The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-12
AND PBDDLERS.
The Proper License Tax to
Charge Them Unsettled,
A GOOD DEAL OF DISCUSSION
In the Market Committee, Which
Proposes to Charge Renters Of
Market Space no License to
Peddle-The End Not Yet,

The Council Committee on Markets
met last evening and audited several
bills, 1t also had under consideration
the hawkers' and peddlers' license or
dipapCe, which has proven such a vexa-
tious question for Council aud three or
four OF It's committees during the past
month, For the past two or three years
there has been a steady decline in the
revenues from the markets, and the
principal explanation Of this falling Off
is said to have been the fact that many
OF those who formerly attended mar
ket, both butchers and dealers
in fruits and green stuff, have
found 1t more profitable to hawk and
peddle about the streets, paying for the
privilege the nominal license tax OF $25
per 0nnum, heretofore assessed against
hawkers and peddlers, These peddlers
have hawked their goods ut all times
and hours, including the hours during
which the markets have been held, and
naturally, persons having goods brought
to them to be purchased at their very
doors, have not bothered themselves to
go to the market. Such a condition OF
things have operated against those who
have been standing in the market,
Some oil the butchers have been doing
the same thing-giVen up their stalls in
the markets and run o wagon from door
to door, and this has had It's effect on the
meat men who still attend the markets,
Taken altogether, these street Ipeddlers
have, aS may well be supposed, had a
decided effect on the market revenues.
The agitation over the question that
has prevailed In CounCilmaniC circles
during the past month has been stirred
up largely by Councilman Ed Miller, OF
the Fifth ward, who Is q butcher, and
Councilman Kreiter, Of the Sixth ward,
who Is q green grocer. Both OF them
attend the markets and both claim to
have been affected financially by the
street sellers who have sold from house
to house, while they, Miller, Kreiter
and others, have been standing in mar.
ket.
The Committee on Markets at It's meet.
ing last night agreed on an amendment
to the following effect:
ANY one who rents by the year a
full stall or place, in either Of the mar.
kets, may run one wagon for hawking and
peddling purposes at any time, without
paying any extra rental or license"
The purpose is to adopt the hawkers
and peddlers license to which 1t is de-
signed TO attach this amendment, pre-.
vious 10 having further action on the
annual license ordinance. Mr.. Miller
pays $50 per year for one Of his meat
stalls. Mr.. Kreiter pays $50 for one OF
his vegetable stands. When the annual
license ordinance comes up Mr.. Miller
will want the tax for peddling meats
fixed at 500 and Mr.. Krieter will want a
vegetable hawker hit for $50. What
other people will want the hawkers and
peddlers al other articles assessed re.
mains to be seen. There is likely to be
some very impassioned oratory yet be.
fore the ordinances are disposed OF.
Incidental TO the racket there will prob.
ably BIO q GraeCo- Roman match between
the wise heads Us to what is a hawker or
a peddler.