The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-07-22
TWO DIARIES IN
SIX Condemned;
MUST CLEAN UP
Four Get Licenses, Other Two
Given Conditional Per-
nit to Continue.

Two dairies were conditiOnally
granted temporary licenses to do
business in Juneau and four others
were granted regular licenses by the
City Council last night which thus
by a unanimous vote followed out the
recommendation of City Health Of
ficer DR.. Harry c. DeVighne and the
members of the City Health Commit
tee A formal report signed by
members of the committee and DR..
DeVighne, supplemented by oral
statements by the latter and Chief
OF Police It. f. p. Keegan, sharply
criticized the two dairies given con
ditional temporary licenses.
The dairics criticized were A. Pet
ersons near Mendenhall and C. H.
Switzer's Jersey Farm Dairy. Those
to whom licenses were granted are:
The Mendenhall Dairy, owned by
George Banner; the Juneau Dairy,
owned by L. H, Smith; the Alaska
Dairy owned by Tom Knutson, and
one owned by w. w. Casey.
In statement made TO the Coun
Gil, III. DSN IL me Sdlu All vi
the diaries visited by myself and the
committee are in good condition ex-
cept the two mentioned. We had no
way Of Judging the quality of the
milk produced, but at the two places
referred to, the stables are filthy,
there are no facilities for sterilizing
milk containers, and they generally
are unclean From a strictly SAM
tary point of view neither place
should be allowed to run" This
statement was fully corroborated by
Chief Keegan.
Report Of Health Officer
The report of the Health Officer,
which was signed by Councilmen
Goldstein, Woodland and Connors, fol.
lows
ION Saturday, July Is, 1922, the
CITY Health Officer in company with
mittee Of the City Council. inspected
the following named diaries in and
around the city Of Juneau, and en-
gagged in the production and vending
of milk within the city limits:
''Mendenhall Dairy, George Banner
proprietor; Juneau Dairy, l.. H
Smith, proprietor; Jersey Farm Dairy
C. H. Switzer, proprietor; Menden
hall Dairy, A. Peterson, proprietor
Alaska Dairy at Mendenhall, Tom
Knutson, proprietor; no name, w. w
Casey, proprietor.
Garrha int tn nd ofpo
the sanitary conditions of the diaries
and OF the propriety of issuing IL
censes therefor, were: Properly in
spected cows, condition of stables
cleanliness OF persons and premises
methods of handling and storing milk
facilities for sterilization of con
tainers and quality of milk.
AFTER full consideration of the
difficulty in keeping stables dry and
premises free from mud. and after
observing the method of procuring
and handling milk in the above men,
toned dalrics, and in view of the fact
that ample notice had been given as
10 the requirements of the law, the
following recommendations are made:
THAT license be issued for
the operation of dairy to the fol-
lowing: George Banner. for the Men
juneau Dairy; Tom Knutson. for the
Alaska Dairy at Mendenhall; w. W.
Casey, no name.
"2-That a license be refused the
following: A. Peterson. for a dairy
~ Mendenhall, and C. II. Switzer, for
the Jersey Farm Dairy.
"3-That the above named. A. Pet
erson and C. H. Switzer. be given
~ extension of 80 days in which to
Improve % condition of stables
f2) condition of persons and prem
ises: (3) facilities for sterilization of
containers"
Grant Conditional Licenses
DIR. DeVighne said that II the use
Of the stables was discontinued bv
the diaries condemned in the report
il would be advisable TO allow them
10 continue the sale of milk locally
A resolution passed by the Council
by unanimous vote authorized the
issuance of temporary licenses con
ditioned on the abandonment Of the
stables.
These licenses are good only until
September l, by which time. II the
owners have complied with the provi-
s'ons of the city ordinance, regular
nermits will be granted. otherwise
thcv will be refused admission for
their products to the local market.
The City Clerk was instructed to
notify the dairy owners as follows:
upon the report OF the City Health
Officer and the Health Committee
OF the Council on the applications
OF dairics for permits to vend and
sell milk. cream and other milk prod.
ucts in the city OF Juneau.
ut was moved that the Clerk
be instructed to notify the two APP
plicants. A. Peterson. operating a
dairy at Mendclhall. and c. H. Switz-
or. operating tho Jersey Farm Dairy.
that their applications for permanent
licenses are rejected. bu. that they
are both granted temporary licenses
during the period from date until