The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-11
PURE FOOD
ORDINANCE.
Matter to Come UP In Com.
mltteo on goth Instant.
DIR. OPPENHlMER'S ILLNESS
|ndtsp o.ition Of the President Of the
Board Of Health Delayed Action
on the ordlnance-Next
Council Meeting.

Tho pure. milk and food ordnance
otherw,so known In municipal legislation
d. ..nn ordinance 10 prohibit tho sale OF
adulteratcd or impure milk, meat ana
food In tho city Of Richmond" Is not
lost, strayed or stolen, although an IN
terested public has no doubt been some.
what ignorant OF It's whereabouts. mo
ordinance has b6en sleeping sweet
sleep for the past several months. but
was rudely awakened from Its slum-
Der by the Committee on Ordinances,
Charter and Reform at It's last session
In time TO be reported to tho Common
Council with accommodation LOT
adoption at the meeting that body h NJ.
tho first Monday in this month. The
original ordinance. which was drafted
the Board OF Health. was approved BY
the Health Committee and sent to the
Council, and BY them referred to the
Ordinance Committee under the ules.
Z. & ST. MILK AND food.
& This ordinance provided for the APP
polntment OF an inspector OF milk and
food supply and such assistants as may
be considered necessary to enforce the
ordinance under direction of the Board
OF II IL dlSO ~ OfluSu AVL SA'SAAA1
ical analysis by the chemist Of the
Board OF Health or any chemist APP
pointed or designated by the Board OF
Health It is understood that the pres
Sident OF the Board Of Health favored
this plan, because the work to be done
would come directly under the obser-
walton OF the Board Of Health. Tho
Committee on Ordinances framed q sub
stitutc ordinance, which provided for the
<(oo1 otan tofr 90 ha
the Committee on Health to
furnish the names Of three chemists to
n the City Council in joint session., one Of
whom was to be selected to I'LL the POI
stion. The salary OF the inspector
under this ordinance Is named as eigh-.
teen hundred dollars per annum This
ordinance was reported for
adoption In lieu OF the original. which
met. with the approval OF the Health
Committee. "a X 5S
y a AcCouNT#o OF SICKNESS.
T. On account OF spell Of sickness, which
confined him to the house for several
weeks, DR.. Oppenhimer, the president Of
the Board Of Health, was unable to be
present when the substitute ordinance
was under consideration. There are
several changes from the original draft,
which he does not: approve. and which
will not work to theF best advantage. be-
cause OF conflict. and he is also OF opin-1
ion that the operation OF the plan will
be much more expensive to the city and
not near so effective as that proposed
under the original. Il "A statement was
made at the last meeting OF the Com
mon, Council when these two ordinances
were before the body that further con I
sideraton OF the subject was desired by
the Board OF Health. In order to ellmi-s
nate the most objectionable features and
incorporate Just such provisions as will
put the inspection OF milk and other
foods into successful operation In the
city. Thereupon the ordinances were re-
committed to the Committee on Ordl-s
nances for further consideration.
MEET THE 20TII.
This committee will meet on the Goth
instant and take the matter up with DR..
.Oppenhimer and review the whole SUB
ject, with the purpose OF reporting in
time for the next meeting OF the Council.
There Is growing sentiment In the
city for pure-food inspection. and
many OF the members Of the Council have
expressed themselves as favoring the
proposed legislation. Many reports have
come in Of the offerings OF impure and
doctored foods on this market. and the
large shipments here from other cities
OF meats. vegetables and other food.
which are considered UNIT for human
consumption, emphasizes the Importance
and necessity Of strict regulations to
prohibit this traffic.