Evening star., 1944-07-16
Rule Requiring
Size Of Drinks
0nhenus '! |! Urged
Weights Chief Asks
Regulations on Bars
And Restaurants

The District government should
consider adoption of regulations re-
curing restaurants and other places
serving drinks to indicate on their
menus the quantity In which the
drinks wtll be served, ]. T. Kennedy,
superintendent c9 weights, measures
and markets, said yesterday In his
annual report to the, Commissioners.
Under present regulations restau-
rants and al establishments oper-
attng under Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board licenses are not re-
quired to indicate In any manner
the quantity Of beverages which can
be expected when ordered from
menus or wine lists, said Mr..
Kennedy.
Many restaurants and places
servtng~ beer, use various sized
glasses, therefore, when ordering a
glass Of beer the patron is not in
formed as to whether it is to be an
S-ounce, 9-ounce or 10-ounce glass.
The same holds true In the serving
OF straight drinks drink is not
defined under law as to quantity.
Unfair Ceilings CHARGED.
Mr.. Kennedy also reported that a
number of restaurants are facing
"a serious problem" because the
Once of Price Administration is
setting ceilings on wholesale marine
products to high for restaurants to
pay and still maintain their own
OPA ceilings on menus. In dis
cussing the Municipal Fish Wharf
and Market, which comes under his
supervision, he observed:
Certain restaurants which were
In existence at the time of the
establishing OF the price ceilings
are hard hit in that they must pay
more for their materials but are
not allowed to increase their menu
price. The restaurants which have
opened since the price ceilings were
established are not as hard hit for
the reason that they could then
establish comparative prices with
prices being paid on the wholesale
market"
Mr.. Kennedy said some merchants
charged ceiling prices of Jumbo"
shrimp for inferior grades Of shrimp
and that operators were warned
against the practice by the depart
ment.
During the year, restaurants at
the city fish market served / .40O, 900
meals, 252 boats arrived at the
wharf. doing 4 business Of 32l5, 900.
Total poundage Of merchandise sold
by merchants, brokers and boats
during the year was $4,000 900.
Young Praises Work.
Commissioner John Russell Young.
who released the report, praised Mr..
Knnedy for his outstanding work
and achievements during the past
fiscal year"
Although there have been many
requests for closing Western Market
at'Twenty- first and X streets NV.
1t was said that Mr.. Young was op-
posed to such . step and that it had
now been rehabilitated to the point
that 1t will soon show profit.
Leasing Of space to . chain store
was believed to have brought busi-
ness to the market.
During the yesr. the department
made 53 arrests, resulting in fines
and collateral forfeited of $3.50.
an increase over last year due to
= department policy to ask heavier
fines for habitual violators. These
heavier fines, according to Mr.. Ken
nedy, have already resulted in a
drop in the number of arrests.
Reports for the year showed total
revenue from all District markets.
$53, ,432.3 30 and total expenditures.
$33, 1850. The report also showed
that more than ITO various types
OF scales had been condemned or
seized. A summary Of other figures
follow:
Gasoline pumps approved, 7,las;
condemned. 1873: package goods
weighed, 81, ,773; bread weighed, 49,
957: establishments visited, 1888.
and proprietors instructed, 6,717.
The work Of the department in
creased, although two of the inspec-
tors are in military service and it
has been impossible to replace them,
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