Milford chronicle., 1948-08-20
City Office News

4ANSNl "a NDOuL AA6Al COSL VI water III
the City; however, an examination
OF the facts disclose that our water
is about the cheapest thing you can
Duy today in this era of high costs.
During the year, the City pumps
about l54,O00,00O gallons Of water,
and about half OF this is distributed
10 City users.
This is the first year that water
billings are sufficient to pay for the
cost of producing and distributing
the water, and there will likely be
ABOUT $4,000 profit this year.
For someone who uses only the
minimum 5000 gallons in a three
months period, the cost per gallon
is only $.0283 or 25/6 cents per day
per family, and considering an av-
erage family to be four persons, the
cost per person is $.0O7 per day or
less than cent d day.
Those families using 10000 gal
Ions per quarter pay sos per day,
and a cent and a quarter per per-
son.
Considering the indispensability
OF water, and the fact that it Is
available by merely turning a fau-
Get, the cost of water is indeed
small
In March of this year, City Ordi-
nance No. 81 was passed, relating
to health qualifications and sanitary
conditions in eating establishments
IN Milford. During the week of Au-
gust 1928, an inspection of all es-
adjustments will be made by the
State Restaurant Inspector, and To-
cal authorities, to see that the Ordi-
nance, which complies with State
regulations, is being followed in
our eating places. Restaurants, ETC.,
affected by the Ordinance should
check up on all features Of the reg
ulatiOns.
Till further notice, garbage col
lectiOns will be made Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. Garbage
containers should be OF metal. in
good condition, and with metal
lid.
Other kitchen or garden refuse
should be buried.
At a special meeting of City
Council, August 10th, letter from
the Omaha Storage Company, of
Omaha, Nebraska, was read. the
company is considering location in
Milford. They operate two plants,
cne in Arkansas and one in Nebras-
ka.
They are proposing to locate an
eViscerating plant in Milford, and
would probably employ 100 or more
employees, and would probably
erect plant of $4,000 square feet,
cost OF which would be in excess Of
100000.
This plant would prepare chic
Fens for market, under government
supervision, with quick freezing,
and cut up pieces of chicken placed
In cellOphaned packages.
For the present, Council is of the
opinion that another industry
would be Of benefit to the town, and
would be willing to consider the
proposition Of this company, and
are so advising them that the City
Is ready to listen to a concrete pro
pOsal from this Company.
Members of Council are taking
trip to POcOmOke City, Md, to in
spect the Birds Eye eviscerating
plant to check into the general op-
GRAFTON of such a plant.
Mr.. William Burke, councilman
from the Third Ward, has resigned
from Council effective August 18th.
account i'll health, and his resigna-
ton has been accepted by City
Council as of the 10Th, with regret.
as Mr.. Burke has ably served with
Council for some years and has al
ways exhibited an active interest
in Civic affairs
According to the Charter, City
Council shall appoint someone from
the Third Ward to fill Mr.. Burkes
place till the election in January. at
which time a Councilman viii be
eected to fill the balance Of Mr.
Burke's term. Residents of the
Third Ward who are interested
should confer with Mr.. Kirby. the
other Councilman from the 3rd
Ward, in relation to a suitable per-
son to be appointed for the balance
of the year.
Council has authorized the pro-
curement and installation of addi-
tiOnal parking meters, to be placed
at the locations where the City now
has restricted two hour parking.
The installation of the meters will
eliminate complaints from people
who park in these restricted lOca-
tiOns and get caught for overtime
parking, and will more fairly per-
nit the use of these parking spaces.
The cost of the meters will be
borne by the Parking Meter Fund,