The times., 1898-01-22
AFTER THE COAL MEN
Mr. Haskell Determined That the
Loads Shall Be Full Weight.

Mr.. Haskell Determined That the
Loads Shall Be Full! Weight.
Mr.. Haskell, the scaler Of weights and
measures, has been making determined
effort to secure full-weight loads OF coal
for Washington people by having his of
flee hold up loads in the streets at any
time and weigh them. He has found some
loads to be short and some over weight.
During the last few days the question
has been raised by dealers whether he
las the right to do this. Mr.. Haskell
yesterday 'sSued statement, citing as
his thority sections Is, Ii, Is and IG
| OF the act approved March =, 1895, and
now in force in the district.
II is as Collows:
Sec. 8. That no person in charge of the
wagon OF conveyance useC in uuiIN erini.
coat, te whom the certificate mentioned
In section OF this act mas been de-
HNened, shall neglect or refu uSe to exhibit
such certificate 10 the sealer or the as
SiStiRt sealeT OF weights ana measures, or
TO any person designated by them, or to
the purchaser or intended purchaser of
the coal being delivered: ami when said
Officers, person SO designated or such
purchaser or intended purchaser shall de-
HHnd That the weight shown by such
certificate he verified, IT shall be the duty
"
vey the same forthwith to some public
scale of the District, or to any private
scale the owner whereof shall consent t,
such use, and to permit the verifying or
the weight shown, and shall, after the
delivery of such coal, return forthwith,
with the wa gon or conveyance used, to
the same scale and verify the weight of
the wa gon or cony eyance.
Sec. +. That it stall be the duty of the
Sesier of weights and measures to inspect.
or cause to be inspected and tested, the
said within the District of Columbia, and
10 take the eedings necessary to en-
force thc provisions of this act.
Sec. Is. That any person who shall
violate or shall neglect or refuse to com
ply with the provisions of this act, or
any person who shall deliver or attempt
TO deliver coal OF less weight than that
set down in the certificate Eereinbefore
mentioned, shall he punshe with a fine
not to exceed 500 and cost OF proSecu-
ton: and the court NAV make a further
sentence that the offender he imprisoned
in the District iail until the payment
OF such fine and costs: Provided, That
the term of such imprisonment shall not
exceed six months.
Sec. IG. That all laws and ordinances
Inconsistent with the provisions of this
act be, and the same are hereby, re-
pealed.
The object OF this procedue,' Mr.. Has
kell sa VS., rs not to in any way embarrass
the dealers, but to educate them and their
employees to be more careful in the weigh
ing OF the coal. We have not found any
thing to indicate that there has been any
disposition en- the part OF the dealers to
Intentionally give short weight. but have
found over weights as wei as short weights
which satisfy us that there is, in many in
stances, carelessness in the weighing OF
coal. Our only object in having the wagons
and carts nspectedis to protect the public
as well as the dealers, to see that the Law
perta ming to these matters is oheyed, and
at the same time extend all courteses pos
sible TO those Interested