Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-14
AN ORDINANCE.


entitled "An ordinance prescribing the
standard Of weights and measures,
and for the inspection OF weights and
measures used in the sale Of goods,
wares and merchandise and requiring
the use Of same in the sale of said
commodities; fixing fees to be charged
for said inspection, and providing
punishment for violations Of the pro-
visions Of this ordinance
Be It Ordained by the Council Of the
City Of Rock Island. ILL.,:
Section THAT section 2 of the
ordinance entitled IAN ordinance pre-
scribing the standard of weights and
measures, and for the inspection Of
weights and measures used in the sale
OF goods, wares and merchandise and
requiring the use Of same in the sale
Of said commodities; fixing fees to be
charged for said inspection, and pre-
yiding punishment for violations Of
the provisions of this ordinance" be
and the same is hereby amended so
as to hereafter read as follows.
Section 2.-The present recognized
standards Of weights and measures
used by the United States bureau Of
standards and adopted by the state of
Illinois are hereby adopted and ac-
cepted as the standards of weights
and measures for the City of Rock Is
land, Ill
Whenever any Of the following arti-
cIes shall be contracted for or sold,
or delivered, and no special contract
or agreement shall be made to the
contrary, the weight per bushe1 or
barrel, or Invisible understandable
quantities Of a barrel, shall be as fol-
lows:
Wheat -four, per barrel, 1876 pounds.
Wheat -four, per half barrel, 50
pounds.
Wheat -four, per quarter barrel sack,
40 pounds.
Wheat -four, per eighth barrel sack,
247a pounds,
cornmeaI, per bushel sack. IS.
pounds,
Cornmeal, per half busbeI sack, "a
pounds.
CornmeaI. per quarter bushel sack,
IL pounds.
Alfalfa seed, per busheI, so pounds
Apples, green. per bushel, 50 pounds. .
apples, dried, per bushel, q pounds /
Barley, per busheI, As pounds
Beans, green or string, per bushel, /
q pounds.
Beans, wax, per bushel, "a pounds. |
Beans, white. per bushel, so pounds, /
Beans, castor, per busnel, As pounds. /
Beets, per busheI, 60 pounds
Blue grass seed, per bushel, 14I
pounds.
Bran, per busheI, 20 pounds.
Buckwheat. per bushel, 50 pounds
Carrots, per bushel, so pounds.
Charcoal per bushel, 20 pounds.
Glover seed, per busheI. so pounds.
Coal, Per bushel so pounds
Coke, per bushel. 40 pounds
Corn seed, broom, per bushel, As
pounds
Cornmeal, unbolted, per bushel, As
pounds
Corn in ear, per bushel, 70 pounds
Corn, Kafir, per bushel. Sc pounds
Corn, shelled, per bushel S.
pounds
Cotton seed, per bushel, 81 pounds.
Cranberries, per bushel, 80 pounds
Cucumbers. per busheI. 48 pounds.
Emmer, per bushel, 40 pounds.
Flaxseed, per bushel, IS pounds.
GoGseberries, per bushel, 40 pounds
Hair, plasteriug, unwashed, per
1ushe1, s pounds,
Hair plastering, washed, per bush
Il, pounds,
Hemp seed, per bushel, "A pounds.
Hickory nuts, per busheI. 50 pounds.
Hungarian grass seed, per bushel,
30 pounds.
Indian corn or maize, per bushel So
pounds.
Lime, per busheI. so pounds.
Malt, per busheL 50 pounds.
Millet, per bushel. so pounds.
BIiuet. Japanese barnyard, per bush
u, 35 pounds.
Oats, per bushel 80 pounds,
Onions, per bushel, 81 pounds
Onion sets. top. per bushel, 30
pounds.
Onion sets, bottom. per bushel, 50
pounds.
Orchard iar9ss seed, per bushel, IA
pounds.
Usage orange seed, per bushel, 80
pounds.
Parsnips. per busheI, 80 pounds.
Peaches, per bushel, as pounds.
Peaches, dried. per bushel, So
pounds.
Peanuts. green. per bushe1, %
pounds.
Peanuts, roasted per bushel, 20
POUNDS.
Pears, per bushel, IS pounds
Pears, dried. per bushel, 60 pounds,
Peas, green in pod, per bushel, 80
pounds
Popcorn, in the ear, per bushel, 10
POUNDS.
Popcorn. shelled, per bushel Sc
POUNDS.
Potatoes, Irish, per bushei, so
pounds.
Potatoes, sweet, per bushel, 30
POUNDS.
ounces, per bushel. As pounds.