Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-10
Council Will Probably Take
Definite Action at Meeting
Next Monday Night
FAvoRs A REGULAR INSPECTOR
Will Make Him a City Officer, and He
Will Devote Entire Time to ReguIat-
ing Milk Supply and Taking Charge
Of Municipal Slaughter House-Les-
sen Inspection Fee.

The city council at its meeting next
Monday night, will. without doubt. de-
| eide definitely on the revised provis-
ions Of the new milk inspection ordin-
ance, and amend the ordinance so that
it will provide for a regular inspector
who will devote his entire time to q
pure milk and meat supply.
At the meeting OF the board OF
health Monday night a discussion of
the new ordinance was taken up in
formally, and the prevailing opinion
among the members, was that an in
spector "a the proper solution of the
enforcement of the ordinance, rather
than by contract or fees. Mayor In
gledue has been unable to get any sat
isfactory arrangement with a veterin-
airy surgeon to take up the work on
either the fee system or by contract.
BY appointing a regular inspector,
however, at a good salary, the mayor
feels sure that the cost of inspection
can be materially reduced, and that
the entire plan will be highly salts
factory.
Dr.. DiIIer Likely Appointee.
DIR. l.. L. Diller, of this city, is very
likely to be appointed milk inspector
by Mayor Ingledue. The mayor has
a proposition from the doctor at a
salary of $1,000 per year. The doctor
agrees to give up all his other practice,
and devote his entire time to the work
Of the, city. He will move his office
to the city hall, and will be in close
touch with the administration at all
times.
In the opinion Of the council DR..
Diller will be the busiest man in town.
It has been estimated, and 1t is be-
lieved conservatively, that there are
at least 5000 cows used in furnish
ing the milk and butter supply for this
city, and it will require hard work to
get all of the animals inspected.
Take Charge Of Meat Inspection.
DIR. Diller is also willing to take
charge of the meat inspection. and 1T
1t likely that that important piece of
legislation will be taken up very short
ly. 1t is now planned, orrather it is
the mayors desire, to have the milk
inspection ordinance operative by jan
uary l.
Would Lessen Expense.
The employment of a regular in
spector will tend to lessen the expense
of the inspection to the owner of
cows. 1t is believed that the work can
be done for not more than 81 per
head If, at the end of the first year,
this amount is found to yield more
than the actual expense of the in
spection, the cost will be decreased to
an amount that will just barely cover
the expenses.
To Have Disinfecting Building.
DR.. M. u. Chesire, city health physi-
clan, reported to the board Monday
night the necessity of providing a
suitable room to be used in disinfect-
ing the secondhand clothing. The
new rule of the board of health COM
pels all secondhand clothing to be
d~isinfected. AS the secondhand
stores are receiving more goods daily,
is not advisable to disinfect the
stores every day, but rather to fumi-
gate the goods before they are placed
in the stores. The board authorized
the a and city physician to select
some suitable room.
Devine Gives Report.
DR.. Devine reported to the board on
the recent health officers meeting at
Des Moines, and gave some of his
notes taken at the meeting. The board
formally adopted certain rules out
lined by the state board, which it re-
uuires all local boards to adopt as
povorninp the local boards.