New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-06
FOR ACTION ON MILK.
HEARING TO-MORROW.
Freeman Ordinance Oh Inspection
and Pastcurization. to Come Up.

There will be regular milk seance at the City
Hail tomorrow when the Health Committee of the
Board of Aldermen gets together at o'clock to
consider Alderman Clarence r. Freeman's new
ordinance. Alderman Jacobson who is the chair
man. is something of milk expert himself. and 1t
IS expected that Or. Shrady of The Medical Rec
ord; Dr. Ledere, Or. Green representing Nathan
Straus, and Or. Darlington. the Health ComIaiS-
siOner. VIII be present.
Alderman Freeman said yesterday that he was
aware that the ordinance introduced by him two
weeks ago WAS a rather hurrledIy prepared affair.
and that he only glad 70 change # 20 meet
the legal and practical requirements The now
ordinance viii not oppose inspection in favor az
pasteurization. Mr. Freeman said that pure IA"
milk could legally bo excluded from the city,
aad that the dairy farmers or dealers could not be
compelled to pasteurlZe pure milk but that the
city could compel the dealers TO handle only pure
raw mik-that is, milk from diaries approved by
the Health Department after inspection. The or
dinance will require that all approved milk shall
be marked and it Will provide penalty for the
use OF certified packages for uninspected milk 1t
will be demanded that all coming into the city
shall be labelled with the date Of inspection Of the
dairy and other information 70 show that the dairy
and IL cows have passed the approval of the IN
spectors of the Health Department that the milk
Those who can afford it can get pure raw milk
at any time Mr.. Freeman said IT Is the poor
VINO cannot 90 s4j ana eio Perfect IN
~
RoSslOS "nout hSTf%Ss mi iusneCton ewhich
at present is wholly inadequate. can be made
thorough. and IN the end the COWS rom Whlch
milk is obtained should ne healthy as those now
known certified herds, from which the higher
class dealers get their expensive milk. There IS
absolutely no reason why all cows from when
milk is secured should not eventually be in perfect
health Any enc not Inle n le ag@ cows OF ''
But what are we to do in the mean time, that
ment inspection? p said Mr. Freeman Are We to
continue 20 permit impure milk 10 cone into me
have pasteurzattou until the herds are safe lnfec-
ton from pure milk is not confined 70 Ta ahi
infection and the lungs not the only parts OF the
1 SouS me- my . ~ ,o"S,iSS ~ ,1rs,i-,
will be 20 ind outJust where the Health Department
assn&sd IN tba f Il IS in favor 81 pure milk and We
believe il. but must have some assurance that
ate means available TO secure pure supply We
ploraole epidemic Of disease when the warm wealth
sets in unless conditions are radically changed
the Imperfect inspection Of the milk supply the
wretched condition OF the streets the extensive
Mr. Freeman said that his crusade FOR pure milk
was not snapshot action Two years ago his al
Der DR. T.ederle AT mat time pointed out hoW the
people were threatened with grave epldcmics by
the lack OF proper regulation 81 tho milk supply
man has been studying the question in all its
phases What impressed him at the beginning was
being done by inc strous stations.
Mr.. Freeman said was not ou@rinE MS
ordinance as an ultima thule. but "a sort OF
framework upon which 20 build perfect rule OF
action be followed by a business upon the per
lection 81 which the health NJ large part 81 the
residents Of the city may depend. He is ready TO
receive suggestions from any source aid
in the work. Nor IS Il his intention 10 antagonZe
the Health Department IN any way.
The Health Department officials welcoming
this hearing II Is matter with them or wanting
10 know just where the public stands IN this mat
ter II Is believed et 55th street and Sixth avenue
where the Health officers that the very best
index OF public opinion Is a hearing at the city
Han. And The Health officials will do whatever
public opinion reinforced by alderman!c ordinance
wishes 20 he doTe DR.. Darlington may be pres
emit and he may not he. but he viii know all about
Il very soon after adjournment.
Do Darlington In favor. II said yester-
day, by member of the department, of any
thing that would rightly improve the condition Of
the milk supply. When this official hear that one
Of the provisions Of Mr. Freeman's ordinance called
for pasteurizat zion Of milk for twenty seconds
temperature Of l65 degrees he declared that that
was the commercial pasteuri2ation. which actually
did not pasaurZe. The tuheTcule bacillus. ne said.
could not be killed in that short space of time. lie
said further that this not a matter of doubt.
II established fact
All interests. milk dealers, large and small those
in charge Of Nathan Strauss work. the Health De
partment and the milk committee of the Associa-
lion for the Improvement OF the Condition of the
Poor are in sympathy with Alderman Freeman.
and the hearing tomorrow there will be- fun
expression OF opinion in order to help the work
all