The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-22
HIS OWN WAY.
Food Inspector Objects to Being
Under Restrictions.
New Ordinance Puts Him Under
Board Of Health.
IS NOW ABOUT READY.
viii Be One More Meeting to
Consider 1t.
Makes Many Changes Which
Should Be Adopted.

City Food Inspector Farnsworth win
make a fight on the passage of the new
food inspector ordinance as prepared
by the city attorney under the instruc-
ton of the health and sanitation COM
mittee and board of health. Mr.. Farms
worth does not want to be placed under
the control of the board of health He
wants to continue to be an independent
official Of the city. as he has been in
the past. instead of merely the agent
of the board of health.
The new law as proposed, makes it
clear that the food inspector must do
all his work under the direction of the
board. It also makes an elaborate pro-
vision in regard to reports. Mr.. Farms
worth does not object to the report
business. but he wants to be allowed
the privilege of running his office and
doing his work in his own way.
The provision of the proposed ord1-
nance in regard to reports is as follows:
THE food inspector shall, in a suit
able book to be furnished him for that
purpose by the mayor and council.
keep a daily record of all animals by
him inspected and shall state therein
the number of animals. and each kind
inspected for each person or persons
and the place or places where inspect
ed, the result of the inspection and
whether condemned or approved; also
a record of the inspection of all meat
by him inspected, stating the kind,
amount and for whom inspected. He
shall at the end of each week make
full report in writing to the board of
health, showing the total number of
animals of each kind inspected during
the time embraced within the report.
and also d like report of all meat in
spected by him, together with all fees
received for such inspection. and he
shall at the end of each month present
to the mayor and council a similar re-
port; and in addition to said reports
he shall report such other information
to the hoard of health as 1t at any
time deems of sufficient Importance to
request of him.
Mr.. Farnsworth himself is not in
cIined to talk about his opposition to
the ordinance. He said today:
Il don't know yet what I will do
about this ordnance
1T is stated that you will oppose
that part which places you under the
jurisdiction of the board of health. Is
that true?"
7 haven't decided anything yet
To some of his political friends, how
ever. Mr.. FarnsWerth has stated that
he would oppose the proposed new Or
dinance to the last ditch.
It was the plan Of the committees
which investigated the revision of the
ordinances to place the city physician
and the food inspector on about the
ject to orders from the board of health
The city physician, however, seems to
have been given rather the best of it.
He does net have to make any reports
to anybody, nor keep any records, and
besides that he has vote in the board
of health, which governs him. Farms
worth seems to have a basis for his
kick
ANOTHER MEETING TO BE
CALLED.
The attorney today completed the
work of drawing up the new amend
ments to the ordinances concerning the
organization of the health department,
the powers and duties of the food in
spector, and the inspection of milk The
milk inspection ordinance was drawn
up practically as directed by Food IN
spector Farnsworth, and the other two
are based on suggestions made by the
members of the board of health and
health and sanitation committee
The ordinance in the form which 1t
now stands will be presented to the
board of health and the health and
sanitation committee. who will have an
other Joint meeting to see whether the
ordinances in their proposed forms are
what they want. Dr. L. A. Ryder,
chairman of the joint committee, said
today:
sAs soon as I am notified by Mr..
Spencer that the ordinances are ready
for us. will call another meeting of the
health and sanitation committee, and
invite the board Of health to be present.
We will then go through with the pro-
posed ordinances and see If they suit.