Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-07
COUNCIL HAS
BUSY SESSION
Work Is Not Completed at Mid
night and Aldermen Adjourn
Until Friday Night.
MAYOR vETOEs ORDINANCE
Hands Rack Measure Relating to Ice
Cream.-Message Deals With
Until Friday Night.

After Il session lasting till nearly ~
O'clock last night. the city council
found its business still unfinished. and
an adjournment was taken 10 Friday
evening. The Friday session will be
chiefly for the consideration of mes
sage presented to the aldermen last
evening by Mayor McCaskrin. The
mayor in this message recommends
that the matter of relaying the paving
district streets be considered. He
again advocates the creation of Il
Board to take control of the wate.-
works department. In making this
recommendation he quoted similar
recommendations from his two inaug-
Gral addresses. The filter plant prob
lem was brought to the attention OF
The council in the message. The mayor
urges that some action be taken at
once. The situation is such that if
Gothing is done toward the installation
ii a new mechanical plant soon, 1t will
he necessary to spend a .eousfd ernble
sum OF money for the renewal OF the
sand beds in the filter basins al the
reservoir.
VefoeS lee Cream Ordinance.
- The mayor returned the ordinance
Regulating the sale of ice cream. with
his veto He explained that i'll gen
eral he is in favor of the ordinance,
manufacturers a hearing ON the meas.
ire before ii finally becomes law
Thomas +. Lannen. formerly attor-
1ey for the National Ice Cream Manu-
facturers' association. and for a time
connected with the Office of the state
food inspector of Illinois was present
| and addressed the council on behalf
of the following wholesale manufacture
| erS in the tri-cities: Barr & Co., Dav-
export Ice Cream & Supply company
and the A. Woods Creamery company.
| ell of Davenport; the Beman milk and
cream depot of this city. and L. T.
Emery of Moline.
| Mr.. Lannen presented carefully
prepared argument to show. that the
ordinance adopted by the council re-
Gently is not a practical measure. He
maintained that under the regulations
OF the ordinance ice cream would DE
merely frozen cream, and would not
be a commercial product. He claimed
that the requirements given in the
ordinance are not law. but are given
BY DR.. Wylie as the standard. He ar
Sued that the average consumer does
lot desire product rich in butter far
aud that IA per cent butter fat is much
labove the requirement in states which
have legal standard for ice cream
He quoted the law of Pennsylvania
and one proposed in Idaho, both Ct
(which place the butter fat at s pei
cent. or 6 per cent where fruit or nuts
lare used as fiavoring. These bills both
recognize the use of condensed milk
fresh eggs. gelatin and harmless. col
oring as does the Ohio law. Substan
ices deleteriouS to health are not per
mitted to be used. Mr.. Lannen argued
that gelatin is not a harmful sub
stance and offered to produce medical
lovidence on the subject.
VIII Raise the Price.
| The attorney endeavored to show
that in the three cities between so and
| 90 per cent of the ice cream sold al
retail is sold for 5 cents glass, and
that if the standard is made such as
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