Evening star., 1909-06-27
|PURE FOOD FOR CITY
Mr.. MaCfarIand Plans Better
Market Conditions.
HASKELL TO COOPERATE
Congress Is Expected to Supply
Some of Needed Money.
COMMISSIONERS COMPLIMENTED
Some of the Market Benches and
Stands Have Been in Use
Thirty Years.
COMMISSIONERS C0MPLIMENTED

In the interest of pdre food for the
| Districts residents Commissioner Mac
| farland has outlined many improve
ments in local markets. Plans for sew
eral changes in the way Of betterment
have been drawn by the sealer of
weights and measures. Col. w. c. Has
kell. and the improvements will be car
ried out as rapidly as the funds become
available.
| Commissioner Macfarland proposes to
have the markets owned by the Dis
| trict of Columbia-the Eastern, West
ern and Georgetown markets-put in
frst-class sanitary condition out of the
present funds and future appropria-
tions, and also to do all that can be
done to secure similar improvements in
| the private markets.
/ Two years ago on his motion the Com
missioners asked Congress for legisla-
tion giving them larger power over pri-
yate markets to secure sanitary and
| other improvements, but pending the
enactment of that legislation Mr.. Mac
| farland believes that much will be done
| by moral suasion and because 1T is to
| the interest of the market owners them
J selves.
[ Not Of Modern Type.
| AS to the District markets. with the
exception Of the up-to-date addition to
the Eastern Market. completed last spring
with an appropriation obtained for that
purpose. the stands and other fixtures are
not generally of modern type, although
improvements have been made from time
| to time. Congress was asked for an
| appropriation to renew all the old stands
in the Eastern Market, but did not make
it: nor did it provide, the steel portable
shelter sheds asked for the wholesale
nj ,arlxa Mr. nefa farla nd IN
June 15 directed the sealer of weights and
measures to report what improvements
should be made in the markets owned by
the District of Columbia, indicating those
| which can be made in the near future
out of appropriations already made by
| Congress and those which require apprO-
priatOnS." and has received the report,
stating the information desired. which he
will forward to the Commissioners with
! the recommendation that the money nee
essary be provided out of available funds,
| additional amounts to be asked of Con-
| gress.
Sanitary Improvements Proposed.
Sealer Haskell reported as follows:
'1n company with the superintendent of
repairs, District of Columbia, a careful
| inspection of the Eastern, Western and
Georgetown markets was made, with a
| view to determining what is necessary to
be done to put these markets in a mod
ern and thoroughly sanitary condition A
detailed statement of the necessary i'm
provements and estimated cost of same.
which totals $9,412, is hereto attached, to
which attention is respectfully. invited.
THE benches or stands which it Is de-
| sired to remove, have been in use for
more than thirty years and their oondi-
| ton is such that it makes 1t difficult to
| keep them in sanitary condition. For
two or three years past benches have
been removed and renewed as the funds
available would permit and an appropria-
ton for the renewal of all the old stands
in the eastern market was included in
the estimates for the fiscal year 1910, but
| was disallowed by Congress.
| 1.-The present plan for the construction
| of stands in the District markets is the
| open form with oak tops, which will ad-
NIT in the future, if deemed advisable.
glass tops, which, lin my judgment, are
the most sanitary tops for stands that
can be used. The open arrangement of
the stands allows the market to be more
thoroughly and easily flushed with hose
| Should the amount requested for the
sealer'S allotment, contingent and miscel-
laneous expenses, District of Columbia.
1910, be allowed by the committee, there
will be about 81 900 available for repairs
during the fiscal year 1910. AS soon as the
allotment is made, directions will be given
for repairs to the roofs, cutters and down
| spouts on the markets, to stop leakages,
and such other repairs as are found nee
essary to protect the property. The re-
manning amount will be used in renew
ing as many old stands as possible.
Complimented on Cleanliness.
AN appropriation was made by Con-
gress at it's last session for the installa-
ton of an electric wiring system in the
Western market. The electrical engineer
is preparing plans for this work, which
will be commenced soon after July 1 and
pushed to completion.
| For your further information, I would
| like to state that we have received many
compliments from patrons of the Eastern,
| Western and Georgetown madkets as to
| their cleanliness, taking into considera
| ton the purposes for which they
| used Very strict directions have been
| given the market officials to keep the
! markets as clean as possible at all times
Il would respectfully recommend that
| an appropriation of $500 be asked for
| the improvements recommended in the
| itemiZed statement, hereto attached,
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