Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-12
OFFICIAL.

Az ORDINANCE 10 amend snd re-enact Sec
lions I snd >, OF Chapter is, q the Cox
poration Code under the title OF Lumber.
&c i ordained by the City Council OF Alex.
audris Tha. Sections l and ,, Of Chapter is.
o; the Corporation Code. under The title Of
iQmber. be amended and Ee.eracted 80 IS 70
read IS follows
section !. Tha; no person. persons. i'm.
firms, o. corporations who shall import into
the city OF Alexandria for 5aie any lumber.
.imbe!s bca.ds, plank or scantiirg, shall sell
o! deliver the same or any par. thereof VIII
ont having the same i-s. inspected and meas
ured BIZ the yublic sworn Inspector OF Lum-
ber under the penalty OF one dollar and afty
cents Tor every ;i7e hundred feet sold ara &C.
liyered contrary TO the provisions Of hi: Sec
;ioo and in the same proportion for any
greater OF less quantity.
Section , That il shall be the cut! OF the
Inspecto. Of Lumber 10 sttend 81 al Feason.
able times when required for ire purpose OF
inspecting ard measuring lumber, and ne
shall maTk all boards plank and scant!ins.
with marking iron Il strong and !esio.e
marks accoTdiug 20 the c1sli;y and tue NUN.
Der OF feet conisined il each piece, making
such allowance FOX decayed OF spliI lumber 2s
10 hin shall seem reasonable, sud IN case the
seller OF purchaser shali object 10 the sane
.wo disinteres.ei persons shall De called ID,
one b. each party. who may call IN third
person SIS umpire. and the decision OF me MS
jority so selected shaii De ina. sud binding
on all parties. Tbs; 81 unsound. ~oTmeaten
or irregular saved bosrds. plank o. >cartiinE
snd slI wind shaken boards or plank:. shs.l
lie deemed OF Inferior quality and shs.l te
condem led and marked with round o with
IL NJ
be included il the measurement snd S. ciesr
boards or plank shall ba marked with the
letter c All plank. bos7ds. OF scanIllng no.
exceeding eight inches Squs'e teS' aIe soand
shall he measured BIZ the ..e OF boSQd mess
ure e1cep: boards under ;hree-icu-ths OF 81
inch. which latter shall be measured OF :he
surface and marked. and shall be deemed
rl=!chantible and 81 nerchaptahie Inn t!
snail be marked by me said Inspector accoTd'
ing 10 its classic stloa n leg!ble chsrS cte.s
7 hsl the sid Inspector OF Lumber shsl. X
entitled 10 fee Tor his services =; the Tste q
twenty cents tor every thoEsard Zee. OF .uIl-
Der, timber. boards, plsuk or scantl!ng mess
ured By him 20 lie paid b. the seller. $40
further fee ST the rate Of len cents for every
thou sand feet OF Lumbar, timber. bos!js. F.snk
or scantlIug inspected By him aforesaid. 10 he
paid By the purchaser Provided. however,
tha, the provisions OF this snd the preceding
section shall not apply in cases where lumber.
timber. boards. plsnk or scant.irg have been
previously measured snd inspected, and when
evidence Of such measurements aud inspec-
tons shall aPpesT or Be exhibited py bill OF
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be il folce
from and after its passage.
passed Common Council. July p. 1896.
HUBERT SNOWDEN. President.
p,ssed Board of Aldermen Sept 5. 1896.
WI. MARBURY, President.
Approved Sept. u, 1886.
l. Il. THOMPSON, Mayor.
Teste: JSo. T. JOHNSON. Clerk c. c.