The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-27
PRESENT LAWS DEMAND
INADEQUATE INSPECTION
Col. Haskell Also Reports on
Condition Of Local Mar
ketS-Experienced TrOu-
bic With Short t-MeaSure
Dealers.

Much Of the -four used IN the District
Of Columbia is shipped in freight cars
previously used in shipping kerosene,
land fertilizer and kindred commodities
the -four becoming tainted with the odor
retained in the cars. This statement is
included IN the report OF the seaIer OF
weights and measures for the District.
Col w. c Haskell. for the fiscal wear
ended June go. 1868. submitted to the
Commissioners today.
Colonel Haskell sets forth 100000 bar
rels Of -four are consumed annually in
the District. only a small part OF which
IS inspected. owing 20 the courts inter
probation Of the present law. Conscr
quently. the sealer IS preparing an
amendment to the act OF Congress gov
erning the inspection Of -four. which viii
be submitted to the Commissioners
within few days- According 70 the
report. much OF the tainted -four is used
IN the homes Of Washington household
ers.
Condition of Local Markets.
The report is voluminous and includes
the individual reports OF the inspectors
OF boilers. lumber. wood. -four. public
hay scales, and the marketmasters IN
reference TO the Georgetown Market the
report says:
The receipts are not sufficient to COW
er necessary expenses for its care (
am OF the Opillion that the country peo-
pie. for better conditions and more
trade. have sought other markets; also
as the city grows grocery stores are
! opened up TO accommodate the neigh
borhood trade. and, in most cases. thcss
stores offer for sale vegetables and
fruits which are purchased at our whole
1 sale markets
'.The success OF the market depends
! upon the patronage Of the people II. ths
/ locality and the matter now rests with
/ the citizens OF West Washington wheth-
er they will give It the patronage 81
/ that you viii be Justified in authorizing
/ further improvements I an Convinced
that improvements can be made which
would place the Georgetown Market in
/ a very desirable condition 10 serve the
trade
Cleanliness Essential
j Cleanliness is a most important factor
and most essential to a market. l nave
directed the marketmaster's attention
TO this. and shall insist that the regu-
: latsons governing the markets be com
Piled with. The annual report of the
/ rnarketmaster of the Western Market
shows the market In better condition.
! both rnanclll4E 1EQ III SttitttA sAkEFet--
lance. than ever before in its history.
and the receipts exceed those Of the
] preceding year $1s6.65.
The marketmaster OF the Eastern
: Market recommends an enlargement OF
the present markes house and calls at
tention to the fact that the dealers in
| this market taks= nrt-le in making their
stalls attractive. as we'll as keeping
them in a cleanly condition"
The sealer had considerable trouble
! with short-measure dealers in oil, wood.
and clipped beef. all OF which has been.
or is being, remcdied. In regard %
clipped beef. the report sets forth;
This Office discovered during the past
year that dried chipped beef put up in
) small boxes TO supply the retail trade
was being put up of different weights
! some boxes containing a fun half pound.
| while others contained only from Eve
and one-half to six ounces. In the latter
case. the dealers claimed that they were
within the meaning OF the law inas-
much as they sold by the box and did
not represent TO sell by weight.
"A circular letter was issued and
sent 10 each Of the dealers, calling at
tention to n section of the law Great
ing this Office and defining its duties,
which SAYS that all meats sold with
IN the District OF Columbia shan be
sold by weight and on scales duly
tested by the sealer or his assistant -