Daily Republican., 1883-03-20
TUENDAY. MARCH 20. 1858.


LAiN DbtloIlS III HlS hhl' anu H'"i''i
peck measures and cheat the people in
the sale of apples and vegetables. Most
wOrkingmen have quite enough 10 do
10 make ends meet with the Scanty
wages they receive without being cheat
earnings by dishonest hucksters. \
year ago the REPUBLICAN, made a raid
npOn these light weight and short
measure manipulators, and the result
was that u city ordinance was PASSED
Sive jurisdiction over all weights and
measures used in the market and re-
their scales, weights and measures re-
adjusted and stamped. We thought
the work was done, that all that was
required afterwards was for the clerk
IF the market 10 enforce the law and
punish all violaters. We have found
however that the mere passing of an
ordinance does not arrest dishonest
dealing. The law is merely ready TO
be enforced upon the guilty when they
are caught and proved guilty. The
great thing after all is to catch the man
before he is punished.
Mr.. Hickey, clerk Of the Market has
an tL., IA f,,r tbhS.. sh,rt
ure fellows for some time past. He
was cOgnizant that the law was viola
ted, bat it was difficult to get the dead
wood on the man. On Saturday even
ing, however, he succeeded capitally in
bagging his game. He caught man
selling apples from measure that he
called half peck, but which wa,
quarter peek end was just pint short.
As an officer seized the man, Mr.
Hickey seized the measure and the
procession started for the Mayors office
What was the surprise, however, not
only of Mr.. Hickey but of several other
gentlemen, upon examination to tind
that there were three bottoms in the
measure, the three measuring twu and
aquarter inches in thickness, and the
false bottoms fastened 10 the true bot
toms by screws This man whose
name will be disclosed al the hearin!
this evening, has been cheating the
people right straight aIoug. BY the
aid of his Two false bottoms in III.
measure he gained peck IN every
buShrl of apples or POTATOES he sold
which was equal to thirty-thrre pea
cent profit. We warned the people last
summer against The little starved,
wien faced measures he used in the
sale OF berries, but the people would
buy from him. In every Iour QUARTS
Of berries Sold he gained on" quart.
1t looked as if The propI" wanted +"
he cheated when they purchased from
him. But he has la,I,M jur" Clerk
Hickey'S scoop net at last. Let hIu
suffer. There can be very little SYM
patty for such a man. We almost r..
greet that ten dollars is ihr limit Of ,lr.
fine. 1t ought to cost him five times
ten dollars, for h" til"hrd several rimc.,
that amount by reals IF short meas
1lres from the labUrins men and women
vi the city.
While We are at it, We might Us well
whisper it into the ears Of other dealers
located along the markets, but who
have their good, within duvrS, that
they, too, ar" waIrlird, II is well
known that more false bottoms are
used, but the city ordinance doe, not
allow Mr., Hickey Ia enter "A store along
the market or rlsrw HERE 10 see whether
ms or her measures are correct, The
l@gis laturr shouid By all means pass
the bill giving tn" clerk Of the market
control Of all measures, weights and
scales within the limits Of The city,.
Mr.. Hickey says he know, ,lUrckerp-
erS no nsc short measures, and tiIes"
siorekerprrs know ltat he know, il,
and get they ran ldu-u ~ him ii, he
passes along, brcause they know tnrth-
en- that he has no right 10 modest them
IL their dishonest dealings. L. ;M,
right :! J., this honesty"
We appeal to the members of the Leg
islaiurc for II redress OF our Wrongs.
for protection from these sharks who
are cheating he people; cheating them
in every peck ANA half peck of apples
or potatoes that they sell rhem cheat
lng them in every pound u butter and
lard they sell them; cheating them III
every basket uG vegetable, they sell
dumping b"niui rhr ,uhrcr0,.." ard
telling Ms that there is il county ,"1,,r
Of weights and MEASURES aud that il i,
his duty to see that all scales, wrjrhts
anu measures ar" properly adjusted.
does not save til" people from being de-
fraudrd and cheated. This county Of
iicer only ge,>a salary Of one hundred
ami snyenty-hve dollars year. How
can he be- expect ID to trlvc, all over the
County Of New Castle, ami adjust al
the scales, weights and measure, in il,
for that money? why II" would ptary"|
it he undertook to attend 10 ETiInIinL-
ioh alone for that money
Nobody can blame Mr. Dakynn for
not attempting the hug" job, and yet h"
~ doing all that the miserable, WORTH
less law requires him 10 do, In has
located himself Us The law requires; hrI
has advertised " here he may be found |
mt III" s'orrk"op"rs and huck-tyr> do