The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-07
HAS LENGTHY SESSION
Official Reports and Tuberculin Test
Occupy Much Time.

Occupy Much Time.
There was lengthy session OF the
city council Monday evening that
might have been in session yet. but
for the fact that Mayor Bacon took
occasion to call the attention OF the
contending forces to the lateness of
the hour. Little OF the business be-
lore the council for the session was
taken up, and it was necessary to ad.
Iourn the meeting to Friday evening,
when it win be continued.
A meeting OF the Board OF Review
.ollowed that OF the council, and the
TOUR had slipped past the eleven
dark before the work of the evening
vas closed.
The meeting was the first OF the
lew fiscal year and much was to be
tone. The regular routine out OF the
way. the claims allowed and dispos-
d OF, the annual reports of the city Of
icers were presented for the informa-
ion OF the council The Herald has
prepared these figures in a competi-
i've way with those of last year and
some cases. preceding years, and
gives them to its readers. The city
onncil does not have a report of its
proceedings published as required by
he people and the tax payers should
Ie informed as to what is going on
nd where the money Is going and
What for. The reports are given else
where. .,
The Milk Strike
As foretold by the Herald columns,
he dairy men of OskalOosa and city
Monday evening TO enter protest
lgainst the enforcement of the new
larry ordinance, which has been de-
Jared good by the Supreme Court
md which the city of Oskaloosa now
,eeks to enforce, and has ordered the
innual testing OF dairy animals.
Doctor j. Il. Fleener former dairy
lairymen and read the resolutions
given below, and the were made a
part of the citys record. He then
addressed the council on the matter
IN point.
Resolutions.
We. the undersigned farmers and
iairymen living in or near Oskaloosa,
iowa.
Realizing that the ordinance requir'
ing milk dealers to furnish milk from
only those cows that have been test
ed for tuberculosis. is unjust and
hat it is an imposition upon those
furnishing the city with milk in that
1t does not require farmers who fur
nish milk and cream to creameries
md ice cream factories, nor those
who furnish butter 10 the city to test
their cows. ...... .......
Realizing that If We test our own
herds We cannot supply the extra
quantities OF milk and cream required
FOR the Saturday and Sunday trade.
because the farmers from whom we
get this extra supply are not required
by the present ordinance to test
heir cows.
Knowing that our customers pre-
Ter the milk from clean, healthful un-
.ested cows to that from cows that
awe been subjected to the test, and
showing further that the injection OF
,uberculin into the cows system may
IRE into action the latent germ OF
tuberculosis that are contained In
the system OF practically all cattle,
Knowing that it has never been
proven that tuberculosis Is transmit
able from the animal to the man;
that there Is not a case on record to
prove that snch thing Is possible.
Knowing that the testing of cattle
for the good OF the cattle business is
aot the aim OF the city ordinance to
which we refer. ana that such testing
can only he brought about by state
Legislation. with necessary appropria-
ton for the carrying on of the same.
We adopt the following resolutions:
Resolved, that the city council be
asked to withdraw the ordinance TO
which we refer and substitute there.
fore an ordinance, requiring that all
dairies from which milk is furnish
ed TO the city be inspected and If
conditions seem questionable that the
milk from all questionable sources be
analysed and all such inspection and
analysis be conducted at the expense
of the city; that we, who now furnish
the city with milk will stop supply
ing same until Just and equitable
laws and regulations are made
Signed: j. Frank Clark, J. VI.
Summers. G. Il. Teter. A II. White
II. VI. Summers, r. X. Davis, ST., J.
Y. AIgood, c. C. Caldwell, S. J. Sted.
dom. j. G. Kessler, r. A. Masteller,
f.. r. letters. Tom Ferree, ChaS. Holm
The city was specially fortified in
its position for the meeting. in the
presence OF Or. Cuilford II. Summers
seer ctary OF the State Board of Health
DIR. j. Fred Jarvis and Or. !. G. Rob,
"rt~. Or. Summers cTme from Dies
Moines on the nine O'Clock train and
the discussion was postponed pending
The arrival. while the council had its
routine business in progress.
mr., Summers was given the Roor