Evening journal., 1914-05-15

is not prohibited from handling or tast
ing such foodstutfs.
Propretors or managers Of stores,
restaurants, lunch rooms or other places
where articles of food are sold or manu-
factured, are compelled under Section
eleven TO protect such food from dust
dirt and llies by glass cases, wire
screens, power driven fans or such other
modern methods as will keep the food
clean
Section twelve provides for prevention
OF nuisancos arising from odors from
garbage and cooking. Such odors shall
be dispensed with by the use of forced
air, air shafts OF other modern methods.
Section thirteen prohibits the en-
ployment of any person suffering from
tuberculosis, ophthalmas or other con
tagious OF infectious disease. in any
Part of restaurant or place where food
stuhs are prepared;
Expectorating by employees in such
places upon the walls or iloor is prOhib-
tied
Section fourteen provides that guam
titles less than gallon of milk or cream
and not to be consumed on the premises,
shall not be sold unless in sanitary
transparent glass bottles. or such other
receptables as shall be approved by the
Board OF Health. Such bottles or re-
ceptacles shall be sealed Immediately
upon being illed.
Section fifteen provides that food
shall not be exposed for sale less
than twenty-four inches from the sur
face of the ground. This provision
prevents putting food on the side
walks or on low stands.
Section sixteen contains a number
of provisions governing cold stor-
age warehouses and the storing oi
food in the same 1t provides that al
food, when placed in cold storage
warehouses shall be marked with tn,
date that il is stored and upon with
drawal shall be marked with the
I date on which II is withdrawn. Il
prohibits the sale of such food mo-
plainly marked with both dates, anC
also with the words, "cold storag,
food. printed in letters not less thar
two inches high.
If the food is sold from containers
it shall be wrapped in wrappers bear
AAS AAN nltNlutQ udltn anu TIE WOAui
cold storage food" in letters not LEST
| than one-fourth of an inch square.
I is provided that such marks be dis.
played cOnspicuously and be in plail
view of the purchaser at the time o
/ purchase.
The ordinance fixes time limit fo
the storage of food and no food cal
be placed in storage for a longe
period than as follows. Whole car
casses Of beef, or any parts thereof
four ca months; whole carcasse
Of pork, or any parts theerof, six &C.
months; whole carcasses of sheen
or any parts thereof, six Co months
whole carcasses of lamb, or any part
thereof, six Co months; whole car
casses of veal, or any parts thereof
three 60 months; dressed fowl
drawn, five (5) months; dresser
fowl, undrawn, ten QO) months
eggs, eight 81 months; butter, min
(s) months. and fish, nine (9) months
After food has been withdraw
from a cold storage warehous
for the purpose of placing
on the market for sale, il shall be un
lawful for any person, firm or cor
poration TO return such food, or an
portion thereof, to such warehous
or any other similar warehouse.
Section II provides that al. person
offending against the provisions o
the ordinance shall be deemed guilt
OF maintaining a nuisance detrimen
tai to the public health and upo
conviction in the Municipal Court
shall be fined not less than ten an
not more than fifty dollars.
Section is provides for frequen
inspections by the officers of tn
Board of Health, clerk of the market
meat and milk inspector, and week.
reports by them to the health board
Following the reading of III
ordinance Mr.. Draper remarked tina
it was something in which every busi
ness man of the city is interested
and he moved that the printing com
mittee be authorized to have 100
copies printed.
Mr.. Haney remarked that the ordin
ance was too lengthy to be passed Il
its present form, as delegation afte
delegation would appear before Coun
Gil week after week to oppose it. II
suggested that it be cut to a few sec
liOhS Miich lutIt WOulQ De NOR
chance of passing IT,
President White stated that ther
was an urgent need of some ordin
ance to safeguard the health Of tn
city.
Councilman McDermott objected +
having 1000 copies of the report printe
until it had been considered by the com
mittee of the whole. He doubted tina
IT would be passed in any form. Coun
Gilman Stover remarked that he kne,
that much time and thought had bee
given to the ordinance by tine men wh
compiled it. He declared that il w.
stringent. but when it comes TO pro
tecting the food of the citizens of Wi
mington it could not be too stringent.
Councilman Zimmerman stated tina
the only way to protect the food is {
60 to the Legislature and get enoug
money to build a big city marke
house. to get away from the stree
markets, and to put the present marke
houses in better condition.
Councilman McGoldrick believed a