The San Francisco call., 1903-12-17

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the roosters do then, poor things?'
might we'll be asked of the future of
local chandeliers, as it was of Cock
Robin in the nursery rhyme, if the or
dinance that is now before the City
Trustees, and which will practically ex-
lie the growers from the municipality.
is passed. Not only will the chickens
have to take a back roost, but gabblins
geese, quacking ducks, squawktng
night herons and gobbling turkeys viii
also have to move If the measure be-
comes the law of this island. interest
ed residents have deluged the City
Trustees with a request to amend the
ordinance so that the voice of the
braying donkey will not be heard in the
city and that the night -prowling bac-
chanalian tomcats will be forced TO
seek other back yard fences than those
situate and lying within the corporate
limits of the city of Alameda, wheTeon
to raise meows to high heaven and at
the same time raise the ire of all who
hear the hair-elevating discord Grurt-
ing pigs and dumb rabbits likewise
have enemies here and these persons
are endeavoring to persuade the City
Trustees that the proposed ordinance
should be framed to prohibit the pres
ence of such animals in Alameda, *
cept in the form of pork, ham and ba-
con, or rabbit stew. Here are what
some representative citizens think
about the now famous anti-poultry or
dinance and the proposed amendments:
Judge r. B. Tappan-I think this agi-
tation could be settled BY having chick
ems licensed the same as dogs Rib
bons of various colors could be fastened
about the nccks of the roosters and
hens. or, better yet. metallic bands
could be put on their feet I would not
favor taxing cockerels or pullets until
they were several months old and knew
enough to run when one threw a chunk
of coal at them. 1 must confess that l
like chickens, but particularly so when
they are dished up in savory brown
gravy.
Senator e. K Taylor. Mighty Wong
of the White Highbinders-It grieves
me to see so much opposition develop
ing against chickens and pigs. Both
make up the favOrite dishes of the
Highbinders and if we are to be dc
prived of them it will be demoralizlng
to our appetites. The City Trustees
will strike a solar plexus blow at Ala
medals unique Oriental organization If
they deport poultry and swine.
George ]. Foster-I am against cats
and have been that way since l was
able to throw rocks. 1t matters not
to me, however, if the poultry ordinance
is SO amended as to prohibit he keep
ing of felines in the city At our house
we have an anti-cat statute that is in
force both in the front and back yards
We have traps and spring guns to up
hold the law and down the cats. In
the last six months nineteen of these
yowling disturbers have gone into our
deep hole whence no cat returns
Captain NJ w. Simpson, Ike chick
ems better in a pie than | do in a
back yard AS l am interested in this
fowl ordinance, however, it would not
be fair for me to say too much about
the matter at present.
Judge F. s. Cone-No pigs should he
permitted within the corporate limits
of Alameda until they have first seen
the butcher. Ducks have always been
a favorite bird with me, although T
will admit that there are many ouacks
about them. AS to the chickens-welI
that Is a different layTone that I am
not prepared to hand down an opinion
on.
City Marshal John Conrad-My pet
fowl is the jailblrd. With chickens I
have naught to do except when | mix
with them occasionally in eestaura nj
It is up to the Board of Health and the
City Trustees to run in or run out of
town. all roosters that disturb the peace
and ganders that gable at everybody.
Edward Dean-I am for amending
the poultry ordinance so that it will
require the owners of braying donkeys
to Inuzzle the beasts before they go to
bed. If this is not done it will be
hardly worth my while to go to bed.
as there is one of the long cared and
loud d-mouthed ouadrupeds in nv neiob-