The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-28
ORDINANCE NO. 200.

AN ORDINANCE to provide for the
purity of ice sold In the city OF De-
late the delivery OF IL and all other
ice sold within the City OF Detroit.
It Is hereby ordained by the People
OF the City of Detroit:
Section /. Every person, firm or cor
poration desiring to engage in the
business OF retailing, and selling any
fee from house to house or TO hotels,
restaurants. saloons or other places
where such ice SO sold and delivered
may be used In contact with articles OF
food or drink, which use In hereinafter
referred to as domestic use, or where
such ice Is to be used solely tor coolin .
purposes. shall before engaging In such
business file a written application with
the Board OF Health OF the City OF De-
troit. stating the place or places where
such Ice isJto be or has been cut or
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 to be
sold. such application shall be veri-
the applicant is corporation. by the
oath OF some officer thereof
Sec. 2. All ice TO be sold or deliv-
cred within the City for domestic use
as aforesaid. shall be pure and health
full ice, free from matter. deleterious &c
neaftfr. and stehT Heels Aefeby-deAHet
to be Ice which. upon chemical and bac.
THEOLOGICAL examination. shall be fount
bacteria and to contain not more than
nine-tenths of one part OF free am
monia and one-tenth OF one part OF
albuminoid ammonia In one million
parts. :,
Sec. 3. The Board OF Health shall
examine such application and II IL shall
appear therefrom that the Ice INTENDED
TO be sold In such ice rs may under
this ordinance be lawfully sold ana
delivered in the City for domestic use
as aforesaid said Board or Health
shall take from the applicant bono
running to the City Of DETROIT WIZ
OF Health I'm the sum OF Ave thousand
dollars. conditioned that the appIcan.
shall comply with all the ordinances oi
the City relating to the cutting, stor
ing, selling and delivery OF Ice ano
with ali lawful rules and regulations
OF the Board of Health touching tne
ice business and touching the pro,
lection and care OF articles OF 49, 49,
and drink and food materials, ana 1ur,
Their conditioned that the applicant VIII
not sell or give away in the city any
ice containing any substance oele,eI -
Gus to health during the period OF ne y
license, except as hereinafter PROVIDED
Upon receipt of such application ano
bond II such application and bond shai,
be approved, the Board OF Health shall
forthwith transmit such appncatio,,
thereupon upon payment by the appli,
cant OF a license fee hereinafter hxeo
issue or cause to be Issued to such APP
pllcant q license authorizing the appii-
cant TO engage. In the business OF re-
failing and selling Ice either TOT
domestic purposes solely or for pack
ing and cooling purposes solely. or toi
both purposes.
Sec A. rhe fee for every sucr
license shall oe 81 per year for eacr
applicant operating or employing one
vehicle for tho delivery o. zee In said
city. and from each applicant operat'
ing more than one vehicle the fee shat
be at the same annual rate for each
vehicle so emDloyd.
Sec g. No person. firm or corpora
ton shall sell or deliver In the city
any ice for domestic use, as aforesaid
which shall not be equal to the
standard herein fixed; nor snail any
person. firm or corporation sell or de-
liver I'm the city any ice for domestic
use, as aforesaid. which has been gath.
cred from the Detroit river. or any OF
its tributaries. opposite TO 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 " for public water sup
ply -
Sec. g. II shall he the dut, wof the
Board OF Health to examine or cause
to be examined from time to time the
places where ice is gathered or II TO be
gathered or has been gathered for sale