The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-05

CHECK Them ALL.
City Weight Inspector After
Those "WhO Cheat"
Plans New System to Catcn the
Hay Dealers.
WATCH THE ICE MAN.
Inspector Hamilton Is Afra'd
They Are "ShOrting.
Berry Boxes Must Have Aa"e'
in Plain Sight.
WATCH THE ICE MAN.

.r am going to see that the peopiV
- Toneka get correct weight IN all
commodities or am going 10 give " -.
my position as city lnspee.o
weights and measures, roareu
Hamilton TO State Journal repoilei
In the city hall this afternoon
Ana he meant it, too. because ne
Wounded his desk with his hst-
bang! (Just like that) a..
Toneka has been experiencing 'i.e
c,eanest weights and measures
,,tn,stration in years since c. b: ham
iIton accepted this position. bue =" -
Hor,t1ton is unsatisfied with some "a
tba conditions and he has declareu
war on certain violators OF the cl''
ordinances. continued
'9Why, don't you know, coIlllluea y
the city inspector, every tii i4 $50
of these fellows see my WHITE heau
coming down the street the'
mence to straighten up. t.
A. +bis time Inspector Hamilton rs
cor1b;ninp his efforts to stamp out
the hay steal which is preValent III
the city. For months the People VI
Topeka have been compelled 10 guy
hay by the wagon load ignorant u
the weight and the amount they were
receiving. They have been compelleo
~ do this because the city does not
have an ordinance that Will give the
citv tnsnector a check on the Welshts
given out by hay men.
Have City Give Weights.
Tnspector Hamilton has an idea IN
mind that he will attempt 10 get
through the board of city commis-
sioners. In explaining the 1dea' ne
said:
my scheme is to have all hay sold
in the city weighed on the city
scales. The city weighmaster would
give to the hay man two printed slips.
which would designate the amount OF
hay on the wagon. One OF these Slips
he would keep and the other the pur-
chaser would sign and send into the
city office. Here the weights could De
checked up and If any hay man made
out a new ticket or forged weight
he would be prosecuted to the rull
extent of the law"
The way things are done now is
causing numerous complaints to come
from different parts of the city. 1t
is claimed that the hay dealers forge
tickets. refuse to present weight slips,
split their loads and do other things
not in accordance with the ordi-
nances.
Watch the Berries. Too.
and others In Topeka are forgetting
the rules about marking their berry
boxes If you go to a grocery store
to buy a "box of raspberries' the
clerk wraps up the box. you take 1t
home and on emptying 1t into a pan
find that it contains only three-fOurths
of a quart, just go to the telephone
and call up the city inspector-thatl
is, of course, If the box isn't marked
1t is against the law to sell box of
berries which come under measure
unless there Is sign on the box CIV
ing the correct weight or measure.
The groceryman selling stuff of this
kind is liable to fine of five dollars
and you will receive a full box of
berries.
There are a number of weights and
measures of this kind that keep the
inspector busy:
But 1 want to say" said Mr.. Ham
ilton, that the weights and measures
along these lines in the city at this
time are right up to the 'jigger' as
far as 1 know l have found a few
scales with the famous KIeinhans
joker under them but I have been
convinced that these are not placed
there to Standardization to give the
grocerymen better idea of the weight
and not cheat himself I have asked
that these 'jokers' be removed and the
dealers are doing IT."
And Then Comes the Ice.
Inspector Hamilton has his feel
ers" out for the ice men in Topeka
who are giving underweights He has
received a number of complaints to
this effect and he is investigating.
II don't think that the ice dealers
are responsible for this shortness-I
think 1t is the drivers themselves" said
Mr. hamilton. by the law we are
able to arrest and fine any driver who
gives short weights in ice and we are
going to- watch out for them. 1t has
been reported that they would chin off
chunks of ice here and there and sell
them to the general patrons. and then
make up for the weight on the regular
customers: The Ice dealers are as
anxious as 7 am to do away with mis-
trouble. The fine IS rom IS to $50
ana we Will make an effort to arrest
every offender"
And once more Inspector Hamilton
pounded his fist on the desk hanci
dust like that ''s