The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-20
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
NEGLIGENT TRfDEsMEN H1TLED OYER
THE COILS BY SE.ILER mr.
Inspector Bnntn'. Way of Doing Business
The Innocent Inwhrcmkers intcrNiewed-
An Ordinance of Doubtful Lcgaii,y-Fces.

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The Innocent Iawhrcmkers Interviewed
An Ordinance of Doubtful Icgniity-Fces.
jacob J. Banta is Inspector, and Lawrence
4. Hin is Scalcr Of Weights and Measures ior
the First District of this city. Ii is Mr.. Banii's
duty to inspect all weights and measures ut
lcastoncc year. and report all defective or I'M
scaled weights and measures to Tho Corpora
ton Attorney and to the Sralcr; also To- inform
tradcsmcn with unscnlcd measures where ana
how to have them scaled. Inspector Bania
made his rounds this spring and collected his
fees but it is alleged that he made no report
whatever to the Corporation Attorney or to the
Scalcr. and gave no instruction to the trades
people about scaling. Indeed. Mr. IIill asserts
TINT MIR Bauta actually advised men not to
allow their measures To be- scaled.
In the latter part Of Aprl Mr. Hin mndc
thorough examination oi his district. He found
many ,lonlor- in uoss.seinn of Rautn'. ccrtif-
cltro of inspection. hut with unsoAiod measures.
I'm several instuu res the dealer would not allow
HIM to touch the measures, or refused To- pay
him his Zee. Suits were brought, ana u lew
dealers " re- fined IN Justice DnkclS court.
several were dI- ohHrgcd. ~ II WAS shown That
thrlr neglect 10 comply WIN me Jaw, WIS
through Ignorance, ana me nliuorty OF ttr
cases were postponed. Within the past month
mnuy dealers have had their mcnslcs sealed.
W. Gcrnnnt. conic"ioncr. Of t39 Ninth ave-
nur recently wrote letter to TUE SUN. CONF
pminng that he had been fined $50 for not
allowing the seacr To- stamp his Ice cream
mulis These are. ia the forms of birds beasts.
and reptiles In Mr. Oornnni'- window zine
Napoleon stands 10y "a irowning zinc cannon.
shadow of two zine doves. Mr.. Gcrnant has
appealed To- n higher court
{. Fitsrhcn. confcctloncr. ofs7 Eighth avenue,
also refused to allow his forms to bc stamped.
Barmorc ilailey, and nearly all the other con
trouble MIR. lin SAYS that he wiz attend to
Fischer after Gernanis case j. settled. -.
J. Ryan. grocer; OF ~ WashinSt2n street.
says that he had only two; Mr.. Hin thinks that
there WIS clerical error in this .nse.
J. o. Barnby. druggist. of 1913 Eighth avcnuc.
used "A scale Tor "A month before it was scaled.
He WIS fined 81 So Mr.. Banta had inspected
the scale. but said nothing to him about having
Chri-,onlc Bros, Of 30 sixth Avenue show n
scale. stamped W; II. r.. ISL They say i j.
the same one which was described as unscacd.
l. Mnre-i. conirctoncr. Of Gs7 Sixth avenue,
that his wife asked him Ia call again The next
thing hr knew he was sued He r"mprpini-rd
the mattrr for sl7. lIr. Hin SAYS that Marcsi
urr- silently refused Ia allow his measures 10 be
scaled until brought into court.
\, Blrnnaum. grocer OF 162 Ninth ayenu".
said that his measures were all scaled. MIR.
Hill SAYS they were not. There il tn sumo con-
tlirt of ,riiun in the cases ot II. Miciaris.
grocer at Twrnty-thrd street anu Ninth AVE.
nuc. and ~ \. S'hrll"nhnrs"r. brrr saloon
keeper of 2Si Tcuth avenue. On Monday after
noon the srnln anl yard beam Of {. kirrhoii.
butcher. OF So Tenth avenue, Wcr" sin un
scaled. Mr. kirchoi said that he did not know
what 10 do about IT,
! Tn Tuesday ut id-t Wnek tho Aldermen piss
| ed the following resolution. which WAS approved
! by III" Mayor:
H.-5,~i That the Corporation ATTORNEY Ne ead he d.
hereby authorize. ami directed t disc uuiIuut an actions
pending NuiHu ui "a" udluaut,s tel ave tu
/ tie stuiU- cot weight. Aud measures provide" the
Iart,. tgnIu.t whom .ni lun. have been fuun'u ri
cou-ut tl, l'conuna in'e of the SANE without costs
a-aln-t the city
/ This action was tnken because ~ n doubt rs
/ To- the locality of tn oriinnnr" under which
these suits wrro hr, lslit. ur-iu- from H. dis
| cr"iaucy with the Htyi~ri Ni9tu''-. The ilne
| imposed los the orllnuu. 'r - $50. whereas iur
stHtui saws 80 The ordinance gives the Seaicr
three cents for SrafinE % pint nu~ur" IN" - IT.
I ate mak.s. the Fee ten cents. The al"rS. II i-
/ said. whtir ufng undrr th' ordinance. charge
uu.i'r the -taiui'. Thty say To the trades
man: " YOU ar" obliged hy law To- hrlng Nour
+ So, l.utS and uea-ui - 80 our OH o.. 40 liS lhiri
/ avenue. amt w. would flrre 'hHr-" son Oh"
/ regular rat s., three '''it- nu'. % 49,. come u
/ yuu. W. must D. paid for our tr,ute.
\ weight cor measure un'' 'Hl', Is seal 81 fni
ni time; hu' il is subject i'u yearly Inspection
In "a. cil-r- iuNr-fi atnd uS Mr.. llll. thrr. WAS
| no appearance. OF any int.nti IA 60 drirAui GUS
TONER'S. Tn" weights and measures wr" all
ri.ht; tho only trluiH" WIS that they hai "a Il
been OIL lally pronounced 80.