The Anaconda standard., 1899-05-11
DR.. Mills Urges the Inspection of
Milk, Meat and Ice.
DRIVER ANGST RESIGNS
The Contract for the City Printing
Awarded to The Democrat-Mes-
senger - The Bids Were Very
Confusing to the Councilmen.

cept Coffee and ,Greenough. DR. Mills
and DR.. Putney of the board of health
were present, and DR.. Mills acted as
spokesman. DR.. Mills said that the
members of the board had not received
any official notice of their appointment,
but as they lad been informed by the
councilmen, they had taken it upon
health officer and had decided to rec
ommend to the council the appointment
of man who is qualified to inspect all
food and dairy products offered for sale
in the city. DR.. Mills reviewed at
length the necessities that exist for the
protection of the city's health by the
inspection of meats, milk butter, vege-
tables and of cows in dairy herds Dr.
Mills said that the previous action of
the city in consolidating the offices of
fire chief and health officer had resulted
in putting in as inspector a man who
required man who is trained to detect
disease, especially in cattle. He urged
that it is absolutely necessary to have
the milk inspected and that meat also
should be examined The health of
the city demands it. Or Mills cited
several instances that had come under
his observation recently that demon
strated the necessity for an inspec-
tor.
William Beacon spoke briefly. saying
that the milk men had, in most in
stances, signiiied their Willingness to
cooperate for their own protection in
any proper system of inspection. DR.
Mills also called attention to the need
of inspecting ice, which, he said, was
very necessary in this city. On mo-
ton of Mix, the matter was referred to
the ordinance committee to confer with
the board of health and to report an
ordinance at the next meeting which
shall cover the ground presented by Dr..
Mills.
William Beacon called the attention
of the council to the fact that it has
been the practice of late years to shear
a large band of sheep within the city
limits. Mr.. Beacon asked that the
council take some action to prevent
repetition of the nuisance this year.
The matter was referred to the chief of
police and the health officer.
Bills We're presented and ordered paid
as follows: o. f. Peppard, bridge
work. $3.50: William Van Stone, wood
envelopes, $3.50; Missoua Iron works,
sidewalk gratings, $1s.40
Gus Angst, the newly appointed driv-
er of the fire department, presented his
resignation, to take effect at once. The
note of resignation stated that Mr..
Angst desired to resign in favor of Gus
Fox. The mayor said that he was ready
to make an appointment at once and
asked if the aldermen were ready
hn 1,oI 4
on the street that the friends of Fox
had conspired to force Angst to resign
in order that Fox might hold the lob
He asked that the appointment be dc
ferred till the next meeting. Chief Bur
ger made an explanation in which lie
said that there was no such conspiracy
that he knew of. By a vote of three to
two the council decided to postpone the
appointment till the next meeting The
mayor Instructed Chief Burger to ap-
point somebody to fill the vacancy until
an appointment is made. .
The official bond of r. w Angevine
as chief of police in the sum. of $4,000,
with l.. N. SimOns and Andy Schillirg
as sureties, was received.
petition for sidewalks on East
Front street was referred to the COM
mittee on streets and alleys.
The Northern Pacific railroad report
ed that changes ordered in crossing
lights had been made and the two
Fourth ward aldermen made speeches
very complimentary to Superintendent
Russell of the Rocky Mountain division
communication from the labor un-
ion regarding feeding city nrisonors ar
white labor restaurants was received
and it was decided to. continue as has
been done for two years-feedinsr nris.
oners at white restaurants or hotels
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