New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY,
ARISES OF THE PERMIT

MERCHANTS CLAIM 1lAl "-nY ARE TIE VICTIMS
OF SYSTEM or B,scKMgu- AND THAT SIDE
WALKS SHOULD OF KEPT CHAR BY THE POLICE
PARDON ss;~6SrRAGE,
A larce number of wholesale dealers and
scnrcssiou merchants Of the West side to hold an
3ndignation neeng today concera'ng what they term
the abuses OF the Permit Bureau In reference TO certain
city ordinances respecting the delivery Of goods across
the sidewalks The following call was circulated yeser
days
The practice Of bringing SHIFTS against merchants TOT
alleged violation OF corporation ordinances hes ro9S
abused until 1t has become regular SYSTEM y S 20
mail and ran be ansg ocrnS "S o. Streets free rom
distractions ready TO suOrii TO any res"nane
She c"mmer ~ the cs must BE- carried On that
business have some rights when pohusisus aIo
booad 10 respect We know the present. SIeihAnSe -
unjust and UNEQUAL It's operation and VIC believe IL 20
be illegal. VIM Lindsay has volunteered 70 conduct
operation among merchants AZ this time viii remeay
1be evil All dealers inters IN tsls QUESTION are gu
vited 90 attend meeting 90 be heia on Fuesday rug
at p. m at the rooms OF tue New buter ana Sneese
Exrhauge, StuaFts Ouildlng, at taade anu "reeh
j. = wnsoN, JIG WORTH,
al. X. THURBER 4 Co, GE0'.f, CAN'T Co.
FARrIFLD a TRASH, gro. r. TRIGG & CO.,
HUNTER WALTON, n Co, SHRRwooD h Wy NAME,
JRO. .. MARTIS7& CO., DutNING a PALMER,
l. OARsIENs DtNN q ANDBRsLN,
NELSON SECOR, Pred KOESTNG.
Frederick AGATz, ~ II. PECK q Co,
j. n. DANNY, MACBRIDk A WILLIAMS
sSrTn q MITE, WILEY, WIcSs q Wing,
FIsiEK z LANSING, PUPKE d REID
n y BuNN q Co., Ana many Others'
II is claimed by the merchants that these permits
afford 10 protection. and that suits are constantly begun
IN the Corporation Attorneys office the majority Of
winch are dismissed he the judges before whom they
are taken, settled in the Discretionary once
They alsolam that Rsystem Of pardon brokerage has
rrown of these old abuses by sDumber OF men rep
.resenting themselves TO be o5hcais or attorneys
Whose practice - 10 30 around collect
ING tho notices from the Mayors office, ana
having the suFfs nullied Cor consideration
This thing has ssrown burdensome they say, that
they can endure " longer, and they claim thSt an
ordeance to male them pay tor the legitimate use OF
their sdwalks VI would be just as reasonable as
TO make them usy for the legitimate of tho side
walks down While recognizing fully the rights OF
pedestrians AMI the necessty OF keeping the Saewaiks
reasonably clear the tiee OF traffic in motion, mer-
chants claim that they Dust have some facilities for
transacting Their business without beng exposed to
what they a system of extortiOp. They desire 20
abolish Permit BuTGsu and to intrust the matter OF
Obsiructne traffic and travel TO the ponce.
A TRIBUNE reporter visited number OF te important
wholesale grocers and commission merchants of the
West side all Of whom expressed themselves as willing
10 submit to any reasonable regulations Of traffic while
they decidedly objected to the present system, on
account Of the abuses have of IT, II. X.
Fhurbcr Co., at Greenwich and CbambersSs. whole
sale grocers and importers of wines are prominent
IN this action of the mercantile cOmmu
niiy Tkey say thar accordance With notices from
tomary permits, nut that eyen this has not
protected them from suits in the Office
Of the Corporation Counsel, which they have
had 20 settle dn the DistrictAttoruey's Office
through these pardon brokers' They store goods on
the sidewalk or transit and from their trucks, and
though their skds' the sidewalk may have been
Anuisance times to passers by, yet New-York is
city aud business streets merchants must
have some protection. Mr.. Fembr " the partners
OF house. that two three months ago he
fused 20 lend policeman $40. and the next day he re-
ceivcd notice 10 take ont permit although he had
applied aud paid for about the first of last May He
surmised that there might have been sOme connection
between these Two incidents.
L. Caustens dealer in pickles aud canned goods and
g. b. Hill Bro, dealers butter, cheese, and poultry
of No. Greenwehst had taken out permits for years
for the receipt and delivery OF goods from express
wagons when no "skids" used, and goods
stored on the sidewalk Hills Bro had been visited
last Fall by representing themselves 10 be officials,
who suggested that the receipt OF 6 couple of
chickens or a turkey they would make no complaint.
This last named firm had taken oct permit and re-
fuse to do II present.
AT the meeting today it IS probable that resolutions
will be passed condeuniug the Bureau of Permits from
the that have grown out OF It, and calling for It's
abolition.