The New York herald., 1879-09-07
"GANGWAY, PLEASEl"

RAID AND REACTION IN AND AROUND
WASHINGTON MARKET - SIDEWALKS AGAIN
BLOCKED-wELL TO DO STAND OWNERS.
The work Of clearing the sidewalks recently begun
in the neighborhood OF Washington Market is it 10
sad to be continued until the city is entirely rid Of
all illegal sidewalk distractions. Notices have been
served on a number Of stand owners and store
keepers and the officials Of the Bureau of Incum-
brances express their intention of enforcing the law
to the extent Of their ability They say that Grand
street and Essex Market have been selected for an
early visit. The officials claim to have been Impair
til in their operations. and to have COM
PEELED the removal Of all distractions in the re-
giops already visited, matter whether peddler
of pins q wholesale merchant was responsible.
The persons who have visited Washington Market
during the past week have various conditions Of
things. Following the raid were two days Of clear
sidewalks 1t then perfectly practicable to walk
from of vesey street Barclay street to the
other without wading out into the mud OF the
street. Such thing. is perfectly safe say, has
never been practicable before within the memory Of
man. unless it has been on some similar occasion,
after similar raid. The reporter is able to
make afdavit that there is stone sidewalk on each
side OF these streets. wide enough for two or three
persons TO pass along comfortably, even when walk.
ing abreast This fact it is well to record, since no
one unless it be that the city surveyor survives who
laid them out) knew of the existence of these side.
walks previous to the raid 1t Is true that
strip of them is generally visible but this de-
pended on the tender mercles of the stand holders.
and only accessible to one stream Of people at .
time, whereas there almost always two streams
on each side of the street-one moving each way.
What is true of the two streets mentioned 10
equally true of West, Washington. Greenwich. Full
ton and other streets in the neighborhood. The
great principle of commerce known the law Of
supply and demand is stronger, being natural law
than any city ordinance. and as there is in this
neighborhood active demand for pins, wooden
shoes. suspendcrs. ribbons. fruit. candy, cakes.
cigars. neckties, matchboxes. tinwarc. crockery.
paper collars and cuffs jewelry of tho cheapest and
showiest kind. watches. matches. knives. SCISSORS.
stockings. combs and brushes Of all kinds. stovo
backing, shoe blacking. hammers. hats and good
many other things 1t has inevitably followed that
there has come 10 be supply of them all The re-
suit. well known to ALI who commonly visit tho
market, has been pethofc condition OF the streets.
Gorged rs they by the regular market trade.
there has not been ample room left for the stands
and the loot passengers and the foot passengers
have had the worst OF it, Now. however, 1t IL possi-
bic 10 walk all around the neighborhood
BLOCKED AGAIN.
Yesterday however, all the stands In the fun
tide OF business. The sidewalks were blocked. -
usual. and pcdestranism difficult
Three inspectors visited the market and the neigh
boring streets yesterday and the day before, but
they could only order the removal of obstructions
aud did not attempt any arrest the result was laugh
able. The stand owners would begin packing up
their goods. and would start the removal. only to
return calmly after the inspector had passed. Tho
reGult little moro confusion. from hve to
twenty minutes interruption of business ut each
stand and nothing more excepting that truck load
shane of boxes of lemons &C. several of the police
in the neighborhood went through similar opera
tions, and the reporter saw one old woman pack up
aud move and como back again twice within half an
hour.
One Irishman. who sat on q box by his humble es-
tablishment on the Vescy street curbstone said
'Arrah thin. it's ony tor bit they II kape this mp.
Sure they re dom this same wild great rgularaty
ovsr ap reckon ~ me nn the omld CONAN wont
suffer for q bone an pratic for a few days. Sure.
we've got somethin' laid away in the shtockin' at
home.'
'Yes you may be sure he's got something in his
stocking" said a big butcher Who had been stand
ing near. after the old man had moved away. THAT
man paid $1,000. cash. for . house in Hoboken .
little while ago."
Where did he get has money! asked the reporter.
'whcre did he get ity Why. he got IL out OF hts
little stand on the corner. You don't think these
people are poor. do you. because they poor
clothes when they are st work. Why, there's man
that keeps big stand up n vesey street; he and
his wite and his son and his two daughters are all
busy at the stand through'the week, and wea room
mon clothes, but you ought to sec them on Sunday
the Coney Island the Rockaway boat. They'r
dressed well enough then. and they take servant
along to look after their things"
"a servantl" etaculatcd the reporter.
YES servant. A great many OF these people
Keep servants, said dealer IN fancy groceries VINO
had come up to listen. trade being dull. ''rhero
goes q now crossing tho street. You would not
think to look at him that he was worth twenty-one
cents all told, would YOUR
The reporter made careful calculation and esti-
mated the man st about thirty-thrcc and onethird
cents
well. that man said to me. one day last week.
said the grocer, ''that he had taken half q day OF
from his business to hunt up good servant. I'm
going to have good servant he said, "a real good
housekceper, that will know enough to get some-
thing Mt TO eat in the house for me and my wife,
''Do you that across the street sweeping
off the sidewalk ?? said the butcher, and the reporter
admitted that he saw HIM.
well he owns good cigar business; has store
In the Bowcry and keeps stand here. His wife is
one of the best dressed women in New York, and
she's by no means bad looking either
care there no poor among thcmT asked the
reporter.
.'welI, there may be here and there one, but the
most of them make from 80 to IS day more.
some of them won't work moro than two three
days week..
An these instances were verified by tho reporter,
and TO modify considerably the idea of the
hardship worked by the enforcement Of the law.