| Show PREPARE E STANDARD Of oi MEASURES AND WEIGHTS FOR CITY City Commissioners Will Consider New Ordinance at Monday Meeting Tho cit city commissioners at the tho meeting meeting meet meet- ing next Monday ni night ht will consider the passage of a very stringent ordinance nance nanee providing a u standard of weights had and measures for tho the sale alo of corn corn- modifies in th the stores store Berry Derry boxes of a standard size must be used erat crated fruit must b bo be packed in n a certain size box hox grapes 5 by tho the basket must bo be of seven boven pounds weight coal sold by the sack must have attached a tag giving h- h ng tho the exact weight Such ore axe a a. few fow of tho the provisions of tho the new now regulation A portion of the tho new enactment roads as f follows When any commodity is Js purchased or sold by the ton Lon pound half halt pound or quarter pound each cach ton pound half pound or quarter pound shall shoJI contain re respectively ye- ye tho the following number of ot pounds and ounces avoirdupois weight and grains troy weight weicht A ton shall shaIl consist of 2000 pounds avoirdupois weight a pound shall haJJ consist of ot sixteen ounces avoirdupois weight or grains tro troy weight a half hiatt pound shall consist of oC eight ounces avoirdupois a weight or grains troy weight and a n quarter pound shall consist of oC four ounces avoirdupois weight or 1750 grains troy weight I It shall be unlawful for or any person firm association or corI corporation to a sell lIell ell or offer for tor sale salo In this city fruits or vegetables vegetables vege vege- tables In bulk or loose packages otherwIse otherwIse otherwise other other- wise than b by weight Apples may be sold be-sold Bold b by the box provided the they arc tiered and packed In standard boxes of oC not nol less than the following ln di dimensions dimensions dl- dl 11 inches wide 11 Hi Inches deep inches long IonS containing not less than 2446 cubic Inches Strawberries raspberries dewberries blackberries and logan Jogan berries shall shan be packed in what are arc commonly known as asten asten asten ten ounce cups containing not less than twenty three ree and three fourths cubic Inches or In what arc known n as one one pound cups containing not less Jess than for for- two ty-two and one half cubic Inches pro pro- vided that t raspberries ma may be sold in smaller receptacles receptacle's prior to and including the date of oC June 15 In each year Oranges lemon lemons grape fruit and peaches shall be he sold soM b by count All AU peaches pack packed ell In boxes for the market shall shan have iare tho the total count of the tho box plain plainly Mainly marked on tho the outside of or each box ox Concord grapes may be sold by the basket basket bas bas- ket Icet and each basket ket with its cont contents contends n s must weigh Welch not less than seven pounds Bunch goods such us as lettuce carrots beets radishes green onions asparagus bananas etc shall be sold b by count |
