Evening journal., 1904-10-25
BETTER MILK
IS PROMISED
Proposed New Ordinance Pro
vides for Clean Cans and
Airy Stalls for Cattle
MUST REACH HIGH STANDARD

The proposed new milk ordinance on
which MIX Inspector Thompson and
Assistant City Solicitor Baldwin
Springer have been working for some
time. win probably be presented before
the members OF City Council In conn
mittee meeting tomorrow night The
measure was drafted from the old Or
dinance. but contains several new
clauses, which win serve to better the
quality OF milk and cream sold In Will
minglon.
Must Register Name.
Section three Of the proposed ordln-
ance. which IS practically entirely new,
provides that any person, by himself
or by his servant or agent or as the
servant or agent Of any other person or
persons sells, exchanges or delivers, or
has In his custody or possession with
the intent to sell or exchange. or ex-
poses or offers for snle exchange. milk
OF cream without first registering with
the clerk OF city Council his. her or
their name or names. together with the
location Of his, her or their route or
place Of business and the name OF the
owner or owners OF and the location OF
the dairy from which he. she or they
obtain such milk or cream, or without
obtaining from the said clerk OF Coun-
ell a permit 10 carry on such business
which said permit shall be issued with
out charge, or without displaying such
permit I'm every store or wagon from
which said milk or cream Is sold. shall
upon conviction before the Municipal
Court, forfeit and pay sum not less
/ than .......... dollars.
The above mentioned permit shall b,
obtained within thirty days from IN,
passage of this ordnance from the
clerk of Council. and yearly thereafte
during the month OF ......
No permit as above set forth shall b
granted unless the applicant thereto
is accompanied by a statement of
competent veterinarian certifying I
the healthy condition Of the cows, "a
lpeciaily with reference to- tuborculosi
and the sanitary condition OF the barr
Of each applicant.
No Milk From Diseased Cows.
A new clause IN section four OF tn
proposed ordinance provides that
shall be a violation OF the law 10 one
for sale or exchange milk or creal
from diseased or sick COWS. or mil
drawn from animals within fifteen day
before and i've days after calving. o
milk kept for sale or stored In any roor
used for sleeping or domestic purpose.
or milk the temperature OF which ex
ceeds sixty degrees Fahrenheit.
The ordinance provides that mil
. upon analysis must show no more tina
SS per cent Of watery fluid and not les
than u per cent solids. not less tina
one-fourth of which must be fat. IL al
so provides that cream must contai
not less than 10 per cent butter IA
? This latter per cent. however. is cor
sidered 70 be too low. even by milkmei
and IL is probable that the standar
VIII be raised to IS per cent.
Provision Against Dirty Cans.
A new clause in section eight provid,
that 1t shall be an offense to place mil
in containers which are dirty, or kee
cows in a building or shed which sha
have less than 500 cubic feet OF al
! space for each COW and stalls less tina
three feet in width, or which shall ns
be well lighted, ventilated. drained an
provided with good and sufficient faci
; tiles for feeding the animals In cleanl
manner. or feed the same on food tbs
: produces impure, diseased or unwhol,
some milk. or shall feed COWS on dis
tillery waste, or upon garbage or swil
or upon any substance In the state
putrefactlon or rottenness or upon an
substance Of any unwholesome natur
n Penalties Arc Severe.
/. For violating any sections Of the o
, dinance it Is provided that the offend
upon conviction in City Court forte
Y and pay a sum Of not less than ten Il
nl dollars nor more than fifty Is
m dollare If 1t shall be the first offens
! and If arrested and convicted befo
said court for n subsequent offense.
ID sum OF not less than twenty-five q
r. dollars nor more than one hundred az
p dollars.