New-York tribune., 1871-11-16
FLEEOING sHoPKEEPERs.
MORE ABOUT TIE sIGNBoARD AND SHOW
CASE EWNDLE.

a NITY OF LIoUoR-DEALEas' rat Ha.
The reporters of TIE TRIBUNE continued,
yesterday ihaIr researches HmoDR the mershsns Anu
shopleepeEs Of the Bowery and RroadWaS' ana u'0o'
cred many instsn nees of the giariRG inaaualV ana
gross injustice with which the ordnasces .ne
exhibition of agns and showcaaes and tho use u .ao
sidewalks are administered by the Subordnafes IN n'
ofnces Of the Mayor and COrpOrAtion Attorney
The B0weFy ia o very rich nen luz fp
swinders % there hardly street n ue
city where there many signs thAt come WITHIN ne
limits Of these ordinances In the Cooper Institute pua
ing thare ara two devoted " the sale OF
crocery and glassware These stores extend the whole
width of the building from ThrdaVe. to FouTtha"e''
With enrances upon each sde and goods exposed upon
the eidewaIks Mr.. Hadey, one Of the occupentS' IN
formed the eporter that be paid annual lee OF O ION
the privilege of putting out sign and lexposing MS
goods upon the sidewalks. The othcr estahisa-
mens is owned BY E. D. Bassford. Tho Sidewalks
anon both avenues In front Of this stOre are numbered
with crOekery, orates and various goodS exposed TOT
SALE white over ths walks are number Of small hgis'
aud upon the eurbsOne, ut the corner OF Thdave' anu
RiEhth-st is an enormous gilt tea-kettls inquiry us
closed that Mr. BassfOrd pays nOinS for these priv
leges The faot that he Ia member Of the AmeTeus
Club may explain the mystery.
One gentleman, doing business near tho Institute, told
the reporter that he paid eb for his permit ana sad 10
had had particularly rich experience in Ring sWindes.
Upon occasion he was instructed 70 appear at
for allowing snow remain upon the sidewalk In front
OF his store He appeared IN court with hiS Witnesses,
ready 10 prove that no snow had fallen within ton
days Of tho complaint, but the case Fas put
of from time 10 time, and At last no was
quietly informed that he would better settle
BY the payment Of g. He paid the money and beard no
mere about It. In almost all complaints OF the same
nature made against him. he had been served In the
same way tho blackma amounting often to SO or sls
which he would pay to be relieved from all further
trouble in tho matter.
firm Of grocers stated that they were Obliged to pay
"a for the privilege Of hanging out sign and putting
their boxes and barrels upon the curbsone Before the
ystem OF permits came into vogue they we're constantly
Aeeced by complaints and nes ana had paid out several
hundred dollars in this way. gentleman, who COM
planned very bitterly of the swinde, said that Just
previous TO election q policeman went through
the streets taking down the names OF all
who had violated the ordinance IN qnoe-
tIon The officer had Q long list when this ger
teman saw him. but since election nothing had been
heatd OF the matter One peculiar feature Of the sys-
tenn which he had noticed, was that many Of the feep
OF liquor stores 0were not molested either py nheS
respectable woman, who keeps fancy store IN tae
1BOwery stated that she had not only been oosed 70
pay Sl2 or 6 but had been grossly 1sued oy tue COZ
ector. Another woman the keeper Of costume depot
against her, upon which, she went to the Corporation
Attorneys Office and paid the fine demanded Inc next
tSs once ss IN NssssuSt was told that shc had paid
the money @ s SrSnO man and mnst S pay again
noyed and nsglted by mon coming to serys % %
The Srn t OF nsg me Cos%es shs and dresses 70 poc or
ganizatiOn In the Fourth Ward and was therefore
HpnGysd HsS9SS in the .tdTs manner the corner Of
Houstonst and the BOwery, said that he Was aned s
SE & R4t n Ha pS H1 s @ man on the opposite
corner with wooden awning, was not moiestSa:
Get great m within block and halt Of each
1har, are two dseres with signs q exactly the same
Bo@ery the same kind Of sign costs $40 large
ALSO N 1t & o SS % aTTt6
story For this obstruction to the sidewalk they art
Se merchant % Ia the BSwery aa dealers wond not
much SeS. e Psi1g the ss tSs tssy y
long ss the money exacted went to enrich horde Of
swdlers and rogues, they decidedly object 20 u;
objects for plumber their money not only exacted
but they are frequently nsalted and threatened with
Judgments or executions, by the collectors VINO 10 THIS
The amount gathered by this swindle is enormous.
Oae business man estimated it at eOO0o Another
Gentleman states that man in tho Corporation AttOr.
ney's office told him that at one time ne carried SOoo
side sharers in the spOls The large carpet and and
furniture stores that cumber sidewalks In the
a single si9n 3 dozen feet above the sidewalk. A
number of we're found where persons did not pay
number and nuencs Of the political friends Of the
estahishment One gentleman, who kept sort Of fur
pOce@sn few articles & anderSiCbn and was
never mOlested thereafter with one exception every
awnas Instituted to pay ssctiOn expense:
and TO n the pockets Of the Ring That exception was
q fellow with foreign accent, who thought " they
BROADWAY vrcTIMs
Another reporter had interesting interview with
Dr. +. Humphreys, OF the Humphreys Homeopathic
Medicine Company, in Broadway, who fur
nished the following facts: The Company have
several sgns and emblems in front Of their store which
have been there or the past Is years. without any license
or permit whatever. In fact, Of the dgDs
bems properly under the provisions Of the law
which would call for fines or taxes Nevertheless, Will
liam Hayes City Marshal, presented 70 DR.. Humphreys
noce that he held an execution aganat the Company
and that amount Of the must DO paid without
delay The Company had received no previous warning
that they had violated the sw and the notice contained
no specifications Of violation. Not wishing 10 contest
the matter or have any further roube the porter Of the
TSs Ts sen: aSI % 70 Ton sS s SSS %
poSketed the cash and SAID c Was AL right. few
ss,' rsssac ssasTS'.f second sss :s$s
%s daSSs ssE cy ~Ss that he n S
threat INTO exsCGtion i would b .t bis PERI, Ge-
SSnss %dstsG, sGS tie he MARSHAL did not mako tSs ar
ret the dOCt rsO%isSs g sSpssr xs e 1ssas. ssl:r
IA rsCeiyed t6e tla GasAIsa into Dr HgmDsrsys':
Here take thls there e soasethinE wrong could
ne az ~ scdd R y ne ne
anded heWeyef had Increased from 90 to eaT Co. ~ the
following reccip5 WI show: - .f .at.
NsSs o. Reosived fon Is delsndant oil a.
SsEe-Dutsd Nov y JSGa ID, WuAlAn HAI.ss CITY khnksl
CsnsiSt inicrmed ITs TRs6 FspoEtsf tSaE yesE,
Just before the elscop, he was called npo2 % pay 80 OF
ls toe the svess 0f PlsciSg gCsfs Spea tas sdeTc
s0e letters painted On the Aae biz eWaing and wea
aO aSe 1 s . ana s Sss sos Sd BEN s s1s ~ @
He asa lces q know rev . thing can bel vfolAaon
The abuse " NOT connned 70 tAe sWtndfng af people
for placing nRns, Ac., n ftcnt of thsir build