The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-28

purity OF ice sold In the City OF De-
srot Tor domestic use. and TO regu-
Ice sold within the City OF detroit.
-. hereby ordained by the People
OF the city Of Detroit:
poratfon desiring 10 engage in the
business OF retailing. and selling any
ico from house TO house or to hotels.
restaufants saloons or other places
may be used In contact with articles OF
food or drink. which use Is hereinafter
reierred 70 as domestic use, or where
S suen Ice Is 70 be used solely Tor cooling
purposes, shall before engaging I'm such
business ME a written application with
the Board or Health OF the City OF De-
roit. stating the place. or places whore
gathered, the means of delivery. the To-
cation OF the depot or places from
which said Ice Is to be delivered and
the quality OF the Ice Intended 10 he
sold. such application shall be veri-
ned by the oath or the applicant. or II
the applicant IL corporation. by the
oath OF some officer thereof.
sec. :. All Ice to be sold or deliv-
cred within the City for domestic use.
I as aforesaid. shall be pure and health
full Ice. free from matter deieterious to
health. and such ice Is hereby defined
| TO he Ice which. upon chemical and bac-
Pathological examination. shall be found
TO be free from nitrites and pathogenic
bacteria and to contain not more than
monia and one-tenth OF one part OF
4 albaminoid ammonia In one million
4 parts.
Sec. g. The Board OF Health shall
| examine such application and IL IL shall
| appear therefrom that the ice Intended
| TO be sold IL such ice as may under
| this ordinance be lawfully soia ano
delivered In the City for domesuc usS
as aforesaid, said Board or Heaitn
shall take from the applicant a PONG
running to the city OF Detroit with
sureties to be approved by sac bouIa
OF Health In the sum OF nve tnousano
dollars conditioned that the applicant
shall comply with all the ordinances Oh
the City relating TO the cuttihs, sto'
ing. selling and delivery. OF ice anu
with all lawful rules and regulauohs
OF the Board OF Health touching .ne
ice business and touching ths pa
lection and care OF articles OF t s"r
and drink and food materials, anu lu ,,,
Their conditioned that the applicant WI,
not sell or give away In the CITY any
Ice containing any substance ueis.@',
GUS to health during the pc, psr'v nroyided'
Upon receipt of such application ana
bond IL such application and pono sha,,
be approved. the Board OF Heaitn sn SUI.
forthwith transmit such appl'eatio,,,,
and bond to the Mayor. who shaii
thereupon upon payment by the appi.
cant OF a license fec hereinafter hxed
issue or cause to be issued to such APP
plicant a license authorizing the april
cant TO engage In the business OF re-
failing and selling Ice either Tor
domestic purposes solely or Tor pacR-
Ing and cooling purposes soieiy' vi ioi
both purposes.
Sec 4 The fee for every such
license shall ne 81 per year Tor each
applicant operating or employing one
vehicle for the delivery o. zee In sara
city and from each applicant operat.
ing more than one vehicle the Zee shaii
be at the same annual rate Tor each
vehicle so employd.
Sec. g. No person. firm or corpora
tlon shall sell or deliver In the city
-frfy-fee-f -domeStic-nSe. as a1oresaIo
which shall not be equal TO the
standard herein fixed; nor shall any
liver in the city any ice for domestic
use, as aforesaid, which has been gath.
cred from the Detroit river or any or
its tributaries. opposite 10 the dis-
charge OF any sewer, nor any ice gath
cred from any marsh or stagnant pond
nor from any water from any place
which Is not 1T for public water sup
Sec. G. II shall be the duty OF the
Board OF Health TO examine or cause
20 be examined from time to time the
places where ice is gathered or Is to be
gathered or has been gathered for sale
and delivery as aforesaid within the
city. and all places where -such Ice
may lie stored or kept. and every We
hicic In which the same may be deliv-
cred on anyspart OF Its route from the
place where IL Ia gathered TO the con-
&lrner. and to examine or cause to he
examined from time 20 Tine Ice so
sold or delivered or TO be sold or deliv-
cred SO far as may be deemed neces-
sary or expedient. to ascertain whether
such ice is pure and healthful and free
from matters deleterious to health ac-
cording to the standard herein liked:
and IL from such examination IL shall
be found that any person or corpora
ing or delivering any Ice for domestic
use as aforesaid below the standa rd
herein fixed. or any Ice contrary 10
the provisions OF this ordinance. such
nerson or corporation shall be deemed
guilty of having violated the terms of
this ordinance.
The Board OF Health shall from time
20 time. and II is hereby empowered
10 make such rules as TO the storing.
gathering and inspection OF Ice sold
and delivered In the city for domestic
nae as aforesaid. as will prevent the
distribution In said city for domestic
uso as aforesaid OF any impure Ice or
ice containing any deleterious sub
stance according to the standard herein
Sec. 7. This ordinance shall not be
construed TO prohibit the selling or
delivering of Impure Ice to be used
only for packing or cooling purposes;
that is TO say: for use In refrigerators
refrigerator cars. freezing machines,
rooms and other places where II will
not come I'm contact with articles of
food or drink for man.
whenever any impure Ice for pack
ing or cooling purposes shall be sold
or delivered from any wagon or other
Syehicle said wagon or other vehicle
shall have printed thereon in letters
at least six inches high the words:
Zee for packing or cooling purposes
only. Not for domestic use"
No ice for packing or cooling pur-
poses shall be sold in the city by any
person firfa-ef--eaFpora lthout- a
license or otherwise than In conform
fty with the provisions or this section
and of this ordinance.
No ice designed or intended TO be sold
or offered for sale or delivered for do
nestle use shall be sold or offered for
sale or delivered from any wagon or
other vehicle used In the vending or
distributing OF ice to be used for pack
ing or cooling purposes.
Sec. 2. Every person. firm. or corr
poration licensed under the provisions
of this ordinance shall have securely
fastened on each side OF the outside
of the box of each wagon or other
vehicle used in the business OF vend-
ing or distributing Ice metal plate
not less than ten inches long and six
inches wide. having stamped or plainly
marked thereon: Detroit Ice Dealer.
Domestic Ice Only" and number
corresponding TO the number of the
licensed ice dealer owning. controlling
or using such wagon or vehicle. Such
plate shall also have marked thereon
the year for which such license Is is
sued Such plate shall be procured
from the license clerk. and shall, be a
different color and design for each