Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-17
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purchased with a guarantee of good
health.
DR.. Peters of the state board of cattle
commissioners offered the information
that the Lynn board of health imposed
| health regulations on all milk sold in
that city, including milk that came from
New Hampshire.
DR.. Burr of the Boston health board,
thought that the Lawrence board of
health had authority and power to i'm
| pose and enforce regulation for pure
milk supply
DR.. John L. Parker, secretary of the
cattle commissioners, favored the bill
and admitted that the same condition
and affairs as depicted in Lawrence eX-
listed in Haverhill.
Dr. Peters, chairman of the cattle
commissioners. endorsed any legislation
which would conserve to the interests OF
| Massachusetts farmers. DR.. Peters, in
reply to statements by Mr.. Frederic, al
leging frand in the dealing with health
certificates at Brighton, stated that
while there had been fraud in this di-
rection, the commission had taken
measures to prevent this.
Dr. Alexander Burr Of the Boston
board of health thought that the origi-
nal bill introduced by Representative
Frederic a good measure and in the
IlBHL QlGecIlOn WITH TIE SlllSle GANCP-
ton of the possibility of allowing boards
Of health to insist upon the tuberculin
test as the guarantee of health for
herds
Dr. Burr thought that the health au-
thorities had the right to prevent the
receipt of milk from places that were
regarded to be in an unsanitary condi-
ton, although the barn or stable might
be located without the jurisdiction of
the local health board.
DR. Parker told of the test case at
Amesbury, where the action of the
board of health Of that town, regarding
inspection by their own inspectors of all
cows supplying milk for Amesbury con-
sumption, was sustained by the superior
court, the authority having been chal-
lenged by a Salisbury farmer supplying
milk to Amesbury consumers.
The hearing was adjourned at this
point to a date to be announced later.
HIBERNIAN BLDG. ASSOCIATION.
Boston, Feb. Representative Nc
Laughlin of Worcester appeared before
the committee on mercantile affairs this
morning, to advocate the petition Of
John Mcnamara and others Of Worces-
ter for legislation Incorporating the
Worcester Hibernian Building Associa
ton Daniel T. Courtney, John Nc
Namara and Walter n. Dr3han of Wor-
cester appeared with Representative
Mclaughlin, but were not called upon.
The hearing was very brief. Nh Nc
Laughlin explained the purposes of the
bill, calling the attention Of the COM
mttee to the fact that the legislation
was very similar to that enacted for
the Masonic fraternities in Worcester a
couple of years ago. There was no OPP
position, and the hearing was closed.
FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS.
Boston, Feb. 6.-Representative Lee
land, of Templeton was before the COM
mittee on manufactures of the legisla-
ture this morning in favor of the bill
authorizing certain districts in Temple
ton, the Otter River and Raldwinville
districts, to establish electric lighting
plants. Mr.. Leland explained the sew
eral sections of the bill. There was no
opposition, and the hearing was closed.
PIPE LINE GAS COMPANY.
The attorney general has received
from the board of gas and electric light
commissioners a communication calling
attention to the fact that the Massachu-
sets Pipe Line Gas Company has is
sued $1,0O0,000 in stock under its char
ter of 1896 without the approval of the
| board of gas commissioners, for which
the company is reported to the law Of
| ficer of the commonwealth.