Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-04-21
Tho New Market Law.

The new market law establishing a,
curbstone markets for the city of Will In
minRtop is one of the most important u
laws that has been passed during the =.
lac session, especially to farmers, truck .,
e:s and butchers, and as 1t Is 80 soon 10 a
20 into effect, we give it's entire text In +
to-day's that those whomt
ii q Tots may become acquainted with
it AZ SION az possible. Ia
The law gives the City Council the
authority to establish curbstone mari
be.s wherever deemed advisable, for
farmers and truckers only, and in truck
of course is included fruit These
markets are 10 be known by the name
Of the Farmers and Truckers cur ostone
markets. IL
During the present month of April
the City Council is required 10 lay of
and allot spaces in the curbstone mar
kets, not to exceed eight feet in length,
and not to be less than six feet In
length, to be numbered on the top Of the
curbstone.
All will agree that this is COM
mendable plan, as it will do away with !
30 much contention for o particular
placo on tho curb. Under the law each
farmer and trucker will have a certi-
ficate for one particular place and none
other, and whoever occupies that par
-1iu51s;!,ar place without permission can be
elected.
Spaces are to be allotted eachS year,
All the wear commences on the first OF
NAV. As the markets will change
sides OF streets by the FIRST OF May, the
east side Of King and Madison can be
nut In order by that time. No person
can have more than one space in each
curbstone market II he wants one. The
curbstone market can hardly be said to
be free markets anymore If small
license fee stands in the way of free
dom.
Each person accepting an allotted
space will be required to pay two
dollars per annum to the City Council,
and the further sum of twenty-five
cents TO the clerk of the market as part
nay for his trouble in enforcing the act.
In addition, the person to whom space
Is allotted will be required to pay u
the owner Of the property in front o.
their allotted space, if..required by the
owner, the sum Of thirty cents for eact
lineal foot of curb occupied.
foot space including the clerks fec, the
cost per year will be 81 60, and to I
person occupying o six foot space tn
cost will be s4.o5 year The privilege
thus granted to farmers and trucker
do not entitle them to sell any slaugf
tered beef, pork, sheep or lamb unles
the same shall have been raised and fe
upon the premises of the farmer an
trucker, at least ninety days befol
Strengthening, nor no calf or veal me-
is to be offered for sale at any time u
fifty dollars, nor more than one hu
dred dollars, and in addition to the fl
the offender may be imprisoned thir
days at the discretion of the court. o.
half OF the fines goes to the informt
This section is not what many Of 81
regular butchers in the market hous
wanted in the bill. They wanted Il
farmers and truckers prohibited entir
ly from retailing meat upon the cur
stone markets, but Our legislators al
those In charge of the bill seem to la,
compromised on the question by pc
uniting farmers and truckers to retf
their meat but to make the penal
heavy for selling any not raised al
fed upon their places for the space
ninety days.
AS another check to prevent t
illegal sale Of meat in the curbsto
market under tho provisions of this a
each and every person who intends
sell meat will be required to take
oath or affirmation before the clerk
the market that they will not sell Al
meat in said market except under (
provisions of the act, and that duril
the ba xriI al a
head of such cattle. Any violation
this section is punished with fine
not less than twenty nor more than fit
dollars. In addition, the person wi
after having taken the oath prescrio
and shall violate any of the proyisio
OF the act shall be deemed to have col
United perjury, liable to ind;ctme
before the courts, and the record OF |
conviction under the act is TO be Or,
of his perjury.
The City Council is also given {
power to establish other curbstone 10,
kets for hucAsters, Jersey truckers,
the sale of peaches, hay. etc. Nothi
In the act interferes with the owners
property renting their cellars and eel
ways for the Use Of buck sters or otl
persons, as at present, tie Legislatr
evidently having doubt as to its rio
to control private property, and SO ca
full has it been to protect the citiz
property holder that 1t provides D,
tial compensation, if desired by I
property owner.
1t is no. likely that the new law W
please everybody. No law was ey
passed that did, but we do not thi
there should be any serious objection
its provisions. Honest farmers a
truckers gill fnd it amply suti cient
protect them in their business. A,
person who would have more than S
head of cattle TO slaughter and bring
market in year could hardly be call
farmer or trucker in tie vicinity
Wilmington. He would more proper
be called stock raiser. The seve
penalties provided need have no terro
Tor The houes5 farmer or trucker. T
law was made for Offenders, not bon,
people. There may be, but there shou
not be any complaint at the pri7
charged fer an allotted space upon t
curbstone. 1t is but small anon,
and the cl.y should have its share of
for the protection ii throws around +
farmer and trucker, and tho 1uoie.y
be paid to the property holders is bpt
small mpcnsation for the auuovan
occasioDed.
This Ia the crst TINA tho To.:aI.