The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-22
THE SANITARY
INSPECTORS TO
DON UNIFORMS
THIS WAS DECIDED BY BOARD OF
HEALTH LAST N!eHT-REPoRT-
ED UNFAVoRABLY ON DAIRY
ORDINANCE AND WILL OFFER A
sUBsTITUTE-oTHER MATTERS
CONSIDERED.

According to the ruling Of the board
Of health in session last night, the
regular sanitary inspectors Of the city
will be required to wear uniforms here
after. This goes into effect thirty days
from the meeting last night. The uni
form will be the same as that worn by
the police officers, with the exception
that the buttons will have on them
sanitary police" and instead Of wear
ing helmets they will wear gray felt
hats. The special inspectors who are
serving through the summer months
will not be required to purchase uni
forms.
A vote was taken as to retaining the
present corps Of sanitary officers, with
the result that the majority vote was
in favor Of retaining them. DR.. Mobiles
cast the only dissenting vote.
UnfaVorable Report on Ordinance.
A communication from the council
enclosing the report Of the committee
to which the ordinance regulating the
location Of diaries in the city of Pen
sacola with the recommendation that
it be referred to the board of health
and requesting that in case that board
could not report favorably on the pro-
posed ordinance that they suggest a
substitute, was read. After some dis
cussion it was decided 70 report unfa-
vorably on the proposed ordinance and
the chairman was instructed to appoint
committee to draft a suitable one
Mayor Reilly appointed Drs. Mobiles
Blocker and Hargis on this committee
and they will draft an ordinance and
submit 1t to the board Of health, and ir
case the board approves It, the council
will be asked to adopt same.
Mr.. Oliver objected to the proposed
ordinance because he said he believed
it disseminated against certain sec
tions by allowing a man to move his
dairy from one neighborhood into an
other, and the other members seemed
to agree with him.
Garbage Amendment Tabled.
An amendment to the law regulating
the hauling Of garbage, which had beer
referred to the board, was, after con
siderable discussion, tabled subject tc
recall. The amendment makes 1t un-
lawful to haul wet garbage, slop, fish
heads. etc, along certain streets unless
placed in a receptacle and tightly
closed and sealed. 1t was shown by 6
representative of the company al
Goulding. which uses fish heads and
decayed fish in the manufacture OF
fertilizers that the passage of such 6
law would work q hardship on his
company because there was no Other
way to get the material to the factory
except along the route prohibited and
that the wagons now used in the haul
ing, while they do not comply literally
with the proposed amendment, are
satisfactory.
To Purchase Oil Wagon.
The city health officer was author
lied to purchase an oil wagon, for ust
in exterminating the mosquito. Thu
necessity for such a wagon was clearly
shown and the entire board was II
favor of making the purchase.
Another Ordinance.
On motion of DR.. Blocker, 1t was de
cided to ask the city attorney to draf
an ordinance to require dealers II
| fruits and candies and other such ar
ticles which are exposed covered will
some kind of screen or gauze whicl
| will protect such articles from flies.
Dr. Mobiles, city health officer. an
Dr. Blocker were authorized to TAX
charge of the expenditure of the none,
| appropriated to the board for the pur
pose Of fighting mosquitoes and to US
| same according to their discretion.
The entire board was present las
night and the meeting was preside'
over by Mayor Frank Reilly, chairman
| The new board consists of Mayo
Reilly, Drs. Blocker, Hargis and Noble
and Aldermen Meyer Oliver and Kent
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