Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-08-24
FURTHER ACTION TAKEN
REGARDING MILK SUPPLY
Representatives of Clinton
Creamery at Meeting of
Health Board Last Night
HAVE LONG DISCUSSION
Claim Made That Milk Had
Been Tempered With After
1t Left Creamery

Further investigation of the san
itary condition of the milk supply
formerly coming from the Clinton
Creamery and recently forbidden en-
try to the city on account of its un-
favorable sediment test and high
bacteria content, was decided upon
at the meeting of the Board of
Health held last night after George
Clark, owner of the Clinton dairy.
appeared in an effort to induce the
board to reconsider it's action.
Both the decision Of the board
and the hearing granted Mr.. Clark
last night are the immediate result
of the stand taken at the last meet
ing Of the Board of Health when 1t
was agreed to allow the dairyman to
appear in his own defense. Senator
Thomas Brown had addressed the
board in Clark's behalf and had sta
ted that his client was prepared to
produce witnesses to support his
contention that the milk containers
had been tampered with after leav-
ing the dairy on their way to this
city.
In accordance with the chance
offered by the health board Mr..
Clark was present with a delegation
Of employees of the creamery and
dealers from other cities who sell
his product. Included in the assem-
bly, were Charles e. Seller, a New
ark milk dealer. q number OF Mr..
Ciark's employees who handle the
milk, and South Amboy user OF
the Clinton product.
The statements Of Mr.. Clark were
to the effect that he was unable to
account for the dirty condition OF
the milk upon it's arrival here, since
milk from the same cows was ship
ned to Newark and other cities in
this vicinity and the health boards
OF those communities were enter
ing no complaints. He also stated
his conviction that his containers
were tampered with after leaving
his creamery.
In refutation of this contention
Health officer Thompson said he
was convinced that no outside
agency was responsi ole for the con-
dillon of the milk since the cars ar
rived at the station here sealed and
that on the second occasion when
the tests showed the milk to be
dirty he was the first man TO enter
the car after the door was opened.
Several members of the boaro
then requested Mr.. Clark to submll
his proof that the milk had beer
tampered with, or evidence in sup
port of his intimation that OUTSIDE
forces were working to force MIN
out. The South Amboy and Perth
Amboy men, said by Senator brown
at the last meeting to be able u
proye these statements, were not II
evidence and the main witness II
sunport of Mr.. Clark was Charles u
Seller, Newark milk dealer, wh'
uses his supply.
Seller, who claims to be lnterestee
in the Clinton Creamery. SAID n, M
couldn't understand why the milf
coming to Perth Amboy was dirty
while his shipments from the same
dairy were satisfactory in every par
ticuiar. He produced a notice sen
ont by the Board of Health o.
Kearnv notifying him OF the resui
Of their analysis of his milk. IN IN
notice showed the milk to be satls
factory. Mr.. Seller then requeste9
tha members of the board to Vlsi
he dairy any day. take samples o
he milk there, and then determine
who was at fault.
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