The daily gazette., 1882-11-27
RAIDING THE ITALIANS.
A WARRANT ISSUED FOR A
PEANUT VENDER.
PUSHING PAVEMENT DEALERS.
No Hnokstsrs on the streets and All the
Corner Stands But Three Closed To-
dGy.


| the Markets Hickey the produce dealers on
King and Fourth streets closed out their
stock of produce on Saturday night as close
as possible and this morning not one of their
stands could be seen.
They have quietly obeyed the order given,
although one and all declaring that the en-
iorcement of the old ordinance after laying
dormant since 1852, is, TO say the least, un-
fair and unjust, One representative street
dealer said this morning, when asked If the
hucksters and produce men, as class, in
tended to take any action In the matter, said
| they were not.
They knew they were acting against the
law and felt there was no redress excep by
repeating the cd ordinance aud making
| new one 10 cover the situation. For bis part,
| and he thought he could speak for the
others, he would ten times rather be indoors
tnan standing In the street. He was not at
all anxious to be exposed to all kinds Of
weather, but If the offending dealers were
compelled to go to the market houses they
might as well shut up business, being unable
TO compete with the farmers who paid no
license for obs;ructing both the street and
the sidewalk. He favored, and was sure the
rest did, the city providing market houses
and doing away with the present system.
1t would be better for all, and the city
would also derive mn income.
Another man, and one of the very largest
dealers In the locality said he would just
put his goods In his cellar near by and In
three days he would come out .he same as
before, as a new ordinance upon the subject
of selling in the streets would be intro
duced before Council next Thursday. When
reminded that such an ordinance could not
be passed for at least two weeks he said that
made no difference, for as soon as 1t Was
l Is. haaI nN
their old places.
Several owners of stands have secured
stalls in the Third street maiket, paying a
months rent In advance. One of those who
have done go says II will cost him at
the rate Of S1.35 per week, but very little
over the expense of his present place in the
open air. 1t now costs, he said, go cents
week for a watchman and 80 cents to the
city, while some other dealers paid as high
as so cents to the Clerk of the Market on
Wednesdays and Saturdays. In the market
house he could lock up his goods where
they would be protected and safe from the
weather, while under existing circumstances.
Notwithstanding the watchman, there was
certain amount of anxiety for their wares
at night.
They are only resting upon their oars, so
to speak, and Council is exl ecte to have
lively time before the vexed question is sat-
isfaetorily settled.
The new ordinance to be presented by Mr..
Baugh at the next meeting of Council is
anxiously awaited, and strong fight Is no
doubt to be made to have the present obnox-
| ious ordinance wiped out of existence
| Some of the business men having stores de-
clare that they mean to push against the
use of the streets by dealers who pay very
slight, IL any sum, for the privilege, while
| ..i.f. akrNra af ~ rRnflnU
| storehouses.
THE FRUIT AND PEANUT vENDERs.
| Clerk Hickey also told the owners of the
peanut and fruit stands at the corners of
the streets, on Saturday, that to-day they
would be compelled to stop operations.
| Accordingly this morning the only ones who
| Opened were those of Sixth and Market and
| the southwest corner OF Fourth and Market,
both of whom have paid the city for a
permit to allow them to sell to certain
date. The stand at Ninth and Market
streets, which is of from the pavement line,
aud is virtually store without roof, does
not come within the meaning OF the ordi-
uance.
street at Eighth, Fifth and Third streets are
closed and forsaken. The one along the
side of Robinson's banking house Is closed,
so lar as sales are concerned, but the base
ment is fisted up as store. One oil the
parties running the stand was noticed this
morning putting his trays OF peanuts on q
frame work over the area way. When asked
If he had not beep ordered TO stop selling on
the sidewalk, he replied that he
had. lie added that "Me put the raw
anut on outside, but sell the roasted one
down." pointing to the cellar me no sell
him out hear"
Clerk Hickey called upon Mayor Wales
| this morning and asked the latter II he
would back him up in any complaints that
might be brought before His Honor. The
Mayor said he would, and Informed Hickey,
when asked, that the action oil Councii OH
the 18th inst aunulled all permits granted
TO peanut stand keepers. Mr. Hickey left
the room and in few minutes returned
with David Lemon and had warrant
issuing for the arrest Of Lawrence Cavehder
who stands at Sixth and Market streets a
gentleman who can speak Italian and had
aided the offender in purchasing his stand
and transacting other business for him, asked
His Honor how it was that the man was in'
| trrfered with. He stated that CaYendeI
had paid q license or received special per
mi from Council good until next April; ano
had also paid S2i0 for the stand. The
Mayor explained that the reso
Iution of Council did away witt
the permit. While the gentleman 'a'
talking David Lemon continually inter
rupted him, and afked what business he hat
to take up for the Italian as against th'
: business men OF the city. The gentleman
said he was merely explaining to the Mayo
= how the case stood, and had no further In
terest in the matter, and then turned hi
back. Mr.. Lemon kept on at. intervals
much to the annoyance Of those present
including the Mayor and chief His homo
informed the geptleman who EeRreseentei
| the Italian that he had acted periectl
proper, and did what he should have don
q under the circumstances.
While the warrant was being filled u
Lemon turned to Hickey and told hin to e
to Fourth and Market and have the woma
- there arrested, whereupon the clerk rcplie
sharply, "Mr. Lemon, l know my busines
aud will attend to 1t.
The warrant was served apd the ease vii
most likely be heard tonight.
The man arrest q has just finished payln
Lewis Frank the S2l0 for the stand, beside
which he also rents cellar under the te
store on Sixth street, where he sslis hi
&c , fruits and other stock,