Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-31
HONEST weights
BILLS INTRODUCED
IN STATE SENATE
Public Demand Crystallizes in
Form of Remedial
Measure.
COMMON COUNCIL TAKES
ACTION FOR ENFORCEMENT
Passage of Proposed Law Is
Confidently Expected---Pro-
vides for Supervision.

A&dlilbl lhiEt Weights All1 measures IH-
suited IN the Introduction in the Senate
at Trenton last night by Senator Prince
of a State supervision plan bin, as fore
casted in the Evening STAR yesterday.
Council Takes ActioB.
The weights and measures committee
of the Newark Common Council also
took action last night looking to a
strict enforcement OF the new ordinance
on the subject.
The measure WIS adopted last De-
ceInber. and Ole OF its most striking
features is that wholesale bakers must
indicate on their loaves OF bread how
much the bread weighs. Ice dealers
must sell a specified number of pounds
of ice for five and ten cents. A grocer
cannot sell d pail of coal at a certain
price, but must sell 1t by weight.
Hi Expected to Pass.
1t is confidently expected hat the
bill introduced by Senator Prince will
be passed and with the supervision
given by the Newark department with
the aid of the new ordinance the time
of false weights and false measures
and short weights INC short measures
seens to have passed and the pur-
chasers will get what they pay for pro-
viding the law Is enforced stringently.
Chairman Fitzsimmons and his cont
mittee, at their first session, promised
City Sealer John II. Sullivan all the
support which he needs in the carrying
out of his work and approved OF his
intention to notify all those who are
affected by some OF the sections of the
new ordinance, after which the depart
ment will see to it that all provisions
of the easur are being complied
with.
Thu wholesale bakers OF this city,
who have opposed any attempt to force
them to mark the weight of ZACH loaf
of bread on the loaf will be surprised
to find that the new ordinance compels
them TO indicate the weight on each
loaf. They will be notified to that eff
feet and after a reasonable time the
city ~sealer's department will see that
the provision OF the ordinance Is com
piled with.
Provisions Governing Methods.
The section of the ordinance referred
TO states that all commodities and mer-
chandise except vegetables sold by The
head or bunch must be sold by weight
or measure. and provides for a fine OF
I 1DU LOT cdCn OIItIlHC. AlLnpuSn The
wholesale bakers before last years
committee stated that 1t would be i'm
possible to sell bread by weight, this
provision vas made In the new ordi-
nance and apparently escaped the no.
tice of the bakers and was adopted by
the council. The Chicago weights and
measure ordinance contains the same
provision about the sale of bread. and
I thu nrntyiainn has hnan danla rad lauuI
by the Supreme Court OF the state of
Illinois.
This same section of the Newark or
dinance applies to the sale of Ice and
coal and the housewives who now re-
ceive a piece of ice for o or 10 cents
without knowing It's weight, win re-
ceive a stated number of pounds for
the money. Coal cannot be sold by
the grocer at so much per pail any
more. He will have to sell the coal
by weight. All these matters will be
taken up by City Sealer Sullivan very
soon.
Another step Onward was made by
the committee when II decided to con-
fer with the law department about a
provision In the ordinance which would
compel all pediers to bring their
weights and measures to the office OF
the city sealer to have them sealed be-
fore they get their licenses from the
city. Mr.. Sullivan declared that 1t was
hard to supervise pedlers. as there was
certain places where they could be
found and that tho only way to super
wise them would be TO compel them to
submit their weights and measures be-
fore receiving their license and hat
their license should be withdrawn IL
they are caught giving short weights
or measures.
Chairman Fitzslmmons declared that
the department had not received the
attention In the past that IL needed n
that he was determind to give 1t all
the attention and to permit the city
sealer to go on with his work unham-
pered.
j. c. Corners, former city sealer of
Cambridge, Mass, was present at the
meeting. He lie familiar with the
weights and measures conditions in all
parts of the country n complimented
the committee on having the best
equipped department. with the possible
exceptions OF New York n Chicago.
Sealer sullivan told the committee that
he would like to have somebody from
this city attend the New York State
Sealers' convention in Albany and the
National Sealers' convention In Wash
ington, both next month. M Chairman
Fitzsimmons win ask for an appro-
priation OF $3.50 for that purpose from
the finance committee. The sum In
cludes the charges for having the
metricai weights and measures OF tho
department certified while at Washing
ton. |
The bill which has been introduced
by Senator Prince at Trenton was
drafted by Assistant Secretary OF State
J. b. r.. Smith. who has been cooper
ating with the specialists In the employ
of the Bureau of Municipal Research
and the Robert L. Stevens Fund
The bill proposes TO create a State
bureau of weights and measures with
a chief State superintendent at its
head, designated by the secretary Of
State, and with the right OF appointing
assistant State superintendent.
Every county OF the state will have
a chief county superintendent who win
be elected by the people and will name
HIS assistant county superintendent.
Tho bill also gives municipalities the
right to establish q department OF their
own and the county superintendent win
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