South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-23
COUNCIL PUTS D. k.
ON MILK MEASURE
Ordinance Expected to be
Passed at Next Monday
Nights Session.

The stamp Of approval Of the
committee OF the whole OF the com
mon council was placed on the milk
ordinance Of the board OF public
health at the regular meeting Tues
day night and il will come up for
I final approval at the regular meet
ing Of the council on Monday night
This approval fought for by
Judge L. NJ. Hammerschmidt OF the
civic federation. comes as a culmina-
ton Of a fight for more than "A year
carried on by the News-Times for
an ordinance TO give the city the
control over its milk supply AS pass
ed IL is a strong compromise meas
ure, giving the department Of health
the whip-hand over producers and
retailers and making a license nee
essary for every one engaged in the
I business.
One Change Made.
The single change made in the
ordinance is the one that was sug-
gested by Judge Hammerschmidt.
providing that grade "B" milk can
| be sold in the city without clarii-
cation. This grade "B" milk is raw
milk having less than 100000 bac-
terra per cubic centimeter. one Of
the other grades of milk is pasteur-
| lied or has less than 100000 bacter-
ia per cubic centimeter before and
/ less than 100. coo bacteria after pas
teurization. The final class is equal
TO certified milk that has been pass
ed by the government.
Besides the licensing of dealers
and producers and the placing linn
its of bacteria count, the ordinance
provides that the milk sold must
be in bottles that bear the label OF
the dealer and also the class under
which the milk is sold. 1t provides
for a milk inspector on full time
with authority TO demand the right
to inspect and entrusted with the
power 10 revoke licenses.
Provides for Sanitation.
The sanitation Of the COWS and OF
the barns and stables is also consid-
cred in the ordinance, and it is given
TO the inspector TO refuse TO pass
milk that is not produced under the
best Of conditions.
To Pay Strike Expenses.
Assurance was given 10 the board
of public safety which came before
the meeting that any expenses in
Cured by it in the preservation of
order during the existing street car
strike would be approved by the
council and that a special ordinance
would be passed at the next meeting
of the council TO provide the neces-
sary funds.
+ Pres't Augustine Of the board ex-
/ planned 10 the councilmen that ST.
/ 10 had already been paid from the
miscellaneous fund of the board for
/ the hire OF the extra men that must
be hired by the department and that
after the first of June the funds
now at hand will be exhausted and
more money needed. He said that at
the present time there are p extra
men in the employ of the police de-
partment and that it is anticipated
that they will have 10 be retained at
least for some time.
$4,000 To Health Board.
The meeting also took favorable
action on the ordinance providing
j a special grant Of s. geo TO the board
I OF public health for current expenses
as we'll as upon the ordinance giving
over Ewing av. from Portage av. to
\ the city limits at Ernsberger st. to
I the park board for the completion
Of the park system of the city.
Ewing av., il is planned, will be
turned into boulevard for its en-
\ tire length and viii serve, at some
/ future date with the cooperation Of
/ the sister city. to be a southern link
OF connection with Mishawaka. This
/ is the only street in the southern
part Of the city that runs directly
7 through, and II is hoped that il may
soon be made a highway OF travel
between the two cities. The park
board has already obtained the con-
sent of most OF the property owners
along the street 10 widen it 10 so
I feet and 20 turn il into a suitable
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