Solution to the perplexing Kashruth problem of enforcement of the kosher law drew no nearer yesterday, as members of the committee appointed by Aldermanic President Bernard S. Deutsch spent two hours bickering over details of various schemes to be presented for city sanction.
The meeting, held in the Maple Room of the Hotel Edison, ended with a resolution to supply all members of the committee with mimeographed copies of plans from various organizations and individuals for their perusal during the period intervening until the next convention.
Representatives of respectively the Department of Health and the Department of Markets appeared to advise the committee on its selection of an agent department for the enforcement of state kosher provisions.
Deputy Commissioner Alexander Hamilton of the Department of Public Markets stated the opinion that his department could best serve the requirements of enforcement of the kosher law by virtue of the nature of the law, which, he interpreted, as being concerned with guarding the city against fraudulent substitution of non-kosher products.
Arthur Simon of the Public Health Department contended that by virtue of the large inspection staff of his department and its past activity in enforcing the kosher law, the Health Department was the most logical medium of enforcement.
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