New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-23
M|LKMEN FACE PENALTY
LederIe Orders Prosecution OF
IL Who Fail to Obey Law.
AMPLE WARMING he SAYS
Others Who Fail to Comply
with Sanitary Regulations
Will Meet Like Fate.

Twelve of the milk dealers who have
defied the Department Of Health In re-
| fusing 10 follow tho new milk regulations
are 10 be prosecuted. Health Commits
sioner Iederle has sent the names OF the
dealers 10 the Corporation Counsel with
the request that action be taken against
| them for violating the Sanitary Code
The milk regulations were made par'
OF the code early in the year. 1t Is re-
quired that all except special grades Of
milk shall Be pastcurized and that the
different grades must be labelled.
II do not want TO divulge the names OF
the twelve dealers at the present time
said Commissioner Lederle yesterday
There are more 10 follow"
Inspectors have been at work for a
number of weeks TO see what dealers IN
the city were complying with the regula-
tons The majority of the dealers, ac-
cording to DR.. Lederle, have met the code
requirements. Reports on those who lave
not done so are now being received.
The Commissioner is no more insistent
on having the offending dealers brought
10 terms than are the dealers who have
at much expense, put In the necessary
appliances to meet the code requirements
Tho action Of the Health Commissioner
in requesting prosecutions was warmly
Endorsed yesterday by one OF the biggest
milk dealers In the city.
A violation of the Sanitary Code Is a
misdemeanor, and Is punishable by fine
not 10 exceed 500, or by year in jail, or
both.
I The Health Commissioner sent three
notices in recent months TO the milk
dealers Of the city. in which he explained
that, despite the extra work and expendl-
ture OF money necessary TO meet the
Board of Health requirements, the deal
ers had ample time in which TO comply
Then he recently declared that he meant
70 prosecute the hold-out dealers.
That the new regulations will not cause
an increase in the price OF milk is stoutly
maintained by Or. Lederleo who says
dealers have informed him that loose
pasteurized milk is being sold for SIX
cents a duart-the same price loose raw
milk brings.
Dr.. L,ederle, since he resumed direction
OF affairs at the Department or Heaith
i'm 1910. has given first attention 10 tie
bettermen, of the city's milk supply.
Pasteur!zation, he declares, Is a necessary
expedient for protecting the general mlik
supply OF large cities. The changes Which
have been adopted since January 1910
relating TO the production and sale OF
milk. with the object of insurinG a clean
and safe supply. are the most radical and
far reaching since the establishment OF
milk inspection IN New York.
Inspectors Of the department are sun
investigating conditions in stores where
milk is sold. as well as AZ the milk de-
pots. 10 see that 1t Is kept at tempera-
ture not above % degrees.
IL IS expected that additional names q
dealers who have not met the new re-
quiremeuts Will be handed to the Corpo-
ration Counsel within the next few day
The disposal OF the cases VIII De
watched with interest by all organizations
interested in the tight Of the Health
Commissioner for o better milk supply
The New York MIX Committee has
strongly Endorsed the stand taken by the
Commissioner.