Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-07
BREAD law
Substitute for Invalid ReguIa-
ton Is Proposed.
Ar1InM QY COMMISSIONERS
ACTION BY COMMISSIONERS
Bill to Be Modelled on Similar Leg
islation Recently Enacted.
TO MEET MODERN CONDITIONS
Consumer to Know He Is Getting
Moneys Worth and Producer to
Be Accorded Justice.

Steps toward forming new bread law
were taken by the Commissioners yester-
day afternoon as soon as they learned
that the Court of Appeals had declared
Invalid the old bread law of 1888 Con-
gress will be asked to enact new law
as soon as possible.
In framing a new law. the Commission
ers will consider recent legislation along
the same line in other cities and Will be
guided by the views of the Chamber OF
Commerce. which investigated local con-
ditons.
Mr. Macfarland's Views.
Regarding the next steps to be taken
by the District officials in the framing
OF a new bread law, Commissioner Mac
farland said today:
The District of Columbia must not be
left without a bread law and the Com
missioners have been preparing to pre-
ern lines, whatever might be decided
about the old law. 1t was Anticipated and
the new law must fit modern conditions.
There has been recent legislation on
the subject in a number OF American
cities and we have collected all the re-
cent laws on the subject l have asked
the sealer of weights and measures, who
has immediate charge of the subject mat
ter, to coliate these and prepare his views,
which l shall then present to the Com
| missioners for consideration in connection
With the corporation counsel
I'VE shall also consider the views of
the committee of the Chamber of Com
merce which has been investigating this
subject and any others that might be
SUBMITTED to us, so as to act with all the
knowledge possible.
1t seems to me that the main thing is
to have law that will enable the con-
moneys worth. This is secured in the re-
cent legislation of other cities.
The Commissioners will, of course.
seek to do justice both to the producer
and the consumer"
Investigation by Chamber.
The views of the Chamber of Com
merce in regard to a bread law were
presented to the Commissioners several
months ago. After the decision of Judge
kmball in the Police Court that the old
law was invalid. Chamber of Commerce
committee began an investigation of the
matter. Its conclusions, embodied in a
set of resolutions, were adopted by the
chamber and submitted to the Commits
SionerS.
These resolutions declare that the old
law is antiquated and unsuited to exist
ing conditions and requirements and then
continue as follows:
mittee on commerce and manufactures of
the Board of Trade and the Chamber of
Commerce. after having given this mat
ter full and careful consideration, that i'm
mediate action SHOULD be taken to have
such ordinance repealed, that the In
terests of the public may be conserved by
acquiescence In the decision rendered by
Judge kimball declaring said ordinance to
be uncons titutional and void. The COM
mittee suggests that a recommendation to
the honorable Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia be made to this effect
That it is the wish of this body that
whenever ii shall become necessary the
Commissioners shall have enacted such
modern legislation as shall properly pro-
tect the public well the baker"
A committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, headed by Arthur c. Moses, chair
man of the committee on manufactures.
waited on the president of the board of
Commissioners to urge the District Off
Gals to take the same view as the cham
Der.
Mr.. Moses said today that the action Of
the Court of Appeals in declaring the old
bread law invalid was what he expected.
and that his views to future action are
expressed by the resolutions adopted by
the Chamber of Commerce.