The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-09
little farming industry IN the city
and try to build up the vacant lots.

little farming industry In the city
and try to build up the vacant lots.
1t is no longer possible TO maintain
pig pens In Clarksburg, aud it is only
a matter Of time, not pride, that we
are permitted to maintain a chicken
yard, How many chicken yards In
&, this city today are self-supporttng?
II is safe to say that the greater per
centapc of the yards are being Kept
at Il loss to the owner.
] cannot help but admire the good
taste and sound Judgment of one OF
our local minister's who moved TO our
good city some time ago and found
that his predecessor had been keep
ing chickens. The minister said;
why we cannot keep chickens
here. we are in n city" and today this
good man has Il beautiful garden
growing on the spot and as well as
minister's like chickens this gentle
man keeps no chickens, This man
knows that in a crowded city like
C%larksburg that there is scarcely
room for chicken yards, and thaI
yards too close to u residence are ui-
healthy. unpleasant and an cycsorc
to q community,
Now as to chickens running loose
What right have | to raise chickens
and permit them to run over your
lawns, into your gardens and on your
pavcments? Have | a right TO "ls
skunlis. horses, cows and other ant
mails and pasture them on another 3
property? We will all agree thal
| would not have such rights ~ =
alright to yell or blow shoe at the
chickens, but it's work to take your
scrub broom and clean up after them
and it is a loss TO have them scratch
up your lawns or eat up your gardens.
The city council of the City u
Clarksburg has passed an ordinance
regulating chicken yards In ClarkS-
burg and | want it thoroughly under
stood that after the 10Th day oil Au'
gust. 1916, ! expect to enforce inc
chicken ordinance to the minute ana
I hnpc that no citizen will feel hurt
over it, IL they fail to get Dusy ana
and get their chicken yards regulated
and are brought before the mayor OF
the city to answer Il charge of yloIat-
ing one or more OF these chicken ordi-
nances. ,oo,lo
..;u ho unable to keen chickens, but
I figure that avoiding II or two cas-
es Of typhoid fever or other diseases
arising from 4 chicken yard Will more
than pay the owners of chicken yaruS
in Clarksburg who are not living up
70 the ordinance, for any possible
losses,
hope that will not have to cause
a single arrest along the enforcement
of the chicken laws in ClarksDurg ana
I don't believe that ] will. nave
found the people of Clarksburg very
willing to obey our laws when ihe
law is applied to all alike, ana thls
surely will be done.
Chicken Ordinance.
An ordinance to regulate the keep
ing of chickens, ducks and geese, and
other fowls Of like kind in the city
of Clarksburg,
Be it ordained by the council OF the
City Of Clarksburg.
/, That II shall be unlawful for
person 10 keep or maintain a
yard or other Enclosure, wherein
chickens, ducks, geese, or other fowls
of like kind are kept within thirty
feet of a residence or a public street,
2. 1t shall be unlawful to place
and leave placed, or to expose for SAFE
any live chickens, DUCKS, geese, tur
KEYS or other fowls of like kind, upon
of the streets or sidewalks OF
the city, or 10 exhibit the same FOR
sale in front Of any store or meat
market within the city. But THIS or
linance does not apply to such lows
sold from wagons upon ana
along the streets,
g. 1t shall be unlawful Tor any
person to erect or maintain any COOP
house or other structure, and to keep
therein any chickens, ducks, geese, or
other fowls Of like kind, without hrsl
having obtained permission therefor
from the city council.
4 All yards, coops, houses ana
,ther structures mentioned herein
shall at all times be kept clean ana
free from all decaying animal and
vegetable matter, free from all doors
and kept at all times in a sanitary
md healthful condition.
5. ANY one violating any provis-
.ons Of this ordinance, shall, upon
conviction thereof, benhned not less
han one dollar nor more than twenty
dollars, and upon default Of the pay
nent Of said fne or any part thereof
be Imprisoned not to exceed ten days
G. All ordinances and parts Of or
linances inconsistent herewith are
repealed.
I. This ordinance shall be in force