The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-25
Organizations Claim Part
Of Product Sold in Barre
Is Dirty
ASKED ALDERMEN
FOR REGULATION
Samples An ; ed Show
Dirt and = siderable
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A proposal t milk inspector
and a thoroug 6o pection of the milk
supply Of Bar = me before the board
Of aldermen nas. night on representa-
tions from the Board of Trade, the 10.
cal board of health, DR.. c-H. Burr, the
district health officer, and Or. c. P.
Moat Of the state laboratory Of hy-
giele in Burlington. No extended dis
cussion Of the proposal was held, other
than the statements of the various del
egations, the aldermen preferring to
wait until there was q full board pres
ent. Two members were absent.
Secretary Bradley Of the Board Of
Trade introduced the matter BY saying
that complaint had come to the board
Of dirty and otherwise unsatisfactory
milk. Before taking stand on the
matter, the Board of Trade, he said,
took samples Of milk at Two different
times and sent the samples to the state
laboratory for analysis. The reports
of those analyses satisfied the Board
Of Trade that the complaints were JUS
titled.
The chief cause of complaint was tho
dirt in the milk, although the presence
OF bacteria was also a matter of seri-
GUS consideration So the Board of
Trade started campaign for "cIean.
wholesome milk" appointing com
mittee consisting of Drs. William Me-
Farland and j. Fl. Woodruff and Will
liam Milne.
DIR. Mcfarland and William Milne of
that committee were present last night,
as was Angelo Calderara Of the local
board Of health. DR.. Mcfarland pro-
duced reports of the analyses of milk
sold in the city, accompanied by pads
showing dirt found in the various sam
pies. The dirt pads ranged all the
way from near white to a notified
brown. the particles of foreign matter
adhering to the surface of the pads.
There was also wide range of bacte-
ria figures, while one report of the lat
ter was of such nature as to give
rise to the recommendation for imme-
date investigation.
DIR. Mcfarland said it was chiefly o
matter of carefulness on the part Of
those who milk the cows and of tho
handling Of the milk William Milne OF
the Board of Trade committee spoke
along the same lines
DR.. Moat of the state laboratory told
of the operation of licensing system
in Burlington, under which the milk is
given an inspection, and ne thought
something similar would operate well
In Barre.
DR.. Burr stated that the city had
had good success in demanding onlv
milk from tuberculin-t cows and
that now there was an imperative duty
Of seeing to it that the milk was 9TH
arwise clean and wholesome. He told
of the operation of system in Mont
oelier, from which good results had
been obtained. BE closed by offering
1is own services as temporary milk
Inspector until such time as the city
,ould make other arrangements.
After hearing the various statements,
he aldermen promised to take tho
natter under consideration and to that
md instructed the city attorney TO
onfer with the health committee of
he city council, the Board OF Trade
md the board of health.
Routine of the Beard.
Other matters transacted by the al
ermen in open session were light, but
hey did 60 into an executive session
o talk about matters in connection
nth the police department.
Prior to the executive session they
oted to ask the police why the cur
ew is not being rung, to ask the town
lock keeper why the clock does net
trike, to ask the Salvation Army
neither it wants to complete the pur-
hase of the old town hall or forfeit its
eposit of $500 on the purchase price
5000.
They voted not to rebate the Mag
et theatre license fec for the past
iree months, the request having been
ade on the ground that the theatre
as operated only ten nights in that
sriod. They granted a lunch room
cense to Mrs. John Ryan in the
dimes building on South Main street
hey granted permits to Rudolph An
.rson to build piazza at 63 John
rect and to A. Colombo to reshingle
,use at "a Berlin street.
Complaint from the building inspoc-
r that A. Fine and others were vio-
ting a building permit as 70 adjoin
z buildings and distance from the
operty line. also as to the material
ey intend TO use on the rear wall Of
ID building Ia garagel was referred
the fire committee. the fire chief
d the building Inspector. The build
z is at the corner Of Main and Gran
streets.
of poor lighting facilities
the ward four voting piece was re-
red to the election committee 70
ke up with the school commissioners.
Ie Montpelier & Barre Light & Pow
Co.'s application for establishment
street lines on Fairview street Was
erred TO the city engineer. W. +.
lsom's application 70 lay a privata
lin across Railroad street was re-
red to the street committee
The following warrants were read
4 ordered paid; City c.sEk, payroll,
;O7; street department, payroll
sos: engineers department.. pay
], s40S2; water department, pay
!. s9l.qs: Ere department. payroll.
Ass; firenan's bonus 70 Edward
rrett 70 Oct. 20. 1922. 500: police
,artmcnt. payroll, SSG7S. & l..
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