Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25

A. Guerrant Of the health department rec
commended to Health Officer Woodward
today that steps be taken Immediately
with view to better conditions.
Surely" said Mr.. Guerrant, 1.-The facil-
tiles offered at present for handling the
milk and cream by the railroad companies
is not in keeping with the handsome new
$15.O00,O00 depot
Mr.. Guerrant's Complaint.
Mr.. Guerrant's report follows:
"a long platform has been erected for
unloading milk. the. length of which is ap-
proximately ten or twelve cars. The cars
are run in by this platform and the milk
unloaded in the hot sun, there being no
protection whatever save shed that has
been recently erected at one end Of the
platform and extending for only dis
tance of about two car lengths. wholly in
adequate for the purpose intended, to pro-
tect the milk
There are always from four to five cars
to be unloaded. Frequently / have OBJ
served that mail and baggage cars are
shifted In on this same track, thereby
preventing the use of the present short
shed.
THE platform being SO narrow and al
ways piled up with empty cans makes 1t
next to impossible to roll milk to this
shed. The result Is 1t is set out OF the
car on the platform exposed and there
remains until loaded on the wagon.
Il observed today one lot of milk. about
twenty cans, was placed on the platform
and remained there for over an hour. The
dairyman. however. brought along a can
vas which was syread over 1t. thus at
fording some protection. I find there are
various shipments of smaller quantities
which receive this same treatment, except
1t does not even have the protection OF
a canvas thrown over it..
"It may be said by the railroad COM
pany that the milk might remain on the
cars until ready to roll 1t on wagons. This
is not practicable, for the reason that
the first man who applies for his milk
may find that it was the first to be loaded
on the car, and, necessarily, all other milk
would have to be moved that nearer the
door before the other can be gotten at.
Again. good many dealers buy milk
from both Virginia and Maryland and
necessarily it is on different cars. When
this is the case the driver usually has
a helper who is unloading one car while
he, the driver. is unloading another. OF
course one lot Of milk Is left exposed
while the other is loaded.
This condition should not be tolerated,
when it could he remedied by the expend1-
ture of few hundred dollars. Surely the
ling of milk and cream by the railroad
company are not in keeping with the new
fifteen million dollar depot
II recommend that steps be taken i'm
meO1dIely Win view 10 having the pres
ent shed over the platform extended for
at least three car lengths or say $50 feet.
am informed that George w. Martin,
superintendent Washington Terminal
Company, is in charge. and the proper
person to be communicated with
Smoke Law Violations.
In connection with DR.. Woodward's cru
sade for "spotless town" Inspector
Whitaker of the health department is
busily engaged looking for violations of
the smoke law. Yesterday he inspected
thirty-six plants and reported only three
violations.
AS a result of his report warrant is
to be asked for by the health officer for
the arrest of the management of the
Georgetown Gas Light Company.
DR.. Woodward has instructed his in
spector to give close attention to the pub
lie baths in the city-places known as
Turkish and Russian baths. The inspec-
tors are instructed to see that these places
are maintained in a clean and healthful
manner.
A manufacturer of ''snow balls" whose
place of business is on Az street south
west, is likely to be arrested according to
report made by an inspector who Wis
tied his place yesterday. Snow balls"
are made of scraped and crushed ice
favored with an extract of chocolate. va
nilla or lemon. The health depart
ment is generally suspicious of them
Samples of the extracts used by this mer-
chant were taken and will be submitted
to analysis.
Following the usual policy of the health
department, dogs wearing tax tags Of
last years issue have not been impound-
ed during the month of July, provided
of course. during the current month they
were properly muzzled. 1t is believed
however that by the 1st of August ample
time will have elapsed to have allowed
every dog owner ample opportunity of
purchasing tag of the current issue
On and after August 1, therefore, the
poundmaster will impound all dogs not
wearing tags of the current year, whether
such dogs be muzzled or unmuzzled. Dog
owners are advised to provide themselves
promptly with the proper dog license and
tag.