The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-09-12

lo the PRESIDENT and members OF
Common Council.
GENTLEMEN
return herewith the "Ordinapee
IN reference to the driving of cattle
through the public streets aud ayen-
ues of the city of Lambertyille, with
oat my signature as | do not think it
IL what IL wanted at all, aud will not
prevent the stabling of cows in our
city limits, for which WAS under the
impression the ordinance was to be
drawL.
The source of this trouble | am we'll
aware If, having lived within astone =
throw of the cows in question.
This ordinance will not break up
the keeping of cows at this point at
all. 1t will be very easy for the gem
tleman in question to drive his COWS
to this stable after the pasture season
is over between the hours of II p. NJ.
and a. NJ. and leave them in his barn
until the pasture season opens -four
or six months hence, and ! am at a
loss TO know how this ordinance will
prevent the keeping of cows III the
city limits.
The ordinance as far as driving
cattle through the streets does not
seem TO be a good one 10 use.
1t sounds too much like one certain
part OF the city against one individual
who also owns cattle.
think TINT You will agree with me
that the ordinance was passed with
out having been thoroughly discussed
and with one object, to relieve the
long suffering residents of Perry
street tof which | am one Mt the ear
Hest possible moment.
am not the one to draw an ordin-
ance to cover this subject but this
one in my opinion is not what is need
ed. | have been waited on by resi-
dents of the first aud second wards
asking me to veto this ordinance aud
giving the best of reasons for my 40
doing.
When the ordinance first reached
me my mind was made mp to sign it
at once, but after carefully consider
ing it and listening to other residents
who would be affected by it, | am
compelled to veto it.
In my opinion this ordinance should
be drawn, not to drive out the COW.
but to regulate the driving of the COW
through the city, and times should
not be so fixed that "A person would
be compelled to stay up all night
to go through our city.
This ordinance as it reads will work
hardship on some persons who de-
rive part of their livelihood from the
COW.
1t compels farmer or other indi-
vidual who goes through our city to q
sale aud through the course of the
sale purchases cows or cattle, must on
his return leave these cattle outside
the city limits, hunt up the chair man
of the street committee aud get per-
nit to pass through, and by the time
this is done it would be hard for him
to find his cattle.
Another thing this prohibits Mr..
Rose living on the Geryas Ely farm
on Main street from taking his cows
to and from pasture during certain
hours; you cannot give him permits
son to drive his cattle through the
streets aud not give it to others, and
sooner or later the stree: committee
would be compelled to give all per.
mission and We would be back to Just
where we started before passing the
ordinance.
! should think that your honorable
body could get together and frame an
ordinance to better handle this sub
iect by not stating any time wheI
cattle shall be driven through ouI
city, but placing a penalty on the
owner OF such cattle whereby thei
being driven through our city. commit
nuisance, the owner shall be respon
sible and liable to fine if the nui
sance is not removed at once, no mat,
ter what time Of day or night they are
driven through.
This it would seem to me would put
every owner on tie same footing ant
would not require permit from thu
street committee at all, and while
passing such an ordinance to regu
late the COW for the sake OF the resi-