New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-29
I. CoNoUEsT CLARKE. Secretary.
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS, !
City Hall, April q, 1870. {,
Administration Series.

| cry Hail. April y, 1871.
mo. 30-Administratio Series
An ordinance dividing the city into twt
wood and coal divisions, and appOintin!
inspectors thereof, and providing penalties
SECTION /. 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 al Of that part OF the city
above Canal street shall be constituted anC
known as the first division, and that par
below Canal street including the Fifth
District, shall be constituted and known a:
the second division.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, That in the
month of April. eighteen hundred and
, 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 assistant inspectors US may
be necessary.
SEC! 3. Be it further ordained, That
from and after the fifteenth day OF
May, eighteen hundred and seventy,
it shall he 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,
until the same has been measured by one of
the inspectors or assistant inspectors
aforesaid, and his certificate o.
tanned therefor: that all cord wood
| brought to market within this city shall be
at least four feet in length, including one
| half the kerf, and the cord shall be COM
puted at the rate of eight feet in length,
four feet il breadth and four feet in height,
well slowed and packed; provided, that If
the deficiency in the average length OF any
| such cord wood shall not exceed six inches
the same may be measured as cord waod,
| and the inspector shall make an allowance
| for same of double such deficiency: that
every load of wood sold or offered for safe
! in the city shall be slowed as closely TO-
| gether as II Can conveniently De put, and
| no crooked wood shall be slowed IL auy
such load, but all crooked wood and short
wood shall be sold by itself as refuse wood.
| SEC. 4. Belt further ordained, That it zhaI!
| 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 shall form plain surface, aid 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, 200 cubic inches, or
twenty-five bushels OF coal. Of 2658 cubic
inches each.
SEQ. ). Be it further ordained, That it shall
be the duty Ofsuch inspectors or assistant in
spectors to ascertain by calculating the
cube thereof, tina. all carts or other vehicles
now used, or th4t may hereafter be used
for hauling or delivering coal or coke
have the above required capacity, and
that they are made TO conform in all
other respects to the above provisions,
and shall, upon ascertainiDG 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 il the delivery or sale of coal or
coke once in every twelve months, and
shall report to the Administrator of Com
merce the names of all persons refusing
or neSlectln2 to comply with the above
provisions, or using carts Of Insufficient
capacity, 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
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 filled
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 |
half bushels OF coal or coke.
SEC. {. Be it further ordained, That such |
inspectors or assistant inspectors shall |
measure and inspect all freWOOd brought to |
such stands as may be designated, and |
shall grant the vendor of each load certif- |
cate setting forth the quantity thereof and |
date OF inspection, making q reasonable and |
fair allowance for loss sustained by crooked |
and uneven wood. estimating cord to con-
tain one hundred and twenty eight bic feet, |
and for each and every load containing |
fifty cubic feet or over, SO measured and i'll
spected, he shall receive a fee of fifteen |
cents. and for each and every load contain
ing less than fifty cubic feet, fee of ten
cents, and no more, to be paid by the |
seller.
That such inspectors shall see that all pro-
visions OF this ordinance, as relating to the
sale of coat, are complied with; shall have
offices or stations convenient to the several
coal landings, where they may examine
and inspect all coal being sold at retail;
anu ict Nf-NAL anu CFCiy ShlIt LCG>O, LAuS
amined and inspected, they shall issue
certificate setting forth the quantity OF coal
therein, and shall receive fee of ten cents
therefor from the seller; and for each and
every cart measured and examined, as pro-
Vided for in this ordinance, the said inspec-
tors, or assistant inspectors, shall be en-
titled to receive fee of fifty cents: and for
each ana every cart re-eXamined as afore-
said, they shall be entitled to receive fee of
twenty-five cents.
SEC. s. Be 1t further ordained, That it shall
be the duty of such inspectors and assistant
inspectors to keep separate books of certi-
tcates for wood and coal, with marginal
which books shall at ali times
show the number of loads Of wood and
coal inspected.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That
the certificate so furnished by said inspec-
tors shall be delivered to the purchaser
or purchasers of such load of wood, coke
or coal that may be sold or delivered
in the city of New Orleans, and any
vendor or vendors of .frewood or coal
selling, delivering, or causing to be de.
livered, any load or loads of wood OF coal
without such certificate, or any wise Offend
ing the provisions of this ordinance, shall. |
en conviction thereof before the Recorder
Of the District in which the offense may be
rom mi fta1 ha firad in q crr, not 1osc .f,o, |