The New York herald., 1879-08-30
WASHINGTON MARKET vENDERs.

GRAND CLEARING OUT OF BOOTHS AND srANDA
ON MoNDAY-wHAr THE SMALL DEALERS
THINK AND SAY. .sE .it4.l f4
''Have you been notified to clear away from this
placer reporter of the HERALD asked of a score,
more or less. of the small vendors about Washington
Market yesterday. The answer in every case was
afhrmative But the Superintendent of Encum.
brances they said. gave them the chance Of making
what they could out OF customers to-day. and on
Monday morning the clearing. according law. will
take place.
IF you're here about ten or eleven o'clock on
Monday morning" satd dealer In small glassware.
you'll see some fun. have been in moro than
one 'muss Of the kind and know all about it, They
come along here with wagon and dump everything
they find obstructing tho sidewalk into it,"
''well. where are you going when they drive you
from this standY' the reporter asked. M
al don't know the vender replied 'rll go some-
where for week so, and thcn gness II be bach
again. This raid will blow oyer in few days"
"A man who keeps hardware and osier work stand
on yesey street. near Greenwich. in answer to
similar questions said he proposed to pay his ana
he always did. and stay where. he Is, Store
keepers who hang goods of any sort on the outside
of the sidewalk line have been notified to remove
them they will be treated just as the small
venders. 1t matters not that they own or pay rent
no right to cucumber the public sidewalk. A few
such dealers acknowledge this position TO the res
porter, and said they would remove their stock.
But there very general condemnation of the
partiality shown to largo business who obstruct
the sidewalks day and night that foot passengers
must take the carriage way to pass their establish
ments The small dealers of Washington Market
and vicinity could endure their tribulattons with
greater fortitude. they say. IL they knew that the
wealthy obstructers Of streets were being dealt
with in the same summary manner as themselves.
WHO ARE TO BLAME. s...
"The whole 'muss,'" said an old fruit vendar to
the reporter. "was made last winter by some men
round here. pointing to stand on the inside line
Of the footwalk where hats were displayed, and
other further down the street. ''They did not want
to see many Irish people having stands here and
went to Mr.. Blumenthal to get him to make room
for some Of their own sort: Ahl them" she added,
'if they and the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen and
Commissioners Campbell were where came from in
Ireland their lives wouldn't be worth sixpencs II
sure, mister, couldn't the President interfere and
stop them in this work r. the poor woman asked.
The reporter assured her that II was wholly outsdt
Of this sort. "Well. the Mayor could II he
wanted tor she inquired. The reporter thought
much. she said "If they'd only charge us little
license fec and give the privilege to stand some-
wnsrs where s YOU'D not D SDsrnos the street
drive me outof this don't know where I'm to go.
But" she added Frightening up '.people tell us
that as It Is political fight. compromise may be
made before Monday" Ai a ~ ~ ?
Another female vender Of fruit, who has kept y
children to support. was equally bitter in her do
nunciations. Some of the vendors were inclined to
look At tho matter jocosely and one young man SAID
him out unless the top Of the market. 1t s este
mated that not less than Ave thousand persons will
be thrown out OF employment If tho Department OF
Works prOQr6mIne.