The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-15
Are Many Complaints ON Short
Weight Ice in Topeka.
w. and II. Inspector Advises
Purchase of Spring Scales.
PAVING IN DANGER.
West Tenth Pavement Is Crum.
bling Already.
Other Items of Interest From
City Building.

II the people OF Topeka WIZ a O.
ways complaining about short weights
and the like viii purchase a cheap pair
Of spring scales and weigh their ice
their groceries and anything they may
purchase, there find the shortage and
report the matter to the city inspector
of weights and measures. c. B. Hamil-
ton, the matter will be investigated
and they will receive the reward OF
$40 together with the right weight
People are always complaining OF
short weights but they do all of their
complaining by telephone instead OF
taking up the matter in systematic
and well proved way thus bringing 1t
TO the attention of the inspector. As
Mr.. Hamilton said to a state journal
reporter this afternoon: i DO not nay
the time to go around with. every oT5
livery wagon in the city and II ! couIo
find absolute proof that all of these
complaints I receive were we'll 1ound-
ed I could place the blame and remedy
the evil at once.
For instance a number OF reslaeIliISS
over the city are complaining that Ola
Sol is doing away with most OF LheI
zee and they do not receive as much as
s hey are paying for. Mr. Hamilton TOOK
This matter up with the two Dig ice
Sfanufacturfug concerns in the city at
nee and they said that 1t would Cost
them an enormous amount OF money
to place scales on the wagons ana M Z
extra men to do the weighing II costs
-terv little to manufacture ice but the
amount paid out for delivery IS ehOI
nous. Both ice companies were squeie
about the shortage problem, hoWeNei,
and they stated that II anyone "ou.u
take time and trouble to see II their
ice was short they would be gao 70
reimburse them with enough ice TO Gov
er the short weight. They slateu 10 ~ -
inspector that they would do all IN thelr
mower to defeat Old Sol in the wagon
melting proposition and the Ice Woulu
be watched more carefully In the ~
ture Cities all over the country
having the same trouble with their ice
Comparies but rome of them nave re
ceived such courteous treatment as naS
been accorded the customers oy the
Topeka ice firms ,,1,,
r,eopIe who are under the short WelgnII
complaint series. Grocerymen ana an
delivery firms come under the Same
heading ard the list of complaints pc
ing fled at the office of the city IN
epector of weights and measures WouIu
sfartle some OF the more cautious; n =;
ever as Mr.. Hamilton mas sald - -
inonossible to trace down all OF these
kicks and If the people of the city WIN
evail themselves of the opportunities
afforded by the new laws they WIZ ~
,oTII-- receive fair treatment but they
III -aceive the liberal reward of SO.
Small spring scales WITH accurate
weighing features can be purchased a.
a very small price and they are rec
commended by the city inspector. When
the delfverymen and produce firms re-
alize that the people over the city are
waiting for their goods with outhang-
ing scales they will govern themselves
accordingly and watch their end OF the
delivery with more caution ana Win
more accuracy
The CITY attorney from Kansas City,
Kan. was a city hall visitor not long
ago and he gave to the Topeka otnclaIS
some of the most startling informa ton
concerning the Kansas CITY plans o!
city government that has peen neaIu
Of for some time. In speaking TO ut
lie Gathering in the office OF City Al
tcrney Ralston the Kansas city attor-
7,ev gave out enough practical arSu-
-1aents in favor of the commission FORM
OF government to satisfy the most
doubtful reformer- ga. 49,.
For instance, in Kansas Clty theIS
was a fight as soon as the mayor start
ed to make his appointments In the
f5rst Dlaca the fight 1certered on the
s.Tanitary sergeant. Each councilman
wanted his man in the place ana Ihey
finally decided the matter py apoIlsn-
Esnitary sergeant Tor each councilman
at a great salary expense to the CITY:
The fight on street comm ssioner ended
up the same way
10 the position and there are now six
deputy street commissioners IN the
cit1 OF kansas City--another extra
expense to the city.
Inc uBIll LOL - : -
as bad This finally ended up IN the
reappointment of a new chlet OF po-
lice every so often-giving the job
to enough men who were favored by
the aldermen. The patrolmen them
selves were all pledged to the politi-
cal gangs and they go on the 1orce
ut turns simply to satisfy the constit-
uency OF the councilmen from the
different wards.
The men who work on the streets
are a Joke to the city. Practically
CnNE