Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-02-23
PICS NO BURDEN =:
TO CITY Fathers
So New York May Amend It's
Ancient Code.
FENCES NO LONGER CARES.

SfoP0s<y ~ OASS1ev onooPs V000S OF
Other Animals" So Aldermen Ar
Not Called Upon to Decide Trss.
pass Damages on Broadway.
The New York aldermen at present
have on their hands the task Of bring
ing up to date the code Of ordinances
for the city. Mayor Gaynor request
ed revision Of the code last year
and, dissatisfied with the result, has
asked the city fathers to do some
more codifying.
The mayors objection to the code as
it stands is that it is not up to date.
There are many sections which have
grown obsolete, be says, and which
ought to be cut out along with other
sections which are in conflict with
state laws which take precedence.
As an illustration Of how far behind
the times are some of the codes pro-
visions Chief Francis v. s. Oliver Of
the bureau of licenses thinks that the
following paragraphs, which he ran
across the other day. are about the
worst:
"All outside and boundary fences
and all fences erected on the line Of
any public road. street, lane or ave-
nue. In the borough Of Manhattan
shall be at least five feet high and
shall be built Of good and substantial
materials, sufficient in all respects to
keep out and prevent the encroach.
ments Of cattle, sheep. hogs and other
animals. and shall be kept In good re-
pair and Of the height above men.
toned.
Up to the Tenants.
Tho owner or owners, lessees or
lessee. tenant or tenants, Of any lot,
piece Of ground or premises upon
which any fence not Of the height and
that shall not be erected in the man.
ner and maintained at the height men.
toned in the preceding section or who.
having erected the same, shall not
keep the same in good repair shall not
recover for any damage he, they or
she may sustain from cattle. sheep,
hogs or other animals doing damage
upon his, their or her premises, nor
shall any cattle, sheep or other animal
be placed in pound for doing damage
unless such fence be erected and kept
Of the height ana in the manner men,
toned in the last preceding section.
I'm case Of any dispute between the
parties concerning any fence embraced
within this article or the sufaciency
thereof the matter shall be determined
by the alderman for the time being
Of the district in which such fence
may be situated"
Police In Doubt.
Just how long it has been since any
ordinance Of this sort has had any ap-
plication in Manhattan no one seems
able to figure out offhand. The alder
men don't know. The only thing they
are certain about IL that none Of them
has been called on recently to estimate
the value Of Jane Does pansies de-
stroyed by Dick Roe's live stock.
The members Of the police force are
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and accordingly an inquiry was made
Of young Colossus at leisure for tho
from directing streams OF
traffic at a Broadway crossing.
us there any place in Manhattan"
he was asked, where you need laws
to keep cattle or other animals from
loose on the. streets?'
"say, FRIEND" replied the trafac man
after minutes close inspection Of tho
inquirer, "what did you sect Was It q
pink elephant or green CRATER
Investigation elsewhere was equally
fruitless further than TO elicit the in
formation that this law Of the animal
world is one of the ones that Mayor
Gaynor wants chopped out.