The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-01
MAY INSPECT MILK
SANITARY BOARD RECOMMENDS A
NEW LAW TO COUNCIL
AN ORDINANCE MAY RESULT,
TO PREVENT IMPROPER HANDLING
AND ADULTER ALTON.

AND ADULTERATION.
The MIX, Milk DepOts and Diaries
Would BE Inspected Under the De-
partmcnt of the Health officer, and
No Extra Help Would Be Requir-
ed-HcnIth officer Recommended
Such Inspection in 1S93-Matters
TO Come Before Council Tonight.
Paving Ordinances Looked for
From Alderman watson.
An ordinance will soon be introduced in
the City Council to provide for the in
spection of milk, milk depots and diaries.
At a meeting Of the Sanitary Board yes
terday afternoon it was decided that
there is need for such inspections. and a
recommendation to Council for the pas
sage of an ordinance will be made.
1t is not believed that the ordinance will
be presented at the meeting of Council to-
night, but the milk question will probably
be before the aldermen two weeks hence.
With the recommendation of the Sanitary
Board behind it, it is thought probable
that the ordinance will be passed.
Unless milk is properly handled and
sufficient care of pals, bottles, etc, is
shown by dairy proprietors and employees.
it is a fruitful source of disease. This the
Sanitary Board appreciates. and it was in
the desire to make the danger from inn
properly handled milk as slight as possible
that it determined upon the recommenda-
ton.
Not only will improper care of the milk
ba hut ~
of the inspection to discover any adul-
teration that may be practiced. Although
nearly, IL not quite, all the dairies are
located beyond the city limits, their bust
ness is conducted in the city, and no OBJ
lection could be interposed to an Inspector
visiting the dairies and observing the
method of their management.
Health Officer Drummer has long recog-
nized the need for an inspection of milk.
In 1898 he made an exhaustive report upon
| the matter, and the recommendations of
that report are what the Sanitary Board
has adopted for transmission to Council.
One of his recommends lions, however,
that will not be embodied was that de-
handing that cows be kept out of the
city. So many people keep their own
cows that it was decided that legislation
against the animals would be a very I'M
popular move. The aldermen would prob
ably not follow such a recommendation,
even were it made.
The passage of an ordinance for milk
inspection, DR.. Drummer said, does not
mean that there will have to be another
city employee. The inspection would be
conducted under his department and the
inspectors already appointed would be
competent TO do the work.
Council from the indications yesterday,
will not have a great deal of business to
occupy its time tonight. There had been
no papers of importance filed with the
clerk, and the Board of Aldermen will
give their consideration principally to the
reports of committees upon questions that
have been assigned at former meetings.
Alderman Watson, chairman of the
| Committee on Streets and Lanes will in
troduce an ordinance for paving Taylor
| street between Bull and Drayton, with
| asphalt, a petition for the work having
been received from property owners. He
| may also introduce an ordinance for
| paving CASTOR street. from Price to TAFT
| nail, with Vitrified brick. AS quite a num-
| Der of the CASTOR street residents are
| still understood to be opposed to paving
| the street, it is not improbable that some
| fight will be made upon the ordinance.
| In fact, some of the aldermen have said
| that, if opposition to paving on the part
| of the residents shows UP strong, they
will do what they can to see that the
! shell pavement is restored.
| The Emmett Park matter will probably
not come up. Alderman Horrigan said
that he understood that the Streets and
| Lanes Committee, to which the question
had been referred would scarcely make
! its report Alderman Horrigan is the
| champion of the park, and he Is anxious
| that all persons be prohibited from driv-
| ing across it.
The Committee on City Lots will prob
| ably submit a number of resolutions,
through Alderman Thomas. chairman.
| for the purchase of lands for opening
| streets.