The San Francisco call., 1896-02-14
BARRED FROM THE TRAINS
Milk Inspector Dockery Expects
Trouble With the Rail-
road.
Two Milkmen Arrested Yesterday
Morning and Fined-Ins pection
Stations.

Milk Inspector Dockery is anticipating
a lively time when he comes to invade
Southern Pacific trains stations and ware
houses in pursuance of his duty in enforc-
ing the new milk ordinance, but he in
tends to enter the places mentioned just
the same.
Copies of the sections of the new order
which give the inspectors authority to ex-
anime milk wherever found, and to pro-
hibit persons or corporations from inter-
fering with them in any way whatever,
were served on the company some time
ago and Inspector Dockery called yester-
day at headquarters to ascertain certain
figures regarding the amount of milk that
reached this City each day by the COM
pany's trains.
He was politely but firmly informed
that if he expected to enter trains and
storage places at his own sweet will he
was entirely mistaken in his calculations,
and that no such action would be tolerated
under any circumstances.
Mr.. Dockery gathered the impression
that the Southern Pacific was angry with
the Board of Health regarding certain
measures which have recently been passed
and that the refusal to allow the Milk In
spector free access to milk in transit has
something to do with the matter.
The Milk Inspector is not given to using
his vocal organs except when absolutely
necessary, but he told the railroad officials
plainly and promptly that when in the
course of his duty he shoulds6nd it neces-
sary to enter any train or station in the
City and County of San Francisco he in
tended to do so, and that the whole force
of the company would not stop him. He
declared his intention of arresting the first
and every man who attempts to interfere
with his free ingress or egress.
The new milk order went into effect yes
terday and bore fruit before the sun
peeped over the eastern hills. For some
time Mr.. Dockery has kept off the roads
leading into this City and milkmen have
come and gone without being halted be-
cause the Inspector desired to wait until
the new ordinance became operative.
Yesterday morning he was out in his old
accustomed haunts, and a score of wagons
were stopped and the milk tested Two
were found that contained milk below
the standard, and they were promptly
driven to the City Hall, where the drivers,
James Sanders and John Nelson, were
charged with violating the ordinance. Be-
fore 1:30 o'clock they were taken before
Judge Joachimsen, and, pleading guilty,
fined $25 each.
Both asked Mr.. Dockery if he intended
to dump the milk, and when he expressed
himself as satisfied with their punishment
they voluntarily turned the 120 gallons
contained in their wagons into the cutters
OF McAllister street.
The inspector expects to make more
arrests before the order is fully enforced.
Within few days four inspection sta
tions will be established at the following
points: Clay street wharf, Fourth and
King streets, Army and Alabama streets
and Central avenue and Geary street.
All the milk brought into the City must
be taken to these places for examination.
The board intends to go ahead and appoint
inspectors in spite of the edict of the
Finance Committee of the Board of Super
visors that their salaries will not be paid.