The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-13

The rowing COW and the migratory
! jug both got 1t in the knock at the
meeting of the Board OF Mayor and
Aldermen Thursday night, for the
City Fathers passed almost without a
dissenting vote both the Cow Law and
the jug Law.
The meeting of the Board brought
out an unusually large attendance of
citizens, who came to speak and lend
their influence in favor of the Cow
Law. Rev. W. B. Capers and w. C.
Salmon were allowed the privileges
of the floor after the ordinance was
introduced and spoke instructively
and with good effect for this much
needed law.
Mr.. Capers told of his arrival in Co
lumbia eight years ago. He said his
eyes fell on dirty and insignificant
passenger depot. He was brought up
town in a rafting, shaking bus as he
passed through town saw the COWS
rowing up and down the streets. He
saw our barn Of a court house and
was much inclined to take the next
train out of the unprogressive town.
Eight short years have worked a won
derful change. Now We have the |
finest depot between Nashville and |
New Orleans, court house in which |
every citizen can well take pride, rub
ber-tired buses and a hotel in which |
a man can entertain friend with |
pride. A fine country, a fine people,
plenty of religion and schools of the
first class, but no Cow Law He
came, he said, to plead for the passage
If that law that Columbia might take
Ter place among the other progressive
| town of it's size allows the cows to
Dam at large. He told of the destruc-
ion of property by cows, of the filth
deposited on the streets and side
walks and of the value of
environment to the
Dung people. He said this
vas new measure before the Board
something no Board OF Columbia
ad ever had presented to them-a s
segregated COW law. He said 1t was
democratic measure, favored by {
inety per cent of the voters within {
he segregated district, and produced
petition signed by about $50 voters g
thin the district asking for the pas
age of the law. Practically every
ian approached, he said, had signed p
lie petition. 1t was just law, law b
lie people demanded, and he wanted t
lis Board to pass it early in their a
that it might be given q
fair trial of two years. He was sat h
fled that after such a trial, this
Oard would not dare to repeal it and ft
} before the people for reelection,
1cause the people would condemn its al
peal and he felt sure the present fe
embers of the Board were burning re
swing on to their jobs. v
Mr.. Salmon covered some of the fu
'ints brought out by Mr. Capers, but
Id special stress on the unsanitary II
suits of cows running at large, not TO
ly in the spread of filth, but in the S.
healthful condition of the milk Of LEI
VS. that found their food in the back ba
eys. fo
The ordinance as presented made OFF
It'll street the north boundary, the viz
operation line the west boundary, ca
} railroad the south boundary and
lde street the east boundary of the rei
yregated area. 1t was provided
It $100 should be charged for each up
v arrested night. or day running at of
ge within the area, and fifty cents cit
lay for pound fees, and that COW sit
claimed within two weeks should or
advertised and sold, and after all Bic
is were paid the remainder from tov
sale should be paid to the owner. for