New-York tribune., 1886-05-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
CONDEMNING FRENCH PEAS
.prS1oxs or LEADING oRoCEhs ON THE AcrioN o'
THE BRooKLYN AUTHORITIES.

CONCERNING FRENCH PEAS
.,,x,oxs or IFApING oRoCEns ON THE ACTION OF
THE BRooKLYN AUTHORITIES.
The action of the Brooklyn health oinclais III ccu
A.mning some eighteen brands Of French ana other
foreign peas and bdding tng saie ~ anong the
Wholesale groccrs and importers yesteIu.aiy. tho &
Crinion of most Of the prominent ims was .9ds s"o
cis Leggett 4 Co.. "Why am perfectly astouHtta tIa
At such a proceeding. Here are condemneu 'el 'io ~
goods of houses which have been IN tne Tue an ira
driven completely out OF the BROOKLYN market mar
They may send over perfectly natural peas uut not
cording tDis act OF the Health boalu m rtain to
he sold by the grocers. The question IS cei.a" " "
become not only national but lntern"soITSit os Elton
seems TO me- for such standard houses 40 o. ths
for example worth millions VIZ roinrinS peas has
han mractsed for wears and years, and who ever
heard of any one being INJURED 10y peas 80
II is only done TO give them natural a.traI,,o
anncarance and if people did not insist upon nay
Ing them so tinted. it would not 9e I. aV1e' soid M
Neral of AekeTi a1ntrr Mer,ur is national labor
atorv where such matters as these can DC inVestl-
rated hy experts. ] don't think that question as
board of Health" In this VEN. MIR. Godillot. VINO
has charge of the French Department IN % ihmroer, @
Whyand II Co.'s shops continued mel ,ti,;h
about forty prominent French packing eslaonSsn S,
msnts. whose peas used i'll this country. !et @
Ouly about half of these are condemneu W @ .no
Brooklyn health chemists Why S,ipS e.s;I See
tneS u,T tpt th's IS some are banished while Others
not any better are allowed to sell their g"oos pe
cause they do not happen tn be on the iist. nls
shows how necessary it is to have such Things dohe
by national officials Is. Ihurber took "ai,ti
cnt view of the case Ten years ago; nc Iau;
we tried to get people to use the naturaly c9ioreu
American peas in preference to those imported from
france But we're unable to do So AS a Hat,er
OF fact we are pntns up peas Sands n s' Great prS
eress has been mace OF late years III this INDUSTRY;
We feel that so long as there is any question aoous
the whOlesOmeness OF these OF any othci soous' "0
would not care to handle them" r,. .,o
Mr. Green of +. c. Hazard q Co., th0ught tn tne
Health Board had been Z" too previous m IN .ne W
matter and this opinion was shared by JAMES / :.
Smith 4 Co. who are among the largest importers
OF tie condemned goods; John Nor *, W so sons ns,
whose goods are among those condemned nave e. an
ofce in this city. Their representative stated that
one warehouse was already full of returned eoous
and the m IS trade h%d been s'nns sIgny sh
order. when scientist like Pasteuf has 9eclareo
copperas not to he poisonous tie lea co : on ~
that is used in coorng the goods is so slight that
sanns enS %sass 5so fss H"y n% tslsT"s
be sold in Brooklyn: Henry Deler ct Cle;; DaRa-
colee ct Gaudn Bordeaux !, J. Nopyille Dor.
deanx Perry fills A. Lazun f Esfioal bOraeI%M Ror'
T. NJ Daeelzn. Bordeaux II. M Ansohe. DOT
deaux L.Carpe ct Cie Lundevllle SOME E. IlIse,
bordeaux ; +. Fiton ainc, Bordeaux; John Moir a
Son London aberdeen and seville Fre,.s 0Par,ss Par,s
{; Talbot Bordcanx: G. Ganes aine ct fills. l-ouit
Treres ct Gle b. Eygrien. More than 300 grocer,s,
in Brooklyn have already been notified not TO seli
any of these brands. If they fail TO abide by the
order they are likely to be arrested.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE BARGE OFFICE.
Dispatches from Washington yes te1day stated !, et
that included in the deficiency appropriation OF
The Secretary of the Treasury, is the sum of
S2S. 900 asked for by surveyor Beattie to- repair
the Barge Office" surveyor Beatte saiu III IT,
ferring to the report:
am the custodian of the Barge Otice ana tninx iav
or,bly OF such improvements have been suggested
Inv superiutendent of Buildings Fryer. think IL me
unoccup pied room the Barge Ohice could be uzen or
surh divisions outside OF the custom 40 use
moper at an expense Of rent IL would he gOoi factc
economy TheimprOvements suggested are retaining
wall to take the place Of the corrugated iron slues OF me
annex: repairs wall and the repairing OF he
roof The second of the main building, Thch mas
never been finished Off should be completed so mat we
could have of offices there. Inc portion on the
west side of the annex which mas been set as ie or IN
new Offices OF the Shipping Commissioner. requires
alterations and an on the west slde oi Tue
building Then purpose 10 utilize inc annex as
snow room seized ami uucaime goods that are 10
be sold at auction Ii Is also proposed TO remove he
10 he annex when III eau pe ha"o ese"io
enough 10 protect the valuaDies.