The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23
Board or Alder men.

The Board met evenipg-she President in the chair
msrssge wss received from the Hayor calling the
attention OF the Common Council tile condition o.
streets in the lower part Of the city, and recommending
that they be paved with Belgian paving I'd OF repair
ing them With cObble stones The communication Was
referred TO the Committee Streets.
An invitation received from Jac,b wese-vet
and accepted Inviting the members to witness the launch
OF she United States soop Of Brooklyn, from HIS
yard, Ct ten O'Clock the 9th instant
Alderman TUCKER presented the wing and ask cd
for its adoption inmsdiately:-
whereas, nO6 outstanding the investigation recently
male by the Board Of aeaIh in relation the milk dc
rived from COWS kept 10 sta oes and et upon swl
failed 10 detsc: in SAID fluid poisonous quality still
Asserted and believed oy many citizens thai the said mix
rs deeterous, and consequently detrimental 10 the pablo
health and which opinion sustained by the press
rAllv; ara .
Wheress, the Common C)uncil have the power and it
their DUTY 70 requisite oy ordinance other sse the
Of all articles OF food offered for tots city and
coucty; and
Whereas, both proper and necessary in this presen,
case that sumo plan rhold be adopted by Com
Council ~hersoy the pubic may know the source from
WHICH the milk they may use is derived therefore be- Is
Resolved. That the 70 10 wing ocdiosnce gaaog tue
vending AMI sale Of milk frem stso.es where
kept aud fed upon swill, be stopped
the Mayor Alder and oomonay Of the city Of New
York, in Common Council convened, do ordaio -
Sec l. Every person or persons dealing in or Furnishing
milk from stables where COWS kept aad fed upon
swi shall have painted in plsIn egbie letters
depot where such mi rs sold or offered for sale, the fol
Distinguished red milk ~
eec Any and every person who shall neglect or re-
fuse to comply with the said provon shall for every
offence forfeit ana pay the alm OF fly douars
Alderman TUCKER said he offered the above because
very large number OF persons believed II milk de-
imsnai 10 hf Ath and he though. there no iousce
In SskDg that they should have OF kno ing
whether they buying swiil mix not. thsa they
cnua buy or not ~ they cnooye, and the Board would
have dor Q iss duty.
Alderman roUMEY thought there need Of pass'og
such ordinance at this time rne just
settled, and be thought there necessity for
ing up the excitement &c sorry the gentle
taken when he wrote tho swill milk report
Alderman READ thought the or finance should be re-
ferred 70 the Committee ordinances, that orii
nance might be drawn making mlsdemeanor ID sell
aiuterAted milk of any kind.
Alderman TUCKER denied that he backing do xu.
He believed every word OF the report he had made
true, but % there those VITO thought sw milk in
FURIOUS, he thought they should have some Of
knosin whether they bought SELL milk or not 90
After some further de BATE in when Aldermen Starr,
Owens and Stevens took part, the two drst ADD
the latter against the adoption, the ordnance waS referred
10 the Committee on Ordinances
resolution adopted alio wing ogne Company No
10 ufe their engine pending the proceedings consequent
upon their having been SHADED.
Papers In rcason 70 the Improvement OF the Russ pave
men In Broadway were referred back 70 the Commpee
on Streets.
Tho report In favor Of requesting the Exhrh Avenue
Railroad 10 the HUDSON River Railroad In
city adopted under the previous question, by
Of 10 10 z
The Board then adjourned 70 Monday evening next