The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-19
COUNCIL MAY PASS
MILK ORDINANCE
MATTER WILL BE TAKEN UP BY
ALDERMEN AT MEETING TO.
MORROW. MAY READ.
JUST SALARIES.

The city council will hold regular
meeting on "Wednesday evening when
election inspectors will be appointed
and other election details arranged.
Notices have been posted by City
Clerk Macdonald for registration on
March 80, and in relation to the prop
osition for bonding the city for 700
for new fire hall Women may vote
on this latter proposition.
1t is expected that at tomorrow nights
meeting of the council milk ordi-
nance will be presented by the city
attorney and offered for adoption. The
ordinance will cover all phases of the
milk question such as cleanliness. con-
dition of stables. bottllng regulations
and other features that will tend to
tnsure a better quality Of milk ana
maintain higher standard of purity.
The ordinance of the city of Escanaba
is regarded as good one in its fea-
lures and IL is probable that the ordi-
nance To be adopted here will be mod
eIed on similar lines
Jolih a ioWe VI calumet, deputy
food and dairy Inspector was i'm Han
cock today on official business and
conferred with City Clerk Macdonald
and other officials relative to the pro-
posed ordnance. Mr.. Rowe reports
that in the main conditions making
for cleanliness and purity have been
greatly improved during the past year
but there are few dealers who fail 10
live up to the regulations, and these
win be, looked after Mr. Rowe does
not regard favorably the plan propos-
ed at recent meeting of state health
officers for the establishment OF a state
milk commission. One of the features
discussed by the health officers was
that dairymen might send samples of
their milk to the commission for an
alysis, and If found to be of certain
percentage of purity the dealer would
be given a permit to label his milk as
of standard quality. 1t is pointed out
by Mr. Rowe that the dealer when
selecting his samples for analysis
would for the time being exercise scru-
pulous care that his barns and cows
should lie clean, but that after receiv-
ing his permit there would be nothing
TO prevent his lapsing to carelessness.
The only way to ascertain the quality
az the milk that is being distributed TO
customers is to take samples from the
cans on the wagons on the streets. Mr.
Rowe paid high tribute TO the quality
OF the milk from the Roycroft eairies.
stating that its percentage Of butter
fat was so large that IL one hundred
per cent water should be added the
milk would still be richer than most
Of that sold for general consumption.
Besides acting on the milk ordinance
the council is likely to take up the
matter of adjustment of official sala-
ries. The law requires that any raise
IN salaries shall be made before the
new official assumes Office and that no
increase can be made during the term
OF office of any official Last year the
matter OF increasing the remuneration
of the assistant treasurer came before
the council but was turned down Tor
the reason stated. As the present coun-
al will have but one more regular
meeting after that of tomorrow night
Il is anticipated that the matter OF
salaries will be discussed and adjust"
ed nov.