The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-27
TWO OFFICES ABOLISHED.
Board Of Health TO Inspect Milk
and Food in the
Future.
After August l There Will Be no
Building Inspector In
Helena. y
Other Matters of Public Interest That
Formed Part Of the Proceedings
of the Council.

The city council last night decided to
abolish the Office of inspector of weights
and measures and place his duties on the
board of health. The board themselves
asked for the work, al in their report, made
by Secretary W. M. Ballard, occurs this:
"There is, undoubtedly, much adulteratsd
and 'swill milk sold daily in this city. and l
fail to find that any decided steps have
been taken to remedy the evil. 1t is urged
that this department have your early atten-
tion. Typhoid and other feyers can be
communicated through 'swill milk While
the present ordinances make the inspector
of milk the assistant of the board of health,
W. think the city would be better served if
the board had, in some manner, direct con-
troll of this department." Tit board also
call attention to the complaints of failure
to remove garbage. They say: 'Thero
exists a misunderstanding on the part Of
some as to the duty of this person, and as to
extra pay for his work. Extra fees have
been charged for work that should be done
under the contract. On the other hand, he
is expected by some to do too much"
Subsequently the ordinance committee
reported on the matter Of the proposed
consolidation Of offices. They recon-
mended that the Office of building inspector
be abolished at the expiration Of the term
of the present incumbent. about August l,
by which time the remodeling Of the city
hall will be completed. They favor allow
ing the inspector to remain until that time,
as his supervision of the city hall work will
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intendent. In regard to the consolidation
of the offices of city marshal and inspector
of weights and measures the committee say
there are times when the marshal has more
than can reasonably be expected of him to
do, and has ALWAYS plenty to do. They
recommend, however. that the office of in
spector of weights and measures be xbol-
ished and the inspection of milk and food
put unde the care of the Board of Health.
Alderman Lissner opposed abolishing the
office. 1t was one of the most important in
the city. He made a strong plea for the
babies, who must have pure milk, and did
not think the board of health had time to
attend to it.
Alderman Morris said that the change
was suggested. not on the score of economy,
but to put the inspection of milk and food
in the best possible hands.
Alderman Steele thought it would be an
improvement on the old system to put the
matter in the hands of the board of health.
1t would secure competent men to inspect
food and milk.
DIR. ROckman, of the board of health, was
called on. He said the board had agreed to
accept the duties of the inspectorship with
the understanding that they were to have
an assistant to collect the samples of milk.
The board would simply analyZe them. As
the matter now stood the inspection of milk
was a failure. The inspector knew no more
about testing milk than he did of what was
going on in the moon.
The committees report was adopted with
out a division.
Aldermen Gamer, Wilmer and Harrity,
the committee on police, reported the re-
suit of their investigation of the charges
against Patrolman Joseph l.. Callahan for
deriliction of duty in refusing to arrest
John Hardwick for assault on the Saliva
say they are convinced Callahan did refuse
to perform his duty and should be peremp-
torily relieved of his duties, for upon the
fidelity of the police force depends to a
large degree our lives and property As
this is the first offense the committee urge
the mayor, and that should he be found
guilty of a second o~tfense, he be discharged
from the service. The report was adopted,
The council laid on the table a petition
asking the city to sprinkle the Hauser
boulevard from the city to the Broadwater
uOIllR III SumulSI, So AS - Iudh0 Uu0 urlV6
more pleasant. 1t called for a great deal of
talk. Alderman Lissner spoke against Civ
ing any particular favors to the rich, for
whose benefit he thought the sprinkling
would be. Alderman Hartwig spoke Of
the great benefit the Broadwater was to the
city and favored making the outlay for the
purpose of sprinkling the boulevard. AL
derman Steele gave it as his reason that the
city had as much as it could do to look after
sprinkllng its " streets. This seemed to
meet the views of the other aldermen and
the petition WAS laid Oil the table.
Mayor kleinschmidt asked further time
for the committee having charge of the Pc
tition for paving Main street. OF those
property owners seen so for only three had
refused to sign. The signatures on the pc
tition thus far represented 1858 front feet.
AS soon as II. $. Hale, j. b. Wilson and
property were heard from a majority of
front feet would be secured. The commit
tee was given further time.
The bills of the New York Tribune for
1890 for advertising sale of city bonds and
of George d. Barnard, of st. Louis, for 800
by warrants. Alderman Lissner started to
speak against the principle of paying east
ern creditors in warrants, but he got up
after the matter was disposed of and the
mayor shut him off, though the alderman
laughingly Insisted that the First ward
hHoulu AaFe speCi@l privileges uNOeT Gul6
administration
1t was decided to appoint a committee on
parks, who are to have charge of the mat
ter of fencing in and planting the trees on
tho plot of ground given to the city in Len
OK. The trees for the park are given by
the owners of the Lenox addition also. The
mayor appointed Alderman Gamer, Con-
nelly and Weber on the committee.
The committee on sewerage reported
favorably on the proposition to construct a
storm sewer at the intersection of Broad
way and Main street. the railway company !
to pay a roper proportion Of the cost. The
report was adopted.
A petition for street grading in the East
erly addition was returned to the sign ers
with a notice that it would be granted when
the owners of n majority of the front feet
asked for it and agreed to puy for the i'm
provement.
City Treasurer Walker reported the out
standing warrants to date $162. 49,. "a. He
also reported the favorable terms on which
the 100000 of bonds were disposed Of.
The health ordinances were referred back
to the committee with instructions to con-
dense them and report at the next meeting.
Must not bs COMPOUNDED with common cathar-
ne or purgutiye Mills. t'nrtar'a JiIt1o Iiyor