Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-14
ADLUTERATED MILK.
Heavy Fine to be Imposed Upon Dealers
Who Offer 1t For Sale,

A Heavy Fine to be Imposed Upon Dealers
Who Offer It For Sale.
The proposed ordinance to prohibit
the adHlteration Of milk, which In
spector McEyilly has been agitating for
some time, was introduced at Thursday
nights meeting of City Council by
Mr.. Monaghan, and, after being given
two readings, was referred to the law
committee, which is to make a report
at the next meeting.
The ordinance was drawn by City
Solicitor Reinhafdt. IL is an amend
ment tn tho existing milk ordinance
and prohibits the selling or offering for
sale of milk adulterated with water Or
any foreign substance or OF milk from
sick COWS. and imposes penalty of
from $40 to $50 for the first offence and
from $50 to 800 for subsequent offences.
Tho following reports for October
were read and filed: building Inspector
Cassidy of permits, 26; value
Of Improvements, ISL, 0SU.
Milk Inspector McEvilly-Num OF
inspections, 800 quarts inspected, Q, $50 4;
samples taken, 35; cautionary notices,
/ diaries inspected, Ii.
Oil Inspector Rsau--Number Of gal
Ions inspected, l6, $40.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals-Nnmber Of dogs captured
during the month 1l5; number killed,
l04; receipts from the sale at d re
dempt!on OF animals, 800 80, which was
deposited with the city treasurer
William j. Fisher, agent for the
estate of John B. Lewis, asked for the
return of a protion OF the tax paid
on the prop srties Nos. S36 to S44 Tat
nall street, which we're ordered by
Building Inspector Cassidy, during
August, to be torn down. The total
amount of the tax was se6, 9S. The
matter was referred to the finance com.
mittee.
City Treasurer Feaster submitted the
following rel ort for the week, which
was read and filed: Total amount to
the credit Of current expenses, S11S, :
GLIB of which 500. 63l. 81 ia in the
First National and els, $50 in each Of
the four depository banks. The receipts
during the week were rs follows: From
Tax Collector Sayers, $500. for the year
1896 and Sl,050 for 1900: Collector
Lewis, S3,0i2 for 1896; City Auditor
John Bonehman, s37.5 so from the b. &
.. Railroad 90. for the rent Of Shirley
street wharf; $40. 10 from Chief OF
Police Massey, dog tax for October I;
S33. 30 from A. 5. Woolley, sales OF
crematory ashes; Building Inspector
Cassidy, 1928, fees for October; Treas.
urer Kent OF ths s. L. q. A., $40. so,
proceeds fIom the sale and redemption
OF animals during October; Chief
George II. Boughman of the City
Engineering Department, $50. 10, fees
fer October; interest on deposits as
follows; First National Bank, $50. II
each of the four depository banks,
S2S. 81.
|. The sum Of SO, $50 was drawn from
each Of the four depository banks and
placed in the active bank. The Board
OF Education was allowed its monthly
appropriation, amounting to Sl4. 244. oil.
The bill Of the s. r. u. A. for October,
amounting to $3.50, was paid.
An opinion was received from CITY
Solicitor Reinhardt stating that the
board of education is a separate cor
poration from the city and as 1t has the
right to buy, hold and sell land, Coun-
oil can interpose no legal objection to
the purchase of the lot adjoining the
High School. The letter was filed.