The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-28
.MR. SCOTT COMPLIES
With REGULATIONS
Hcnrico Dairy1nan Yields to De-
nands of tile City Board OF
Health.
HAS SCREENS AT ALL DOORS
Inspector Says Three Farms Re
ported Have Observed
the Law.

Mr.. a. r. Scott OF Henrico county,
| yielded to tho demands Of the City
Board OF Health yesterday and placed
screen doors in his dairy, meeting
every requirement of the city inspec-
tor. He had maintained all along that
| in contcsting this matter he was fight
| Ing for principle, stating that under
his Interpretation of the city ordinance
| he was complying with. the law In
every particular.
| The question came to an issue some
two weeks ago. when Milk Inspector
Curtis visited Mr.. Scotts place and re-
ported 1t to the Board OF Health for
! failure to place wire screen doors in
the milk room. On Saturday Mr.. Scott
called on DR.. Levy, the chief health
| on9er, and endcavored to explain to
| h i'm that he used n wooden door where
/ the screen was demanded, that all flies
were excluded from his milk room, AMI
THAT the spirit OF the ordinance was
| therefore complied with.
MIR. scoti's Position.
I In talking OF the matter last night
| Mr. Scott said he fully indorsed the
/ principles laid down in an editorial
in The Times-Dispatch on Monday.
/ Mr.. Scott said he believed 1t to be the
tduty or the Board OF Health TO pro-
1tect the community from impure milk,
| and to enforce such rules as might Sc
cure that end.
In thig particular case, however. Mr..
I Scott said he had not believed that q
! screen door was necessary in addition
| to a wooden door, and he had endeaS-
ored TO so explain the matter to Or.
/ Levy. The latter failed TO see tho
/ matter In that light, and said that tho
board could not make any exceptions.
Ibut must treat all alike
/. The Henrico Milk Dealers Associa-
hos
i controversy, the matter being purely
between Mr.. Scott and tile Health
i Board.
i 1t is said that man from the lower
4 part Of the county had his license re
i voked some time since for keeping un-
4 sanitary premises, and appealed to the
i Henrico Dairymens Association for
l5,.protection." The dairymcn appointed
4 q committee to inspect his property.
land the committee came back with the
4 report that they could recommend no
action. In fact, they We're SURPRISED
!. that the man had been allowed to sell
I milk so long, SO filthy were his prem
4 iscs.
Inspected the Dnirtcs.
Il Mink Inspector Curtis made a tour
j of inspection yesterday, making re-
port on the condition of the dairy farms
i which ship milk into Richmond.
4 Among the ten Brookland District
= places which came under the eyesof the
Li,rity inspector were the farms of Mr.
W.. o. Scott, Mr.. a. r. Scott and M.
ia. S. Grant, who We're reported some
i time since for failure II use fly screens
4 lin thalr milkrooms.s Each OF these
farms was found to have fully EQUIP
J. ped its dairy with screens, and to have
.slmet with nll the requirements OF the
!. Board of Health.
Inspector Curtis said last night that
Ion his round of inspection he was met
. EVERYWHERE with the greatest courtesy
and that every facility was given Nun
| In looking over the farms.
The officials of the Health Board 40
f not believe that there will be any
q further trouble with the milk producers
Z. of Henrico county, as the dalfymeii
are coming to more fully see the M
portance Of cleanliness and sanitary
I. precautions in handling the city's mix
supply.
J, that nearly every dairy which sells
milk in the city had now fully com
\ plied with the citys requirements.
Only /, few of the farmers seemed as
posed from the first to object TO inc
regulations, and these are rapidly com
= ing into line.