REPORT DKPUTV STATE SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES. I25 



REPORT OF DEPUTY STATE SEALER OF WEIGHTS 



AND MEASURES. 



To the Hon. John A. Roberts, Commissioner of Agriculture: 



I respectfully submit to you my second annual report as 

 deputy state sealer of weights and measures, of the work done 

 by this department. 



I have visited about one hundred cities and towns during 

 the past year, and I find the sealers very much interested in 

 their work, and the traders, as a general thing, are very much 

 pleased with the good work which is being performed by the 

 sealers. 



The greatest difficulty which we labor under isi the changing 

 of sealers every year. I am in hopes this present winter to 

 have a law passed putting the local sealer and deputy sealers 

 of weights and measures under civil service. We will then 

 have made some headway, for a person holding the office of 

 sealer is worth more the second year than he was the first and 

 each succeeding year makes him better qualified to fill the office. 

 All traders, too, that are brought in contact with sealers, do 

 not like to have a new sealer every year. 



The city and town officials in this state are complying very 

 well with the law, although there are a few town officials who 

 I am afraid will have to be brought into court before they can 

 be made to understand that the law is going to be enforced 

 impartially. 



Last year we had reports from local sealers in regard to the 

 work of sealing weights and measures in ninety-five cities and 

 towns. This year we have reports from three hundred and 

 thirty-nine cities and towns, an increase over last year of two 

 hundred and forty-four. The following tables give a summary 

 of the work done in these cities and towns : 



