Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-06
THE MARKET ETORDINANCE.
A BUSY kEHSI THE kEC.
1IONk ADOPTED AND IHE
ORDINANCE passed.

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A special session Of City Council wal
held last evening, with President Con
rad in the chair. Tue consideration o
tho market ordinance was resumed ,anc
section 8, which designates the plac.
where fruit market shall be held, wax
read by the clerk, ana after being
amended by Mr.. Miller to also esLab-
| lish fruit and grain market on Fourth
street, from Jefferson ~ Monroe, wat
passed.
Section 6, relating to the fish mark.
et, was taken up, and after some slight
amendments, was adopted.
Section 7, which Abolishes all street
and corner stands, WAS then read, and
Mr.. Moore moved that 1t be adopted.
The section was discussed by several
members, and finally passed without
amendments. as WAS also section .,
which prohibits any person selling
fruits, vegetables or any other product
Whatever, from throwing any refuse in
| the gutter or on the Sidewalk.
Section was SO amended that the
Clerk Of the Market shall cut all lard
or sausage which Is light IN weight, III
otooA Va ~ ohu thV otbeiVh
amended was passed.
Section 10. which prohibits any per
son from selling any oleomargar,ne, or
any other preparation bearing a sem
blance to butter uLder tho name Of
butter, was adopted.
Section II, fOrbidding the cutting up
of meat on the sidewalk was passed
without amendment
Section II, which provides that "Nu
bread or Cake vender, no seller OF Ice
cream, foreign fruits, contecLiOns, pre-
pared food, brushes, blacking, combs,
essences, matches, pictures, writing
paper, envelopes, ink, jewelry, meil-
cines, toys, cutlery, hosiery, shoe laces,
or ARTICLES composed OF cotton, silk Or
wooien, In whole or in part, no juggler
or seieht of hand performer, shaI! os
cupy any space or place IL or upon
any Of the public streets, sidewalks,
lanes, Or alleys Of this city, Tor the paI-
pose OF selling ANY VI the al tIcles above
enumerated IN this section, or to dis
play acts III jugRlery or sieigGt OF hand
performance. Provided, however, that
licensed dealers In Inc articles above
enumerated, snail have The righ. to dis
play and sell such goods in front of
any store they may occupy as renter or
owner, within a space OF four feet of
the building which he or she occupies
az his or her store or place OF business,
but none Others" was taken up, and Mr..
Moore offered tU ameuu by striLing out
tho first six lines. After considerable
discussion, a standing vote was taken
on the amendment which resulted III d
tie.
The ayes and nays were called tor,
and upon another vote being taken, IL
again resulted in a tie, and the Presi-
dent decl sred it lost. A vote was then
taken aud the section adopted.
Section y, which prohibits the sale
of any taiuted or unwholesome meats
WAS passed without Amendment or dis
cussion.
Section II, prohibiting iorestalling
was the subject Uf considerable discus
sion, and after several amend ments had
been offered and wIthGra IN, tie section
WAS adopted.
Section 10, providing for the cleo ion
Of CLERK of the Market, was adopted a.
read
Section II, which provides that the
Clerk of the Market shall enter security
in double the amount OF money that
will cCme into his hands during the
ear, WAS adopted.
Section II, defining and regulating
the duties of the Clerk of the Market,
was also adopted.
Section lB. empowering .te Clerk to
call ON the police for aid. to suppress
any riot or disturbance in the market,
was passed.
Section 10. proyidlup that the Clerk
shall retain fifteen per cent of all mo |
news which he NAV collect, ,as compenss.
tion for his services for collecting. was
adopted.
Section 20, relates to the manner In