Newark post., 1922-01-11
PASTEURIZATION
PROPOSITION DIS
CUSSED BY COUNCIL
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enter in the pasteurizing plant if it
is not kept clean?" queried Council
man Beals.
Alfred Curtis was the next to take
the floor and he said that he under
stood that so per cent of the milk
served in Wilmington was pasteurized
! but he understood that the matter OF
money was proving an obstacle in
the way of installing pasteurizing
/ plant here.
Mayor Frazer informed the meet
ing that the banks of Newark had in
formed him that they would help
finance the building of a local pas
teurizing plant.
"Do all the cases of typhoid come
from MILK" asked Charles Medill.
81 think so," was the answer Of
, Mayor Frazer.
: DIR. Hullihen told the assembly that
. three cases in the college last year
had been traced to milk.
Councilman Wilson said that he
, was in perfect sympathy with the
pasteurization plant but that he was
:, against town ownership.
Mayor Frazer informed those pres
> ent that one of the millSmen of the
: town had agreed to have his milk
= pasteurized at two cents quart II
:. the town installed a pasteurizing
plant.
Councilman Beals said, 81 think we
t, will need a town manager"
e Don't bring that in" said Mayor
e Frazer.
IT Don't mix drinks" were the words
Is of Mr.. Curtis.
lie "We can't mix drinks now," an
N swered Mr. Beals.
re President Hullihen informed th'
IT meeting that the college would b.
n glad to have it's experts supervise th
e, plant and report to Council on TIL
ne running Of the same.
as Mr.. Beals said that he thought tn
r estimate of 1000 quarts of milk bein
m served in this town every day wa
Sh very high.
Clarence Jester, one of the loca
he milkmen, took the floor and said tha
N, Mr.. Beals was correct, that the est
as mate was much too high and tha
or only about 700 quarts were served l
tie the town daily, exclusive of the co
th leee. He also stated that some {
,as the local dealers were paying the pr
ye- ducers nine cents a quart for the
in milk.
lat Mayor Frazer said that he unde
stood that the college would be wi
i'm ing to take 600 quarts of milk a d;
20 from the local dealers if the milk w
nit pasteurized.
~ Mr.. Jester asked if the cole
ble would guarantee to support the loo
nell milkmen.
.,,u A. G. Wilkinson, business admin
. nd traitor of the university, said the
his stltutior "ouio II .,'e pl'0' W
,od Mr.. Jester said that the milkmen
ooL the town did not come to the meeti
to talk about the price Of milk
, came to see if the town wanted p
~, teurized milk.
'le DIR. Hullihen said that he agr'
~ with Mr.. Jester.
'i. Although there might only be II
's'i ~ to 1900 quarts of milk served herr
oA'e day, DR.. Hullihen said that
thought that pasteurizing could
low- be done even if the price was raj
o!d one cent a quart and that he did
that think anyone would object to such
tton increase if it was brought about
but protect the health of the commun
'r is Mr.. Curtis said that he had recei
with word from Mrs. Laura Hossinj
leht- through her nurse, to the effect I
she hoped the town would pasteu
pro- it's milk. Mrs. Hossinger is at
can present time in a critical condl
psey suffering from typhoid fever.
ound Mr.. Wilkinson said that he did
not think the figures as presented at
n. meeting were comprehensive emo
u . to go ahead and work on.
veral ME. onSoei' y, '''o -
.,.aua said that he did not think
= 90 horse power engine, as suggested
,.eoa a local plant, was large enough
- that it would take at least double
,,,.a horsepower to operate.
they mi' " i'N'-l'o ,,La.hor :
present wanted pasteurized mill
not.
Mavor Frazer then put the {