Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-15
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
District Attorney Thomas Renders
an Opinion on Lumber Inspection.
The LA v BEING EVADED,
Over Three Thousand New Build
ings Erected This Year.
FOR GREATER WATER SUPPLY.


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A'''.ne' ~ '1A-
portant opinion on Inc SUBJECT Oh tne inspec-
ton OF lumber.
For a long time the law which regulates the
;rsno.,;o, .rd announcement NJ lnmh.r has
"A
oeeii consioereu oeao ie''ei' anu hummer vi
dealers nave their own measufers ana never
call upon the authorized Official OF the District.
The result IL that the district Official who Ia
maid hr ,ho fa.s ba .o,lecta ,nakea littIs
noney'
Some time ago there was combination OF
prominent lumber men formed to fight the law,
INIT no test casa uos aro, m.da and the r,atter
fan ,hro.oh tn. Coun,;.s;,.-. hov.v.r
lug Counissiono.'' noe''
nave been importuned OF late by the inspectors
and sent the matter to the attorney for tie Dis
trict for his opinion IN the law
After CITING Tho lou a., Oh. o... GO ., ., rre..
emf exists Nj Tbomas sars. +, ;s ;naSm;ss;his
for dealers in Timber in this Distr;ct to CON.
"a os I,n1.r.,.na e.. - i...e- a. !,
so.t,.J .sat 49, I,.t1n ;.S -
,rhara ~ 10 10. aoa;n I,ahi. =. ;,n.tt;n. a.; al.
nia.r,,t Tha nh;a,t 20 a. h.sa-a
s,n,ai !, not 20 yro,.ot az 49,, IS
go, ~ 10 ,nnosaS =. - ~ ~
nrptect h;mse,fI xhe-eas the corsnma. t. rot
.sIa.;o', 20 a. .: nv,
IN .aS ho."n .ho ',o.;.,. V sn a.,
g.; "a, a tn ,,rn.se, Nv era;,,st hod
i,,,hsr ;r,npseS mon I'm aSi5a ,rn,,, ,h;s
insnactior that tales nlace elsewbere ~ tbe
instance of the manufacturer or even the
dealer. would not necessarily afford the
protection 10 consumers winch Is con'em-
Pia.eo u! 'ne VI uinanSe, snoe iuinoeI nat re-
main anu very oiten ooes REMAIN IN INC ysro'
OF dealers 1or sevefai years ai,ei tne inspecnon;
wnlea 'aAes Piace ou'siue inns Di'uio anu
undergo very materiai changes' ootn IN respec'
OF quality ana measurement
. WINE IN my opinion ,ne oroihance IN ques-
.ion is faiio, anu, accoronk 70 aus ieuef, oeaiers
maAin9 saies oi iunnpe, wNnout .nspscucn Ny
an inspector appointed py une Oommisslohere
are maple 70 prosecution. sun Inr Iact remains
tnat WIN SIX inspectors ~ Is imPossioie 10 10
the work unless the lumber business Is prse.i-
cally suspended untli tney snail nave time 70 90
It. whether unaer these conditions the romeo
court would CONVEX Ior VOCATION OF the ordi-
nance L am unable 10 say: IL Is douotui.
In considering the validity OF the ordinance
the difference In volume OF the lumber trade IN
TAKEN in'o account. IN $500 thefe were FEWER
80. 49, ;-....n." t... .s..h.s
nroyided for by the ordinancel WAS snficient
then to accommodate the trade if inspection
was to precede each individual sale,
1t is manifest that six inspectors are
not now sufhcient II the personal pres
ence OF an inspector Is required al
each Individual sale by dealers TO consumers.
Inc dlncuity is apparent-the lumber business
has outgrown the law. A moments reflection
Will convince any one tnat II lumber Is to DC
inspected and measured when ana as soon as
the same shall be sold, as the ordinance de.
clares, tneh 'he daiiv sales OF any OF our large
dealers, several OF whom. as Is well known, have
more than one yard, would require the entire
time OF the SIX inspectors Under these condi-
tons II Is Impossible Tor SIX inspectors to DO the
$50 ~ ~ 49, -, ps.-, 10. ' i.n.
dealers and nv tbe CITY ard District anthori.
ties TO mean inspection as between the manu-.
facturer and dealer. The invarisble practice
aqueseed IN py tne Puonc autnoriues ever
since .Ie passage oi .ne o.unance, nas oeen, ~
, am ihi VI ueu' W ,hspeo' iunuer "neu |"
oeh'erea irom Nesseis on tne "har'es OF Oh
cars anu no' Mheh anu as SOON as 'ne same
enaii oe soiu, H ,eiufeu y. .ne oronance.
.aail mysei. OF this opportunity 20 sugges
70 20 'ne poaru 'ne P1optev ot suoni.uug 'e
.,m ior ena .h a. .s ne \. session.
Dn. etnpo"ei h VIC S'in. .',r.i 70 lAA,
~ ~ ;'ss.1a..,o .',s "nu . Al .esso
~. .h ,o aNu ,. nei vi iuoei
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and fix their condemnation. such a law would
be flexible and could readily be adapted to the
demands Of trade Should the Commissioner
concur an, IN inns sugsesuon VIII 20 gao 70 orat'
Su0n 'ni as rs p'oposeo'
COMPLAIN OF NUISANCE