Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-12-06

4 HoUsEKEEFER's QUEsTgov. When the
citizens CONSENTED 70 be taxed Tor the pun
chase o. grounds Fad The raising OF buildings
for the purpose o. establishing markets in
this city, their object was 10 obtain an in-
crease Of the sources at which they eould pun
chase supplies FOR family use, and BY prom2.-
ing a healthy competition, 10 obtain The ord
nary nscssszHes Of the table at rates less ex-
horbitant than prevailed at that time, when
ths wagons that went from house 10 bouse had
de whole traffic in their hands. After
much mental tri5ulaiion, the city fathers
sanctioned The erection o. two market houses.
when tie houses we're complete and it became
necessary 70 l~eyrslate for their regulation,
council substituted a market house monopoly
Tor The previously existing wagon monopoly.
They decided, az We rcad 10 the Digest Of city
ordinances, beginning at page 256, that during
The sumner portion Of the year, market should
be held from four TO eleven O'Clock 10 lie
morning, and during the winter portion, from
three 10 ten O'Clock in the morning (lhis
seems q strange regulation, and differs from
actual practice, but 50 The ordnance reads).
L vas also enacted tbst no person should sell
from wog1n or store any meat, except game,
b. retail; nor should they retail 10 the streets
an butter, eggs, lard, or any Jruit, cabbage,
or ,ther vegetables, eEeePtsrawbsrries rssp-
berries, ~bIsekberriez, and the various kinds Of
fruits and melons," (slso any kind Of fruit sx-
ceItf-uits so reads This consistent o~rdinance.)
Taa wagon monopoly was put down OILY to
raise a market monopoly up. Wagons might
pass along the streets before markets were
established, and call at The house any tine Of
the day, bit he citizen can now only legally
get his marketing from four to eleven o'clock
in the morning in SUMMER, and from three 10
ten in the morning 90 winter. In bad weather
the housekeeper woald prefer buying from q
wagon to Wsding through mud and rsin-lhis
the market ordnance foTbi3s. Those who live
al a great distance, OF are unable from sick
ness, or ohsr circumstances 70 60 TO market,
would ike to purchase from a wseoa a. their
door; IBIS Tie "stupid ordnance for
SO TIE market ordinance ought to be called
-iorbids. AID. Merrill, one Of the best
city eouneilmsa we have, a short time since
Introduced an ordnance to permit wagons
cut q market hours to sell il The
s.-se'a The present council, which has
made some excellent improvements on former
sldermaaie custom and legislation, adopted an
ordnance lsgalising some change. This ordi-
nance tie mayor bas vetoed, 50 that the citi-
zen is stl deprived OF he advantage Of
wagons coming round 70 bis dwelling with
produce. THIS matter is essentially a house
keepers question, and h-ousekespsrs should
let the eouBeil understand tha. they want he
privilege Of buying meat from stores at any
ho-r Of The day, as veil as from The markets.
and that they want the wagons to come to
them when distance. weather, OF sickness pre-.
vents them going tomarkst. Our market orii-
nance wants lhorougly reforming; it was MIS-
srsbly drawn up originally and "tnksribg ("
has improved it.