Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-30
STATE SEALERS
GATHER IN CITY
Important Conference of New
Jersey Superintendent of
Weights and Measures.

1uG diihudl VI AAA1 @NSW
Jersey Association of superintendent
of Weights and Measures was opened
this morning In the Common Council
chambers in the City Hall, with the
State sealer, William L. waldron. of
this city. presiding. 1t was largely
through the efforts of the city sealer
of weights and measures, John H.
Sullivan, that Newark obtained the
convention this year.
The session adjourned for lunch at
1 o'clock and reconvened at 2 o'clock.
A banquet will be \served at the
Navarro Hotel tonight Represent
atives from all parts of the State and
from every county were present when
the convention was called to order
this morning.
Measures of great importance to
the State and the various munieipali
ties were discussed. Among them was
the basket law passed by the Legis-
lature, which is said to be one of the
most far-reaching laws in relation to
weights and measures enacted in
years, The law will become effective
November 1.
The report of the legislative COM
mittees work during the last year
was made by Mr.. Waldron, who was
instrumental in having several bills
relating to departments of weights
and measures introduced in the Legis-
lature. Several bills had been lost,
Mr.. Waldron declared, but two of the
most important ones had been placed
on the statute books These were AS
sembly bills Nos. go and 272. The
first of these is an amendment to the
present law, making it sufficient that
person have short weight scales in
his possession for conviction. Pre-
viously it was necessary that the
sealer have a knowledge of the per-
sons guilt for a conviction. The other
bill is the basket law"
Standar dization of Barrels.
Mr.. Waldron also spoke of the bill
to standardize barrels, which has
been introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives by Congressman William
e. futile, of Elizabeth Every effort
should be made to bring about the
passage of this law If possible. Mr..
Waldron said, and as it was one of
great Importance to sealers.
Following the report of Mr.. Wal
dron motion by A. A. Schwarz, of
Union county, to go into executive
session prevailed and the reporters
were barred with the others 1t was
explained by Mr.. Schwarz that there
were several matters of a private
nature to be discussed and that 1t
would only take a few minutes.
Asked by Mr.. Waldron II his motion
included the newspaper men, Mr.
| Schwarz replied in the affirmative
City Sealer Sullivan afterwards ex-
planned that there were several COM
putting scale men present and that
the members were a little chary in
expressing their views before these
men. There had been no intention to
bar the reporters, he declared, and
he had been delegated by the asso-
citation to explain their attitude on
this matter. The newspaper men then
were allowed TO return.
Afterwards it was disclosed that
during the executive session the con-
vention had gone on record as OPP
posed to the small board of free
holders act, which was vetoed by
Governor Fielder at the recent ses
sion of the Legislature and which will
probably be taken up at the special
session next week.
The association drafted an amend
ment to the bill that those now UNI
der the civil service or tenure of
office act be exempted from the pro-
visions of the Griffin bill.
After the executive session the con-
vention was addressed by John l..
Walsh, commissioner of weights and
measures in New York city, who was
made an honorary member of the as
ISOLATION. Mr.. Walsh spoke in gen.
eral of the work being carried on
under his supervision in New York.
The sealer should be fair. not only
TO the public, but to the merchant as
well, the speaker averred. When de-
partments of weights and measures
were first established the idea was
that it was not only to apply to food
stuffs, but to all commodities, Mr..
Walsh declared.
The speaker admonished his hear
ers to try to bring this about 1t
was not the fact that there was any
strong pressure being brought to bear
against including other articles, he
said, it was merely a lack of interest
and apparent indifference in the work
being carried on by such depart
ments.
The following officers were re-
elected: William 7. Waldron, presi-
dent; Patrick j. Caufield, viee-presi-
dent; Edward F. Craig, secretary and
treasurer and T. P. Gallagher, SER
geant-at-arms.
The members of the executive COM
mittee chosen were: John II. Sulli-
van, Newark city sealer, chairman;
Thomas Wyncoop, George e. Starn.
E. W. Sutton, John S. Burke and J..
H. Mccarthy
The executive committee members
were all reelected with the exception
OF ]. H. Mccarthy, who succeeds w.
j. Bender.