Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-07-08
HEAVY PENALTY FOR vo.M.ois
Attempt 70 Have Street Improvement
Bond Issue Money Apportioned Be-
tween Wards Faiis-Mr. Cox's Bill
for Expenses Causes Row-Bids for
CURLING.


last night by ia" common council by
a vote OF thirteen to one. The meas
urr wax p,t pared by the heath
committee of the council and is sim
liar to tn, milk ordinances that have
been in lo"cr III Richmond and other
cities fer many years. The ne'NiS
for such an ordinances have long been
Iclt here and il is believed that a
strict cnforc, mcut OF its provisions
will insure pure and healthy milk
for the people u. this city.
The urIInanc, was discussed oil
Length last night. nearly every coun-
Gilman present having something to
s,y about it. Mr. krlinm was the
member who voted against the meas
urr and he declared shat Ii" did 80
because. in his opinion. the ordinahc"
did not cover the ground rs th"r-
Uughlv "a il should
Provisicrs Of Ordinance.
lirhtiy stated the provisions OF tn"
milk ordnance are as follows:
no person shall sell. exchange, or
deliver. or have in his pnSscSsiNn Tor
those purposes any impure, dilH''
univ holt,somr or Skimmr,l milk. unless
in the last cas-" the words simmer
milk" are plainly marked with letters
al least Ol"-haif inch high on the
vessel containing The milk.
Milk offered for sale as pure milk
, must. at II temperature OF ho degrees
Fahrenheit, have a specific gravity
of not less than 1029. and must con-
tain not less than II per cent of milk
| solids
The health officer Shalt keep ut
, hi. office hooks in which he shall re.
cord the MANS of all p"rIOIs ""&?%-
! ,ti in the sale of milk in this GUY .
he health Officer ~hall frequently
and at irregular intervals max" in
srcctionS of all dairi"s aud places
where milk is sold noticing especial
" the sanitary condition of same.
and examining the utensils used f""
! the PERCEPTION and dispensing OF III"
| milk. Tn" health officer shall at
, least three times each year ="
J through the stables. cXamin" the
cows and watch the milking. Al %
| tn. health officer hall analyz" AZ
i least three times each year. a Sp'cl-
! mCn of milk from every stall. wagon.
stani or place from which milk Is
| oGt red for sale. This analysis. to-
! y,th,r with tn" notes made by him
concerning the sanitary condition Of
,, places wh"rr milk is Sold shall be
recorded in his books.
Every person who soils or "@"~S
for sale any milk in the city shall,
| ~ tore bcyinnin.; business. and an
nuaIlv thereafter. during the month
Of MAY each wear. reSiSt"' IN IN"
| book of tn" health officer and II" IL
ccn.rd Inv tn health Officer To sell
milk. And every ,.rrS"r selling milk
| shall also between September ana
December l. nf zach wear nave. IN"
cows from, which milk is produced
! tested for tuberculosis by rclia
ahI" ana licensed veterinarian. and
shall Within tho Yai.l time flo
t,'c C.rfifira:" " III" ~Cf' .'ina-i1n
with thr u al:h IN r,'r. wl''1 c,rit
fcatc shall show the Cnndrtinn of
~. COW
II the health officer shall find any
unsanitary condition in III" dairi"s
or h"Hy'-S us, for STORING milk IN hc
offered for sai, herr. or II II" h"li"v'-s
tha' the cows whoe.~ mix ~ "fr' -'''I
for SaIr az diseased II" shall hav"
the f'"wcr - ;,rohibit IN" sal" ~
ihr milk until tn fault is r"rr~iird
a"d h.. shall DESTROY all such mix
Off"rri f"r ,aI" in ~" city
fr" % not a-~-C fha- sIG0 nor
r,.se irau $50 a r:"viI~d for yuIa
iionS - tn nr.l'uanC"
Money for the sehooIs.s
TIL fnanC,, ComuIi to- r~portrr
accompanying III" abr-' vria'ion ";
s. 10" for tho W. ~ tho bo9rd oG
w w = tho C~mmit'Cr. cx
rIair"l hat d." ~ u 2" cents on
80" w,uIi not q, fray 'bc cNp %
81 he ~ch~o's drriug 80" coming ,cs
zion. and thai ~" TRUSTEES had aSkcd
f"r s. ""n ardiii nal The STAT
m"r' suhwii;c' ~ ~" hoard S'ima'-
- 'hr ,Nr"usCs '"r 'h' Gar ~ So 80"
hnCr ,TH'c irsc~ssiru ~" r.s0iu.
ton wa rHauimcu,lr adopted
\ -. Iuii"u Iprr"priaiiur as 90
rurrras~ wv.'Ehis f~r The S'.ai"r " Z
w.i-h'e and mra mr. 9. u~ras'unC'i I
diS.sussi~r NJ Wal
iaC. rSprr-ss.d 10 rriusCn hat IN. .
v"ich,s W." uuu"''.s<arV N"SVr-
N~--aa and Oh adj" afyCcai"d ~"
rr.spIu'ton say'ng 'ha' Nr C.U ~
scIi"r 81 w'i~hf- and ~, aSuFr =. had
xplain~d 20 'h'sm hat ID" W"tgh
wsrr n''.d 4 - ?" ting ~ SrAl's Of
wooJ and cuai deai"ry pacSins bouEe
branches, etc. The resolution was