New-York tribune., 1916-06-18
MANAGERS HUSTLE
TO REMEDY FAULTS
General Cleanup Now Under
Way-Waiters and Cooks Seek
ing Required Health Cards.

Six more restaurants in Manhattan
were placed in the good" class yester-
dav. when Health Department inspect
ors reinspected twenty-five places
which they classed as dad" few days
sgo. The six had made every change
required by the Bureau of Food and
Drugs and are now considered eligible
for the white cards which will be is
sued 10 those which have no faults.
-Four other restaurants were graded
ND from bad" TO fair because of the
improvements made. These four are
expected to reach the good" column
IS soon as certain structural changes
can be made in the buildings they oc-
cupy. Eight Of the remaining twelve
had begun TO make the required
changes, but will not become good"
for almost a week. The other four
we're reported as having made no prog
ress. but their managers said work
would be begun Immediately.
More Good" Places Expected.
Marked Improvement found in eigh-
teen Of the twenty-five was taken as
a sign Of the good being done by the
inspectors and Director Lucius +.
Brown, who is conducting the inspec-
tion. They believe that as soon as all
the restaurants in the city understand
that the Health Department require
ments can be enforced under the city
ordinances the cleanup will be gen
eral
Officials Of the department estimate
that hereafter at least 40 per cent OF
the restaurants will be rated good"
on reinspection, whereas less than one
half of / per cent were good" on the
first. They also believe that as re-
suit Of the cooperation being given by
the better class managers scores OF
good" restaurants vii be found on
the first inspection where bad" ones
have prevailed hitherto.
Reinspection took up the time OF the
inspectors yesterday and no other WORK
was done. The entire territory was
covered from Fortieth Street TO the
Battery, one or two inspected places
in each section being chosen for rein
spection Five of the six restaurants
that jumped from Dad" to good" were
chain" places, three belonging TO one
chain" and two to another.
Finds Rating BoOms Trade.
Restaurant owners, while believing
the Health Department did not give
them sufficient warning that the in
specions would be made, say they eX-
pect TO be benefited.
"My trade has picked up IL per cent
in FIVE days because | told my cashier
10 inform our customers we had been
rated fair on the first inspection and
would be rated good on the next
said the manager of one Of the restau-
rants not inspected yesterday. "!
think this plan wonderful, and I've had
no trouble at all in changing the things
which the inspectors did not like.
Clean restaurants will not kick against
the inspections"
Cards showing the restaurant rat
ings will be issued late next week. No
place will get good" card until 1t
has been inspected by an official Of the
Health Department in addition to the
inspectors.
one of the inspectors told with glee
Yesterday how he was about to rate
restaurant fair" when he opened
showcase in which food was stored and
two baby alligators crawled out
Examination Of high class hotels
restaurants and cabarets In the the
atrical and Fifth Avenue districts Will
begin about the middle Of next week.
Since the inspections began there has
been a rush Of walters and cooks 70 be
examined by Health Department physi-
clans TO get the medical cards required
by health ordinances.