I enjoy reading the "Montana Album" in every Sunday's Tribune. It includes tidbits of goings-on in the community and surrounding areas from 25, 50 and 100 years ago. In yesterday's paper was a timely tidbit from 100 years ago:
The dog question was brought up before the City Council by Alderman Bottomley, who was opposed to the principle of taxing dogs highly as a cure for the dog nuisance.
This brought out the reading of the proposed dog ordinance which was something of a corker. It provided a license of $5 for males and $20 for females. Also for putting of muzzles on all dogs running at large whenever the mayor issued a proclamation to that effect, also forbidding the keeping of dogs who howled or barked so as to disturb neighbors; also forbids trespass of dogs on other people's property or damages done by them; the penalty on the dog for violation of these provisions to be death in 24 hours; all impounded dogs to be sold in 48 hours for not less than $2, plus license due, or execution without benefit of clergy.
The dog question was brought up before the City Council by Alderman Bottomley, who was opposed to the principle of taxing dogs highly as a cure for the dog nuisance.
This brought out the reading of the proposed dog ordinance which was something of a corker. It provided a license of $5 for males and $20 for females. Also for putting of muzzles on all dogs running at large whenever the mayor issued a proclamation to that effect, also forbidding the keeping of dogs who howled or barked so as to disturb neighbors; also forbids trespass of dogs on other people's property or damages done by them; the penalty on the dog for violation of these provisions to be death in 24 hours; all impounded dogs to be sold in 48 hours for not less than $2, plus license due, or execution without benefit of clergy.
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