Evening journal., 1914-06-25
FOOD ORDINANCE
UNDER analysis
Only Objection Seems to be
Against Small Milk
Sales
HEALTH OFFICIALS
DEFEND PROPOSED LAW

City Council as committee of the
whole. held a public meeting last night
TO hear the proposed pure food ordi-
nance discussed. The ordinance has al
ready received two readings in Council
The session was attended by one hun
dred citizens. among them being dele
cations from the Retail MIX Dealers
Association. the Consumers League and
Delaware Grange. of Newport, 70 say
nothing of individual meat dealers and
store keepers The ordinance, while
considered drastic by many. was not
vigorously opposed, the milk dealers eN-
pressing thor sentiment on section No.
Ia of the proposed ordinance more than
anyone else.
The milk dealers objections were not
based ON the fact that the ordinance
aims toward better milk supply, but
took exception TO that clause of the or
dinancc prohibiting the selling of milk
in less quantities than a half pint. The
ordinance does not specifically state
that this amount is the smallest TO be
sold, but il does prohibit the selling
of 10 cents worth of milk IN ket-
ties
While IL is admitted that the pro
posed measure is drastic, the majority
of the members of Council think that
AZ the health of the public is at stake,
nothing could be too drastic. Several
of those present thought that the con
sumner would be willing TO pay add
tional money for milk that was pure
and clean.
The meeting was presided over by
Colonel Wellover r. Slower in the alb
sencc of President White After the
meeting was called to order the pro
posed ordinance was read section by
section. No opposition developed until
the fourteenth section was reached.
This section reads as follows;
Section ~. No person or dealer IN
milk and no servant or agent OF such
a dealer in milk. except such as may
sell for consumption upon the premises
where sold. shall give, furnish, sell
offer for sale. or deliver any milk, skim
med milk. buttermlk sour milk, whey
or cream. in quantities of less than one
D) gallon. unless same be kept, offered
for sale exposed for sale, sold or deliv-
cred in sanitary transparent glass bot
ties. or such. other rcceptacles OF a
similar character as may be approved
hy the Board Of Health. the same TO
be sealed with suitable cap or stopper.
The said bottles or other receptacles
shall be sealed Immediately after the
nllmc of same, which filling and sealing
shall only be done in milkhouse OF
creamery. the sanitary condition OF
which has been approved by the Board
of Health
After the section had been read John
A. Porter. a milk dealer, asked J. Austin
Ellison, secretary ol the Board OF
Health, to explain this, saying 1t was
not clear TO the milk dealers. Secretary
Ellison explained that II was desired e
have nll milk BOTTLES filled in She cream
crv or milk houses. MIR. Ellison said h'
knew that some dealers. would TAX
milk bottles from doorsteps and goinl
to their wagons they would refill then
despite the fact that the bottles had
not been washed Mr. Ellison also ex.
planned that by prohibiting the selling
of milk in less quantities than one quart
except when in glass bottles, it was
hoped TO stop cigar store dealers and
groceis who made n practice of selling
milk In small quantities and whose ice
boxes were not sanitary or the condi-
tions as good as those of the milb
houses of the regular dealers Mr.. Por'
ter replied that he thought this a hard.
ship on the poor people
Frederick Brady of the Middletowr
Farms. asked Mr. Ellison what differ
ence there was in a dealer selling large
quantities of milk out of can and d
woman endeavoring 10 purchase milk il
small ouaniitics when She had a covered
kettle. Mr. Ellison said that the wo
man would be prevented from securing
the milk. Mr. Brady then explainel
that an caps ON milk BOTTLES were mo-
alkc md at times the caps did not I'll
the bottles.
Mrs c. /. B Henning of the Con
sumers' League, said the League
wanted milk that was as clean as i
was possible to he had. and that /
the use Of bottles made this possible
! they wanted them.
Charles n. Burris. another mill
dealer. said that the use of bottle
Y should be made universal. Secretar
Ellison explained that this was IN
Y thought of those who prepared th
Y ordnance.
Al this point Councilman thinner
y mann said il seemed as if the Boar
y of Health was back OF "a glass FAC
y tory" Personally" he added,
y think a kettle is as clean as any bo
tie" Mr.. Burris explained at Gel
Y tain periods of the year the dealC
y made a net profit of cent on qua
~ OF milk and he contended that tl
y dealers could not afford to put N
" milk up in recepiacles holding les
y than a half pint
. Or. Harvey B. Patton said I
% thought the section imposed harl
" ship on the poor. especially tho
70 with babies These people cann
~ afford TO buy ice, and during n
warm weather IL is possible TO pu
~ chase milk cents worth at
% time. several times during the day
DIT Patten said In this way, the
. children get cool milk and they
y not have TO buy iCe.'
. Dr. Patton said il was his opini'
y tfat tuberculosis and typhoid few
. are not spread through milk. but
the manner in which milk is handle
. Mrs Henning then suggested IN
z the proposed measure was not dra
= tic enough and she suggested that {
z bottles should be sterilized.
Councilman McDermott said
y represented working people al
r desired to know If those who eai
= So and 50 a week should be compel
: ed TO pay more for their milk Sc
/ eral of the dealers replied that tn
II would.
i J. r. Rhoades then told Of the go,
that had been accomplished
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