The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-24

At the regular session of the city
council yesterday afternoon, Mayor
Fred j. Combe presided and the
following aldermen and officials
were present: Aldermen Jas. A.
Browne, S c. Tucker, Dr. C. H.
Thorn and w. H. Putegnat, Secre-
tary Frank Champion, City Attorney
Frank W Kibbe and Assistant City
Attorney Judge A l. Hudson. Judge
Hudson, who had just recently been
appointed assistant city attorney,
took the oath of office before Sec
rotary Champion just before the
council was opened After approx
ing the minutes of the previous
meeting, the council turned its at
tention TO the consideration of sew
eral ordinances which had been
drafted by the city council These
were as follows:
An ordinance creating the office
of sanitary inspector for the city
of Brownsville This ordinance en-
bodied provisions that it shall be
the duty of the sanitary inspector
to inspect on the hOof all animals in
tended to be killed in the city
slaughter house; that he shall visit
the slaughter house daily and see
that same is kept in a sanitary con-
ditiOn, and report the result of his
visit each day to the mayor; shall
inspect all fresh meats, fish, Oys-
tiers and produce offered for sale
within the city limits, and he shall
be vested with the power to con-
denim all that is unwholesome or
unfit for food 1t shall also be his
duty to inspect the market house
each day and see that it is kept
clean and in a sanitary condition.
As the ordinance did not include
in the duties of the sanitary inspec-
tor that OF inspecting premises,
streets, alleys, etc, action thereon
was postponed until the next meet
ing, in order that it might be
amended.
An ordinance fixing the location
of the slaughter house at its pres
en- site, on the resaca, north of the
city cemetery. This was passed
on motion of Alderman Tucker,
seconded by Alderman Browne, all
present voting aye
An ordinance providing for the
inspection of all meats killed out
side of the city and offered for sale
within the city limits By this ord
nance it was made unlawful for
anyone to slaughter any cattle, hogs.
sheep, goats, etc, within the city
limits unless such animal be first
Inspected by the sanitary Inspector
That the meat of all animals
slaughtered outside of the city lin
its must be inspected by duly au-
thOrized person before same can be
offered for sale within the city.
The inspection, however, does not
include packing house products such
as cured and timed meats, which
have been inspected by a United
States inspector. It's terms required
that those who slaughter animals
outside of the city limits but sell
their meat in the city shall notify
the sanitary inspector at least one
day in advance of their intention to
slaughter. ard that the said official
shall be notified also d what hour
the party selling said meat will be
at the market house, so that an in
spectiOn of the meat can be made
properly. The ordinance also pro-
vides that if the meat be found
wholesome by the inspector he shall
label it as such and if unwholesome.
he is vested with the authority to
condemn it and order its removal
from within the city limits. He is
also vested with authority to
charge for each inspection, at the
following rate per head for each
animal inspected, the amount col
lected to be turned over to the CITY
council: Cattle, 81; hogs. soc;
sheep and goats, Csc; kids, 15c. III
she Inspector is required to go into
the country to make an inspection,
shall charge in addition to his
regular fee, 10 cents mileage. the
me to be applicable for each way.
Those Strengthening in the city
slaughter house will be exempt from
TIE inspection fee. Any one found
guilty of violating this ordinance
be fined not over $1OO. Alderman
Brown moved the adoption of the
ordinance which was seconded by
Alderman Thorn and it was carried. |
all present voting aye
An ordinance prohibiting the
sale or offering for sale
of fresh meats, fish, oys-
tiers, etc, in the city, except at the
SSCdOIISAeu MARKET ana providing
that any found guilty of violating
this ordinance shall be fined not
more than 500, was passed on mo-
ton of Alderman Tucker, seconded
by Alderman Browne, all present
voting aye
An ordinance prohibiting the sale
or offering for sale any article
OF food that has been condemned by
the sanitary inspector and fixing as
a penalty for the violation of the
same a fine not to exceed 500, was
passed on motion of Alderman
Browne, seconded by Alderman
Putegnat, all present voting ave.
An ordinance declaring it
nuisance to keep, feed
or raise hogs within the
city limits, the penalty for the vio-
Iation of same being a fine not to
exceed 500, and each day such
hogs are kept within the city limits
to constitute separate offense.
was passed on motion of Alderman
PQtGgQat seconded nv AJJo-,,,c,,