The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-02
HORRORS OF THE DAIRY
DR.. Variek's Startling State
ments to the Board Of
Health Bad Food
for Cows.

There was a deadlock in the County
Board of Health yesterday afternoon on
a COW question, that is on a question of
whether fines imposed on owners of cows
should be remitted or not on payment of
COSTS
Counsellor Winfield reported that he
had brought suits against six cow keep
ers in North Bergen. They had been tried
before Justice OF the Peace James n.
Davis and fined. $50 each and costs. Will
lam Churchill, member of the Town
Council of North Bergen, appeared before
the Board to plead for remission of
the fines. He said he was particularly
interested in John Bloch.
DR.. Varick made the startling statement
that there is no milk produced in this
county fit to drink or for use for any
purpose. He said the owners of the
cows did not feed them properly. Mr..
Churchill declared that there were some
people in the county who feed their cows
better than other people feed their
horses.
Can you aid us, Mr.. Churchill asked
DR.. Connell sin ferreting out these peo-
pie who feed their cows with swill?"
It am satisfied that there is swill fed
to cows" replied the Councilman, diplo-
matica1ly.
did you ever see 1t fed?'
'sYes"
Where was that?" asked DR.. Varick.
The diplomatic Councilman realized that
he was getting himself into hot water,
and that if he told all he knew he might
injure himself politically with some of his
constituents, so he became evasive.
n =,
swered in reply to DIR. Varick's question.
''Who are they?' continued DR.. Var
ick.
Councilman began to scratch his head,
probably to get his thoughts in motion,
"but I really don't know his name He
is somewhere down on Penhorn Creek
rs he Eising?" persisted DIR. Varick
Il really don't know" replied the Coun-
Gilman. Then in order to change the
subject, which was evidently becoming
unpleasant, he broke in:-"Bloch is all
right, though. know that he feeds his
cows on grain. He has had milk
route in New York for over forty years"
Furnished milk from the same cows
all that time?' asked Dr. varick.
Churchill realized that there was a joke
Awaiting dIOuuu III IIl6 dlf somewhere, DuL
he didn't see it for some minutes When
he did he laughed, and then continued his
eulogy of his friend Bloch.
DR.. Connell said that it had been GUS
tomary in such cases to remit the fines
in payment Of the costs and suggested
tnat it be done in these cases. Counsellor
Winfield suggested that the men ought,
to be made pay the fines and Dr. Varick
agreed with him
If these people show disposition to
DO right, remarked DIR. Connell, their
fines ought to be remitted.''
But they don't show a disposition to
do right, retorted Mr. Winfield, until
they are actually sued.''
Councilman Churchill informed the
Board confidentially that the trouble is
with the local Board of Health They
tell those people not to pay and atten-
tion to the County Board. Even the
counsel, Abel /. Smith, tells them that
they do not need any permit.
II had 1t in my power" exclaimed
Dr. Var1ck, there wouldn't be a COW
there. The places are positively nasty
to take milk from and sell to people,"
The Doctor said he saw some of the
swill on which the cows are fed. One
mess of 1t contained kitten, a chicken
and lobster, all dead.
Councilman Churchill admitted that
the ccw stables ought to be wiped out
of existence DR.. Varick and Dr. Con-
nell were unable to agree on the question
OF remitting the fines, and the matter
was laid over until DR.. Converse is pres
ent.