New-York tribune., 1883-03-16
SKINNED MILK POURED IN THE STREET
THE RESULT OF THE WORK OF THE INSPECTORS ON

THE RESULT OF THE WORK OF THE INSPECTORS on
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The Sanitary inspectors of the Health Depart
ment were busy yesterday afternoon In testing and
analyzing samples of milk which they had taken
from the cans of milF dealers the previous night
ses-st COrtlandt-st., and Liberty-st ferries. The
milk from the Erie trains comes over the first
named ferry, that from the New-Jersey Midland
Jersey Central o1 er the last Inspectors E. W. Mar
tin, e. e. Munsell and J. b. lsham made the exam
lpation at the depots and were assisted by twenty
three policemen, under Sergeant stevens. Ine good
effect OF having inspectors on the Erie trains was
shown by the fact that milk was found with less
than six per cent of cream In IT. Although . per
cent is required by the Board OF Health, the mix
was not poured out the inspector wished to ana
lyze 1t. The milk not up to the standard was not
found In Large quantities. About 1000 cans were
examined at this ferry and it took the inspector un-
I'll q. IN The crealneries sending the milk below
the standard will be watched closely by the Erie
train inspector.
AT the Cortlandt-st. ferry. DR.. Martin examined
about 400 cans of milk. In the wagon of George
lmken, of No. 179 Nineteenthst., were found ten
cans of milk that had been skinned till it was
so blue that the inspector had no hesitancy IN
dumping it in the gutter. Four cans were found on
another dealers wagon and two on anothers and
were emptied. TIE samples taken were put IN
graduated tubes and they showed only from two TO
five per of cream on them last evening at the
laboratory of the inspectors. The Inspector at
DesbrOsses-st. found three cans OF milk, with only
three per cent OF cream. ~
Tho dealers in the SKINNED milk will be brought
in due time before police court OF the Court OF
Special Sessions and Will be fined, the heayle9t
possible punishment being $3.50 fine or one years
Imprisonment The fines are regulated according
to the amount OF adulterated milk found and also
the amount of business done by the dealer; the
large dealers being fined the most. Inspector J. b.
White was not able to be at the Twenty-thrd-st
ferry and probably more than tho usual mum bel,
about /, 100 cans escaped detection IN that way.
The inspectors said yesterday that many empty
cans were found In the wagons, some OF which had
evidently contained kmmed milk and had been
cmpted into the river on the way across.
ave used to empty from 100 to 300 cans III q
night" said Inspector Munsol " but they are more
careful now. Some Of the empty cans in the wagons
evidently due to the short supply. The
creameries have been shipping about 200 cans ex-
which they can keep sweet on ice for four or i've
days. but which is stale aud in condition to ab-
sorb any tant or impurity. The milk gcing TO
Brooklyn is much better than formerly, when II
was straight skinned The creameries are now
taking about five pints of cream of every can that
they ship. This is too small an amount to reduce
the cream below per cent"
The New-York Ontario and Western Railroad has
announced now milk route to this city. The COM
pany proposes to run train from Mlddlet0Wn. Oy
the way of Cornwall, to Neehawken, beginning
abOut Juno ]. There are now sixteen mix stations
between MiddletOwn aud COrnwall-a part of
Orange County " hIch produces a large quantity OF
milkEand others will be added If necessary. The
company is constructing large aud convenient
milk sheds at Weehawken, and facilities have been
provided for deliveries of milk at Forty and
Harrison sts., this city, which Will accommodate
uptown and downtown business, and To which the
company agree TO run specially fast boats Inc
latest designs of refrgeraung cars are 80 be used,
all milk being iced in warm weather. New cars are
now being constructed for this route.