The sun., 1873-08-13
AN APPEAL TO THE MAYOR.


shall the sidewalks be Monopolized by the
Merchants, or shall the Public have the
Occasional Jse OF Tbtmt
committee appointed at recent meet
ing Of merchants, to devise means to secure the
repeal Of tho corporation ordinance which re-
qured them to procure a permit to receive or
deliver goods across the sidewalk, waited upon
the Mayor yesterday. Mr.. George A. Merwin,
the Chairman, said that the ordinance was un-
just and oppressive, and had always been irrcg-
ularly and unfairly executed. lie cited several
Instances in proof Of his asscr. ions. aud asked
that further operations of the Bureau Of Per
nits, In So far as they affect the right of tho
merc hants temporarily to occupy the sidewalk
~ front ol their stores, might be Suspended for
the present. lie added that the merchants III
tended to petition the Cumm'n Council Tor
either tue repeal or the modification Of the or
Mr. Francis H. Thurbur said that the perma.
neut occupation # the sidewalk wds one thing.
uut the temporary use OF II was another. He
did not believe that forcing the merchants t.
pay for the privilege uf using the sidewalk would
shate tie evil. lie thought that the suppression
Of the nuisance, ii N might be- 40 called, ought
To- toe a pait Of the duties uf the puicc. They
had the power to arrest a carmJn who uuucces-
sarilN uh-tructcd travel In the street ana they
should lie gwen the authority T. deal l- sum
manly with ANY man whom they found OBJ
structng the sidewalks.
Nr, y. !. wilson complained uf tie way In
sail that the ufuruers who visited the
stores never said anything t. mybpdv,
preferred their complaint. Long aitcrNtrI, ,
c"nuuu,i Tire speaker. the merchant was sum
muurl lu appear before some ruI ri in tine upper
part ui tine city or rIl the penalty imposed hy
ihr law. SIR. ~ il,pu added that the merchant,
raj her than dance attcu lance ON the court. rtn-
eruh .,Ulcd Che -iit ou the attorney IS terms.
The Mayor replied by telling tie committee
h"W ihr utr rtI'nt- dtd in tho oidcu times. lie
the rWb uud tuen roll their barrels across tho
sidewalk into their stores. Aitevy.rl they he
g.. iiht t"mpchlhE lhc i"uhc 10 walls III me
mudlc ui tue street. some yttr- later the
The Aucmen Tor pclms u Use the
SIDEWALKS Temporarily. irat practice AN
moved the Aldermen 80 much that
bureau Of Permits. This bureau" continued
the Mayor" wds uncc'pretty EXPENSIVE. It. had"
said he, "a boss ~ i've or six thousand dollars
year; deputy boss at three or four thousand
salaries The Hufcau collected about sJLuUn
year. and sometimes two or three thousand dol
lars fyund itS way INTO the City treasury
llaushtcr) 81 found this Bureau here when
came. added the Mayor, "and must enforce
the law But am try INK t. do IL honestly. We
have but one clerk aud a few inspectors. We
nrst warned the merchants who paid last year
10 call al the captains onlce aud settle. Laugh
teri Then We sent inspectors to find out who
GERS. are ALWAYS blocking the sidewalk, and they
certainly ought to be willing to pay for the
Here MIR. Morgan, Wholesale liquor merchant,
said, "Some merchants, MIR. Mayor, never OBJ
struct the sidewalks, never leave any Of my
goods on the sidewalk
Perhaps your goods will not bear much out
door exposure, suggested the Mayor Laugh
teri
The Mayor (resuming) said that he was aware
that there were some things In the law which
might he somewhat injurious to trade. lie was
willing to consult with the Committee ON some
plan uf mudihcation But % long as the ordi-
nance stood on the statute book he should en-
force IT,
The committee subsequently called upon the
CORPORATION Attorney.
At the meeting ~ the Assistant Aldermen
next Monday, Mr. Foley intends to Introduce a
resolution repeating 50 much Of the ordinance
as requires permit to receive and deliver goods
across the siiewalh.