New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-30
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS
City Hall, April ~, 1870.

| ID. CONQUEST CLARKE, Secretary.
MAYoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS,
| City Hall. April 20, 1870
! mo. Standardization Series.]
An ordinance dividing the city into tw
wood and coal divisions, and appointing
inspectors thereof, and providing penalties
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Council o
the city of New Orleans, That the city be ant
hereby is divided into two wood and Goa
divisions; that all of that part of the cit,
above Canal street shall be constituted anl
known as the first division, and that par
| below Canal street, including the Fifth
District, shall be constituted and known Al
the second division.
| SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, That in thu
month Of April. eighteen hundred anG
seventy, and annually thereafter, the Ad-
| ministrator of Commerce shall nominate
| and BY and with the advice and consent Of
| the Council, appoint one Inspector of wood
| and coal for each of said divisions, with
| such number OF assist ant inspectors as may
be necessary.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
from and after the fifteenth day oil
| May. eighteen hundred and seventy,
it shall be unlawful for any person
to sell. or offer for sale or deliver,
any tirewood or coal, at retail. from any
wagon, cart, vehicle, yard or other place,
the inspectors or assistant inspectors
aforesaid, and his certificate OBJ
tanned therefor: that all cord wood
brought to market within this city shall be
at least four feet in length, including one
half the kerr, and the cord shall be COM
puted at the rate of eight feet in length,
four feet in breadth and four feet in height,
well slowed and packed; provided, that if
the deficiency in the average length OF any
Ia
the same may be measured as cord wood,
and the inspector shall make An allowance
for SAME of double such deficiency; that
every load of wood sold or offered for sale
in the city shall be slowed as closely to-
gether as it can conveniently be put, and
no crooked wood shall be slowed in any
such load, but all crooked wood and short
wood shall be sold by itself as refuse wood.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, That it shall
be the duty of all persons selling coal or coke
in this city, at retail, to have their carts and
other vehicles used for delivering the same
constructed in such manner that the top
thereof shah form plain surface and that
the end board shall be of the same height
as the sideboards, and the top of the side.
boards, together with the top-and bottom
OF the end board shall be covered with iron
in such manner as to prevent them from
wearing off. and the said cart or other
vehicle shall be of such capacity as to con-
tain, when even full, 1920 cubic inches or
twenty-five bushels OF coal. of 26SS cubic
inches each.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, That it shall
be the duty of such inspectors or assistant in
spectors to ascertain by calculating the
cube thereof, that all carts or other vehicles
now used, or that may hereafter be used,
for hauling or delivering coal or coke
have the above required capacity, and
they made oil
other respects to the above provisions,
and shall, upon ascertaining these facts,
cause the said carts or vehicles to be
marked BY tin sign on the left side, having
inscribed thereon twenty-five bushels, in
spected." Such inspectors shall more
over re-eXamine all carts or other vehicles
used in the delivery or sale of coal or
shall report to the Administrator of Com
merce the names of all persons refusing
or neglecting to comply with the above
provisions, or using carts of insufficient
or in any way violating the same.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained, That it
shall be unlawful for any person or persons
to deliver, or cause to be delivered, any i
coal or coke to any purchaser at retail by
any other measure than that above defined,
or from any cart, wagon or other vehicles
that have not been duly inspected
and marked as aforesaid, or for
any person or persons to leave any
boat, yard or other place of deposit, |
With any cart, wagon or other vehicle |
loaded with coal or coke, with the intention |
Of delivering the coal or coke therein to any |
purchaser or purchasers until the said cart, |
wagon or other vehicle has been duly filed |
even full, or in any other manner to violate |
The provisions of this ordinance; provided, |
that notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall |
be lawful for all coal carts or other vehicles |
Used in carrying coal or coke. to have a |
gauge mark for the purpose of measuring
and carrying half load, or twelve and one
lalf bushels of coal or coke.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, That such |
Inspectors or assistant inspectors shall /
Measure and inspect all frewood brought to
uch stands as may, be designated. and
hall grant the vendor of each load a certif-
'ate setting forth the quantity thereof, and
late of inspection, making a reasonable and
air allowance for loss sustained by crooked
md uneven wood. estimating cord to con-
ain one hundred and twenty eight cubic feet,
md for each and every load containing
lfty cubic feet or over. 80 measured and i'll
pected, he shall receive a fee of fifteen
ents. and for each and every load contain
ng less than fifty cubic feet, fee of ten
ents, and no more, to be paid by the
eller.
That such inspectors shall see that all pro-
lsions of this ordinance, as relating to the
ale OF coal, are complied with; shall have |
tlces or stations convenient to the several
oal landings, where they may examine
nd inspect all coal being sold at retail;
nd for each and every cart load, thus ex-
mined and inspected, they shall issue
ertlhcate setting forth the quantity of coal
herein, and shall receive fee of ten cents
herefor from the seller; and for each and
very cart measured and examined, as pro-
lded for in this ordinance, the said inspec-
ors, or assistant inspectors, shall be en-
tiled to receive fee of fifty cents; and for .
ach ana every cart re-eXamined as afOre- :
aid, they shall be entitled to receive fee of :
twenty-five cents.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained, That it shall r
the duty of such inspectors and assistant
ispectors to keep separate books of certi, t
Gates for wood and coal, with margins al
which books shall at all times I
low the number of loads of wood and a
oal inspected. !
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That +
lie certificate so furnished by said inspec- a
RS shall be delivered to the purchaser
purchasers OF such load of wood coke q
coal that may be sold or delivered
the city Of New Orleans, and any
ndor or vendors of frewood or coal
ling, delivering, or causing to be de- .
'ered, any load or loads of wood or coal
thout such certificate, or any wise Offend
the provisions of this ordinance, shall,
conviction thereof before the Recorder
the District in which the offense may be b
mmitted, be fined in sum not less than fe