The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-06
GET THE CASH
West Orange Board of Health Wants
$500 from Town Council to Wage
Wal on Impure Milk.

John B. Lander and DR.. J.. Minor
Maghee. of the West Orange Board Of
Health, went before the Town Council Of
that place last night and pleaded for an
appropriation of $500 to place the new milk
ordinance In operation in keeping with
action taken by municipalities all over
the country. The appropriation had been
asked at the last meeting of the Council
on Tuesday night. but had been laid over.
The matter was laid over again last night.
Both members of the board worked hard
for the money, and finally Mr.. Lander ex-
claimed:
Cant you trust us? We will not run
away with $500. This money will be bet
ter spent than many a $500 the Council
has had to appropriate"
In opening the health commissioner said
that 1t had been stated there would be
some oppression, but he held this would not
prove true.
THE board has worked hard nights and
days on this ordinance" he continued,
and we come TO you in good faith. 1t
was said by a member of this Council at
the last meeting that no case of sickness
or death in the town could be traced TO
the milk supply delivered in West Orange.
One case of sickness or a death Is mighty
important.
We are after the man who delivers i'm
pure milk, and when we start all will
have to supply good milk. One member
of the Council said at the last session.
after DR.. Maghee had stated there We're
a few cases Of sickness traced to impure
milk, What do a few gases like this
count? Is Il worth s4oo?' hope that
and lined up before some of the Council
men when election time comes around
again."
Councilman Joseph Stevens was on his
feet IN a jify.
His whole remarks are pointed at me-
he declared = admit that I asked per-
DIR. Maghee, but 1 did 1t to crafty my
self as to whether the appropriation was
Enn111ng ma . ala claim fbat w that xot the rl 69air1,
up our taS budget recently, should have
asked for the $500 then. and l believe it
would have been granted: l cannot and
has been made up whether it be a ward
affair or / do not come back to my seat in
this Council"
Councilman Freye was the next member
to feel the sting.
1T has been stated" he said, that we
ose ean to say slvf to Si me g 500 sao or sa.o aSs, will If saye
one I'll be there. l would pay 1t out of
my own pocket Il J had IT. say what's
whom you can't control2'
Z Mr.. Lander that the big
QcdleTS WOulu DG taken care OF, Us LDt
board had the same power, under the or
d~inance. with all milkmen.
We don,t care a RAP for the big EEL
fifty milkmen against all our residents?
We are going to help anyone who supplies
good milk and down those wlo won't.
And they ought to be downed."
DR.. Maghee took up the argument at this
point and told of the efforts that would
be made to control all the dealers. 1t had
been said, he stated. that, as all the other
Oranges had taken up the work, why
couldn't West Orange leave 1t to them.
He said this would be oil right II a body
He said that all the other Oranges were
working hard on the milk question, and
1t was hoped that cooperation would be
the rule with all.
There isn't a man on the Board of
Health who will better one cent by that
ordinance he exclaimed. al the mem
bers will have to work harder. VII this
Council run chances OF sickness on such
an important matter? / can say that
there Is every possibility of It and every
country municipalities are taking up this
Mr.. Freye said he believed in guarding
the health of the town, but he had been
told that the board would not be able to
controI the big dealers. If the board made
the promise that these dealers would also
be held in check. he stated, he was will
ing to vote for the $400, and a whole lot
more. He was clapped by the spectators
for these remarks.
IL was III llPOosAblHly 10 mike the
promise and keepeit, said DR.. Maghee, but
the board intended doing the very best 1t
could to regulate all the dealers. Mr..
Freye said the milkmen over the noun
tain did not object to the payment of the
50 license fee, but they wanted to see all
dealers treated alike. They fear discrimi-
nation.
1t was then decided to lay the matter,
over till the meeting of July IS, when, It
Is said, sufficient votes will me mustered
in the Council to give the board the
money asked.