Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-12
PURE MILK SUPPLY FOR WESTERLY
Anti Tuberculosis Committee Recommends Miss Barclay of Providence For Milk Inspector-What Such Office h. volves-Fire Bell Inadequate-Sudden Death of Life Saver Carnaghars Wife

At the first meeting of the new town council all the offices within the gift of the council were filled except that of milk inspector. Health Officer Lewis stanton has been the nominal milk in- speotor for the past two years, but sNncA at the solicitation of the local committee of the State Anti -Tubercu- losis society the council has decided to enforce the law in all it's details, he declined to be a candidate for re- appointment. M- Stanton, realizing the exacttng duties, was convinced that he could not devote the required time to the duties. Though Council man Flynn suggested Dr. Thomas E. Robinson for the office, it was decided to defer the appointment. President Clarke suggested that the anti-tuber- culosts committee was to meet later and probably would recommend a can- didate for tho position, and the coun- cilmen acoTie8ced-
 At a meeting of the committee it was decided t orecommend Miss Bar clay of Providence for milk inspector. She is now connected with the State Anti Tuberculosis society with office in Providence. For the past two months she has been inspecting the dairy farms in Westerly and vicinity and, with the assistance of Special Officer Donald Ferguson, has collected samples of milk in the early morning from dealers en route to customers to deliver the milk. The samples were collected for analysis, and returns show ihaJ some samples are below the legal standard. Whether the town council will act favorably upon the recommendation of the anti-tubercu- rxsVz +N y.lI, . female milk inspector, has not reached a point of defniteness.
 The town council of Westerly having voted to enforce the laws relating to milk, 1t will be the duty of the milk inspector to see to it that all milk cream and skinned milk shall be sold by standard size measures and in re- ceptacles previously sealed by the healer of weights and measures of the town where the dealer sesides or where the milk is sold The penalty 10 offenders is not less than $50 or mora than s100 for first offense, and for any subsequent offense not less than S100, or imprisonment not less than 90 days. or both
 No one is permitted to have milk foI sale without having license from the town council, which are granted upon recommendation of the milk inspector All licenses expire on the first Monday of February next following the date of license. The inspector of milk is required to keep a record of all IT, Icenses issued and the date of each in- dividual case. The town council has the power to revoke or suspend r- censes at any time in their discretion upon the complaint of the milk in- spector There is a severe penalty at tsched to the offense of selling miIH without license.
 The law gives the town council full power to annually elect one or more milk inspectors and upon appoint ment the inspectors must publish the fact for two weeks in a newspaper published in the town.
 The milk inspector may appoint col leotors. subject to the approval of the town council, to gather in samples ot mix.
 The section which relates to the duties of inspectors never anticipate{ female inspector of milk, as the terms ara in the masculine gender The section reads: