Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-06
UNDERSTANDING
ON MILK HERE
Conditions Are Investigated
at Special Meeting of the
Health Board Last Night.
MILK DEALERS ARE HEARD
To Remedy Conditions and
Have Supply Brought Up to
Standard Set by This City.


Following explanations and dis
cussions an understanding was H.
nally arrived at between the local
Board of Health and the several rep
resentatives of the sources OF Perth
Amboy's supply of milk at the spe-
cial meeting called last night. AT
4 the last meeting of the commission
ers the milk conditions of the city
were thoroughly Investigated and at
the time, it was thought that the
bacterial count was particularly hlgn
in some cases, that the butter tests
we're low in others and the sediment
In two or three cases was uncaiieu
for. In view of the fact that most
of this milk sells as pasteurized and
certified and brings in from twenty
to thirty cents a quart. and is. IN
many cases depended upon by moth
srs and physicians for babies, 1t was
deemed necessary to remedy tne
condition and have the milk prought
up to the standard set by this CITY:
The representatives Of the several
firms attended the meeting, some
with explanations that were accept
ed by the board and all OF them
ready to accept any remedy that the
body might suggest.
Requirements Greater.
II was found, however, that Perth
Amboy's requirements In these mat
ters were much greater than those
of any city in this entire vicinity ana
MANY of these milk stations supply
Elizabeth, Newark, Bayonne, Plain
field and other places with satlsiac-
tory milk. What is considered a low
test by the local Board of Health.
which has taken all precautions 10
have the best there is sent mere, sat
isfactorily reaches the requirements
of the boards Of health OF the other
cities.
that were explained to the board.
II appears that during the months OF
JuIy. August and September the pac-
teria counts were too high, Just
when 1t was so necessary that chill
dren have the best of milk.
The representative OF the Raritan
Valley Farms explained that for
long space Of time the milk trains
have been late and before the milk
Was delivered the temperature may
have risen. Again. In the case Oh
sediment tests. the commissioners
agreed that there were times wneh
the continual rain made 1t 1mposslpie
b, wash the mud from the cows
properly and thus prevent the
tCQlmenL lndL nv Ai''S
lnder normal conditions.
Farmers To Cooperate.
The Farmers Exchange represent
,tiycA Mr.. Atchison, stated also that
ihe farmers themselves did not at an
times cooperate in every way Win
The stations in cooling the milk ana
keeping tie receptacle clean.
The representative of the WOOD.
brooke Farms, of Metuchen. was at
/ loss to understand why such con-
ditions had arisen. He assured the
board that every precaution Is taken
10 have the very best milk delivered
and invited the commissioners to
yisit the dairy which. he said Is an
'sopen book" He insisted. along
with the rest of the representation
that 1t is Perth Amboy's hign
standard in this particular case that
n1aLes IL dificult. perhaps, to live
IN entirely to the law, although ne
wa. not aware that the tests were
running below at any time.
The Perth Amboy Milk and cream
70. and Reder Pros. both had re-
representatives. present who were also
shown where their milk has not been
up to the standard and letter OF
explanation was received from the
Glover Hill Farm.
To Visit Milk Farms.
The commissioners decided last
night to pay visits to some OF these
sources of supply and ascertain TOR
themselves the exact conditions. al.
though upon closer investigation II
was found that the milk supplied this
city is on the whole satisfactory.
All the firms represented agreed
TO cooperate with the local board
in any way in order to raise the
stapdard of their milk supply. The
boz decided that such little con-
fe ice as this became in the course
@ he evening, was very satis--
factory way of ascertaining the real
conditions existing at these sources
md it is possible that 1t may be re-
peated some time in the future.
The commissioners present were
Buckley, Dilts, Mcclure, Silk,
Urbanski and Health Oncer Thomp-
Ion.