The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-18
CUT The FRI in TWO
MILK ORDINANCE WITH FIFTY
CENTS FOR INSPECTION PASSES
THE ASSEMBLY
THE ONLY POINT IN DISPUTE
MiIkmen and Others Were Agreed
That the Proposed Inspection
Would He Good Thing, but 1t
Was Held That 81 for Each Cow
Was Too Much-PawnbrOlxe
Ordinance Passes.

A special meeting of the assembly was
held last night for the purpose of pass
Ing upon the milk inspection ordinance
and pawnbrokers' ordinance
Among those present and Interested In
the milk ordinance was a delegation OF
the Woman's Civic league, composed of
Mrs. Ambrose Tighe, Mrs. H. @. Bur-
bank. Mrs. F. w. Bergmeier and Miss
Sommers, DR.. Ohage and a large dole
cation of millmen- with J. L. Tewnley as
their spokesman.
The assembly went into committee Of
the whole with. Assemblyman Nelson in
the chair, and discussed section by sec
tion The first twelve sections were
adopted with no exception beyond an oc-
caslonal protest from Assemblyman
thompson, but they counted for nothing
In the face Of Mr.. Townley's statement
that the twelve sections were entirely
acceptable to the milkmen he represented
They provided for license, inspection
of milk, cows. dairies, dairy herds, cans
places of keeping milk and the like, the
posting of license on milk wagon or in
shop. the labelling of skinned milk, and
fcrbidding the feeding of cattle upon
brewery grain or vinegar waste
The thirteenth section contained a pro-
vision for taxing owners OF cattle 81 per
head for inspection. Then Mr. Townley
slowly rose to his feet and said that was
what he was there for. He urged that
the council could not pass that section
and enforce It: that cities had no power
TO tax cattle for inspection; that the
owners had already paid personal taxes
on such cattle and the law granting to
cities the power to inspect milk, dairies
and dairy herds and to license rnilkmen
specifically stated that no charge should
be made. He fortified his position by
reading from several formidable looking
law books. He said that about 5000 cows
were affected by the proposed tax, and
whether the city had the power or not
the revenue was greater than was needed
lie said his, clients were fully in accord
with the rest Of the ordinance. They
particularly wished an ordinance against
diseased COWS, unwholesome or adulter-
ated milk, against the feeding of cattle
with brewery grain, and against the use
of preservatives; they were not selling
embalmed milk and were willing to pay
something for inspection, but the man
owning fifty cows didn't want to be
taxed $50 for half an hours work of In
spection.
DR.. Ohage being called on, said There
Is no intention to in1ict any hardship up
on the milkmen, only to enforce strictly
the law against those who attempted to
evade 1t. 1t is impossible to carry on this
work at present without the fee charged
for Inspection
City Attorney Markham took Issue
with Mr.. Townley on the legal aspect of
the 81 inspection fee. He believed the
city had the right to impose it, bur he
would rot like TO pin his faitn to the
pronnsitiSn without investigating.
Mr.. Albrecht sided with Mr. Townley
and the discussion became general, but
about that time the milkmen present, DR..
Ohage and Mr.. Townley retired to a COM
mittee room for a consultation and on
again appearing announced as a compro-
mise that the milkmen would stand for
5O-cent inspection fee The ordinance
was amended and SO passed.
The pawnbrokers' ordinance was passed
without discussion.
resolution reciting with many where
asses that the street railway company
was not using the Union depot loop as
required by the city ordinance, and in
structing the city attorney to compel obe-
dience. was adopted.
The milk inspection and pawnbrokers
ordinances will be considered by the
board Of aldermen at their regular meet
Ing tonight.