Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-16
SEALER FILES REPORT APPEAL THEIR CAUSE
Made Many Inspections of Bookbinders Go to President in
Weights, Scales Measures. Behalf of Tanner.
TOTAL is CLOSE TO 10000 FOREMAN ASHTON SCORED
Recommends Addition to the Eastern Charges Against Him Be Preferred
Market Building by His
PROSECUTIONS DETAILED AFFAIRS AT PUBLIC PRTERY
Opinion
Marke Stand Comps
Recommends Addition to the Eastern
Market Building.
PROSECUTIONS ARE DETAILED
Opinion Expressed That Hucksters
Should Pay Higher License-Dis-
trict Markets Stand Comparison.

The annual report of the sealer of weights
and measures, who has immediate super
vision of the District market houses
market masters, inspectors of lumber,
wood and flour, public weighmasters and
hay scales. was submitted to the Commits
sioners yesterday and it shows that grand
total of 1896 inspections of scales. weights
and measures were made during the year
ending June 80 last OF this number, fees
were collected for sealing one small rail-
road scale, 4o3 wagon scales. forty-fve
abattoir scales, nine butchers beams, -four
dormant scales, 1859 platform scales, 5S1
counter platform scales, 400 spring bal
ances, 5IA counter balances, $50 liquid
measures. 1857 dry measures, 1854 weights
and 9S1 yard measures.
There were condemned and destroyed l..
spring balances. - counter scales, IA.
weights. 80 liquid measures, 2J6 dry meas
ures and 2l yard measures. Scales con-
demned for repairs numbered 2I1 inspec-
tions upon request and within the time
limit, for which no fees were chargeable 96
United States government scales and
weights inspected and sealed numbered 424
and 10 scales were condemned for repair.
Sixty-three scales were tested and sealed
for the District government and 3 scales
condemned for repair. There We're 3S scales
reported not in use which were sealed
down.
Comparison With Previous Year.
AS compared with the fiscal year 1905, a
decrease of 26S is shown in the number of
scales, weights and measures condemned
and destroyed, which is considered a better
ment of conditions Informatio were
filed In ia cases and fines to the amount
or $3.50 imposed. In one case personal bond
was taken; one offender was sentenced to
serve eleven months and Twenty-Five days
five be- -i..l,
weights and measures law.
Concerning proposed addition to the
Eastern market building, at 9TH street and
North Carolina avenue southeast, which is
strongly advocated and for which an appro.
priation of $4,000 is asked, Seaer Haskell
says:
AN addition to this market should be
made to meet the demands of increasing
business and the needs of the residents of
the northeast and southeast sections of the
city. The land adjoining the market is
owned by the District of Columbia so that
the only expense necessary to incur is the
cost of building the addition. The increased
receipts would justify that expenditure
and. from estimates that have been made
would pay the expense of such addition in
full in ten or eleven years Reference is
respectfully made to papers submitted with
similar recommendation a year ago"
Hucksters Require Attention.
The sealer states that hucksters still con-
tinue to require a great deal of attention
and time. He is of the opinion that an
increased license. fee would confine the
trade to the reputable dealers and protect
the public against the dishonest methods
pursued by the INSCRIPTIONS ones. With
but few exceptions coal dealers were found
delivering full weight. Hucksters selling
coal by the buShel were the most frequent
offenders against the law during the past
winter, but the conditions were much i'm
proved over those of the preceding year.
AS much time as possible with the linn
tied force was given to investigating the
manner of sale and delivery of oil, and
while there was foundation in some cases
for the complaints of short measure, many
of the complaints were found to have been
instigated by competitors. The Office has
had the cooperation of the managers OF
the companies and everything possible has
been done to insure the delivery of full
measure oil.
Scales used on ice wagons were required
to be regularly inspected, and the dealers
who failed to respond to the notices requir-
ing the scales to be inspected within a rea-
sonable time limit and who are afterward
found using scales not sealed, were prose.
cuted.
THE Eastern and Western markets are in
excellent condition." Sealer Haskell says
land the expenses of the Georgetown mar
ket have been reduced SO that the market
with the municipal markets of other large
cities shows that the rental of stalls in the
District markets is much less than else
where. and the amount collected from
farmers and gardeners who occupy space
set aside for market purposes on the
streets. is also much less.
Buildings in Good Condition.
The buildings on the wholesale market
square have all been placed in good repair
and painted and improvements made for the
accommodation Of those entitled to occupy
space at this market. The receipts from
the Wholesale Producers market. for the
fiscal year 1906. amounted to $4,716.9O, an
increase of $2,11S.16 over the receipts for
1905.
The report concludes with a statistical
statement. as follows: 1.-THE number OF
square feet of lumber inspected and passed
as merchantable was 17,414 ,126 and 436, $50
square feet condemned. Fees collected
amounted to s. 636. 53. expenses to $1,553 7s
and net fees retained for services ia
s., 1SOs3.
There were 26,505K cords of wood in
spected and fees amounted to 81 1854; ex-
penses, $37921. and net fees, 100000.
1.-The use Of the public hay scales for one
year from August !. 1905, was let at public
auction for $1.745; the fish wharf rights
and privileges brought 500 for one year. the
price usually realized at its sale.
The total receipts Of the whole office
amounted to $23, SS2.49 expenses, $14, 1877 80:
net receipts, $9,694.67 showing a gain OF
81, 463 81 over the receipts for 1905.
Fees collected by the inspectors of lun-
ber wood and -four and retained by them
for their services amounted to 81, 265. So"