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Newton City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Ave
Newton Centre, MA 02459
617-796-1000
TDD/TTY 617-796-1089
Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30am-5:00pm
Tuesday
8:30am- 8:00pm
Inspector of Weights & Measures
Office Inspector of Weights & Measures
phone: (617) 796-1099
Newton City Hall
1000 Commonweath Ave
Newton Ma 02459
Department Head: Mitch Baker
fax: (617) 796-1094
e-mail: mbaker@newtonma.gov
Hours:
May 1-August 31
Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
September 1-April 30
Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Closed Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.Mission Statement To check as required by statute the accuracy, and annually seal or condemn, all weighing and measuring devices used commercially in the city of Newton.
These include various types of scales and balances weighing from one tenth of a grain to over 10,000 pounds; weights of various denominations including avoirdupois, metric, apothecary, troy and decimal; and liquid measuring meters on oil trucks, gasoline pumps, bulk oil racks, and oil and grease dispensers.
Other devices checked for accuracy include taxi meters, fabric measures, yard stick and dry measures; Inspect all laser scanning devices in accordance with state regulation requirements. Includes, scanner accuracy, price verification, unit pricing and item pricing.