Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-20

The city council last night passed
a new ordinance fixing a butchers
tax and providing restrictions under
which farmers may sell their fresh
meat in the city, but through an over
sight failed to repeal the old ordi-
nance provisions which were the cause
of the recent controversy between
the butchers and farmers. The new
ordinance, drawn hastily during the
council meeting by City Attorney
Lane, reduced the butchers license
from $40 to $25 and provided that
/ it should not apply "to farmers who
make occasional sales of fresh meat
raised by them as mere incident to
their business of farming"
Not containing a clause repeating
the old ordinance provision concern
ing butchers and farmers, and no 9TH
er action being taken on the sub
ject, the previous ordinance still
stands, and it will require action by
another council meeting to straighten
out the unintended tangle.
The ordinance as passed apparently
fully satisfied neither the butchers
nor the farmers, the official hear.
ing, then failing to carry out, the
requests. The butchers insisted
upon provision in the ordinance
providing that farmer be obliged
to take out a permit at the city hal
before being allowed to sell meat ir
the city, first making affidavit thai
he intended to and would sell only
meat raised on his own farm. Nc
greater request was made than thai
only one license be taken in year
this to assist the butchers in checking
up on professional meat peddlers in
the city. The farmers, on the other
hand, objected to any permits being
required and wanted no restrictions
whatsoever.
Let Buyer Beware.
The butchers also cited numerous
experiences with farmers bringing
meat into the city tending to show
the need for sanitary inspection anG
restrictions. J. L. Glawson stated
that negro brought carcass te
him a few days ago, the hams
! shoulders and some other portion.
of which he bought. He said part Of
the hog had been made into sausage
which had been stuffed into the en-
trails of the same hog. He said he
examined the sausage and found the
entrails had not been well cleaned
and the sausage was thus totally i'm.
/ fit for use. He asked what was
going to be done about protecting
the public against such practices.
Mayor Sheppard replied that it ap
peared to be up to the person buy
ing such meat or sausage to look out
! for himself.
Numerous other instances were
! shown of carcasses Of animals acei
dentally Killed or dying Of sickness
being brought here for sale. Judge
J. A. Hixon, who spike briefly fol
the butchers, stated that in the city
of Albany animals offered for sale
must be first inspected alive and ap
proved by the city before they car
be killed and sold, this regulation be.
ing maintained for the protection OF
the people of Albany. He said il
was a fact that animals which haC
failed to pass inspection inside AL
bany had been brought to Americas
and sold for meat, there being nc
restriction here other than the STATE
law which prohibits the sale in Geor
gia of any unfit articles of food.
Rules On Cato.
| A bit of a tilt took place between
Mayor Sheppard and Gene Cato, the
i latter being with the farmers dele
CATION. Mr.. Cato, although living in
the city. operates a farm and sells
much dressed pork in the city. After
the new ordinance was read he rose
to inquire whether it would force
him to take out a license.
"If you make a business of sell
ing meat it does" replied the mayor
"That is my business" said Mr.
Cato, "but / raise my own hogs or
my farm"
..Well, under this ordinance you
are subject to butchers license" re-
piled Mayor Sheppard.
Later Mr. Cato stated that he haC