The morning times., 1896-04-16

n means of determining the quality of the
supply.
A bout one hundred samples have been
procured SO far, and the work Is scarcely
begun. The specimens have been obtained
principally from the cans from The dairy
farms as they reach the dcpols, and these
cans are 10 be ami have been III many in
stances followed 10 the first purchasers, to
ascertain if The quality is diminished 10y an
increase of quantity after ii reaches their
| bands.
The policy of the office is To have the law
strictly complied with. II provides, among
, other things, mo person shall offer or
have for sale in the District any unwhole-
| some, watercd or aduteratei milk. or milk
known as swill milk. or milk from COWS
that are fed on swill, garbage, or other
| like substance nor any butter or cheese
made from any such milk
RATED AS A MIsDEMEANOR.
Prosecutions underline law. Il $ heretofore
! stated in The Times shall be In the police
court, the violator being deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor. Upon conviction of first
! offenSe he shall be fined not less Than SO
nor more than $25, or imprisoned in The
workhouse for period of not more than
thirty days, and for each subsequent Of
fense the penalty may be fine of 500,
or Imprisonment for ninety days, or both
| fine and imprisonment.
Some of the analyses show milk very
much below standard, but whether or not
/ prosecutions Will follow depends upon the
degree of impurity or adulieration. When
these cases are disposed of by the chemist
other samples will be submitted from the
| lunchrooms. the stores, and other places
| where milk is dispensed.
The Standard Telephone Company, as an
| inducemcnt to the granting of its solicited
| privilege of establishing an exchange in the
| District, has agreed to furnish the money
I with which to put down the general system
| Of subwayS contemplated in the measure
prepared and championcd by the Commits
. Sioners, and now pending in Congress, and
offers to sell to the District its franchise
| in the subways at any time after the COM
pletion OF the system, for the amount in
| vested, and per cent interest added.
! 1t further offers to pay over TO the Dis
trct its entire net revenue from the sub
| way, less 6 per cent. which the govern
ment can use in the purchase Of the Sys-
TEN, and as still further inducement, it
agrees to have the provisions of the Com
misSioners incorporated in their own meas
| ure, as an evidence Of good faith, and TO lie
bound to all the proffcred stipulations by
the enactment itself.
GEN. CLARKSoN INTERESTED.
The company was represented before the
Commissioners yesterday by Gen. j S.
CIarkson, James McNaught, F NJ. Green and
! Frank Hume. Gen. GARRISON, who was the
principal spokesman, stated that they had
just been before the House District Com
mittec, where the same proposition was
made. They had been summoned then, he
said, with the request that they would ma ke
/ known their wishes as well as to state the
terms to which they would be willing 10
agree.
The general said that the Standard sys-
TEN OF telephoning is as good as the best.
1t has successfully stood every test and
proved its efficiency. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company had proved its useful
ness, he said, 10y every known experiment,
and had applied it To an ordinary telegraph
wire with good results. The Standard
has lust been admitted 10 Philadelphia a a
rival OF the Bell system.
The rates to be established here. In case
the Standards admitted To the District, Gen.
Clarkson said, will be S4S per year for
business houses. $50 for residences, and 81 8
for government phones.
The gentlemen were asked to present their
proposition in the form OF a BILL Incorporate
ing the main features Of the subway meas
ure referred to, and this they agreed to do.
For this purpose they were furnished a
copy OF the Commissioners bill.
The proposition is a little in advance ot
any yet made by the competing companies
to the District authorities have been made
by one other company. and still another
company has made proposition To con
struct the sub way alone without intro
duCing a telephone line.
ITS LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
The Standard claims to have now 2, 800
subscribers in Washington aud says il has
ample long-dstanCe facilities. 1t is rep
resented by a local company, in which Mr.
L. e. Hine. eX district Commissioner, Is
interested.
The police department 1T is understood
has taken issue with the police Judges Over
the pending bill TO provide for precinct
magistrates. and that u letter taking srtong
grounds in favor of the proposition has been
placed in the hands Of the Commissioners
by Major Moore.
The intent of the measure. as explained
repeatedly by the authors, and as indorsed
by the East Washington and other Citi
zens' associations, is to relieve the police
court of the trial OF minor cases and to
avoid the congestion of business there aud
the congregation of q multitude Of police
men at the central court during a large
part OF the day.
In the letter, filed yesterday, 1t is
learned. Major Moore reiterates his we'll
known views upon the subject and scores
several additional points i'll favor of the
standpoint the system proposed will be pref
erable to the present, and that, in add
tion, the public demands change.
1t is contended that under tile most IA
vorable conditions the police force is
inadequate, even with every available man
on duty, and the magistrate SYSTEM will
enable the department to increase its eff
fiency.
The change will also prevent the incar
ceration of many prisoners and avoid the
expense OF keeping many others in the cells
for periods ranging from twcnty-four to
tbirty-siX hours.
These and other arguments equally forci
bic are employed by the police department
in favor of the measure.
POLICE JUDGES OPPOSE.
The police judges are understood TO be
against the proposition, and, upon refer
ence of the bill to them by the Commission
ers, reported adversely. The query in q
certain circle is why the bill was referred
to the police judges, who, from the nature
of the case, would be expected to oppose
it, but this is reasonably explained. The
board desired 10 secure q reflection OF
the views of both sides.
The report upon the bin will doubtless
be made by the Commissioners within &
few days.
The Georgetown and Tenleytown Rail
way Company recently applied 10 the Com
misSioners, under the act OF 1892, for
permission to put in a curved track al
the intersection of Thirty-second and F
streets in order to extend its line over
the Metropolitan tracks into the center OF
the city. Hea ring of this, President
Phillips prepared to contest 1t and asked
for a hearing.
The matter was to have been heard