New-York tribune., 1896-01-08

officer OF the county assigned to the various courts
and made responsible to him. he by virtue OF
he Rea'y Raa oa Rc dealings In 'H s RS hns
that the marshas should be placed upon a salary.
turned in to the city, and that in many cases the
fees can properly be reduced ana md ye5 yisd aa
shals and relieve the poor from some fees that
now exorbtant and unnecessary.
INSPECTORS AND sEALERs OF WEIGHTS
AND MEASURES
Article lo of the Corporation Ordinances pro-
vides for the legal sealing and inspection of weights
and measures | unable to find any amend
ments to that article. BY It the city OF New
York Is divided into two districts The first dis
trict comprises all that part of the city lying
southery and westerly on line running from the
as, Kyer hen the centre % BToadwy
to Union Place to Fourteenth-st.. then through
aons ho e eastery side Of Union
to Fourth-ave.. and then through the centre Of
Fourti-ave 10 the Harlem River, and, all the re-
naming parts Of the city not emorscei WITHIN the
ct' trict IN each Of the districts there is one In.
spector and one seaer OF Wesnes ahu @ reurss rs nc
"iI"f @ physical mposslbIty for an inspector or
fraction OF the territory within a year rne one
district therefore, embraces the yasi so centres q
Of tie city beow the Harlem River. would now now be
interpreted as meaning all the anne xed territory
In many cases investigation has brought 70 light
,he fact that jnspec lions nave not been mace for
unward of fifteen years. | submit. therefore, that
the offices of Inspectors and 5ealers OF Weighs
and Measures should either be reorgan:zed into
s5nabln limited time all the duties inciaent upon
eilch offices or that the present provision should
be abolished With commendabe zeal the present
Inspectors and Seaers OF WEIGHTS ana Measures
have pursued their duties. and in mary instances
have detected fraud being imposed upon ignorant
peoplo by dishonest pedlers and tradesmen
THE GREATER NEw-YoRK.
No person observant Of tho movement OF the
times can fail to have marked the tendency towaTi
massing popua, lions in cities
The need of enlargement OF the areas or cities
for the accommodation OF increased population and
for Improvement in their administration, n CON
nection with the lesser communities tn5I hs,itu'e
suburban areas is apparent in the Od Nolld as
val as I'm the New. The subject or uhllihb N1fious
rnunicpallties about this port has areany received
The approval of a very large majority oi te eecIois
Of the areas concerned. -. mi, 80.
Ar ne last session the Legislature caFIlsq odt
nart of the scheme OF the Commission Willcn mas
o-,, been at work this subject by the union WNh
mis- civ of on. town and portions o, t"o otler
tnwre OF Westchester County ana u - TOY iInpIoo-
ahle ina, the question os annexation OF other areas
Lii come IN for action in the present Legislature.
T. s understood that the bill TO be presented IS one
simnly leclaring consolidation. leaving 20 tUure
legislation any change of existing cOhilti9,s' -,
will in the near future address your noor aoie
hndv on the Department OF Public VOTES ana On
o.rer Denartments and matters not ieLeIieu "
herein Very respectfully, . ,,..
WILLIAM L. STRONE' Mayor