The evening times., 1895-10-30
MILK SUPPLY OFFtNstS
District Officials Will RisidIy
Enforce the Regulation.
DAHLGREN CIRCLE PETITION
Presented TO the Com missiOners by IL
Large Delegation of Citizens-The
Board May Reconsider the Matter.
Daily Orders Issued Authorizing
Many improvements.

Anent the question of regulating the
| milk supply, the officials are calling at
tention not only TO the necessity for pro-
| curing dairy permits, but to other proyi-
sions of the new law, and among them are
| those that prohibit any person who has
been suffering from or exposed to diphthe-
| ria, scarlet fever, erysipelas. smallpox, an
| ;hrax or other contagion, from working or
assisting in or about dairy farm. This
| particular section is to De- rigidly enforced.
There are Others equally important
making IL an offeDse punishable by fine
or Imprisonment TO sell or offer for sale
any INV holesome, watered, or adulterated
milk, or milk known as swill milk, or
milk from cows that are fed on swill gar
bagc or other like substance. This also
includes butter or cheese made from such
condemned milk.
The standard milk must contain not less
tan twelve per cent of total milk solids.
of which at least three per cent. shall be
or far, SKINNED milk shall have not less
than nine and three tenths per cent. OF
solids, inclusive OF fats.
1t is made unlawful TO cffer skinned
milk Tor sale without duly marking the
can or vessel with the words Indicating its
character. the letters TO be not less than
one inch in length.
IL ls Ildut tut Iuts wv 'iiS''
tn make and enforce regulations Ia secure
proper observance uf tn. law, and viola
lions are tu be prosecuted in the police
court.
the first offcnsc against any of the pro-
visions of the acl will incur tie penalty or
a fine of not less than So, or Imprisonment
in the workhouse for a period Of not more
than thirty days. A seconfi oIfensc insnres
n much heavier fine and IA forfeiture OF
sb.. ntjpr which tb,. l.lttT DDeT-
atiiiS.
DAHLGREN CIRCLE PROTEST.
A large delegation backed by a petition
with $40 signatures attached. called upon
the Commissioners to day to protest against
the proposed change III the location OF
Dahlgren circle. as suggested recently by
Attorney Fulton and Mr.. K. u. Goodfellow
in "A conference with the board held Octo-
her Il, Il notice OF which appeared in The
Evening Times of that date.
In their petition the protcstants state
that residents of the subdivision of Brook
land regard the proposed changes as un-
necessary and Il waste Of the public money,
as well as Injurious to the property of those
who have already invested in the vicinity.
The circle is at present located in street
extension plans at the Junction OF Rhode
Island avenue and Twelfth street extended
and the proposition made by Mr.. Fulton was
10 FtI11pNe IL 1ttt ai'hhSC
the DETECTION of Delaware avenue from
Sixth and 7 streets to another point. at
sixth and Randolph streets, which change.
it was argued, would be preferable for many
reasons.
The delegation stated their mission to
Commissioner Powell who has charge of the
street extension plans, by whom the rea-
sons for the projected change and the pro-
visions of the law under when the pro-
h., ,adn tr-.arn fntI QXnlninpd
There is q prospect that the matter
will be again presented to the full board,
as the petitioners withheld their protest.
The delegation consisted of b. F. Leigh
ton. the spokesman OF the party II. w.
walker, H. E. Notemafi, George Rcdhead,
S. II. Lenoir, James Redhead, w. o. Den
nison, Juhu II. Schweir and Reuben Cox.
INSPECTION OF TYPHOID CASES.
The investigation by the health depart
ment into the causes and extent OF typnoiu
fever now prevalent in the District, whiic
not yet complete, has included an ihspec-
tfon of betw cen three hundred and fifty
and four hundred individual cases. mainly
in the suburbs.
DIR. Woodw ard is not yet ready to give
out the result of the investigation. pre-
ferring to await the compilation of the
complete returns, which viii embrace
total of five hundred cases.
McanW nlle the OiIlCe Is hhNihe VNciy
possible precautiOn taken to prevent
spread of the infection by all means at
command Public wells that are found
to be impure are being condemned anu
closed and families whose wells are the
only source of supply. are cautioned to
have the water boiled before 1t is used
for drinking or cooking purposes. A good
deal of attention is being paid to the prem
ises also, and objectionable garbage plats
and Outhouses are being ordered away.
DAILY ORDERS ISSUED.
The Commissioners issued orders to-day
as follows:
That fire bydrants be erected at the
northwest corner of Thirteenth street and
wallach place and at the northeast cor
ner of Fourteenth street and Wallach
place.
That the sidewalk In front of the Indus
trial Home School, on Thirty-second street,
be replaced.
That a new improved hydrant be erected
at the northwest corner of New Jersey
avenue and B street northwest.
That water main assessments be cam
celed, on account of decision in BurgdOrf
case. against lot IA, block IA, Brookland;
lot 1 i, block IL. Brookland: lot 6, block 1,
University Heights; lot 3, block IA, Brook
land; lots 460, 461. SO, SO and "a, Keat-
ing's subdivision: snuth 80 feet OF lot 8.
block II. Brookland; subl0t 10, block 8,
Brookland. and remaining installmcnts
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