The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-18
More Short Measures Captured by
the City Sealer.
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Some VERY LARGE FIGURES.
Over Four Millions of Bric.. Purchased
S for Sewer Construction Sine January
Ist-Granite Blocks Also Make n BIg
showing-Personai aud General Notes.

City Sealer Pettis and his yssstanis are
k eplng wstchful eye on the street ven
ders " no are prone to use short meas
ures. Late yesterday afternoon the cap
tain was up in the Mount Pleasant
district examining and sealing the
measures and scales OF storekeepers In
cideutully he was 10 )king after the pro-
dice pediers. On Academy avenue he
found Que selling potatoes. lie examined
his measures and To all Appearances they
were ali rixnt.
More than that they bore the official
stamp showing they had b.eu sealed this
year. This didn't satisfy the captain.
however. and he proceeded to test a sus-
picious looking peck measure. Instead
OF holding eig 1t quarts 1t held jlst six,
and half-peck measure was
found {, hold only thies quarts.
How many people were sw.ndied
say, but he will not us; those measures
again. for they repose, with many others,
In the big collection in Captain Pettis's
office In the City nall.
4 mau showed considerable skill in
reducing the measures from tn -ir legal
size. The bot ON on which the Sc ,ier's
scamp was PLACED was first taken out. then
tho RIM was drawn in about two inchess
thus reducing the ci. c1mference. The
bottom was tneu trimmed off so as To tit
and W then care fully tackled in place.
CaprM Pettis SAYS IL is o ie OF ths neat
est jJbs in this line ne has ever seen.
MLea asked IL he arrested the fellow he
said he uad not because under the ruling
OF the late City Solicitor Van Siyck
a hale must lie obtained before "A cise can
b brought. Amendments to the law are,
noAever, To be asked for at the next ses-
sion OF The General assembly through
which IL rs exLec;ed dishonest dealers can
h1 tnr bod md ,fol nj
Some Zig Figures.
A great many p-o3e have had occasion
to note The tearing uD or the streets ia
various parts o. the city for the bulldog
OF sewers aud the laying Of grauite paw
ing block Lu very few have any lea
OF the big hgures which this work repre-
sents.
AT the public works department this
morning it was stated that since he 1st
or January OF tn pre- sent year. 57,9J5
yards OF granite paving blocks have
Dsea purchase. For lateral sewers
l.s04. 100 lick have been bought and Il r
seaers undtr the improved sewera, Q
system IL A. 3f5 bricks. This makes the
big total oil 3649,0 095 bricks eady puI-
cha ed since tne opening of the year. 1t
is not unlikely that before winter sets L..
the number will be very materially in
creased.
Notes Alb. mt the City Hall.
I'll @ clerks in the assessors department
are bal q 1T w,rk on the new tax list
which Will be certified To the city Jleas-
urer on the first OF September.
Next month the policemen Of the sew
erdl stations will Degi drills 70. the an
nual parade wnich will take pl ICE in o.
tober.
At times the vibrations caused bv the
steam hammer in di living the street piliny
for the Dorrance street sever can be
plainly felt ia he city hall.
City Solicitor Colwell has not rendered
his opinion yet on the point raised by
Councilman kendrck relative TO the
proposed DeX er s.a,u,
The hsalth department will begin free
vaccination again the last VIE; Of the
p. esent mouth.
Ii is reported that Alderman Fuller is
among the mayoralty D ssiDiltes
General khod ~ has not yet returned
from MS vacation.
TIE failure OF the Consolidate rail
roid TO begin work on terminal improve
ments is generally condemue | by tue city
officials aud some of them
advocate the adoption of strons
measures In dealing with the
road. The say that il the CITY chooses
to do 80 /. can rder the roai TO remove
Its tricks from It's land and can also
compe, 1t to abolish grade Gro ssiag..
Delicious Shore Dinners at Ficid's Point.
Special care OF ladies' ana children, AMI private
dining rooms for tho q who wish.