Evening journal., 1918-04-05
Jared BY PEEP N
CITY EATING HOUSES
Health Officials Order Im-
rrsvements in Downtown
Places Y Slted
DESTROY MEAT IN
ONE RESTAURANT

Thomas <. Pecney, secretary OF the
Board Of Health, and other city officials
yesterday continued lhelF inspection Of
city restaurants. and were far from
satisfied with conditions they observed.
They ordered improvements made in
conditions IN several places Ai5lted.s
In ihe restaurant Of Antonio Caesari,
No. 2i8 West Front street, o side Of heef
hanging on a hook in a store room was
found 70 contain tuhercular bacteria,
and Samuel Ford meat Inspector, Who
accompanied Secre aIy Petney on ihe
trip, condemned and destroyed the
meat. The proprietor said be had paid
IS cents a pound for 70. lie said thsi he
did not know the name q the dealer
who had sold It to him, however.
In the eating house OF Enrique lele-
sias. No $40 West Front street LARGE
piece Of meat was found hanging IN ?
cellar over several inches OF ereensl
water There was no leo box, the ih7st
being kept Ia the cellar
Yesterdays inspection started AZ
Tenth and Shipley streets, Che Psrtf
visited eating houses along tAat street
Co Front street 60 jefferson street and
along Second street TO Market Win
the exception Of places along west
Front street the eating houses were
found to be In good condition. par'icu-
larlv those In Shipley street epoE.e
Front street This was oHceptlohe ,ig
true Of those above Fourth street. ths
FIRST restaurant TO haze eoohed iooa'
covered was discovered yesterday ot the
=. w. C.. A cafeteria and those in charg'
Of 10 were compimsnted by The lasp.c'-
Il was stated that In ell probabIlli!
the health authorities would ordei
closed one if moi two or the eaiih.
houses visited slong West Iront street
At one Of ihe places visited along tlu
street. it was discovered tnai hsiea'
Of washing dishes as they were vse'
by pstrons with cican waller. the'
we're merely dipped in a small ste"in.
pan and wiped. In th1t place ss D3s'
,Sas piled Under counter ana Q stehci
arose from it on a sheN ~ we VII
dow were cooked lsh and meat CAKE
uncovered, and those nearest ihe doc
we're covered with dust.
In another eating house visited aioni
Front street. barrels % garbage tia
had animal life sssa,ming through
was found. When asked Why that con
dition was allowed to exist, The pro
prietor said that he was unable TO &c
the garhage collectors to visit his plae
OF business. Secretary Peeney had Ia
Sanitary Company 90 visit the plac
this morning ald remove the vast
matter.
Al Of the restaurant proprietors 3
fsr spoken 70, complained of The slo'
collection Of garbage Il developed ths
under the contract with the city, tn
Sanitary Compspy Is requi ed TO max
two collections a week. This Is nc
frequent enough, according 10 the res
taurant keepers. and they have bee
paying the drivers Of garhase wagon
10 make additional trips The Sanltar
Compsny. it was said, charges about
q month for making extra collsctiop
Tr. Perkins, city physician, who al
compsnied the party, bad 20 cease lr
spociing places yesterday. he becomin
ili. he remained with the pa o
however, driving the members about
his automobile
The party visited the roemins h0us
al Ne iii West Front street, occupie
by Negroes This two and a half stor
frame building was found 90 be all cJ
up into rooms, the foors snd stail
ways being covered with scrap tin.
the basement, opening into Front stree
were various rooms used as livin
quarters, without windows. althoue
ono room had a round window. n
semblng port hole in a vessel
Tenants IL This building said the
paid from 81 to $3.50 a week Tor
room. Under the caves Of the slantlr
frame roof was found a family
three huddled sbeut a tiny cook stov
and they claimed 20 pay q week {,
this space 10 which was one bed
This property has an aRnes reschs
BY a nsrrow bridge lssd'ns from u
main building. and in this one roo
was found Q man snd wife who hi
spent The winter there Ths only vent
lation was what came thvough a doc
way opening into & wallad-in air chan
Der and two holes opening onto q
tracks Of the Pennsylvania Tailroa
both Of which were so smsll that
case of q flre ihe windows could not
used FOR egress.
The inspection will be resumed q
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