The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-15


premises posted and every persG
within a radius of 200 feet is va.
cinated. At the end Of sickness
, the Fofmald-hyde Gas disinf-t
ton is used az for other infection
cases, and We have not yet had
single other ease to deal with j
the same house.
But now more Is expected Q
this office AMI its assistants; |
now becomes a pure food commits
sion for the City of New Iberia
which will necessarily make u
busy place, and render it Dpces
sary to give it much more time
With the iairies to look after, tn,
slaughter houses, meat markets
meat carts. baker shops. bake
carts, grocery stores, fruit stands
and even barber shops, beside:
the work which we have al'ral,
been doing 1t will become n-crS
sary for the Board to hack up III
Health Officer and Inspector, anC
if you do, ! assure you Of a rigid
enforcement of AL the municlpa
and State public health laws.
will read You copies of two or
dinances which | wish you TO adopt
which will speak for themselves
And now we come to the all i'm
pOrtant question of sanitary
slaughter pens. and the slaughter
ing Of healthy animals.
l find it almost impossible ia
have anything Ike sanitary
slaughter Of animals under our TX
listing laws.
The nnIDerOns slaughter houses
around the City are mere make
shifts AZ compared to what they
should I've under tho law; aud
these cannot be made sanitary
without abolishing them entirely
and ordering new ones built,
which would he a hardship on
most of the owners.
Iu'ge with all possible empha-
sis the establishment Of a central
house under Municipal
and request you to look
into the matter and get plans and
specifications for same with a
view of ascertainlng the cost, and
TO report TO this Board at an early
date, when we will be prepared to
pass au ordinance requiring the
city to maintain the same This
Board has full power in the prem
lses aud we should 60 on record
FOR establishing this one essential
10 the preservation Of public
Realth. Yours truly.
\ WARREN G. YOUNG, M. II.
fhe Chair appointed Messrs. In.
1ett and Delahoussaye y Commit
:e4 to ascertain the approximate
;O4 It Of central slaughter house,
lDf to get plans Of same. On
ntliOn Of Mr.. lndest, seconded
I'D carried the opinion of thu
1ty Attorney in regard to the
|fuOpfiOn IF ordinances by the
BOard Of Health was fled.
Anordinance 20 regulate the sale
Il milk within the City Of New
IBERIA, was presented and read
nd Oh motion of Mr.. Indest, sec-
'uded by Mr. Delahoussaye was
dOpted. Which ordinance reads
3 follows. tO-wit-
Be it ordained by the President
nd Members of the Board of |
lealth of the City of New Iberia.
hat from and after the da!e of
be first publication Of this ordi
ance, that it shall be unlawful
"; and all persons selling milk
J retail dairymem within the cor.
Orate limits "f the City Of New
Ieria, to carry or deliver the said
ilk otherwise than is hereinafter
rOvided and as follows, to- wit:
1st-AH vessels used for thet
.livery of milk, shall be mad.
clean, and Their filled in
screened room at the dairy.
hich must be provided for the
lrpOs~.
2nd-rh" delivery nf milk tcI
stOmers in small quantities, Of
~ than one gallon, shall be- con
med in closed jars, snch M hot ,
Or jar, and all delivery i'm
rger quantity shall be in closed .
ass, agate or granite.
3rd-The use of fancets in
awning milk from vessels in pro- ..
bited. l.
Be it further ordained, that any
'lation of the provisions of this {
finance shall subject the offend. /
party I" OsecutiOn before !!
= Court of competent jurisdic- = :
n, and on conviction, thereof. '
: OFFENDING party shall be fined t
the sum not less than Is nor q
re than SIS At the discretion Of =
judge. together with al cost
the prosecution. and in dsf.nltI