of Monte
rey, $4,000. He could not say now how
much Sacramento's claim would be.
There would be no litigation necessary,
as the Board of Examiners were regu-
Iarly allowing such claims.
HOSPITAL SUPPLIES.
AT the afternoon session the first busi-
ness in order was the consideration of
bids for furnishing supplies to the
County Hospital for the ensuing three
months. Bids for meat were received
from Gerber Bros; for groceries, from
Christianson, Dieyssen IL Co., q. Il.
Dierssen ~ Co. and S. Dwyer; for bread,
from Charles Hogan, Frank Stadler and
5. Dwyer.
III r. q
cents per pound, and cents for mutton
by the carcass.
For bread, Hogan's bid was 50 45 per
100 pounds, that Of Stadler 81, and that Of
Dwyer s..
The contract for furnishing meat was
awarded to Gerber Bros. Frank Stadler
received the contract for bread, and the
grocery contracts We're divided between
the three bidders therefor.
TREASURER's REPORT.
County Treasurer Lyon submitted his
report for the month of April, which was
placed on file. The report appears else
where.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
r. NJ. Clarken appeared before the
board on behalf Of the Humane Society
and requested that an ordinance be
passed similar to that adopted by the City
Trustees at their session on Monday. The
ordinance reads:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for anyone
TO tie, bind by the legs or wings or interlocll
the wings OF any poultry for transportation in
this county, or for the keeping of the same in
tie markets, or elsewhere, or 10 confine them
in improperly or ill-constructed co0pS or cages,
or otherwise than as hereinafter provided by
this ordinance.
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for anyone
10 transport or 10 carry to or from market or
for the purpose OF peddling or for any purpose
whatever, chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks or
other kinds OF poultry used Tor human food,
nNl fry &c if,
COOps or cages of sufficient dimensions to com
1ortably and humanely accommodate such
FOWL or poultry therein contained.
Section g. The dimensions OF the coops or
cages 10 be used in the transportation con-
nnement of poultry or fowls, for peddling, sale
o. utlivery or otherwise handled as aforesaid,
are hereby declared to be as follows: For tur-
keys and geese not less than twenty-eight
inches in hight in the clear For chickens and
ducks not less than sixteen inches in hight in
the clear. Said coOpS or cages shall be 50 con-
struCtcG that the poultry or fowls therein con-
fined shall have ample room in which TO stand
comfortably, without cTowding; no one OF
such cOOps or cages shall contain more than
twenty-fOur such fowls in one compartment
While fowls and poultry are thus confined it
i hereby made the duty OF the person or PER-
sous having them in charge to provide such
ioWl ana poultry with sufficient food and
fresh water and air.
Section 4. 1t shall be unlawful for any one
in this county transporting or carrying any
live calf, sheep, goat, hog, or other animal
used for human food to bind or tie the feet of
such animal, or to transport carry it in a
cruel or inhuman manner But whoever has
the duty of transporting carrying such
animals shall provide such ways and means
Tor such transportation or carriage as Will
most effectually protect said animals from i'll
jury and suffering. For the purposes of this
section it is hereby made the duty Of persons
transporting or carrying the animals in this
section enumerated TO construct pens or crates
of sufficient dimensions, with proper com
partmentS, to enable said animals to main
lain a standing position, said pens or crates to
be covered with hay or straw so that such ami
ia nylEy ,.,aH
however, that this provision as to cOmpart-
ments shall not apply to the transportation of
hogs, which animals may be transported in
pens or crates undivided into compartments,
due regard being had TO the proper trans.
portatlon of the hogs so as to avoid crowding
100 great number into one pen.
Section .. Every person convicted of vio-
laton Of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be punished by fine of not less than So nor
more than S1oO, or by imprisonment OF not
less than two or more than fifty DAYS or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Mr.. Clarken argued that the ordinance
was good one from a double standpoint
Animals carried tor miles in position
that entails suffering are not fit for food
the flesh being feverish at the time OF
their being killed. Then, again, the reg
ulation was desirable from a humane
point of view. 1t was not right to subject
helpless animals to unnecessary torture
OBJECTED TO THE CooPs.
Supervisor Bates spoke against the or
Deen
in the habit of cruelty treating poultry.
calves, etc. Besides, he didn't believe in
having chicken-coOps sixteen inches
high He was interested in the matter,
being in the steamboat business, and
coops of that hight would take up too
much room.
MR.. JENKINS Is FACETIOUS.
Supervisor Jenkins remarked that he
supposed the next thing asked for would
be chicken inspectors and inspectors for
all sorts of things.
Mr. Ciarken replied sharply to the Su-
peryisor. This, he said, was no chiId's
play. There was nothing funny about it.
The question was one that had engaged
the attention even of the Legislature,
which had passed a law expressly author
izng local bodies to enact such ordi-
nances The gentlemen who had given
their time and money to promoting the
interests Of the Humane Society did not
think the matter a tritiing one. II Mr..
Jenkins considered it a matter of child's
play. he had better 60 back to his constit-
uents consult with them and ascertain
what they thought about 1t.
ALL RIGHT FOR THIS CITY.
Chairman Greer said it would cost con-
siderable TO advertise such an ordinance.
lie was opposed to cruelty to animals,