New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-17
DERRY QUITS JOB
SHARPLY CRITICISED.
More than Half Weights and
Measures Wrong.

Patrick Derry. chief Of the bureau Of
weights and measures attached To the
Mayors Office resigned yesterday. follow
ing the completion of an investigation Of
his Office by Franz Reichmann. state
Sealer Of Weights and Measures. 4 pre-
liminary report Of Mr.. Reichmann indicated
that the city bureau had been run I'm an
inefficient manner. More than half OF the
scales and measures examined by the men
from the state bureau Was found TO be in
correct
Mr.. Derry's place probably will be filled
by competition i'm consultation with the
state authorities Isis salary vas $3.50 =
year.
Appointed by Mayor Mcclellan in April.
1895. Mr.. Derry for more than "A year had
been protected by the civil Service. Re
Gently the Municipal Civil Service commits
sion held hearing ON the proposal 10 .e-
turn tho place 10 the exempt class.
Commissioner Of Accounts Fosdick had
been investigating the once FOR several
weeks. Material he had collected prov
Of great use To Mr. Reichmann.
The attention OF Mayor Gaynor was
called 10 Mr. Derrys Office when on Janu-
airy 81 he filed charges OF INSTRUMENTATION
against Lee J. Mills. a sealer and weisher.
the Mayors One. said that up 10 the pres
ent year his duties had never occupied
more than two hours day. Since January
he had worked about six hours q dag a,
the suggestion " Mr.. Derry. He did not
accomplish more work. however; simply
hung around q st1rss longer. TO Kill time q"
Mr. Mills said that nearly all The other
sealers Of weights and measures did the
same as he had done. lie thought fourteen
men could easily accomplish as much work
rs Ras being done by the tNenty-One At
tached TO the Office
Following this testimony Mayor GaynOr
asked Mr. Reichmann 10 step I'm and md
OUT how efficient was the work being done
by the city bureau.
Mr. Re .chmdnn's report says the inspeC-
ton by his men included grocers, iisAnen,
markets. dealers in mis-s llaneous proyis-
ions and public garages. OF the scales I'M
spected IN Manhattan 80 were correct and
300 were incoi rect. a. q Z er cent Of those i'm
correct showing a loss % the customer. OF
the MEASURES ia Manhattan 59.6l per cent
Of those investigated showed a loss 60 the
customer. Inspection ina other bOroughs
gave similar results.
Fifteen garages were visited. and 66.Gf per
cent 81 thu pumps used for Easolene Wer,
found 80 measure correctly I'm his felori
Mr Rcichmaun SAYS.
The facts given ia the appended tables
seem 60 clearly Indicate that the bureau oi
Weights and measures of the city 81
New York has NOT accomplished With ans
degree of approximation that fof which II
eAlsts-namely, secLrllS correct Ntlsllis
and measures. weighing and measuring
altuarafus in use in trade for the protection
al The lcgitimate dealer and The protection
Of the consumer.
Tile quantity delivered II 81 the utmost
economic importance Tor an cqGhahie "asI
of trade Honest and uniform weights ana
measures and the proper uSe "i NtlSh''
and measures are ~ primary importance
Particularly 30 tho poor
"A il highly rcgretisble that TINS state 81
sffsirS should exist. The chaotic c"iidlil"ii'
revealed clearly Indicate thdl W. p .
1.k "a intelligent supervision and appre'
,.iafiou ~ toe economic Importance OF - Il
tsfnatic weights and measures lhsi '-'l'lL
i,-r.--neciiVe of tire fact that the ORDINANCE
governing the subject particularly pre-
et-rihes the sealing