Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-04-01

AtutEHihu DpuV t
nance As Compared TO The One
Submitted BY Rotary Club.
70 the Editor Of the Evcnin0 Cdpttdt:
BY way of comment on Alderman
Douw's letter in the Evening Capltai
his week. it must be admitted that
ae backs up his arguments in such'
way as to impress one that he be-
Iievcs In the draft submitted with MS
otter until we como to its end IN
which he states that he is not we'd
led TO this or any other ordinance.
In his first premise he states that
re considers the Ordinance proposed
ty the Rotary Club to be complicated
md cumbersome without any SPECIFIC
Instances cited. We would like TO
know in what particular this ordi-
nance is cumbersome. Let us in or
dor to refresh our minds look over
he Rotary Club Ordinance:
Section 1, proposes the ordinance.
Section 2. defines milk; and, re-
quires the tuberculin tests, and, re-
.u!res cleanliness. describing the
meaning Of cleanliness; and. requires
The temperature at which milk
hould be delivered; and, specifies the
size of the quart or gallon as the case
may be.
Section g. provides for the licens-
ing OF the milk dealer which license
zee is to be used in enforcing the
ordinance.
Section 4, provides for board to
enforce the ordinance, and also clear
" points out he way in which it
shall be enforced. what references
ana sources to get their instructions
leaving nothing to the whims or
sancies of the health officer.
Section 5. provides a further clean
iness measure and health protection
in requiring that all persons handling
milk shall be free from any disease
whatever, especially contagious dis
cases. il also provides that milk shall
DC delivered in containers which have
cen sealed at the dairy, it further
requires of the returning of milk con-
.ainers in a reasonably clean condi-
lion.
Section 6, provides a fine for will
al violation of the ordinance.
Section z, the enactment.
Now if that is complicated or cub
bersome then there is nothing sim
pie under the sun. Now as to COM
parison to the alderman's draft:
Section 1. proposes the ordinance.
requires tuberculip tested milk and
cream. or pasteurlzed hiIk and cream.
Section 2. proposes Ia license.
Section 3. proposes that COM
plant must he registered before any
,ction against a dealer can he taken.
hen only after an investigation by
the City Health officer and his re-
,ort submitted to the Mayor. Coun-
iellor and Aldermen will action be
taken in revoking his license.
This is simple. quito simple, but
jpineless. Any kind of milk can be
-old under It, any kind of milk can
be pasteurizcd, that is, milk of any
standard and places the Official re-
sponsibility on nobody The Rotary
rdinance provides a standard milk
the aldcrman's does not. His or
finance leaves this UP to the fancy OF
the health officer perhaps. or any
body as far as we can see. In
sentence il is nothing but words,
words. words"
In the second instance the alder
,lan states that the Rotary Ordinance
cannot Re enforced TO meet its own
provisions without a good deal of ex-
pense.
1t was pretty clearly shown at the
City Councils meeting held a week
or so ago that this would not be the
case, but that the ordinance would
about pay its own way. Also that
the price OF milk to the consumer
would not be materially affected
In the third instance he states that
the number of diaries will be re-
duced If these diaries cannot live
up "a the ordinance as proposed then
they had letter get out, because no
milk is better than the stuff they
would be selling He also states 1.-The
present number of dairies serving
Annapolis Is he aware that at the
present time the City Hall does not
have a record of single dairy sery-
ing milk within the limits Of Anna
polls? They have not.
We must agree with the Alderman
that the City Council should take such
steps as to protect the health of the
residents of the city. and it certainly
seems that the Rotary Clubs ordi-
nance comes closer to doing this than
anything that has been offered.
PHILIP B. COOPER.