Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-01
Mr.. Harris Thinks Milk 0rdi-
nance Fine Too Heavy.
COMMITTEE APPROVES IT
Recommends That Council Adopt
Amendment Making Fine from Five
to Ten DoIiars--Alderman Nelms
Elected New Chairman.

AT the request of Superintendent OF
Garbage X. H. Harris. the new coun-
ell committee on health last night rec
commended to the council that the pen.
atty for yiolal ng the city milk ordi-
nance be reduced from a fine of not
less than 500 nor more than 500 to
a fine or not less than s. nor more
than so. Mr.. Harris explained to the
committee that six dairymen who had
been fined the minimum amount IN
the police court had appealed to the
Corporation Court and had been ac-
quilted BY the jures in the higher
court Some OF the jurors had told
him, he said, that they could not
make the Gairymen pay such a heavy
fine because the milk they offered for
sale lacked only a fraction of one per
cent Of the required amount of butter
fat
Every member of the health com
mittee was present last night when
City Clerk Floyd Hudgins called the
body to order. Alderman Clarence q.
helms was unanimously elected char
man without opposition and the COM
mittee Immediately got down to bust
ness. The other members present
were: Councilmen Harris, Cooke and
Reyner and Alderman Jackson.
Water Ordinance Sent to Council.
After very lengthy d scussion of
the matter. the ordinance of Council
man E. E. Christie compelled water
companies to furnish patrons rs gal
Ions of water day at 81 per quarter,
instead of $50 gallons a day at 81 a
quarter was sent to the council with
out recommendation with the under
standing that Councilman Harris will
offer a substitute for the ordinance
on the floor Of the council. Mr.. Har-
ris' substitute will provide that the
water company shall place a meter
at every building where water is used
and the patrons shall be charged for
the actual amount of water used by
them with a fixed charge of 81 pei
quarter fer the meter.
An ord nance providing for the ap
pointment of food Inspector for this
city, which was introduced in the old
council al the request of DIR. j. w
Ayler, the city physician, was taken
up and discussed. DR.. Aaron JEFF
fiery, the city health officer, said that
he saw no urgent need for such in
spector at this time and the ordi
nance was laid on the table.
Wouldn't Make Recommendation.
DR.. Jeffrey asked the committee to
recommend to the council the adop
ton of an ordinance embodying the
language of sections "a and % of the
State law regulating dry closets with
in the city limits. Some Of the COM
mitteemen objected TO this because OF
the expense many citizens would be
put to in fixing up the closets and ar
ter some discussion the matter was
sent to the council without recon-
mendatiou.
The matter OF using the garbage
collected in the fall and winter FOL
the purpose of filing in vacant lots
was laid on the table as the commit
tee did not think 1t would be advisa
BILE 10 put the garbage near resi-
dences.
Buys More Antitoxin.
DR.. Jeffrey reported to the com
mttee that he had purchased sl2.4'
worth OF antitoxin from the STATE
board CT health and asked for and sc
cured permission to purchase double
that amount at once The antitoxir
IS given to the INDECENT patients free
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