The record-union., 1896-07-26
SUPERVISORS ARE PROMPT.
They Pass the Ordinances for Milk and
Meat Inspection.
The American River Bridge to be Re
paired and Made Safe I'm
mediately.

sion yesterday to consider the repairing
CT the American River bridge, which
has been declared unsafe.
Darby Laydon & Co, who had been
appointed as experts to examine the
bridge, reported that the first span was
unsafe, and in need of thorough over
hauling and repairing. All the top
castings of the chloride are broken or
cracked, and neither bridge truss is in
its place nor capable of carrying it's
load: one casting is broken in eleven
places, shortening the top chloride three
inches.
Morrison moved that the matter be
declared one of great emergency, and
that the board proceed at once to have
the bridge repaired.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Curtis said that a temporary bridge
would have to be built to accommodate
the travel from the other side of the
river, and the lumber could be afterward
used for the Arcade bridge. Some straw
could be used at the ends.
d. Laydon, in response to question,
stated that such a bridge could be put
UP for about $500 and the lumber could
be used afterward for something else. 1t
would take all of thirty days to repair
the main bridge.
The board decided unanimously to en-
ploy Mr.. Laydon to repair the bridge.
Road Commissioner Curtis was au
thorized to have the temporary bridge
constructed Immediately
The proposed ordinance for milk and
meat inspection was read by Clerk Ham
Il, i
the need of it and it's workings
Todd moved the passage of the milk
and meat ordinance, and Dreman moved
t. amend by postponing it until August
18th
He believed it was good ordinance
and said he should probably vote for it,
but he wished to investigate it little
first
Morrison said that the matter was be-
ing moved in all over the coast. 1t
has been before the Board of City TruS-
tees for months, but they have taken
no action in the matter. 1t is a matter
that is daily menace to health and
should receive immediate attention
The former proposed ordinance had
some Objectionable features which have
been eliminated from this one.
Jenkins spoke strongly in favor of the
ordinance and recapitulated some of the
great results obtained in San Francisco
and the decrease in infant mortality
there
passing the ordinance.
brennan said that he believed that the
matter was one which the city should
attend to instead of settling an ex-
pense upon the county.
Morrison spoke of the feeling existing
between the Trustees and the Board of
Health, and said it was useless to wait
until the Trustees see fit to act
Curtis said that dairymen were all in
favor of the ordinance as they do not
wish to lie under a cloud any longer
and wish the thing settled as soon as
possible. He thought the matter was
one that belonged to the county more
than the city.
jenkins said that most of the dairies
We're kept outside of the city and milk
is even sent from Gait to the city. The
ordinance should be passed
The ordnance was passed by a unan-
imous vote
The ordinance providing for the cleo
tion of duly qualified veterinary sur
geon for milk and meat inspector was
next read. Both the ordinances were
published yesterday in the Record
Union in full
Morrison suggested that the report of
the Inspector be made to the Board of
Supervisors instead of the Chairman,
and the amendment was adopted His
travelling expenses We're also limited to
$50 month
The ordinance was then adopted unan-
imously, and both We're ordered printed
in both the daily papers, and the thanks
of the board rendered to the Chairman
for the work he had done in preparing
the ordinances.