The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-28
BRIDGEPORT CAFES
 WILL STOP FREE
 LUNCHES MONDAY
New Haven Saloon Keepers
 Take Different View of New Regulation
Elm City Saloons Will Con- tinue to Serve Free Lunch
 to August 1

Free-Hot Round of Roast Beef To- night" Tonight for the last time this al1uring legend will be seen of a Sat urday night in windows of Bridgeport saloons. Nor will Jack Shea,| the Amazon hotel or any other of the cafes of Bridgeport offer the thirsty an opportunity to allay hunger free of charge at a free lunch counter set with myriad good things.
 Bridgeport saloon keepers consider that the law forbidding free lunches to be in effect July 1, hence after to- wiches with your Saturday night beer, and the crackers and cheese, bologna or other titbits that made the mid week tipple more palatable.
 In New Haven, however, the liquor dealers will not discontinue serving free lunch until August 1. They do not consider that the new law takes effect until that time. The Connecti- out Association of Wine. Liquor and Beer Dealers which has headquarters in New Haven has sent cards to it's members giving the text of the act and stating that it becomes effective on August 1.
 It Is provided by statute that any public act shall become effective on a date fixed by the legislature enacting 1t, unless otherwise stated in the act itself. Private acts become effective when signed by the governor. The date fixed by the last Legislature for it's public acts to become effective was August 1.
 This date was set to give sufficient time between the close of the session and the day when the laws are in force, to have them printed and cir4 cuIated so that no one might be con he had no opportunity to become faIniltar.
 The law forbddding the distribution of free lunch originated with the tub ercufosis commission and not as many people suppose with the Prohibition lobby. In most places where free lunches are served from two to a doz- on the lunch counter. The use of these forks without proper cleansing after each patron was held by the commission to be unsanitary and they felt this custom might aid in spread ing the dread tuberculosis as we'll as other contagious diseases.
 Members of the commission also held that the serving of roast beef sandwiches or other lunches where the patrons of saloons help themselves with. their hands, and often one man handles the bread that was to be eaten by another, was liable to spread disease Not single saloon keeper
 
 tee in Hartford to oppose the passage of the bill.
 In Bridgeport the giving of free lunches is almost universal custom. In nearly every bar room hot roast beef sandwiches are served on Satur- day night Daylight lunches served have ranged from the plebfan crack CTS and cheese to elaborate menus embracing many delicacies. In places where these elaborate lunches are served all day long, the cost to the cafe proprietors is about $15 per day In the saloons located in the manu- featuring districts it is the custom to serve hot soup at noon. Workmen who carry a cold lunch to be eaten at noon find this hot soup Q. welcome addition to their meal, but no more hot soup for them.
 The law is not very specific. It reads as follows:
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 Any person holding a. license for tn e sale of spirttuous and intoxicatine liquors who shall, by himself, his agent, or servant, furnish or supply without charge therefor, or having on hand for free distribution, any article | of food, in such license place, shall be subject to the penalties of the general statutes.