New Britain herald., 1915-04-13

tional time 10 inspect the source of supply and prevent the unjust and unfounded stigma which is occasional ly cast upon the inspectors milk cN- aminations because he. too, brings the prosecutions in warranted cases.
 "Compared to the number of milk dealers, the number of milk CXamina- tions is rather low This is no reflec- tion on the work of our milk in spcctor, for his part-timc office Is OverCrowded with the miscellaneous duties connected with his department and if the city wishes the office of milk inspector to progress, it must make 1t purely one for milk inspec- ton and have another part or whole time man for food inspection. The good results which would follow by reason of the more frequent checking up of milk handlers and the more frequent and systematic inspection of every store cannot be questioned. The eneed of food inspection, that is. inspection of food stores, is hardly appreciated by the people. But the need is present, and is well attended to in every city of any size.
 Garbage.
 HIS IS q SupJeCl WHICH ll1y bIiC years experience with has strength ened the opinion I had of the matter long before I came into office, viz: that just as long as New Britain re- mains in the background in adhering to the antiquated method of collect ing garbage, just so long will the ser vice continue unsatisfactory to the citizens. For economic and other
 t,g1, ment has been so loudly proc laimed in the council room that all hope of securing a different method of garbage collection. which would be satisfac- tory to the people, has been squelched for this year Nearly all the older cities in their infancy handled the question by having some one or more contractors collect the swill giving II certain monetary consideration; and the contractor made up the difference by using the refuse as hog food. In a very small city the method may prove successful, but as the place be- comes more congested. each city sees the need of handling the matter in the most enlightened way possible. and considers it as a city liability which, regardless of one-quarter or one-half mill additional tax. mus. be so handled as to have garbage in all parts of the city frequently re- moved. There are as many methods of collecting garbage as one has fingers and toes, but upon much in uuiry of many cities the fact is very evident that tho only satisfactory method is that where the city itself collects and disposes of all garbage and rubbish. By this method the cN- pense to citizens is not much more than hy the always unsatisfactory pri- vate collecting way, for while tho cX- pensc of garbage collection triples, that spent privately fer removing ashes and rubbish is two 10 three times greater tnan when they arc re- moved by the city.
 Praise for Furman.
 The health commission acted wisc- lv and suuarely hy the city when they gave the contract to the present con- tractor at the price they did, for ho has proved as conscientious and effi- cient as any one the board could have hired to collect according to the city ordinance. However. the method of private contracting proves to he as in New Britain as every other place where such method has been employed. Of course this of flee receives the full blame whenever.