The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-02
.PICS NO BURDEN
TO CITY Fathers
So New York May Amend Its
T.. Ancient Code.
FENCES NO LONGER CARES.

Neither Are Possible InVasions OF
Property. by Cattle, Sheep, Hogs or
Other Animals" So Aldermen Are
Not Called Upon to Decide Tres
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 a 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
1t stands is that 1t il not up to date.
There are many sections which have
grown obsolete, he 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. 8. 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
apd all fences erected on the line Of
any public road, street, lane or ave.
nue. In the borough of Manhattan
shall be at least ave feet high aud
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.
1.-THE 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 aud
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 net
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 and In the manner men,
toned 10 the last preceding section.
''Tn case Of any dispute between the
parties concerning any fence embraced
within this article or the sufficiency
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 II 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 Ii that none of them
has been called on recently to estimate
the value Of Jane Does pansies de-
stroyed by Dick Roe's 1--we stock.
The members of the police force are
supposed to keep posted on everything,
and accordingly an inquiry was made
of young Colossus at leisure for the
moment from directing streams of
traffic at a Broadway crossing.
rs there any place In Manhattan"
he was asked, where you need laws
to keep cattle or other animals from
running loose on the streetsY'
"Say, friend" replied the traffic man
after a minutes close inspection of the
inquirer, "what Gid you see? Was It a
pink elephant or green giraffe7"
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
Gavnor wants chonnetl ont