Evening star., 1943-08-07
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that the establishments operating
license be revoked.
Edward E. Bailey, superintendent
OF licenses. heads the board. The
other three members represent the
Police Department, corporation
counsel's ONCE and the Health De-
partment. Mr. Bailey stated today
that policy dictates that the names
Of the other members of the board
be not revealed.
Since April, 1912, when the new
health regulations went into effect,
81 restaurants have been cited more
than once for health violations. OF
! this number, so have been charged
twice, "a, three times, and 8, a total
| OF 4 occasions. In all cases. for
FIXTURES were allowed or the fines
did not exceed $50, except in one case
A checkup at the corporation
counsePs office also showed that the
Health Department during the same
period never recommended in any
case that attachments be issued to
insure the court appearance OF those
offenders who sought to forfeit $25
collateral and avoid trial and a
possible $500 penalty.
Acting Health Officer Daniel Seek
niger promised today that the
Health Department would submit
the names OF chronic offenders to
the License Revocation Board.
TN the past, we thought that
fines would bring the offenders
in line, but evidently we need
stronger action" DR.. Seckinger
said.
He revealed that blacklist of
~ fiagrant violators would be sub
mitted to the Corporation Counsel's
office to aid in prosecutions.
Annoyed by the many forfeitures
that were allowed to 60 unchal-
lenged, Judge George D. Nelson two
weeks ago announced that he would
order attachments issued for the
court, appearance of those food op-
orators seeking to avoid trial.
Health Called at Stake.
Il can't understand why officials
haven't taken action to force these
repeated violators to stand trial.
Judge Nelson declared. The health
OF all our people is at stake, vet
nothing Is done to remedy the sit
uation. II the Health Department
won't recommend that attachments
be issued, I'll issue them myself"
Judge Nelson was transferred to
another court last week in the quar-
terly shift of jurists. His successor
in the District branch of the court,
Judge John P. Mcmahon, said he
would issue attachments if the
Health Department requested it..
One request has been made since
then, and an attachment ordered
Seeking to end the uncertainty,
Corporation Counsel Richmond B.
keech announced that his office
would cooperate with the Health
Department and the courts to bring
repeated violators into court.
Meanwhile, charge that the Alco-
holic Beverage Control Act is re-
sponsible for some of the existing
insanitary conditions in Washington
restaurants was made by one health
inspection officer who has been with
the Health Department for more
than Is years
Act Bans Bars"
1t was pointed out that the act
bans bars" and cocktail lounges"
as such, requiring that all establish
ments serving alcoholic beverages
must operate under restaurant
license, At least 81 per cent of the
revenue in all establishments must
come from food sales The excep-
tions to this ruling are hotels, where
food is served on the premises.
The inspectors said that a majori-
ty of the health violations occur in
places serving liquor
Advancing the theory that the
sale of drinks brings a greater profit
than food dealings, the inspector
said that some operators neglect
their food sale and eating facilities.
UnWholesome conditions are the re-
suit of this practice, he said.
Many Wink" at Provision.
Many operators merely wink" at
the provision of the act which re-
quires that the greater part of the
revenue must come from food, it
was charged.
Meanwhile, two more food oper-
ators forfeited $25 each when they
failed to appear in Municipal Court
to answer charges of maintaining
inSanitary conditions
They were Peter Rongus, 1898
Georgia avenue NV, restaurant,
and Clifton Setter, 1896 Irving
street NV, grocery.
William Thies, operator of a brew
cry at 610o Sligo Mill road, for
feited s25 when he failed to appear
to answer Similar charge
An attachment was issued by
Judge Mcmahon for the appear
ance of Joseph Burko, operator
Of restaurant at 406 Fifth street
NV, after Burko failed to appear
to answer charge of having un-
SiSoii Inning utCiloiio al lllS StOIC
A fine of $50 was imposed on
Irving Pincus, a grocer, 3O3-5 N
street S.W., on a charge of having
pigs feet in his ice cream cabinet.
The grocer's plea that he placed
the pigs feet in the cabinet be
cause it is the coldest place know"
failed to impress Judge Mcmahon.
The jurist remarked, That's the
poorest excuse I've ever heard"
Restaurateur Fined $50.
Today in Municipal Court addi-
tional health violation cases were on
the docket.
Olga Sianis, operator of restau-
rant at 1900 Fifth street NE, was
fined $50 by Judge Mcmahon. The
defendant was accused of having in
the store rs pounds Of meat unfit
for human consumption"
Three more restaurant operators
forfeited collateral today when they
failed to answer health violation
charges.
They are Pete Slaponlous, ATS L