Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
BENEFIT TO BUYER
Scales and Measures Better,
Superintendent Says.
SUBMITS ANNUAL REPORT
General improvement, He Declares,
With Co-0peration of Merchants.
TOTAL REVENUES, $s3,e1o.17
Exhibit of the Operations Of Seal
er's Office for the Past
Fiscal Year.
SUBMITS ANNUAL REPORT
TOTAL REVENUES, $ss,e1o.17

Washington buyers Of household COM
mOdities now receive more nearly what
they pay for than formerly. as the result
Of general improvement made in the
condition Of the scales, weights and
measures used by local dealers, accord
ing to the annual report Of w. c. Has
kell, superintendent of weights. measures
and markets, submitted to the District
Commissioners today.
The report sets forth that the depart
ment. in its effort to improve conditions
for the purchasing public, has received
the cooperation of a large number OF
merchants.
For several years Supt Haskell in hi:
annual reports has recommended the in
stallation of shelter stands for thu
farmers produce market between B, Lit
tie B, 10th and 18th streets. 1t is under
stood that the Commissioner in thei,
estimates for next year, have provided
for this Improvement. The District heads
1t Is said. also have recommended thai
for.
Takes Over Fish Market.
Reference is made in the report to
the taking over by the District Of the
fish market at the foot Of Water
street, which, at present. is under
lease to w. w. Riley. The lease will
expire March Is next, and the local
government will operate the wharf as
municipal institution. The revenues
derived from the market amount to
about 200 annually.
pointed commission, consisting OF
Supt. Haskell. Health Officer William
c. Woodward and Municipal Architect
Snowden Ashford. to examine the prop
U,,1u,
1914. plans for suitable sanitary build
ings for a municipal fish wharf and
market.
According to the report. the total re.
ceipts of the department of weights
measures and markets deposited with the
collector Of taxes during the past fisca
year amounted to $28772.G3. The tOta
collections. including q. 1874, received by
the collectors Of lumber and wood and re-
tanned by them for their services
Twenty-Five thousand two hundred and
ninety-two scales. weights and measures
were sealed. 1t Is stated; 42S scales and
measures were condemned and destroyed
319 scales were condemned for repair
while 2l9 inspections upon request and
within the time limit, for which no fees
were collected, were made. There were
800 inspections for the United States gov
lumbia, exclusive of the milk bottles and
ice cream measures inspected.
Violators in Court.
During the year twenty-three cases
were presented to the Police Court for
prosecution for violation Of the weights
and measures Law. and fines to the
amount of $3.50 imposed. a decrease of
fifty-f0ur in the number Of cases pre-
scented during the preceding year. Dur
ing the past eight years 506 cases have
been presented, and a total Of $6,279 in
fines imposed.
1t is stated that dairy conditions were
found to be better than in previous
years. Manufacturers of milk bottles,
care to see that the bottles for Wash
ington measure up to standard in
capacity.
1.-The coal merchants have continued to
weigh coal for delivery" states the re-
port. These dealers, generally, are glad
fice.''
That the use Of short boxes in the sale
OF Ice cream practically has been over
come and fewer complaints Of short
weight Ice were received during the past
summer, is stated in the report
Receipts in Market Rents.
Receipts for rent Of stands in the East
ern, Western and Georgetown markets
and collections for the use of space at
the farmers street markets adjacent
thereto, amounted to $40, s66 so, an in
crease of 81, 231 .O4 over the receipts of the
preceding year.
There were 1O,36S, $40 square feet OF
merchantable lumber inspected during the
year, and 3y4, OBS square feet condemned