New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-06
WESTMINSTER COUNTY.
YONKERS.

A. Tho Meeting OF the Board OF Health on Tues
day. Clarke A. Sloane. the milk inspector gave
detailed statement Of the work he hao done '
his appointment on June 1. when the once was
created In the first month he Inspected SIN"
seve, nlaces where milk is kept for sale. The ma
iority of these, he says. keep the mix III o'ie'
containers. and these In iceboxes winch a.
~,,,o are clean and contain nothing but pu'ter vi
bottles of drinks or both. Between ror''-"'e NV
hfty tests were made. and only Two cases We.
found In which there was reason 10 u"". Wv
ruautv ~ the milk was Intentionally changed In
one case the milk had been skinned ana III ''e
other water had been added. The greater part VI
yu,v was devoted TO putting out and receiving APP
plications and giving permits TO sell m'iK' 0o Ia.
1al permits have been granted. whlch rePreSe"' !"
rer cent OF the milk dealers that he mas peeh ao'e
:, discover in the city. At different times tests
have been made with the lactometer. out mus INT
no milk has been found which shows lower 'hah
o. degrees specific gravity Ices Mr.. Sloane also
has blanks with which 10 notify milk dealers VINO
serve 10 families when infected with con'ag'o"s
disease When case OF contagion Is reported ''io
milk dealers name is ascertained ana ho"oo 10
sent calling his attention to the article ana seco"
in the code which provides that IN these cases
NTH shall he delivered only in vessels furnished by
tho family The members OF the Board listened
s,tentiveIy 10 the report Health Oficer Banker
reported that during the month OF July there were
70 marriages. so births. 81 deaths and "a cases Oh
contagious diseases-ll of diphtheria. OF scarie.
fever and of typhoid fever. At the City HospaI
for the Treatment of Contagious Diseases
patients were admitted and discharged There
were no deaths Eighty-two complaints mace py
citizens were Investigated and "A orders TOT Work
issued. After passing resolutions on the deatn OF
DR. Samuel Swift the Board went into executive
session consider the appointment OF mea, ta
inspector In the place of DR.. Swift. In committees
II was decided TO divide the city into two districts
and appoint inspector for each at saIa.y oi
SIS a month. DIR. ]. II. Seabury. OF No tucson
St and Dr. n. *. Canal Of No. ia Ashburton-
ave were appointed They must give all thel.
time the Board between the hours OF a. m anu anu
4 D. m, except Sundays and holidays ana arc not
to do any private practice within those hours;
The American Real Estate Investment Union IL
about TO build handsome two-story ana a,uc
dwelling on IFS property in Alta-ave, near Under
clfY st 10 cost between S. 900 and $4,000 The plans
were put into the hands OF the building inspector
yesterday for his inspection. -
r. Alexander Houston. the chairman OF the com IN
mittee on the coming baseball game between the
councils Of this city and Mount Vernon, got
check for S25 from the YonSers Railroad Company
Yesterday This is the first donation toward the
fund the aldermen endeavorng to raise for the
Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association.
Gabriel Reeves and Arthur Il. Cunningham
started last night for two weeks cruise on Long
Island Sound.