Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-30
BIG CITIES
ENGLAND LONG TRIED ToKEEP DOWN
ICNpON'S POPULATION

Laws Passed That N;nGcI u na oGcuso
~lHmatIonS Issued I" Restrict the
Size and Number nj BuIIdInEs.
From the days OF Elizabeth 10 those
~ Charles III. the various English gov.
rcumcntS tried by every means within
thcIr power TO preserve tie kingdom
from the evils" attendant upon q
huge metropolis. The frequent ont.
treaNlngs OF the plaGuC-RTterwayl
eliminating IN tho terrible visitation
which carried OF owe 10000 persons
the fear that with the drlugc OF build.
Ing the population would be poisoned
10y breathing In one anotGcr's faces"
the incapac!ty OF the police OF the time
To preserve order and their utter help
lcssncss in the face OF mob low-tIcso
were among the contr:hutory causes
which brought about II long series OF
vcXatIOns and annoying prohibitions.
In 1850 a proclamation was issued
prohibiting the erection within three
miles OF the city gates of any new
houses or tCnCmCnts upon sites where
no former house had been known TO
have been erected. Later came another
proclamation, Ivy which It vas ordered
that only Il family should live IN
each house, that houses erected within
the past seven years ana St!ll unlct
should remain empty, and that Nil Il IL
finished buildings on new foundations
should he pulled down.
There would appear to have been
neither order nor system in these vary
iyNsv tnr.NsN= mo ffN.,e NN-1faN, N,-Nv. fgEfr.4l
every six or seven years. Thus ut one
time buildings were prohibited within
ten miles OF London, ut another (as
quoted abovcl within three miles, and,
while Uud"r Elizabeth unfinished
houses only we're required 20 be pulled
down, orders were i->yCd later under
which houses which hal been orccIsl
several years were rU.nIcssly Lcmol-
isilud.
Further prIclImatious Of ;La same
period commanded that "rygaOns of
livelihood auI means should reside In
their counties and not abide ~ ~s.nloIru
In thc city Of London, SO that counties
remained UuscryCi.' but these scC-l to
lave been .. no eject Until the reign
OF Charles l., when they were renewed
and Ccani.c steps taken TO enforce
! obedience. III persons OF livelihood
ana means uUCouu,GtCI with public
Offices were o:Lorrl within forty days
from The date oil the notice to resort t.
then several counties and with their
families continue their residence there.
and they were further warned mot Il
pUt themselves to unnecessary charge
in providing themselves = return In
winter to the said cItics"-L q, London
Il WCstm!ss;Cr-'Us It was the kings
firm resolution t. Withstand such great
and growing evil"
Even this had little cICct upon the
public In its first Issue. ana II copIsus
list was prepared Of Offenders. inCiuI-
Ing Il great number OF the nobility ana
ladies ana gentlemen, who were nccu8-
ri Of living In London fDr several
months after tho given warning. Most
OF these had made u prClCnsr of quit
ting the city. 10 return again after IL
brief ablonCc, hoping thus To escape
IN penalty OF their diS0hCli"ucc.
1t CGlnc as II bolt from the blue In
1888 when Mr.. Palmer, n large land
holder In Sussex. wNs brought into tho
star chamber and fined $1,000 for Gl4.
oDcylng the proclamation us to living
IN the country and remaining I'm Lon
don after he prescribed period. He
was II bachelor. ana he urgcl In his de.
Tense thnt he had never Iccn married.
hud never been q ""houvckcrDCr' Hnl
had no house fitting for II man of hin
birth TO reside In, his own mansion In
the country having boon burned down.
but his JuigCI were incxOrahlc, and
the fine was accompanied by n severe
r~Gprlnand for having deserted his ten
nnts ana ~ncighborg.
III the same year information was
filed against Sir John SuCkling. the
poet, ana many others for the su!uc OF.
Tense, ana such was thc terror caused
ny these prosecutions ulut on MI EldCl
folk of condition and quality were TO
be seen preparing for nlsht into the
country, CurSing the hardship of being
confined To their country houses ma
leaving town and It's pleasures behind.
TO encourage gentlemen to live more
willingly In the country, says n writer
OF tho times. uli game fowl. such as
phcnsanta. partrIdgc7, ducks nnd harCs.
were ut certain times forbidden to he
dressed or cUtCn IN any Inn.
III " IlbCltllLll!Dl lHbllNt IN ' IltlpS
n. In lGGl-Onc OF tho last I'm his III.
rcCtiOu-amOng tic Inconvenience set
forth m daily growing 10y the spread
Of new buildings were: Tho Increase
Of the people In such great numbers
u3 20 prohibit their proper government
by the wontCl officers. the enhance.
mcnt OF tho price OF %vitunla. the on.
dNngorinG Of the health OF tic city in.
hablirnls and tho damage done 20
IL" trNdcgreoplc IN tho bOroughq by
tho migration downward Of the popula.
ton.
But It was nil OF no avail. Notiin:
could stop Tic increase OF "upstart
London" M It was termed by aomc ~ |
Tho old wfltorg. md tho prediction Of
James l. that England will ltsclf he
LONDON, and London England" is fact
approaching vcriiCHilon. What would
his Into majesty say now TO chose
twnrm9 Of gentry who. through tho
mitigation Of their wives or TO new
model and fashion their daughters.
neglect thor country hospitality md
cuinhcr the city. n general nuisance 10