Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-15
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Dairy Inspector Young is Removed
from that Office.
FIGHT FOR PURE MILK WARNS UP
Health Commissioner Connen VIII
Have Full Responsibility In Future
and Indignant citizens Are
warned 20 watch.

The city council took action on the dairy
question Tuesday night by removing DIT
George r. Young from his office as dairy
inspector and putting the whole RESPONSE
bility for the conditions surrounding the
milk supply upon Health Commissioner
Ralph w. Cornell. DR.. Young was retained
as city veterinarian and will continue 10
receive SIS a month from the CITY, II ne
cares to hold the Job. In its report the
committee stated expressly that II possible
the offices of dairy inspector and health
commissioner would both have been abol-
ished. but as the commissioner is a charter
appointee. he would have to be retained,
and the inspector, being the occupant OF
an office created by ordinance, had his
Office legislated out Of existence.
KountEe Place Complaints.
Several hundred citizens were assembled
in the council chamber 20 voice protest
against the present conditions in the
diaries and committee representatives were
called upon to speak. Harry Lawrie spoke
first for the residents Of Kountze place and
declared that rules were not being obeyed
and officers were not doing their duty. He
was followed by Major r. S. Wilcox, who
stated that he did not know the situation
but wished to lend his support 10 the opin-
ions OF his friends. Rev NJ. o. McLaugh-
lin expressed sentiments similar to those
of Mr.. Lawrie. Judge Berka was asked by
President Brucker to speak for the council,
and he responded by telling the citizens
that the judiciary committee had prepared
a report. which would soon be heard, which
would abolish the office Of dairy inspector
and settle the difficulty by fixing the re-
/ sponsibility in one place
/ Others who spoke.
| Before this recommendation could be read
s. Arion Lewis rose at the request Of DR..
Young Mr. Lewis spoke long enough TO
| demolish utterly the germ theory OF dis
| ease and put Il down as "moonshine" and
scientific rot" f. w. Fitch. attorney for
| the Dairymen's association, was applauded
when he advised people to watch the diaries
just as closely now, that DR.. Connen has
charge of them. they have been watched
during the last few weeks during the agi-
tation.
The committee report. which regretted
the inability OF the council to abolish the
office Of health commissioner as we'll as
that OF dairy inspector was signed by the
members OF the judiciary committee who
were present, Berka. Burmester, Schroeder
and Hummel. Councilman Johnson, tn,
fifth member OF the committee, is out o.
the city.
Church Taxes Laid over.
The question of enforcing taxes against
st. Peters Catholic church was not settled
according TO the recommendation of tho
committee of the whole. but was laid ovel
for a week TO give James p. English. at
torney for the church, a chance to b.
heard.
A resolution was passed ordering thu
: City National Bank company to remov,
the artesian well machinery from Harne,
street and put it on the sidewalk, so tina
1.-THE street will not be INSTRUCTED.
The American Prisons congress, nov
= meeting in Washington d. c., was ex
\ tended an invitation to meet in Omaha 70
the 1911 convention.
. r. A resolution by Councilman Sheldon
. chairman of the finance committee. wa
passed which provides that the variou
e departments OF the city government &
slow on expenditures during the remainde
t OF the year in order to avoid a deficit