The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-08

| lHdt no smoking DO p~rHiittco ih the
court room:
That policemen when teSifying ap-
pear properly uniformed and that de-
tectives and policemen performing
duty in plain clothes display their
shields on the lapels of their coat when
in attendance nj court:>----
That no person other than counsel.
police ofiicera and witnesses In the
ereeiFc case being heard he admitted
within the enclosure Immediately be-
fore the judges desk. and that no per-
sons be permitted to stand about or
letter back of the judTe's desk. or In
Tia door way INN ediately back of the
Judge; ~
That all warrants in criminal mat
tors be issued by the Judge OF the po-
lice court;
That there be maintained a register
of warrants and that the court re-
quire written return upon all war
rants issued. within a reasonable time
after their issuance.
ScaIcr OF Weights and Measures
The sealer OF weights and measures
is required by law to perform so many
duties and act in so many dinerent
capacities that no cannot give the pur-
chasing public and the honest mer-
chants Kn1 DTottcklC1 lt&L hNVbEA
against fraud in weighing and meas
urine devices. TIE sealer is also the
city gauger and the city weighmaster.
He receives small allowance from
the city as sealer, hut his income de-
per.da mainly upon fees for acting as
gauger and weighmaster. He In fire.
nuently required to weigh coal for the
city at the point of delivery for ~
much as q day at time, He can
not therefore. conduct the inspections
necessary to detect fraudulent weigh
Ing an dmeasuring devices. or 1856
scales tested during the present sur
vey seventy as per cent? were found
TO be incorrect. The shortage In pack
age goods were even more serious
alt Is recommended that the law be
amended so as TO require the sealer
to devote his entire time to weights
and measures work The fee system
should ne abolished and he should be
pa.F a salary commensurate with his
services. He should be appointed by
the mayor as the result OF a eompet-
tive civil service examlaation and
should he given the title OF inspector
Instead of Sealcr because of the mis-
leading Impression created by the
terms 'sealer" and sealed
*Slnce the laws governing the use
Of weighing and measuring devices are
Inadequate il ia recommended that
they be amended 80 as to provide for
control over the manufacture and sale
II devices and for the sale OF package
goods by net weight. the weight TO be
Indicated on the outside OF the pack
aEe The Inspector should be enpow-
cred to prohibit the use Of inferior and
defective types of tricky weighing
and measuring devices.
The sealer should he empowered TO
employ women shoppers from time to
tire TO conduct secret Investigations
Deliveries OF coal and other supplies
purchased by the city should be
weighed under the Supervision OF an
official OF the department purchasing
t.. en- and not by the seaIer. The seal
or should devote more time to sporadic
inspections and detective work than to
routine inspections.
The sealer should conduct a Wig
orous ampaign against short weigh
ing and IN connection With Il he should
secure the cooperation OF the news
rHpers in An effort TO educate the pur-
csas'ng public against fraudulent
practices
Provision should be made fer the
appointment of an assistant inspec;@-
of weights and measures whose salary
shan be less than that of the sealer
The assistant should be selected as the
result OF competitive civil service
test.
An ordinance should be adopted re-
dJirine peddlcrs ard hucksters to So
cure certificate 81 inspection from
the Inspector OF weights and measures
ms 10 the accuracy Of their weighing
a. a measuring devices before license
Is issued to them.
The council should make provision
iD the next bulge, for furnishing tn.
seatar with "A complete new testing
OUTFIT. and ample provision should be
made In one of the public markets for
an office and quarters for the Inspector
and his assistant, Signs should be
f,onspicuousiv displayed in all Of the
public markets calling attention to the
office Of the Inspector and advising
the purchasing public to have their
purchases reweighed from time TO
time
All the public scales ana public
Neighmasters ~ the city should be
placed under the Immediate srpervi-
sion Of the inspector of weights and
measures
The inspector OF weights and meas
tires should be required 10 Install and
maintain system OF records and re-
ports such as is recommended In this
report
Public Welfare Functions.
'In view OF the need for closer CO.
ordination OF the public health and
social welfare work OF the city, II IL
recommended that department OF
social welfare be created under com
missioner OF public welfare appoint
ed by the MAYOR. In this department
there should be the following bureaus.