South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
MILK ORDINANCE
SNAGGED AGAIN
Omission of Two Words Sends
Measure Back to Council
\ Committee.

Joker in the much mooted milk or
cinance caused its re-commitment
TO committee when the bill was re-
ported in favorsbIy az the meeung
of the common council Monday
night
Omission OF the words and =
class. probably an error ia the
clerical transcription of the ordi-
nance caused The Withholding for
another two weeks OF the measure
which has been the center OF fight.
led b. The News-Ti.nes for the past
two years and seemingly finished
by the Civic federation AT the last
meeting OF the committee Of the
whole when the committee unani-.
mOusly voted a favorable report
Though the error was discovered
at the meeting of the committee
EAST Tuesday and one member even
made mention that 10 was the meas
IRE as amended by Judge Hammer
schmidt, which he voted for. still
nothing was done and all voted ON
the orally amended bill 10 was
understood that the oral an'endins
would be transcribed into writing
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fore the council for the third read
ing and that this would be sufficient
20 warrant It's passage.
Restaurant Men in Kick.
Various restaurant owners and
operators OF the city. discovering at
the 1Ith hour that they are affected
by the measure when IL requires
that all milk sold owe the counter
shall be contained in bottles, APP
peared al the meeting ready 10 fight
the adoption OF the ordinance. The
allied civic organizations. too. were
braced for the last stand and then
the legal artists discovered that the
biH could not be passed without an
extra trip TO the committee of the
whole.
Judging from the other sections
OF the bill. il IS very casv 60 infer
that the omission could not have
been made with full intent Tie
omission OF the words practically
nullifies other parts of the Ordi-
nance. This section forbijs the
sale OF any milk except class y
milk. which is practically govern
ment certified milk. and pasteurized
milk. other sections, however,
provide that milk containing less
than 100000 bacteria per cubic
centimeter may be produced and II
* clearly not the intention of the
ordinance TO create "A class of milk
which may be produced and not
sold.
$1,000 for Health Work.
The other bill OF the board Of
health requesting $4,000 TO make
up the large amounts taken from
the treasury of the department by
the ravages of scarlet fever in the
city during the winter. was reported
in favorably ard passed by unani-
nous vote.
The funds in the city treasury
have fallen from S194299.S2, on the
hrst of April. to S174.0SS.64 on hand
the first day of May. The collections
OF the month amounted 20 bUt S26.-
04S.51. while the expenditures
mounted to S46.3Jf.69.
More Pay Ordinance.
4 sweeping increase i'm the pay OF
nremen and policemen is offered m
the ordinances presented by COun-
Gilman Miller
Pay for pauolmen and fremen.
who under the present wage scale
receive from So 10 $50 per month,
viii be increased from $50 TO $100
per month. according To the ordi-
nance which was referred TO the
committee.
Hold III strike Pay.
Though an attempt was made 20
nut through special ordinance for
$4,000 appropriation 20 the board
OF public safety for the paying OF
speciaI police hired by the city dur
ing the period OF the strike. Coun-
Gilman Hagsrty and Seifert object
cd and the matter will now be held
up for two weeks. The bin viii
eventually pass since eight Of the
counciImen voted in favor Of IT, but
the only result OF the action Of the
opposition will be 20 hold mp the
ordinance for TWO weeks ana post
pone the paying of the men now
.omployed.
II was discovered that the spe-
ciai police are being paid az the rate
OF IS per day and the two council
men gave as their reasons for hold
in no the ordinance 10 ascertain
whether in the future the board
could not secure men FOR a less
amount
500 for Election Work.
The committee on elections re-
ported TO the meeting that election
commissioners should be paved al
the rate OF 500 each. The report
was accepted and when the Ordi-
nance was called the men voted the
money unanimously.
one thousand two hundred dol