Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-04-05
UNANIMOUS ON
MAIN PROPOSITION

Definite and certain progress to-
ward effective milk regulation for An
napolis was made by the City Coun-
ell at last nights meeting. in which
that body sat as a committee of the
whole to discuss the form and word
ing OF some ordinance to be adopted.
After adopting number of the
more suitable features contained in
each of the two ordinances presented.
the original offered several months
discussion, and the one later submit
ted by Alderman Douw. the whole
matter was referred TO a sub-commit-
tee. consisting of Counselor Riley, Al
dermen Douw and Thompson. TO
draft a tentative ordinance as soon
as possible in conformity with the
various ordinances and amendments
submitted. This committee will prob.
ally have the finished draft ready for
dnal action at the Council meeting
next Monday night.
The procedure at last nights meet
ing was to substitute Alderman
Douws ordinance for the original.
but open to amendments. and then to
adopt by way OF amendments the es-
sential provisions of the original. The
motion TO substitute was made by
Counselor Riley and was carried by a
vote of six to three, the ayes being:
Counselor Riley. Aldermen Parkinson,
Smith, Douw. Russell and Stepney,
and the nays, Aldermen Strange,
Thompson and McCready. The adop-
ton OF the amendments embOdying
the main features of the original was
practically without division.
Chief Sections Retained
These amendments include the sec
ton providing for a milk inspection
bureau, consisting Of the Mayor,
Counselor and City Health Officer,
with the City Health officer as the
Chief of the Bureau, and placing the
responsibility for the enforcement OF
! the ordinance directly up to him and
| The Bureau, and prescribing their du-
/ Ties and powers in that connection.
There was also adopted the other
main section Of the original ordi-
nance, as amended by it's advocates,
regulating the issuing Of licenses by
! the Chief of the Milk Inspection Bu-
reau, providing for records and safe
guards of the same, and giving the
/ IL, fsntn a
ments, with the amount OF license
fees added, are substantially the
same as Sections and Of the origi-
nal draft. and which supply the ma
chinery and enforcement features OK
the ordinance.
With a view to giving greater sim
plicity of the ordinance TO be finally
acted on. It was agreed to adopt the
provisions of Alderman Douw's draf.,
as changed and added to by the
amendments above mentioned, ana
give the whole as a working basis for
the subcommittee in preparing the
final draft.
TubercuIin Test Mandatory
One of the main points of discus
!, sion brought out at the meeting was
in reference to requiring all OF the
milk furnished Annapolis to come
from tuberculin tested herds, regard
less of whether it should be after
wards pasteurized or not. Alderman
Douws' ordinance contained provls-
ion TO the effect that if the milk were
pasteurized. it would not have to come
from a tuberculin tested herd. After
some discussion. this provision was
on motion stricken out. 1t was
also agreed to have the ordinance go
into effect as of July /, 1922, instead
Of one year hence, as recommended IN
the dairymen's proposed amendment.
:, Mayor Jones Absent
! At the meeting last night Mayor
Jones was absent on account OF
sharp touch Of "fu." which has con-
fined him to his home for the past t"o
or three days. Alderman Russell was
! chosen to occupy the chair IN MS
Iplace.