The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-22
Laboratory to be Provided
and Bacteriolog ogist
Employed
ACTION THIS MORNING
lis Outcome of Movements
: To Improve the Milk
Supply

l
morning by. the city OF lritnnt
when It's Board OF Directors atithog-
lied the appointment Of fun limo
health officer, q bacterolcgist ana
the equipment Of 9 city ia9eratory
The matter was the fhlnsnation
OF an effort on the Part pt certain
civic bodies Of tho rity composed
OF tho Kiwanls club, the Rotar5
club and the Woman 8 club 70 oh
tain for tho city Rtnll tins hcnitt
officer.
At a meeting OF the first nnmed
club held recently the matter Of
a better milk supply catpn up TO-
consideration and d Committee Wa
appointed TO take the matter up
with tho Board ot ,Dicetore Thin
was accomlngly done andsth board
.authorized Mayor ~. w. Conawar
10 appoint a COMMITTEES 10 tIfke up
the matter, discuss II pfo and con
mud decide what was needed uno
to make recommendation In ib1
matter
A committee composed pf ths
Mayor; Director or YERter !. Glide
Morris, Dan Maufe James a
Meredith STaomas q Crnnen.
Harry j. Hsrtia II T. Crist
and Mrs. T, u. oRrei wss ppoint
rcd ana ,fs1itd etsnf ~ Wdicb
time II was reconimand6 j tnnt d
additional levy bc laid on s6ity prop
AykIS e11fFtothVSk Z, a -. 49, -
maintaining such an ofkIte and az
partment.
While NO means was Siptoyi3ed b.
tho board at the meeting tiitf morn
i ing for the maintenance ot Il full
timo health officer bacteroicRisi
and equip a laboratory III IS under
stood either an addih6tAl leYy 81
several cents will bealaid On tho
ono hundred dollars worth of prop
erty or that money wiltsne a iiyef4co
from tho general and the Wate.
4! department fund to preFfde t,s
means. ,s
Director Morris gts m StSyer 81 ar
additional levy and stated aisp tiat
! tho water department would hui
willing TO pay q thousand doilars
per year OF tho expenses owing 10
the fact that water tests Should 10
made also In the Iabofatorp
Directors Arnett and Davis arm
somewhat opposed % faisl1e the
levy but believe the money shouio
DO takon from tho Eeraral and tho
water department funds IA fiis
cusstug the matter nentinn was
made that It might be- gadyiss shte 10
lay ten cont additional Ieyy and
provide for the Establishment Of
the health department and aiso non
equipment for the fire Department
Sam r. Nuzum, who Wa present
objected Streuuously3 to the eunip
ping OF a laboratory 1T this time
stating that Cook hospital had th-
best equipped labofatoig in fiie
state and that DR.. iDaddet Who waa
the best bacterioioglst ii the state
would for q nominal sum make the
tests Mr.. Nuzum stated that II ~
additional levy was % iie laid ri
this tino he believed II should be
diverted to the laying IA HanHarr
sewerage system through Coal Run
ravIne and eisewhere
| Mayor Conaway believes that lfs
money that would be paid to Or
Waddell would IN thescnursc Of
short time equip oily laboratory
and would be the most econ omlcal
way Of conducting an M 10 dafs
health department.
J.. A. Meredith who Swas spokss
man for tho committee, sEated thai
to come within tho law Of the elty.
It would be necessary "a his oplr
ion TO create several oktie6s Tor ous
man as tho. city charter provided
that not more than $500 be paid
to any one officer and that a good
man could not besserurad for thai
sum. He suggested that city
health officer, a city spiysiclan and
a bacterioiogist might supply tbs
necessary offices md incidentally
the funds.
DR.. ia. JanIson Il beilere6
could be secured 10 tale the posi-
tion Of ful time health officer 10,
some $l,500 or S2,9o0Sper year ano
by employing a baeteTioiogist ihii
might be a satisfactory arrange
ment. Some o. those present hs
1ieved that q city mar who hat
had experience might 80 batter m
ted TO the jon.
ItfwAs tho consausis 1t opin!cr
that the city did rot desirr to dc
anything 70 antagonist the dairy
men but wanted to Cooperate witt
them in everyiway
o.s. Mckinney ana 7. ". Fless.
ing who were present wnen asked