~:~~`- try,, - GFevaa !s ob• the Ao~i ~ttr~er ~4t fkO2p' .t4. ~ ~d:'R$a ae`~tate ~~~rttitrutivfit its.- fri k,' }ire ~tttt►t'he Pte£treai' ~?~ Ce$ent, gear.' RJowx,ltd:=~?k?l~g`;~L u•`kiee~_~._. sict dtit$; , ;; ... :. .~~~" ~ ' ' mi~4o~e by this ' nihza..?~. Abe Ctt~ , • : . ::sA., a: ~i'eat b 3t da ~otr i~ of our to .be ~`:"-~,`'.~' wed iz~',t ee~a of`g .paling . Tlyi, of the ett ' ,~~lir~ ~'iatt ~~eild~d . S~~r-Sho~ter,~ Pay JUZIA B. PLATT In the fall of 1899, I came to Pa- cific Grove, attracted by the little city's ~vvorld-wide fame in the field of biological research. Soon thereafter I bought five lots extending from Laurel avenue down Seventeeith street, built thereon a small cottage and startsd a garden and lawn. There was at that time a wood yr •d below Laurel avenue between Si~- teenth and Forest, enclosed by a high board fence with"a wide open• ing on Sixtenth .street throuo'i which chickens strolled on scratch ink tours by day and horses wan- ca;red upon browsing expeditions b;~ night. These creatures. appeared tc feel that long and unprotected use of the lots which I had purchased gave them rldhts and privileges thereon which wer•~ not listed in my deed. In s-~If.defense I built a ~vire~fence'six feet high about the property. The ~hica;.ens simply flew to the• top thereof and crowed insult, adding to injury. Thereupon I went to Dr. Trimmer, who was then Mayoor Pa-. cifc Grave, told him my ~gri~vances' and asL-ed permission to shoot those chickens. "Why, certainly, certainly;" he replied, looking• somewhat amused, probably confident that I~ would .do nothing of the kind. However, Ibought asecond-hand pistol, opened the gate in my ~rire fence and dared the chickens to :,ome in. Two cf them accepted the challenge. Bang, bang, and two dead chickcns wire thrown over the fence. The whole neighborhood went up in the air. Messages flew hither and yon. "Lives of the passing 'publid had been endangered." "People with- in their thin-walled cottages were nct safe:' A listener might have pic- tured me shooting wildly at the sun and stars and accidently killing the chickens standing at my feet. Mar- shall E. B. Rich appeared and sol- emnly told me that my permission to shoot ~a~as withdrawn. tar a 2ar or two I studied trapping deaices. Tl:en Constable Lee called to ask if I would circulate a petition asking t'rr. city trustees to pass an crdinanc~~ prohibiting chickens at large. He said he had received many complaints but could not arrest a chicken and was otherwise power- less to act in default of an ordi- nance core:•ing the case. A goodly number of signatures were quiekl~• obtained and I present- ed the petition at the next board meeting. Now it so happened that some of the city trustees—including the chairman of the crdinance com- mitte~—kept chickens that ran at ~esome~e~ss®sasstts~cs~est~secsdsscassc a®adssosecssses~~ W =~ large: ,But•"t,~ieg•.~v re•`a1L`uiia@;~,~ti ens that aeV~cT,ditt' any-%hailYi .w] apparent>,q`~pariailted,t#~4coii~lu that chickena~~,i~,whtle,:ivea~e;$? ousLy' .n►a118 :r:,MY:r`Petititoa L, courteously;}~ecei~ jed;.atYd°pla file,. ;:.:`,*•? ~,,'~~'` .j~'~~`: I attended.the•`uiext,#ioar~•..~n ing and the next;~waiting.,actioi "that petition.;'Ixi'~those days~lti' unusual fora womaxi,to.attend~bl meetings., A$. I• a~peared-,time;s time there was ahexchange of sn and whispered confabs ~vitli gla~ in my direction, ~ ~: ' ~~ Trustee B: A.`: F.ardley~-~ren1 Alaska, returned• from 'Alaska; ; finding .me still in attendance, ; marked, "Haven't they ;.consid~ your petition"yet;M18's•plan?Iii that it lie made,an•order:oL 8usi for the next meeting of the~boa Motion carried and~ou the'6Eh da October; 1902, an.-~ordinance a passed prohibiting.the ,running iiarge of chickens~and o~he~,~lom~ fowls in the..City.bf.PaFifiC.C3~;p~ Monteryy .hooted ~t=t,3iG~.tl1g o(rs~af•.Pacifio Gtrove,•Bilt as;:~ umber,. than;city'Passed:a"`sirr crdifiaiice. in less:than a ye'ar;,.tli , OCR Text: ~:~~`- try,, - GFevaa !s ob• the Ao~i ~ttr~er ~4t fkO2p' .t4. ~ ~d:'R$a ae`~tate ~~~rttitrutivfit its.- fri k,' }ire ~tttt►t'he Pte£treai' ~?~ Ce$ent, gear.' RJowx,ltd:=~?k?l~g`;~L u•`kiee~_~._. sict dtit$; , ;; ... :. .~~~" ~ ' ' mi~4o~e by this ' nihza..?~. Abe Ctt~ , • : . ::sA., a: ~i'eat b 3t da ~otr i~ of our to .be ~`:"-~,`'.~' wed iz~',t ee~a of`g .paling . Tlyi, of the ett ' ,~~lir~ ~'iatt ~~eild~d . S~~r-Sho~ter,~ Pay JUZIA B. PLATT In the fall of 1899, I came to Pa- cific Grove, attracted by the little city's ~vvorld-wide fame in the field of biological research. Soon thereafter I bought five lots extending from Laurel avenue down Seventeeith street, built thereon a small cottage and startsd a garden and lawn. There was at that time a wood yr •d below Laurel avenue between Si~- teenth and Forest, enclosed by a high board fence with"a wide open• ing on Sixtenth .street throuo'i which chickens strolled on scratch ink tours by day and horses wan- ca;red upon browsing expeditions b;~ night. These creatures. appeared tc feel that long and unprotected use of the lots which I had purchased gave them rldhts and privileges thereon which wer•~ not listed in my deed. In s-~If.defense I built a ~vire~fence'six feet high about the property. The ~hica;.ens simply flew to the• top thereof and crowed insult, adding to injury. Thereupon I went to Dr. Trimmer, who was then Mayoor Pa-. cifc Grave, told him my ~gri~vances' and asL-ed permission to shoot those chickens. "Why, certainly, certainly;" he replied, looking• somewhat amused, probably confident that I~ would .do nothing of the kind. However, Ibought asecond-hand pistol, opened the gate in my ~rire fence and dared the chickens to :,ome in. Two cf them accepted the challenge. Bang, bang, and two dead chickcns wire thrown over the fence. The whole neighborhood went up in the air. Messages flew hither and yon. "Lives of the passing 'publid had been endangered." "People with- in their thin-walled cottages were nct safe:' A listener might have pic- tured me shooting wildly at the sun and stars and accidently killing the chickens standing at my feet. Mar- shall E. B. Rich appeared and sol- emnly told me that my permission to shoot ~a~as withdrawn. tar a 2ar or two I studied trapping deaices. Tl:en Constable Lee called to ask if I would circulate a petition asking t'rr. city trustees to pass an crdinanc~~ prohibiting chickens at large. He said he had received many complaints but could not arrest a chicken and was otherwise power- less to act in default of an ordi- nance core:•ing the case. A goodly number of signatures were quiekl~• obtained and I present- ed the petition at the next board meeting. Now it so happened that some of the city trustees—including the chairman of the crdinance com- mitte~—kept chickens that ran at ~esome~e~ss®sasstts~cs~est~secsdsscassc a®adssosecssses~~ W =~ large: ,But•"t,~ieg•.~v re•`a1L`uiia@;~,~ti ens that aeV~cT,ditt' any-%hailYi .w] apparent>,q`~pariailted,t#~4coii~lu that chickena~~,i~,whtle,:ivea~e;$? ousLy' .n►a118 :r:,MY:r`Petititoa L, courteously;}~ecei~ jed;.atYd°pla file,. ;:.:`,*•? ~,,'~~'` .j~'~~`: I attended.the•`uiext,#ioar~•..~n ing and the next;~waiting.,actioi "that petition.;'Ixi'~those days~lti' unusual fora womaxi,to.attend~bl meetings., A$. I• a~peared-,time;s time there was ahexchange of sn and whispered confabs ~vitli gla~ in my direction, ~ ~: ' ~~ Trustee B: A.`: F.ardley~-~ren1 Alaska, returned• from 'Alaska; ; finding .me still in attendance, ; marked, "Haven't they ;.consid~ your petition"yet;M18's•plan?Iii that it lie made,an•order:oL 8usi for the next meeting of the~boa Motion carried and~ou the'6Eh da October; 1902, an.-~ordinance a passed prohibiting.the ,running iiarge of chickens~and o~he~,~lom~ fowls in the..City.bf.PaFifiC.C3~;p~ Monteryy .hooted ~t=t,3iG~.tl1g o(rs~af•.Pacifio Gtrove,•Bilt as;:~ umber,. than;city'Passed:a"`sirr crdifiaiice. in less:than a ye'ar;,.tli , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Barn Books and Binder Material,Barn Books and Binder Material,Julia Platt_redacted.pdf,Julia Platt_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: JULIA PLATT_REDACTED.PDF, Julia Platt_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1