Newark post., 1922-01-11
A PASTEURIZING
PLANT HERE WOULD
COST ABOUT $1,000

fact that the University of Delaware
was using about 600 quarts of milk
day, the majority of which is now
coming from Wilmington, was point
ed out by the Mayor and he said that
he had been assured that the college
would take this milk from local deal
ers if it was pasterurized.
Councilman Wilson said that no
particular person seemed to take any
special interest in any work under
taken by the community and that it
seemed like an imposition to place
further burdens on the members OF
Council and that few people of New
ark realized the time that Councilmen
devoted to their work.
DR.. Steel gave his opinion that a
town pasteruizing plant might work
out the same as the water and power
plants. He continued and said, that
the Councilmen are unpaid and that
it would seem an imposition to place
more work on them and that no mat
ter what class of man you put in
charge of a plant he would become
careless sooner or later if he did not
have someone to keep close watch
over him at all times.
That Newark has the cheapest cleo
trio and water rates on the Penln-
sula and that yet both of these busi-
nesses were paying, was claimed by
Mayor Frazer, and, he said, he could
see no reason why the town could not
operate pasteurizing plant with as
much success.
Councilman Wilson said that if the
town did start a pasteurizing plant
he did not think that it should be run
as money making scheme but con-
Quoted at just running expenses.
At this juncture of the meeting Mr..
Maxwell put in appearance and those
present got down to brass tacks. Mr..
Maxwell explained that the lowest
price that he thought the town could
pasteurize milk for, and clear ex-
penses was two cents quart. The
cost of the machinery necessary for
the pasteurizing business would be
between $4,000 and $4,000, exclusive of
the building.
Mayor Frazer explained that the
old pumping plant of the town was
idle at the present time and that
those who had looked into the matter
were of the opinion that this build
ing would be suitable for the housing
of a pasteurizing plant.
The pasteurizing expert, explained
to those at the meeting that the pro-
per system for the pasteurizing of
milk was to have the milk brought to
the plant and then have it clarified,
then boiled to heat of at least 14O
degrees, then cooled to below 80 de-
grees. After this, Mr.. Maxwell said,
the milk should be bottled and made
ready for delivery the next day.
Mayor Frazer asked what the bac-
terra of pasteurized milk should be,
and Mr.. Maxwell answered that there
would be no trouble getting the count
below 100000, but demanding any
thing less than $4,000 would be in
flicting hardship on the milk dealers
and milk producers, and that there
was no reason to go below the last
figure.
1t was pointed out by some of those
present that the milkmen of Newark
are at the present time paying
about 6 or z cents quart for milk
and selling it at II and IL cents and
the question was asked if it was
thought that the price would advance
if the dealers had to pay two cents
a quart for pasteurizing. Mr.. Max.
we'll pointed out that about 80 pei
cent of the milkmen's work would be
eliminated if the pasteurizing plant
was installed; then they, the dealers
would not have to wash, fill nor sea
their bottles, all this work being done
at the pasteurizing plant, and that he
could see no reason why the price
should advance with all this WORK
eliminated.
The Mayor said that he understood
that it was possible to pasteurize mill
at one cent quart, but Mr.. Maxwell
said he was afraid the town would
have a deficit if less than two cents &
quart was charged for pasteurizing
When Councilman Wilson asked
how many towns compelled the deal
ers to handle only pasteurized milk
Mr.. Maxwell said that at the present
nearly all towns of 10000 or more
were either operating under Law
making pasteurization necessary Of
had similar laws drawn up ready fol
passage.
4ta4 he low