Daily Republican., 1879-03-07
WILMINGTON DEL FRIDAY, MARCH q 1879
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The regular weekly meeting Il CT
Council was held last evening, Pre-
dent Lichtsnstsin in the chair.
The Committee on Public Building
, Colonel Taylor chairman, reported 1
ysrsely on the petition Of Jacob ]
Sharp and others, asking that the o
dinancs prohibiting farmers from ssl
ing all kinds Of meat in the street ms
kst be repealed. The report was signe
by Msssrs. Chandler, Adams and Hem
ted. The minority Of tile committe,
composed Of Col. Taylor and Mr.. N,
Glinchey, were opposed 70 the repor
bus presented no minority report. o
the motion 10 adopt the report Of ID
committee, Mr.. Norton earnestly oppo.
cd it.
He said he was surprised that the con
nittss should report adversely on sue
just petition and he though ght the mem
bers who favored such . report really vic
lated their obligations a. Councilmen
The report Of the COMMITTEES hs though
Was opposed 70 tho best .interssts eft
people. ~ allowing farmer 10 ssll;i,
the market, the citisens he said GOT bet
ter nsat. He quoted the prices show
ing that steak was Sand 20 Genes, sir.
lois, 10 and 20, and roast IA and ls
Az for tender loin steak our psopl,
know nothing about il, for it il sen
70 Philadelphia where high prices ar
obtained. Farmers hs said could sci
chickens in market a 10 and IL cts. /,
pound Because they are allowed I,
stand In the market with them
AY. Norton expressed himself q
opposed y "shinners" but h,
thought Council had no right to Gre
ate . monopoly Of anything. Laboren
now get % and @6 q week, and hs could
not see how they afford to pay such
prices for beef. He read . part Of ths
veto message Of Mayor Stoksley Of
Philadelphia, when he vetoed the or.
dinance intended to drive the farmers
from South and Second street markets.
As it was in Philadelphia SO it will be
in Wilmington. lie said the Democratic
party got the majority in Council by
solemn pledges to remedy these evils
and the people are watching TO see how
the men they elected will vote on this
question. As the people had called
meeting TO protest against the water
Improvements he was surprised they
had no. had meeting and remonstra-
ted against the butcher monopoly.
Mr.. Chandler earnestly advocated the
adoption Of the report, for under the
name Of farmers the market would be
filed with "Shinners." He was sur
prised that Mr.. Norton should censure
the City Council, as every member no
doubt voted for what he thought the
best interests Of the people. He was
opposed 70 altering the markets every
shrss months and he thought that the
last time they were fixed for . number
Of years 10 come. He alluded to the
scenes Of rOwdyism and violence that
took place at Third and King streets
some three years ago, and he hoped
that he would never sse the
like again. II farmers are allowed
10 sell, batshsrs whs pay taxes in the
sity should bs allowed 70 sell, and il
ysu make free market said Mr.. c.,
you ranst Lot the Skinner" in, and if
that was done, them why net allow
and other merchants to
back up 70 the surbstons and sell their
goods.
Mr.. Hlssted, said that II Mr.. Norton
would watch the report Of the cattle
,alss Of the West he wsuld thea see
low much the butchers made. We had
'ons doubt whether Mr.. N would knew
. tendsrloin il lie saw one. He (Heusted)
aad never pledged himselfto anything.
Mr.. Nortor showed how meat had ad
'ancsd already since the farmers stop.
ped selling pork sn the curb. stone
market, and he also stated that beef
vas shipped from Chicago to New York,
md from thence TO England, where it
vas sold there for what we pay here.
lie wanted the butchers to live and let
i've.
Mr.. Hart advocated the report, and
Vanted the "shinners" kept of the
treet. ...
Mr.. Chandler contended that there is
'lenty Of room for the farmers in the
market Houses.
Mr.. McClinchey had como to the con-
fusion that the street was not the
roper place to sell meat, as the sale
ould not be controlled satisfactorily.
the farmer was allowed to come, the
simmer would come also.
The report was finally defeated by
he following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Chandler, Guthrie,
[art, Heusted, McGlinchey, Townsend
nd President Litchenstein-7. {
Noys~1AchoIos DoWHAuS, EV0ub, |
ones, Knight, Lynch, Moore, Norton,
'aynter, Rowe. Taylor-l0
The Public Buildings Committee re-
ortsd adversely on the petition Of
ames Morrow and others, for the re-
Ioval of the curb-stonr market from
ing to Market St., and the report was
iopted without debate. as was also a
report for a remonstrance
yainst the above measure.
The Lamp COMMITTEES reported favor
'ly on the petition Of J. r. Bird and /
hers for lamp on Seventh street,
tween West and Washington; also,
vorably, on the following petitions : I
mes Kennedy and others, for lamps /
French street, between Twelfth and
g. Brinkman and others, |
r lamp at Wawaset and Jackson '
reefs; John Plunkett and others, for Z
mp on Front street, between Market