Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
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Sec. Q. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm, or corporation to
sell or keep for sale any cream which
contains less than sixteen per centum
of butter fat, or which shall have
been adulterated or contaminated in
any of the modes set forth in section
four hereof, or to sell any SKINNED
milk SO contaminated, provided that
SKINNED milk shall not be required
to contain the amount of milk solids
and fats herein provided, but in all
cases of a sale of skinned milk, the
fact that it is SKINNED milk shall
be stated to the purchaser. All milk
not meeting the requirements of sec
tion four hereof as to percentages of
solids and butter fat, shall be deem
ed SKINNED milk.
Sec. 7. All persons, firms or corp
orations owning cows, the milk or
cream of which is sold or offered for
sale in this city, shall permit the ex-
animation of such cows by qualified
veterinary surgeon designated by the
city council at such times and in
such manner as it may determine, and
when there is reasonable cause, to be
determined by the city council, to be-
lieve that any disease exists among
such cows and such examination to
be made at the expense of the owner
thereof. The maximum fee to be
charged for the application of the
tuberculin test shall be as follows:
In herds of ten or more cows, two
dollars ($2) per head for the first
ten cows and fifty cents (50c) per
head for each additional COW; in herds
of from five to ten cows the maxi
mum fee shall be three dollars ($3)
per head When less than five cows
are tested the maximum fee shall be
five dollars (s5) per head. Where
cows are brought to veterinary's barn
the maximum fee shall be two dol
lars $50 per head for herds of less
than ten cows.
Sec. S.-Nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed to prohibit the
use or sale of what is known as but
termilk, provided the same is pro
duced from pure and wholesome milk,
but it shall be unlawful for any
person to sell or offer for sale any
buttermilk which is not the product
of pure and wholesome milk, or which
is impure or adulterated.
Sec. 9.--Every hotel keeper, res
taurant keeper, boarding house keep
err, hospital, creamery or drug store
proprietor who furnishes milk or
cream to his guests, boarders or Gus
toners shall be in all respects sub
ject and amenable to the provisions
of this ordinance, saving and except
ing the obtaining of license, so far
as applicable.
Sec. 10. No building shall be used
for stabling cows for dairy purposes
which is not well lighted, ventilated,
shall be supplied with pure water for
drinking purposes. All vessels and ap-
pliances for holding, cooling and stor-
ing and transporting milk shall be of
non-absorbant material, and each
vessel so used for any, such purposes
shall be thoroughly cleaned in pure
water, scalded and sterilized before
being used again. And all milk while
being cooled and stored shall be kept
covered, in a clean place free from
flies and all dirt and noxious gases
or substances which taint or contain
mate the same.
Sec. H.. Any person who shall
violate any provision of this ordinance
shall upon conviction be fined in a
sum not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, and upon a second conviction for
the same offense, if the person so
convicted shall have license, such
license as herein provided, it may be
revoked
Mrs. Egan, chairman of the health
committee, voiced the sentiment of
the Civic club. She asked that sec
ton 2 be changed to read, "at least
three inspections be made annually
and more if the city commissioners
and health officer deem it advisable"
This change was agreed upon.
The second change suggested re-
lated to the provision of the ordin-
ance covering the one cow dairy,
which according to the draft present
ed was not subject to inspection. The
Civic club ladies held in justice to the
milk men, as well as for the protec-
ton of the customers, these should
be included in the inspection. The
council objected to the provision on
account of the extra expense it
would entail. In the end the ladies