The Greeley tribune., 1907-10-31
FOR FULL WEIGHT
T L. Bartlett Asks for a New
Ordinance

with a view to making everybody.
sure that he secures full weight OF
coal when he buys 1t, j. l.. BARTLETT
has presented the following COM
runication to the city council, which
wa read last evening at the meet
ing of that body:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council. City OF Greeley:
Gentlemen The writer has for
several months been endeavoring to
get d,ta from different cities that
have In force an ordinance enforcing
correct weight and measures. and be-
low you will find what appears to be
the principal points of the usual re-
auirements, and to them would d.
rect your careful attention with a
view to having the city attorney
draw up an ordinance for passage at
the earliest possible moment, with
reference to the weights on coal sold
and delivered In the city of Greeley:
First Every coal dealer is COM
PEELED to furnish each driver with
ticket showing the gross, tare and
net weight of his LOAD.
Second-The city marshal or any
police officer, or other designated
official, can stop wagon loaded
with coal anywhere, demand the
ticket OF the driver and require the
driver to drive to the city scales and
have his load weighed. The official
then accompanies the driver to the
point of delivery, and after seeing
that the coal is delivered to the
buyer, he accompanies the driver
back to the city scales where the
wagon is weighed light and the net
weight ascertained.
Third-If the net weight as shown
by the city scales, Is more than
thirty pounds less than the net
weight shown on the drivers ticket,
the dealer from whose coal yard OF
car the coal was taken Is fined from
SO to $50, according to the amount
of the shrinkage.
Fourth-At least: one load of coal
from each dealer shall be weighed
each month, and the city marshal
shall compile report Of the weights
taken, and shall report to the city
council at least once . month, giving
the number Of loads weighed and
the names Of the companies deliver
ing the loads, together with the
city scale weights and the sellers
weights. This report, in addition
to the presentation to the city coun-
Gil. to be published In one Of the
CITY inswspApssR
Some provision, should be made
whereby the farmers could secure
free Weighing at the city scales Of
their coal. and by Weighing light at
the city scales aud then weighing
light ON the dealers scales, then
proceeding to the car or coal bin Tor
the load, and, after securing the
load, weighing on the Dealers scales
and then again on the city scales, q
check on the weights could be easily
obtained and with practically no loss
of time.
The writer is convinced that the
adoption Of an ordinance OF this kind
would remove temptation, especially
on Ignite coal, on which the mine
owners say that ten per cent short
age Is bound to occur between the
mine and the retail Dealers. This
shortage should be covered by the
price OF the mine owner instead of
being shifted on the consumer. 1t
may not be practicable at the pres
ent time to arrange for inspection OF
weights on feed, or for the inspection
OF weights and measures in the vari-
Gus stores, but the checking of
weights on coal deliveries is some
thing that probably all of the coal
dealers would welcome. and 1t is a
move In the right direction.
II there is any further informa.
tion l can give you in the matter,
please command me.
Yours very truly,
j. L. Bartlett.