Department of Markets Director Robert Hurley general correspondence for 1961
Description
The Department of Markets was established in 1917 and was reorganized in the 1930s, absorbing the Bureau of Weights and Measures. The Bureau is responsible for inspecting scales and weights of the city's retail dealers of bulk products, such as meat, and related matters, as well as issue warnings and fines for violations. This accession consists of correspondence, memorandums, and some attachments. There is correspondence with other city agencies, within the department and to external parties. It is related to matters of regulation, violations, and enforcement. There is some material from Commissioner of Markets Albert Pacetta among Hurley's correspondence. The accession is arranged alphabetically by surname of addressee. This accession is related to accessions 1993-017 and 1993-018.
Extent
1 cubic feet
Dates
1961
Record Groups
Creator
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Public Markets, Weights, and Measures (Organization)
- Pacetta, Albert S. (Person)
- Hurley, Robert Emmet (Person)
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