El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-16
ONLY THE HEALTHY
MAY MILK col VS.
Council Adopts Ordinance
Intended to Prevent the
Spread of tuberculosis
and Other Diseases.

Where milk is intended for sale, the
COW cannot be MIXED by any person
afflicted with tuberculosis or who has
any other infectious disease. This is
one of the provisions of the new milk
ordinance which was adopted by the
city council at the session held Thurs
day morning. If any member of the
family has an infectious disease, an
other member is prohibited from milk
ing the COW, or handling the milk in
any manner.
Before any milk can be sold or re-
ceived in the city for sale the dealer
must first obtain a permit from the
board of health Licenses in these cases
are obligatory and Will not De issued
until there has been a rigid compliance
with the provisions OF the ordinance
All dairies, milk animals. cOrrals and
stables will be subject at all times to
the entry and inspection of the city
health officer This applies to dairies
not in the city limits Samples OF
cream and milk sold in the city are TO
be given to the health officer when
Selling Agents Must Assist.
The ordinance provides that grOcersi
bakers. hotel keepers. restaurant
keepers, and others selling milk or
cream must at all times keep the name
and number of the permit of the dairy
man or person from whom the milk IS
obtained, posted in a conspicuous place
The board of health is to furnish cards
for this. Milk wagons must have the
name and number of the wagon license
painted on them The dairyman who
uses vehicles must provide cover so
that the contents will be protected
from the sun. Before milk is placed in
closed cans for marketing the heat
must be reduced to a temperature not
exceeding 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Milk cows cannot be fed any garbage,
swill or refuse. The places where milk
animals are kept must be sanitary.
Fixes Milk Standard.
The standard for milk is: Specific
gravity, 1.02S at go degrees Fahrenheit;
solids, u per centum by weights; but
ter fat, "a per centum by weights;
cream, per centum by volume; water.
IS per centum by weights. For cream:
Butter fat. 20 per centum by weights.
Where there is scarlet fever, typhoid,
diphtheria. measles, smallpox. German
original package. It must be trans
ferred from the original package to a
cOntainer furnished by the purchaser.
The milk rooms of the dairies. the
ordinance says, must be thoroughly
screened and protected against flies.
The milk room must be kept scrupu-
lousy clean at all times. Pans, meas
ures. bottles and other receptacleS used
must be steriliZed.
office of Inspector Created.
SKINNED" milk may be sold if the
can or bottle bears that label In con-
nectiOn with the milk ordinance the
office of tubercular inspector was
created. The duty of the officer is to
inspect animals for signs of tuberCulOs-
is. Where practicable the inspection
may be made by a representative Of
dustry.
Typhoid Cases Number a.
There are ~ cases of typhoid fever
in the city. There was a total of 90
cases reported. but nine were dismissed
during the week. The new cases re
ported for the week ending Oct. Is !
were % Deaths for the week num- |
bered Z and births II.
H. IL -
of meat and 129 pounds of fruit and I
vegetables one whole steer carcass /
was condemned.
Public Library Cash DiminisheS.
The cash on hand or TIE public IL !
brary on oct. amounted to S93.S5; on !
Sept. 1, it was $114-7O: on Aug l. s5S4-- I
70. The operating expenses for Sep !
TENDER amounted to S492.99; for August /
S3S2.45, and for July. S3S6.46.
The report of police chief I. y. Davis !
for September showed fines assessed !
S33S1; collected. S2S21; amount served /
out S296; amount RENTED. S5I1. ]
Petitions Granted. 1
Petitions granted were: O. c. Girls /
more, to install an underground gaSO- [
line tank at POS South Santa Fe; 0. II. !
scott. to transfer occupation license,
and refund of unused occupation tax; /
J. d. Love. for quit claim deed to /
property in East FL PasO.
Petitions Referred.
Petitions referred to the fire and /
DullClnE committee ~ D. Mclean. TO /
install a tank at 1000 East Third street. {
To the sanitary committee: II. d.
Johnson. to keep seven horses at 14I5
Nevada street.
The application of ]. A. Escajeda and
S Terrazas TO withdraw from an en-
ployment agency bond was approved on
condition that another bond to be SUBJ
mtted, meets with the approval of the
city attorney.
Balances Due on Contracts
The estimate of city engineer George
Espy for the work done by the Texas |
Bltuhthic company in paving the alley /
In blocks 21S and 219, Campbell addi- !
ton, was SS91-33. The balance due thu (
is S7S5.O6
The balance due the Concrete Pro-
ducts Corporation of America for con-
crete pipe furnished the city amounts Z
to S50S4.16. During May, June. July I
and August 99Tz feet of SO inch pipe
were supplied In August and Septem-
Der 1878 feet of 80 inch pipe was fur
nished.
.Hurdy Gurdy'' Music to stop.
Music characterized as being of the