The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-19
Committee Gives Details
Of Trip Made Last
Week
.M1GH PROGRESS MADE
Pass Order for Labora,
tory Equipment For
This City

! Mayor W. W: Conaway and City
Attorney Albert ]. Kern this morn
! ing at the meeting Of the City
Board OF Directors submitted a
lengthy and comprehensive report
! of their recent visit to West Vir-
ginia cities where they inspected
the modes and manner In which
these cities maintain or conduct
health departments and milk and
water inspection.
These two gentlemen who were
appointed G special committee for
this purpose spent four days last
week and visited Parkersburgl
Huntington and Charleston. The
methods u ed by Parkersburg
more fay - oly impressed them
Though each city was epdeavoring
to the best OF its ability to cope
! with the situation.
/ City officials, health officials as
we'll as men in the employ of the
state and government were inter
viewed and many pertinent facts
cleaned from them. 1t developed
/ that in neither of the three cities
were full time health officers en-
ployed. State officials highly rec
commended the employment of a
full time veterinarian stating that
the reports OF none other would be
accepted and endorsed by the U.
S. government.
Mayor Conaway believes that. 1t
/ Is important to get at the root OF
the matter Of milk inspection and
that the employment Of o veternar-
Ian would result in the riddtng OF
herds OF COWS Of any that. might
have tuberculos osis::1 & - * -
City Director ]. Clyde. Morris
wants the laboratory established
at once with a chemist in charge
lin order that not only the milk
but the water as we'll might be
properly and systematically test
ed.
! On motion Of Director Morris,
Mayor Conaway and Attorney Kern
were instructed to purchase the
Laboratory equipment and to have
It installed In. the third floor OF
the city building. It is probable
that the boy scouts will be moved
from their qquarters there and civ
en- room in the front of the build
ing on the same story.
In Parkersburg a part time vet,
erinarian is employed also a par
time health officer and part time
bacterologist, and a full time In
spector who is also sanitary Off
Ger. Salaries for these men ag
gregate $335.00 per month. MIL
is tested every week, alternating
butter fat test and bacteria count
Complete tests Of herds are madt
here.
At Huntington they employ {
Ipart time meat and dairy inspector
test cattle herds annually. hav'
part time health officer and sani
tary officer. Monthly milk test
are supposed to be made in Hunt
ington also.
Charleston has a laboratory II
charge of DR.. T. a. Borrdaile whit
is city chemist. He has womal
assistant. There does not seen
to be much system employed in tn.
office though tests are made in al
branches Of bacterial work such q
milk butter milk, ice cream ant
other materials.
Mayor Conaway and Mr.. Kerr
arranged with DR.. Neff of Charles
ton an employe Of the U. S. gov
ernment to come to this city dur
ing the week Of October 10 TO
the purpose Of showing his movini
picture films and to give his lee
ture on milk and cattle.
Director Morris was of the opin
ion that the three counties OF Mar
Ion, Taylor and Harrison nigh
combine and employ a full tint
accredited veterinarian whose dut!
1t would be to inspect herds o
cattle annually and also aid in th'
! work Of the milk testing.
Attorney Ira L. Smith with
number Of residents of Pittsburl
avenue appeared before the Boar
tod ay relative to a petition whicl
had been presented to the boart
at a previous meeting relative u
the Improvement Of that thorough
fare, A committee was aQpoiuteu
consisting of Director Arnett ans
city Engineer s. B. Miller to NEE
the gentlemen tomorrow Afternoon
at four o'clock on the ground to g
over matters pertaining to tn
streete Improvement.