The sun., 1890-06-07
WANTED, AFLOWER MARKET.
sUPT. DALT SAYS IHAT WE NUsT 60
TO lLBlNY TO GET II.

We Haven't Any Power Ourselves To
Move tho Flower Wagons to UnIon
Square. Uniesa They 60 As sauatters.
They still thought in the Comptroller's
office yesterday that the application Of the
Wholesale florists for a removal Of the flower
market from the foot Of Canal street to the
plaza in Union square must have gone to the
Market Bureau. and tho Market Bureau still
insisted that 1t hadn't seen II Mt all. In the
opinion OF that bureau. however the exact
whereabouts Of the application is q matter Of
small moment
1T doesn't mako any difference where the
application is" said ex-senator James DAILY.
chief OF the Market Bureau. FOR there s no
power to grant It anywhere this side Of Al
bany There Is no power In the city Of New
York to allow q man 10 back wagon up 10 q
curb and leave 1t standing there longer than
ten minutes. No department OF the city has
had any such power since the charter OF 1873
was passed. The Aldermen grant permits FOR
peanut stands, but It Is in clear violation OF the
law. and no such permit has been signed by
any Mayor Of New York since 1873. They are
always vetoed and then passed by the Alder
men over the veto. A whole Board OF Alder
men can afford to take the risk OF being in
dicted for such trllng breach Of the statute.
hut II the Mayor were to Rign such a permit
some enomy would bc pretty sure to take it up
huu uluh0 iIOuDIo lOT III
"1here nre certain places In the city that
have been designated by the Legislature for
pesSs as mFES An o.nt FySs tns
wagons along the curbs for 800 yards around
these regular markets.. That's how we can
II il, within 300 yards OF Clinton Market. Tho
legality OF the ordinance allowing us to collect
quest ionabe. but as the iseuc has never been
raised We keep on coll Getting custom and ne
cessity sanotton sit. anyhow.
- only wlah thprn a n In
tho city to grant tho flower dealers nnplica-
tion. Such market a. they desire at Onion
and u great benefit to both dealers in flowers
and purchasers 0t them. Tho senson in the
The agitation ought to be kert up. and early
next session a bill should be introduced allow
Ing the Sinking Fund Commissioners or some
other city Board to set inside suitable locR-
ton for flower market There is No. doubt
that II public sentiment on the matter 10 kent
law and Se sHe Thsn tGS
florists could got the right TO use tnIon square
ATTEST places In the city
Wagon nsrkets, like The, which the flower
talned In several places In this City, notably In
Niuth avenue near Forty-second streeI. ior the
the connIvance Of the Police Department ami
violators OF the law The matter or, Of the Ninth
avenue improvised market was called to the
attention OF the street leaning Department by
the Market Bureau some time ago and an en-
dismissed on charges OF having demanded
and received a pecuniary consideration
for allowing the wagons to stand there.
The market. however. remains. and the em-
ployee, 1t is said. has been renstated. What
would happen II the florists should take tho
matter into their own hands and move their
wagons into Union square plaza without ask
Ing any ones permission Is a question. Prob
ably they would find the police less compais-
ant than In the precinct whore the Ninth ave-
nue. market is located. and would be ordered
to move on with their wagons. while their
flower pots. II set out on the curb. would be
smashed py the Bureau OF Membranes Tho
Hover dealers all come from outside the city.