Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-03

The Green Grocsrs, Market Dealers and
Producers state Their Case to the
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The Green Grocers, Market Dealers ano
Producers state Their Case TO the
City Council.
The butchers. vegetable Tenderss green
grocers, and fish and poultry dealers
are zeaIously urging the restriction Of
street hawking. The Green Srocers's
Market Dealers and Producers Assocla-
ton petitioned the City Council last night
for q conference, with the view
70 remedying the ordinance
passed last March regulating the sale Of
meats and vegetables, and securing q new
ordinance providing more justly lor tns
protection Of the green grocers ana Nsse-
table dealers business.
The association claims that the SAFE o.
garden truck By hawkers through the
streets without payment 81 Incense
or without proper police regulation,
is injurious 70 the best interests OF the
taxpayers and to the regular dealers who
are required 70 pay a heavy license 70
transact their business They also claim
that the selling of meats from wagons
after market hours is detrimental TO their
interests. and in many cases injurious 10
health. and that Il is an encouragement 70
sell diseased meats and tends to cattle
stealing They claim that in addition 10
the annual rent which they pay for the
stalls in the market they pay an addi-
fiODal market fee Of . cents per day.
They believe that the 10 cents per day
market fee for those renting butcher or
other stalls by the day. week or month Is
an unjust discrimination against them.
The latter class are entitled TO the same
privilege Is is extended to them IN Yend-
ing from wagons in the street. This they
also consider unjust.
In showing the injustice Of the Ordi-
nance thew submit a statement in which
they claim that the granting Of the priyi-
lege Of vending fish and vegetables on the
street is a Joss Of nearly $1,000 annually
to the city. exclusive OF market fees. The
number OF unsold meat stalls in the mar
ket is a..
Value Of average rental .-.-..-.--.- S4s400
stalls occupied under rental per year 30
Vegetable stall under rental per year u, u
Average rental .---. ----.$l,-ly
Unoccupied under yearly rental q
Fish stalls occupied under yearly rental 80 >
sh stalls at average rental --.--.Sl,O50
UnOccupied fish stalls ------------l Is
In addition to the yearly rental Of fish
stalls the vendor pays as market Zee
cents per string. The association, in view
Of this statement, urges that positive pro-
hibitiOn of vending would secure the oc-
cuDancy OF the stalls, or at least a proper
tax levied on hawking would, in meas
ure. remedy the evil and retain the reye-
nue. now lost to the city.
Ahey are willing 10 pay an additional
tax to that required for stalls for the
privilege of vending their produce, meats,
vegetables and fish on the streets, so that
there shall be no discrimination, or they
are willing that vending shall be inhibited
in all cases. They argue that the lncon-
venience attendant upon going to market
will be overcome by the protection Of the
consumer from purchasing diseased
meats, and to the producers from thetts
Of their truck. They further claim the
taxpayers will be protected, and the end
they seek to accomplish will be attained.
There was no discussion of the matter
in Council. The petition was referred to
! the Market Committee without instruc-
| tons. A meeting of the association will
| be held at Germanla Hall tonight, when
tit will come up for consideration.