The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-20
TO LICENSE
DEALERS
IN MILK.
Arguments for and Against Made
Before City Council Commit.
ea--PollC0 Board Hearing

The public hearing in the municipal
count room last evening before the Joint
committee on ordinances. upon the resolu-
tion Ito apply 10 the General Assembly
| at It's present session for such legislation
as Will authorize the board OF aldermen
to license all persons engaged In the
business of selling milk In this city" was
! fairly well attended
Alderman Sheahan, chairman OF the
| committee on milk; DR.. Chapin. superin-
tendent OF the health department: In
spector of Milk Scott. City Solicitor COL
well, Benjamin T. Smith and Robert
Woouworth spoke I'm favor OF the lcen-
sing OF milk dealers, while the opposition.
led by Attorney Clarence A AIdrich
consisted or the protests of several men
backed by the protest OF A. D. Sweet and
ID. A. TourtellOtt who were Interested i'm
one way or another I'm the milk business
me subject was argued pro and con with
considerable warmth at times and the
discussion was enlivened by several sharp
ults between the various speakers
promptly at o'clock Chairman Balch
called the meeting 60 order and after
Secretary Hayden had read the call for
the hearing, called upon someone TO open
the discussion.
"a.
drich who spoke az considerable length
against the proposition TO license milk
men, The speaker called attention 10 the
Iact that under the present law every
person who sold milk was required 10
register with the inspector of milk ana
that for failure TO so register penalties
We're prescribed He also called attention
10 the fact that the statutes also provide
penalties for the selling OF milk taken
from diseased cows or milk which con-
tained too SHALL a percentage OF solids.
As such laws already exist Mr.. Aldrich
said that he did not see that such legis-
lation was required.
AT this point Alderman Sheahan asked |
Mr. Aldrich II he had any objections To |
telling he committee whom he repre- |
- nted. Mr.. Aldrich replied that he would |
II Mr.. Sheahan would tell whom he rep |
Mr. Sheahan replied that ne |
was was lniiuenced in this matter by no bust
man OF the committee on milk He spoke !,
or the former efforts which had been
made by the milk committee 10 secure
some such legislation as that now pro-
posed.
Mr.. sheahan then issued an invitation
the general public to visit the milk de-
partment and learn what the exact status
of the milk question is.
POLICE BOARD HEARING.
The police commissioners yesterday held
4 hearing on the charges brought by Jo- |
>tpn II. MulHOlldnd ana ThomaS X. Nc |
-ool against officer Fred H. Blackman
II the Third station.
The two young complainants charge
nat on the evening OF the l4th inst the
'nicer used toward them language unbe- |
coming a gentleman.
They claim that about 1890 O'Clock that
'Nening in company with three young |
riends. they were on their way home,
when the officer stopped them and told |
hem they were reveling. AT the time |
he officer was I'm citizens clothes and
vas on his way to report for duty at his |
tation. The young men. they say re-
ented the officers statement that they
we're revelling and thereupon Blackman |
sed improper language.
John Coyne and George Earl, two OF |
he young men who were with the COM
lainants. testified in behalf OF their
rends
Lieut.. Robblee, Ssrgt Connors and OF
Ger Dyer were also summoned witt
esses.
The hearing was not ended TIL quite
ate in the afternoon. and no decision will
e given until the commissioners have
ad an opportunity Of again going over
he evidence.
The hearing OF the Girard hotel has /
cen postponed to tomorrow afternoon at
80 o'clock