The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03
Council VIII Hear From Pro-
posed Dog Ordinance
People Feel That Measure Is
Too Drastic.
PETITIONS ON THE WAY
Children Don't Want to Lose
Their Pets.
They Circulate Protests in the
Schools.

Lovers Of dogs have not quit fighting
the proposed c & Holiday ordinance
10 prohibit dogs from running at large
In the city
Next Monday night when the council
will meet to act on the recommendation
of the streets and walks committee OF
the council that the ordinance be passed
3 large delegation will be on hand TO
lobby against the ordinance and pro
test People who pay speclal TAX 10
keep a dog certainly have some rights
Petitions are being circulated around
about in some Of the school buildings
against the ordinance and the children
all Of whom are friends, staunch friends
of dogs and unaIterably opposed 10
strings. straps or other impediments,
are signing
1t Potwin they are building a fire IN
der Councilman J. w F Hughes VINO
voted in. favor Of recommending the Or
dinance.
Petitions were circulated. one in the
PotWin school building. and the Otner
among adult residents The petitions
were all of them against the proposed
restrainment OF the liberty or the dogs
OF Topeka
When Councilman Hughes was ac-
quainted with the action Of a number OF
constituents he said: I think that
none OF the female dogs should be al
lowed TO run al large 1 don't care so
much about the other kind OF dogs
"a
the main business district of the city
are the ones that are supporting the
passage of the ordinance They claim
that they are annoyed by the dogs that
run loose
Generally speaking there are not many
people over the city that are anxious 10
see the ordinance passed The man
that has a lawn is not bothered so much
with dogs as he is by children VINO play
about on it and adult persons who per-
.-t--
grass and tramp it down into Wen de-
fined path
The city has passed great number Of
ordinances and a large number OF them
are never inforced-
There is always tendency to leS1s-
late too much and failure TO enforce
the ordinances already enacted TOO
much legislation simply cumbers up
the ordinance books of the city
There is a general feeling that the
proposed dog ordinance will simply be
passed and then drop into obscurity-
James Chapelle voiced this when ne
said The deduction that one arrives
at after studying this is that the past
administration thoroughly neglected the
enforcement Of the present dog ordtn-
aHce. Tue -aAw proposed ordinance IS
entirely too drastic If the dog ON
Ger last year had tended to his duties
many dogs as we have now. OF that
am sure And If We did not have these
additional dogs We would not nave nao
this come up now. The bill that has
been drafted is too drastic The pres
ert ordinance should be enforced and
the dogs could be kept muZZled in the
summer months This would do away
with any complaints don't think the
new ordinance would be enforced any
Councilman c H Kutz. who is not
particularly favorable towards the pro-
posed ordinance. is looked upon by
those against the proposed ordinance as
a prcba BILE champion of their cause IN
the counciI next Monday. They hope
that MI Kutz can be induced to re-
turn a minority report to the council
against the proposed ordinance
The following circumstances were
fled with the city clerk today
The undersigned boys and girls
living in Topeka respectfully remon-
strate against the ordinance prohibit
ing all dogs from running at large:
Robert LOOMS. Armin Weiskirch.
Arthur Poole, Raymond Chamberlain,
Geor~e Lane. Duane Chamb erlatn-
Horace Gardner. Archie Brier, Herbert
Tucker and number of others
The undersigned residents and citi-
gems OF Topeka respectfully remon-
strate against the ordinance prohibit
ing all dogs from running at large;
Bernard Dewey. Deane Lininger,
Cooper. Harry Bennett and several
ether juvenile dog fanciers-
THE undersigned men and women
living in Topeka respectfully remOn-
strate against the ordinance prohibit
ing all dogs from running at large:
Emma A Brier, Miss Nagle, Mrs Hen
derson. Mrs Andrew Bell. J. P. Os-
mond A. s Andrews. Alice e An
drews. Mrs A Bunker. Mrs N H
LOOMS and several mothers who are
sympathizers with their demonstrating
sons.
The undersigned residents and citi-
gems of Topeka respectfully remon-
strate against the ordinance prohibit