Daily Republican., 1885-05-02
Indignant Men
FARMERS AND TRUCKERs CONE
TO MARKET AND FIND THEIR
PLACES FILLED By 9th ERS.
THEY CONSULT COUNSEL.

THEY CUNSULI CUUNSEL.
Seldom has there been greater com.
motion over anything in Wilmington
than there was yesterday afternoon and
this morning oyer the new market law
and the city ordinance restricting the
curbstone market south of Sixth street.
Numbers of farmers and truckers came
in to 60 to their old accustomed stands,
but found that others under the new
law and city ordinance had got ahead
of them and usurped their places. 1t
made matters no better when these
elected market men and women went
had been forestalled there by an ordi-
nance making that street the northern
limit OF the curbst0ne market.
The elected, disappointed and indiz-
nant market people, Joined by twice
their number Ct indignant citizens,
held impromptu gatherings on the side.
walk and denounced in unmeasured
terms tho City Council and the clerk of
market. Numbers Of them said that
the clerk Of the market told them on
the last preceding market day that
they might rest easy, and that their
p laces would be reserved for them.
"Only think of it," said an irate
lady, the clerk ofthe market told me
:! should rest perfectly easy. 1 should
have my old place, and hereafter COM
ing to this market regularly through
I'll kinds of weather, I have no place TO
stand. Sim liar expressions were
made from many more. At3 O'Clock,
forty-three wagons were backed M
to the curb above Sixth street, as far up
as Eighth. and by night the number had
increased to over fifty.
Various were the propositions made
to meet the difficulty. Some proposed
going home and never coming back
again. Others went over to the Madi.
son street market, while two or three
started for the Chester market
The prevailing opinion favored stand
ing where they were until the ordi-
nance was signed by the Mayor and re-
ported to Council next Thursday night.
1t was the impression that there could
be no violation of the ordinance until
that time. 1t is understood also that
number waited upon Charles B. Lore.
Esq to engage him as counsel to test
the constitutionality of the ordinance,
and that they have been assured by Mr..
Lore and other legal gentlemen that
the law " ill be on their side. Under
the impression that the City Council
would ielent when they saw the dis.
satisfaction and confusion created, a
petitlon was circulated, receiving hun
dreds OF signers, asking Council.to re-
peal the obnoxious ordinance and to
make Ninth street the limit. Under
the new law, which is popular with the
farmers and truckers, as well as a large
majority of citizens. large number of
persons have taken space In market
who have not been coming for years.
and this alone necessitates more space.
Complaint Is also made that the
clerk OF the market has rented spaces
that before were held by regular farmers
to traders, persons who have patches of
iour OF nVe acres, upon which they
claim the privileges of farmers and
truckers
ADDISON STREET MARKET
The ma arket on Madison street extends
only + m Third to Sixth street. and
this space is said to be entirely taken
up. Farmers and truckers who have
peen 10 this market ever since it was
have the same omplaints to
make that are made in the King street
market. Some of them who have had
ohiy the one stand all the time came in
'his morning to find their places
by others. Complaint is
made that there is nobody on hand
% give instructions as to WI at stands
IRE rented. and the result Ia thai
whoever comes, backs in The first omen
'pace only TO be routed cut when the
lght owner comes Farmers alon-
lere nre as much opposed to the new
ordinance as farmers on King street.
Ibe City Councilmen who voted for
hat ordinance would Lot want 10 own
hat they were Councilmen If thew
leard the indignant protests of farmers.
FUCKERS and citizens. Several persons
Who have been crowded out ofthe King
treet market went over to Madison
treet only to find thar they were crowd.
d ont there also At least should the
ladlson street market have commenced
{ Second street.
Some few farmers have rented stalls
q the market houses,
III ID said by gentleman who has
ept the run OF things, that no less than
market men left yesterday for the
hester market.
Politics seemed to be ignored in the
xcitemtnt, and general disposition Ia
ianlfested to defeat fer nonipat!on all
1e Councilmen who voted for ehe oh.
oxious ordinance aud the papers are
agerly scanned to see who voted tor
nd against the ord finance.
ON KING STREET THIS MORNING.
AT 8 O'Clock this morning there were
market wagons backed up to the
arb above Sixth street-4O between
lxth and Seventh 81 between Seventh
nd Eighth, and north Ut Ninth They
ere opened out and selling as usual.
. large number who could procure no
'ace on the curb have their market
oles alongside of the houses. Where
70 these IS wagons 10 GO? King street
full to Sixth, and Madison had not
ore than dozen of spaces not engap-
at o'clock this morning.
The SO market people above Sixth
rect are enjoying the situation good.
aturedly. AS the most of them are
ON Brandywine Hnndrtd. they cali
IL situation Brandy wine Hundred
bellion, and the tmselyes Brardvw;na
undred rebels. "iAo
Ihey are encouraged by citizens who
along and tell them to 'stick, for the
es OF Delaware ars upon them"
ley say they are resolved to stand or
II together, and If the police take one
ey must take all.
Market Clerk Writ, whose duty II 10
see that the market ordinance IL an.
reed, went along the "rebelliouso end
the market testing the weight of bnt-
as usual. He made very slow nro.
ess as every one he came TO had annm.
7 oI quesuons to put to him, and some
ntle terms.
He bore 1t all, however, with good
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