The San Francisco call., 1910-06-30
SUBSTITUTE MEAT
BILL IS REJECTED
New Conference Called by Of
ficiaIs to Discuss Inspec-
lion Ordinance
TubercuEar Cows From State
University Shipped to This
City, Is Charge


declining to accept the board of
.health,s substitute for the present
meat inspection. ordinance. which safe
guards the city against tubercuIar
meat. the supervisors hospital and
health committee yesterday requested
the health board to consult with the
supporters of the present meat inspec-
tion bin and with the wholesale and
retail butchers and to. submit a new
Dill satisfactory TO the organizations,
which, backed by The Call. have been
making the fight for pure meat and
rigid Inspection. '..:
Health. Commissioner Murray. who
fathered 5he substitute bin. protested
t4at such. q conference could do no
good. Health Officer McNutt said that
three opeu. meetings had been held by
the commission before it brought for
ward Murra Us measure. sbut the city
Iathers. united in the decision not to
accept the Ia rter
Ehe ordinance for which the society
Tor the study and prevention OF tuber-
culosls. the downtown association and
many Improvement organizations have
made the hght goes into effect tomor-
row. Il provides that an inspection
Identical with that enforced by the
federal government shall obtain for
all meats sold within the county.
The board Of health viii meet tomor-
row afternoon and viii name date
for the conferences imposed by the su-
pervisors. At the. previous sessions,
referred to by Health Officer McNutt.
the anutuberculosis society, the civic
leagues committee and other bodies in
teresred were not represented, but they
Will be notified of the gathering.
At yesterdays conference after Doc
NR1rEc r7rpEfdanf n fna Anti
tuberculosis society, had said that the
federal meat inspection provided meat
good enough for everybody and that
the local law establishing an inspection
Of the same. standard should not be
2 abrOgated, Walter c.. Graves; repre-
senung the James meat company, de-
clared that the local meat inspectors
were as good as could be found and
that the city did not want the annoy
ing restrictions of the present ordi-
nance ,-s
He thought. there was not much diff
ference between. the present Taylor
ordinance and the proposed Mccarthy
bill. Nobody he said, wants to sell
bad meat. I.ESouId be for hanging any
man that sold meat which caused any
ones: death,
Dr. AIcNutt was asked why the SUBJ
stitute bin required the federal inspee-.
ton stamp on meat brought in from
Oakland and other points.
Because that is the only inspection
outside Of that Of the city itself in
which we can have confidence" he said.
Fifteen tubercular COWS, condemned
At the University of California's dairy.
were slaughtered, passed by the federal
inspectors. brought into San Francisco,
end sold under the federal stamp" de-
cisred Murray. IF you force federal
3. inspection, it means the business goes
to two firms. Miller & Lpx and the
Western meat company. 1t means the.
extinction Of the local independents and
the cutting Of the butchers wages
down TO z point where a, family can not
be supported in decent comfort"
At this point the supervisors took
hand Walsh and Chairman Healy de-
cIared for a conference. DR.. Merritt
and Dr. Rosenstirn sold that this was
sust the thing needed, and the health
hoard officials gave a reluctant consent.
The committee took UP the matter OF
reviewing the whisky bids submitted
last week and re-referred by the board
TO IL All bids were rejected and each
dealer present was instructed TO sub
nit one sample and one bid If he de-
sired to enter any for next weeks con-
sideration.
Manson Returns
city Engineer Manson returned yes
terday from two weeks journey into
the Hetch Hetchy country. He went to
examine the proposed storage basins Of
The Jack Main and StUbblefeld canyons,
contributory to the Lake Eleanor dis
trict, which were suggested by Secre-
tary Ballipger's engineers as partial
substitute for Hetch Hetchy-
Manson found the engineering diff
culties in the use Of the basins OF no
small moment. He VIII report his re-
suits to the department.
Manson left Engineer Drenzy Jones
IN charge OF the city,s advance party
working In the main Tuolumne section
and found the canal and other SURVEY
work progressing satisfactorily.
To Discuss Water
Supervisor Herget Of the public utili-
ties committee declared yesterday that
the city should purchase the Spring
valley plant The committee agreed to
cali a conference on the subject. The
mayor. the city attorney, the works
board and the city engineer will be in
vited 10 meet with the supervisors to
take up the matter
Amendment Suggested
The merchants association. suggested
10 the supervisors that a charter
amendment should be adopted specifi-
csliy5 empowering the. board to con-
struct tunnels, aqueducts and other
work. necessary in the creation of a
water plant or the Improvement Of
street traffic.
Suit Threatened
Frank b. Peterson &.Co. sent a pro-
test TO the. supervisors yesterday
against the award Of the coffee con-
tract. The company said it was the
lowest bidder and that it would bring
suit. to compel compliance with the
charters direction as TO the awards Of
supplies. ~
PRICE OF OPIUM is
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