Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-25
Commissioners Adopt DIR.
HawIey's Ordinance BY
Unanimous Vote.
PROVISIONS DRASTIC
Commodity Must BE Han
died Cleanly; Individual
Bottles Favored.

THE pure milk ordinance was
l. passed by the mayor and board
of city commissioners at yesterday
morning. meeting. 1t places the
power TO regulate the dairy herds and
milk supply of the city directly in the
hands Of the superintendent of health.
and cloaks him with the authority to
make all tests. regulations and orders
which will bring the supply Of milk
sold in this city to the highest stand
ard.
Dr DcZell IIawley. superintendent
of health, minated that the new
pure milk regulation was but one Of
the steps to the final solution of this
pI oblcm, which would result in the
city'a operation of a municipal pas
tcrriZ8tion plant thru which all milk
offered for sale in this city will be
required to pass on its way from the
producer to the consumer.
Must BE sanitary.
1--WE cannot take that step now"
Doctor liawley declared to the com
misSiUners in presenting his ordi-
nance, hut we can regulate the grade
and purity Of the milk in Tulsa by re-
quiting all milk 20 be handled in 4
clarfier which will take out the dirt,
dust and other foreign substf noes be
fore the milk is placed on the mar
ket"
The ordinance passed yesterday and
which will he rigidly enforced, pre-
SCI bed that separate buildings of sta
blcs shall always be provided for milch
cows and that all such stables shall
be well ventilated and drained and
that the floors shall be built Of a hard
material.
Provisions OF Ordinance.
II further presoribes that no cess
| pools or other sources Of germ life
will be permitted in the same build
| ings. and that no hogs horses, goats
or other animals shall be kerr in the
rooms occupied by the milch cows,
and that all stables and buildings
shall be kept clean and no manure
shall be permitted to accumulate with
! in fifty feet OF the dairy stahes The
superintendent Is given the authority
to prescribe sanitary regulations such
as whitewashing and iisinfecting OF
the premises In the cause Of better
81 nitary conditions.
All milk houses under the terms
OF the ordinance. wnere milk is han
died, must be screened with wire
/
used for domestic or living purposes
providing that in dairies where not
more than five COWS are kept one
room may be used as milk house II
kept clean and in "A sanitary condition
Care for Cattle.
The welfare Of the cattle Is looked
| into by section Of the ordinance
which prescribes that all dairy cattle
must be provided with pure fresh
water, and shall be provided with salt
and that warm and stormproof houses
shall be provided.
No person or dairy shall furnish
milk to a consumer in lots of less than
ono gallon except sealed In tight-flt
Ting cap containers. This applies
also TO the hotels. restaurants and
soda fountains whore milk must be
sold In individual sealed receptacles
containing only tho quantity served
at tho particular time of the serving
of the same. A penalty Of not ex-
oeeding a fine of 800 or imprison.
ment for not exceeding ninety days Is
provided for
"ClcaI. rurc Mill,."
This ordinance will give us power
to give the people of Tulsa clean, pure
milk" said Doctor Hawley. when the
mayor and city commissioners passed
the ordinance by unanimous vote.