New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-14
Only Nine of Seventy-fve
Places Examined Rated
Even Fair"
ICEBOX FOWL GETS
BAD" CARD FOR ONE
Cooks Sweeping When Word of
Inspectors Call Gets Around
TO Visit Hotels To-day.

The fat and pompous manager OF o
big restaurant in Broadway's wholesale
district was standing beside the cash
ier's desk yesterday afternoon when
two men came in. One silently pulled
back his coat and showed badge.
Inspector from the Health Depart
ment," he said. Want to look over
your place"
The manager bowed and rubbed his
hands together, but back of the smooth
smile that appeared on his face was an
inner worry. His eyes flashed in every
direction, questioningly. but he led the
way toward the storage room.
Come right in. I'm always glad to
have you people look over my place.
Everything's all right here. I've been
reading about your work, and I'm
ready for you," he told the visitors.
The inspector turned toward the
kitchen. Tho storage room can wait"
he said. We'll take q look In here
first"
inside the fairly cool and clean
Kitchen were half dozen cooks and
scullions rapidly discsrding soiled
jackets and aprons and DOMINIC fresh
ones. for word had been flashed about
that an inspector had arrived. Others
were sweeping, and two dishwsshers
were hastily emptying a big vat of a
dark, muddy liquid with particles of
food floating about in it.
The Health Department man glanced
into the milk receptacles, looked at the
dippers, and grunted approval.
That's right" agreed the manager.
"Everything's in fine shape. Say, Jim,
just open that refrigerator for the in
spector."
The inspector stepped forward and
thrust his own arm in. When his hand
came forth it was clutching a pan in
which lay a big, gaunt, dead hen; its
carcass was already a greenish-blue.
The manager tried to explain that
such things happened in any restsu-
rant. But" interrupted the inspector,
"a lot of you fellows keep on trying to
use stuff that even a dog would bury"
No Good" Ratings.
Naturally, that restaurant was rated
bad" and the inspector said he was
sorry that Il could not be rated rot
ten" Twenty-Five other restaurants
examined yesterday were also carded
bad" Only one received rating as
high as fair"
The work of inspecting all the city's
restaurants really got under way yes
terday afternoon, when nine inspectors
were put to work. Up to last night
only four out of seyenty-tive had been
found fair" and not single one
good"
Miss Anna Jordan. the only woman
on the inspecting force, discovered one
place yesterday where the chef was
about TO fry liver that had been spoiled
for some time. This was in one Of
chain of restaurants, most Of which
had proved far above the average.
The manager of another chain restau-
rant on Broadway received the disap-
pointment of his life when supervisor
Carney went through his place. Every
thing was in such perfect condition
that the manager had visions OF re-
eeiving the first good" mark. But they
disappeared through some kitchen win
dows which were found TO be I'M
screened.
Will Put in Screens.
Because flies could come in the win
dows from refuse heaps the restaurant
was rated bad" But to-day, that man
ager declared, screens will be put IN
and then he will epply for his good"
card.
In one place beautifully baked green
peas, magnfcently colored by sulphate
Of COPPER, barred under the pure food
law, were seized. In another, several
dozen cans Of partly spoiled vegetables
were found.
The Health Department will not give
out the names of the places, but this
may come after the restaurants have
been inspected. Hotels are TO be Wis
tied to-day.