Show THE CROWIN GAGE AGE the borough orough li of glen N J is mightily exercised upon an unusual point the question with the municipal authorities and the populace lacu generally is when does a rooster arrive at the crowing age it appears that the early morning inlet of glen fidge lias has been disturbed tor for several by the crowing of roosters complaints to the borough council were referred to the board of health the health authorities thorit ties les passed the buck back to the council and councilman william peck who Is a new york lawyer n produced trod a resolution calling for a census of roosters and also for muzzling them councilman pecks resolution is something of a literary gem pertinent paragraphs a s 0 of it rea read resolved that the borough council hereby determines and declares that the keeping of roosters of crowing crewing age within the inhabited portion of the borough is dangerous to the health and opposed to the general welfare and peace of tile the citizens or the borough and a possible cause tor for serious disagreement between neighbors therefore be it further resolved that the chief of police be directed to mane make a census of 01 all roosters of crowing age in the borough for the enlightenment of the board of health and further resolved that the chairman of the law and ordinance committee be ba requested to prepare and submit at the next meeting an amendment to the ordinance relating to logs dogs which shall provide that all roosters ol 01 crowing age shall be licensed and muzzled while kept in the borough and providing further it if held by the borough council that no in rooster or hen shall in any event be bc kept by a member of the lioard board ot 01 health one of mr pecks fellow bouncil men sought information as to what the crowing age of a rooster is mr peck replied simply and directly that thac a rooster should bo be deemed of 0 crowing age as soon as he is able to emit clarion notes in the clurs or of the debate upon the resolution several suggestions were put ornard omard as to efficacious methods of controlling the crowing of roosters these included the cutting out of their tongues and the cutting off 01 ol their beede the latter was lo 10 0 o b bi al absolutely certain ir is act o it one of the councilmen said thae inasmuch as he had heard beard that a donkey could be kept front from bracing bra ing by tying a brick to its fail ail a might be kept from crowing by pin pill toning its wings the net res lit 0 ol 01 11 lle 0 councils F fc EC c lion seems to 1 tile lle imposing of 0 a duty upon the chief of pol police ace 10 0 o lale the towns rooster census just LOW ijo v he is to do this he is much buzzed to know for he fears nim mightily that making an early morning canvass he may be mista mistaken kea for a chicken thief |