Evening star., 1947-05-09
Forty C,afeielias
|InU 5. Buildings
Denied Licenses
lnsunitury Conditions
Charged. but They
Won't / Have to Close

Forty Government cafeterias
were denied licenses today be-
cause they could not pass the
District health requirements.
The action does not necessarily
mean the cafeterias win have to
close.
I OF the list of applicants for
licenses only two were successful
and II more are still being investi-
gated.
The two cafeterias granted per-
mits are in the General Federal
Building at Third street and Vir-
giria avenue S.W. and the Federal
Trade Commission Building at
Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Among the largest cafeterias re-
fused licenses were those In the
Navy Department at Eighteenth
street and Constitution avenue, both
the old and new State Department
Buildings, the Railroad Retirement
Building, Social Security Building.
Internal Revenue and Department
Of Commerce and Federal Works
at Eighteenth and F streets NV.
Capt. Hoover Issues Statement.
Capt. Frank w. Hoover, general
manager of Government Services,
Inc, said it was q probl n to be
worked out between the District Cow
eminent and the Public Buildings
Administration.
We are in between the Public
Buildings Administration and the
District government in this matter
he said "The reasons the licenses
were refused were that the cafeterias
did not conform to the Health De-
partment regulations in physical and
structural rules. We have no con-
troll over the structural appearances
of the Federal buildings and are
only lessees OF the space set aside
for the cafeterias.
"The situation is now being dis
cussed by the Public Buildings Ad-
ministration and I am sure the
Federal Government and the Dis
trict Government can work things
out"
DR.. Reid r. Ashworth, director
|of the Bureau of Food Inspection
of the Health Department, said
however. there were more than
structural reasons for refusing to
recommend that licenses be issued.
b. Refrigeration Held inadequate.
There are several reasons beside
the fact that structural recondf-
tioning was not complied with. In
many cafeterias inspectors from this
bureau found the refrigeration was
inadequate and catch basins under
the steam table were In poor condi-
|tion. One of the flagrant violations
was that food was placed ON the
counters without any covering pro-
lection.
1t is believed that until necessary
structural changes are made the Dis
trict action will amount merely to
an expression Of disapproval because
1t is doubtful that 1t has authority
to close a cafeteria In a Government
building.
/ The licenses were refused on the
recommendation Of the Bureau Of
Food Inspection Of the District
Health Department.
The first inspection of the cafe.
terias was made four months ago
and they were warned at that time
by the health department that they
would have to make, changes to
conform with the District regula-
tions.
Last week the reinspection was
made and when 1t was learned that
the changes were not made, the
health department recommended
disapproval of the licenses.
The cafeterias refused licenses
were at Building K, south of the Re-
| fiecting Pool; the Social Security
Building. Third and d streets S.W.;
the Railroad Retirement Board.
Fourth and D streets S.W.;; the JUS
tice Department, two at the Labor
Department and one at the Internal
Revenue Bureau.
Other Units Included.
Also, the Department of Com
merce, Treasury, the old State De-
partment Building at Seventeenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, the Main Naval Building at
Eighteenth street and Constitution
avenue NV, Federal Works Ad-
ministration. Interior Department,
Munitions Building.
The War Department at Twenty
first and D streets NV, Home Own-
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