Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-06
ICE CONDEMNED FOR
HUMAN CONSUMPTION
INV BOARD of Health Names Produc-
crs OF Unclcan Ice Now ON
Market.

OGDEN. July 6.--At meeting OF the
board of health held Tuesday afternoon
In the council chambers, the following
resolution was adopted. This is most
important step taken by the local
health board and II is the desire OF
those acting in this capacity FOR tne
city that the public become thoroughly
Informed regarding the matter Inc
resolution Is self-explanatory,
whereas. The board OF health LOOK
samples from the various ice houses IN
ogden city IN the presence OF the own
ers and had the same placed IN siass
lars and sealed with sealing wax IN
the presence OF the owners, ana same
was shipped to the state CHEMIST
through the state board OF health anu
Whereas The state chemist certihes
that the various glass jars containing
the samples OF ice, were received by
him with unbroken seals and an anal-
ysis OF each sample was made by MN
i'm accordance with law, and,
Whereas, Certain samples OF ice SUD
mltted to said state chemist ana
analysed by him, proved TO be unht ior
human consumption, and,
Where's, This board Of health ola
not wish to do injustice to any Ice
dealer, called in the state board OF
health to make a further examination
OF the ice referred 20, and,
Whereas, DR. 4. b. Beatty, repre-
senting the state board Of health per
snnallv visited the ponds from which
the ice was harvested, and personally
examined the source OF supply, ana
said DR. Beatty not wishing TO do any
Injustice to any Of the ice dealers d.
rected that a personal Inspection DC
made of the source OF supply from the
various ice ponds leading to the noun
tains, and.
Whereas, Such examination was
made ana It appearing that seepage
from cattle and swine corrals and out
houses directly drained into the creeks
and canals leading to certain ponds.
Therefore. be II resolved, BY the
board OF health OF Ogden city, that the
ice harvested by James q Son, also
from the Smuin pond OF the ogden
city Ice company, and the ice harvested
by George T'receder, be and the same
are hereby condemned for human con
sumption. That said parties may sell
the ice they have stored, In the ice
houses named for storage purpose
only. and that said ice can only be sold
from vehicles or wagons on which are
placed a sign on each side. as provided
by city ordinance, the following words;
storage Ice Only" And that said
nerties he given six days from the date
hereof to place said signs on the wag
ons from which ice ls sold. ana the
public Is hereby warned that said con-
demned ice Is unfit for human con-
sumption and while the same may be
placed in refrigerators no food should
be placed in contact with the Ice ana
said ice must not be used I'm any man
ner where the same may be USED III
connection with food.
1t IL further stated by the board or
health that the ice harvested by the
ogden city Ice company from the FAR
ice pond near the mouth OF Ogden can
Won, and the artificial ice manufac-
tured by the Becker Brewing COMPANY.
and the ice harvested by II. w. Horn
q SONS, have been proved by analysis
10 be practically free from all deleterl-
ons matter and the owners Of said Ice
plants are hereby authorized TO offet
their products for sale for human con-
sumption.