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The recommendation, now an ordinance, is sent to the signal
department to be executed. The Board of Safety makes the final
decisions on location; the Tra.ffic Engineer recommends the timing
and the signal department makes the changes.
Most cities the size of Fort Wayne do not have a signal department
b~t incorporate these duties in the Traffic Engineer's
office. These cities have a separate communications center to
handle business and emergency calls to various departments.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The department of Weights and Measures is charged with the
responsibility of checking the weight or measure of all goods
bought by the public.
PERSONNEL
The City Inspector of Weights and Measures and his deputies
are appointed by the Mayor. The persons appointed must have
passed an examination given by the State Commissioner of Weights
and Measures, division of the State Board of Health. Their
duties are governed by state law.
The City Inspector serves continuously during good behavior.
He can be removed only for cause and his removal must have
the approval of the State Commissioner of Weights and Measures.
However the commissioner may discharge the City Inspector, if
he feels that the duties of his office are not being properly performed.
The Inspector receives $6,283 per year.
Duties of the Inspector and his deputies:
1. Balance city scales twice a day.
2. Check metered trucks twice a year.
3. Check grocery scales every 90 days.
4. Inspect feed store scales at least twice a year.
5. Check yard goods meters twice a year.
6. Check meat pre-packaging at least three times a year.
(There is no equipment to check jewelers' scales).
73
Object Description
| Title | Spotlight on government (1962) |
| Contributor | League of women Voters of Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Topic | Local Government |
| Subject |
Allen County (Ind.)--Politics and government--Directories Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Politics and government--Directories Municipal services--Indiana--Allen County--Directories Municipal services--Indiana--Fort Wayne--Directories |
| Geographical Coverage |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County, Indiana |
| Date of Original | 1962 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Spotlight on government. 1st ed. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: League of Women Voters of Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1962), 87 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white 400 dpi, 1-bit and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122011996 |
| File Name | 30000122011996.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 74 |
| Transcript | The recommendation, now an ordinance, is sent to the signal department to be executed. The Board of Safety makes the final decisions on location; the Tra.ffic Engineer recommends the timing and the signal department makes the changes. Most cities the size of Fort Wayne do not have a signal department b~t incorporate these duties in the Traffic Engineer's office. These cities have a separate communications center to handle business and emergency calls to various departments. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES The department of Weights and Measures is charged with the responsibility of checking the weight or measure of all goods bought by the public. PERSONNEL The City Inspector of Weights and Measures and his deputies are appointed by the Mayor. The persons appointed must have passed an examination given by the State Commissioner of Weights and Measures, division of the State Board of Health. Their duties are governed by state law. The City Inspector serves continuously during good behavior. He can be removed only for cause and his removal must have the approval of the State Commissioner of Weights and Measures. However the commissioner may discharge the City Inspector, if he feels that the duties of his office are not being properly performed. The Inspector receives $6,283 per year. Duties of the Inspector and his deputies: 1. Balance city scales twice a day. 2. Check metered trucks twice a year. 3. Check grocery scales every 90 days. 4. Inspect feed store scales at least twice a year. 5. Check yard goods meters twice a year. 6. Check meat pre-packaging at least three times a year. (There is no equipment to check jewelers' scales). 73 |
