River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-01-07
Published January 7, 1886.
AN ORDINANCE
THE MEASUREMENT AND SAIL
OF FTREWOOn

SAIL
OF FIREWoOD.
The Common Council If the City of River
Falls do oTdain as follows:
Section /. That there shall be appointed
bv the Common Council an Inspector o.
firewood, who shall hold his office unit
the appointment and qualification of hi:
successor. The said Inspector of firewood
shalt, before entering upon the duties o.
his office give bond to the city, signed
by two suretIes, to be approved by the
Common Council, in the sum of five hun
dred dollars, conditioned for the faithful
performance of the duties of his office.
He shall have power to appoint, with the
approval of the Common Council, one OF
more deputies, for whose acts he shall be
responsible.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
Inspector of fireWood, or any of his depu
ties, to be at all reasonable times in at.
tendance at such place in the city as the
Common Council may from time to time
designate by resolution. and to inspect
and measure all firewoOd sold in the
city, and to give to the owner OF
poSsessOr of each load of wood a certifi-
cate setting forth the quantity and quality
thereof, and date of inspection. making
reasonable allowance for loss for crooked
and uneven wood. estimating cord tC
contain one hundred and twenty eight
cubic feet. Pr0cided, no certificate shall
be given by the Inspector of tirewood I'M
til the person applying for measurement
of wood shall give his name to that Off
GER.
Sec. 3. No person, after having load
or quantity of wood measured, and re
ceived a certificate as aforesaid, shall be
fore the sale thereof, diminish the quan.
tlty thereof
Sec. 4. Any person bringing frewood
TO this city in vehicle, and after having
the same measured as hereinbefOre pro
vided, making sale thereof, shall deliver
the certificate received by him as afOre-
said TO the purchaser, who shall retain
and in no case red oliver the same to the
vendor.
Sec. ). Before any firewood brought to
this city, or any now in this city shall be
sold, the person bringing the same, OF
offering the same for sale, shall cause II
to be measured by the Inspector of fir
wood, and receive from hun a certticat-
of the quantity The said Inspector
shall be entitled to the following fees for
inspecting and measuring tirewood, VIZ
For every load of wood containing over
half a cord the sum of five cents. Fol
every load of wood containing half, ~
less, the sum of three cents; and for
measuring any pile of wood after the
same has been delivere1 to the
purchaser, when the quantity is five
cords, or more, the sum Of tmee cents
for each cord: and when the quantity Is
less than five cords, the sum Of five cen
for each cord and fraction Of a cord CON
tanned in such pile, winch fee sha,, be
paid TO the Inspector on the delivery OF
his certificate of the quantity of any load
or pile of wood to the person having Sucn
wood measured.
Sec. 6. The said Inspector of firewood
and his deputies shall be, and they are
hereby invested with powers of police
officers Of the city, for the purpose Of car
rying into effect and enforcing all Ordi-
nances Of the city in relation to the IN
spection and measurement of tirewo0d.
And it shall be the duty of said Inspector
of firewood to keep book, in which he
shall make an entry of each load of wood
by him inspected, and on the first FRIDAY
of each month he shall make a full re-
turn to the City Clerk, under oath, OF the
number of loads and quantity OF wood
inspected and measured by him.
Sec. :. Whoever shall violate any OF
the provisions of this ordinance, or be
guilty of any fraud orimpOsition iii the
sale Of wood or shall change or alter any
certificate made in pursuance hereof,
shall forfeit and pay not less than one
nor more than ten dollars.
Sec s. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its publication.
Passed January ), 1886.
Approved January 6, 1886
J. D. PUTNAM, Mayor.
Attest: ALLEN p. WELD, City Clerk.