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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-30-45,, T ' 6 8 7 SPECIAL Council Minutes ~'ulaski, Va., August 30, 195 SESSIDN (Special Session) `lhe Council met in special session tonight at 7:$0 at the mayor's office. Yx~SENT There were present: A. 1'. Eskridge, Mayor, presi~ing; Lottie R. Runion, Clerk; A. ~a. Harman, Jr., Attorney, and Councilmen: 0. P. Jordan, Jr., T. F. Wirt, Howard R, Imbod~n, W. F. ~~hite, F. A. Seagle, I.R. Carper, W. D. Aust and G. ~. Hall. Absent: None. MILK The Mayor stated that the meeting had been called, 5~111X1.rO1V pursuant to action of the Council at its regular meeting held on hugust 9th, to discuss the milk situation and to determine whether or not it would be advisable to give the: two distributors - the Buena Vista Farms and Farris Brothels an opportunity to meet the requireKlients of the ordinance, the two said dairies having been degraded from A Grade to (~ Grade milk by the Health Department. Appearing before the Council, were ti. w, 4u'haley,,, milk sanitarian of the Pulaski-k~ythe District, Dr. C • ~' • Pope and YV. P. Tate, of tie local Health Department, Mrs. Julia gallon and Thos. C. Massie, representing the Buena ~' Vista Farms, and George and Embert Farris, representing Fad s Brothers, and E. P. Whitman, producer. ~! sir. WHA1,~ i~r. Whaley presented records of tests made from h Ft:~POHT TESTS July 14, 1944 to June 27, 1945 - 21 tests having been made'i Etc. during this period, and in some cases the results were very; unsatisfactory, the bacteria count being unreasonalbly high.:;. He explained that some of this could be due, partly, to wcarcity of satisfactory labor and inability to secure badl.~ needed equipment and materials. HP stated that further tests could b e made as soon as C grade caps were put in used, in 'accordance with the ordinance and requirements of the a Health Department. Bi1ElVX VISTi~ The representatives of the two Dairies were ~+'hRFtI 5 B HO S. questioned by the Council, both stating that the existing condition was due to lack of help and inability to secure necessary materials and equipment to comply ~~tith the ordinance. {coast' d) 6' 8 8 Council ltilinutes cont 'd. Pulaski, Va., August 3U, 1945 Both stated that they were doing all possible to meet the requirements of the ordinance and to get back on A grade milk, and ~el~ that improvements ~^rere being made. Buena Vista Farms advised that they had been unable as yet to get their C caps, and .~arris Brothers advised that their's had been received, but they were delaying putting them in use in order that both daries could start using them at the same time - the health Department having advertised in the local paper that C grade milk was being distributed in the town under A caps, and that the ordinance required them to substitute C caps for A caps. Dr. Pope Dr. Pope was questioned regarding the quality of C grade milk, and stated that it was not considered safe. E.P,~Y~`hitman E. P. Whitman, producer, stated that he had been unable to furnish A grade milk due to inability to get efficient help. Executive The Council vrent into executive session, and after Session lengthy discussion, on motion of I. .ft. Carper, seconded by 6U llays F. A. Seagle and unanimously passed, the Council voted to Time given give the two dairies sixty (60) days to meet all the re- Dairies quirements o f the ordinance, and get back to A grade milk. On further motion of F'. A.S eagle, seconded by Postpne Hearing ~~. F. tim'hite and unanimously passed, the town attorney was directed to write the State Milk Commission and ask them to postpone the hearing scheduled for September 14, 1945, until further notice from the Council. there being no further business, the Council AllJOUttN- MEIdT adjourned at 10:40 P . Id. A test: Clerk of 'oun i1 Approved: yor 1 1