City Scales Are Completed

CITY SCALES ARE COMPLETED

FIRST LOAD WEIGHED FOR CHAS. NINE

A Very Fine Weighng Appartus Put In-Will Weigh Ten Tons

The new city scales ure completed and the first load was weighed on them this morning the first applicant being Chas. Nine with a load of hay, the weight of which was 6,480 pounds.

   The scales were put in by The M. M. Rowley Seale Co., of Detroit, and are probably one of the finest sets of platform scales in this section of the country. They are what are known as the "Compound Beam" pattern and no loose weights are used, all the weighing being done with sliding weights on the two beams. The platform of the scale is 8x22 feet and is large enough to hold a team as well as the wagon to be weighed. The platform is set in the street about 19 feet from the front wall of the city building and a very ingenious set of balance levers are necessary to convey the weight to the rod which controls the recording beams in the clerk's office. Although so large the scales are capable of very fine adjustment and are so evenly balanced that no matter on what portion of the platform a weight is placed its exact will be given. They are capable of weighing from 2 1/2 pounds to 10 tons.

   The scales were put in by the company's representative, J. W. Campbell, of Detroit, who is very proud of the job.