Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-30
Council Bluffs
MILK ORDINANCE DISCUSSED
Several Counoilmen Think Pending
Measure Not Stringent
Enough.
EXPLANATION BY MIR. KIMBALI
City solicitor Says IL t. Not Possible
to Apply Tuberculosis Test TO
Cows whose MIX IL
shopped In.

The pure milk ordinance as drawn up by
City Solicitor Kimball and introduced at
the meeting of the city council Monday
night is In the opinion of several Of the
councilmen and other municipal officials
not stringent enough. 1t was generally
supposed that the ordinance would pro-
vide for the compulsory testing OF all.
dairy cows for tuberculosis, but the meas
ure as drafted by Mr.. Kimpall does not.
In fact It makes It optional with the party
selling milk whether he shall nave his
cows tested or not. The ordinance, how
ever, provides that the milk sold from
COWS which have not been treated to the
tuberculosis test must be pasteurized. The
objection to this, IL Is c~ontended, Is that
II would be almost impossible for the city
authorities to know how thorough such
pasteurization had been unless a test was
made of every drop OF milk so sold.
Leaving 1t optional with the dairymen
whether the cows should be tested for
tuberculosis is. not in accordance with my
idea OF such an ordinance" said ounci
man Jensen, chairman of the special COM
mittee appointed to prepare the measure
after comforting with the representatives
Of the dairymen's association. II II can
be legally done l am in favor OF having
every COW, the milk from which is sold
in this city, given the tuberculosis test.
This I believe is the only true safeguard
l supposed that the ordinance provided
for this, but l find now that it does not.
I have not had time today to talk the
matter over with Mr.. Kimball, but intend
to do so before the ordinance comes up
at the next regular meeting"
Mr.. Kimball, when asked about this ques-
ton yesterday, said: 1T would be impos-
sible to enforce an ordinance requiring the
inspection and compulsory testing Of all
dairy COWS furnishing milk to consumers
in Council Bluffs. For Instance, how would
it be possible for the officials of this city
to test the cows, the milk Of which is
shipped say, from York or Fremont, Neb.
We could not discriminate between the
local dairymen and those shipping in milk
from outside. Pasteurization, 1 am in
formed, is properly done, kills all disease
germs. At the same time l admit there
naturally would be some difficulty in ascer-
tanning II such pasteurization is properly
carried out. Many of the local dairymen,
however, l believe will prefer to have their
cattle tested rather than be compelled to
go to the trouble of having their milk
pasteurized."
The clause to which exception is taken
in the ordinance as it now stands is con-
tanned in section 4 and reads as follows:
The food inspector shall examine all ami
mails from which milk is derived by any
licensee unless said milk or cream is pas
teurized, to ascertain whether the same
are to be examined and tested for tuber-
culosis and to ascertain whether the said
animals are afflicted with any infectious
or contagious diseases.
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