The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-14
ROUND ABOUT GOTHAM
REGULAR WEEKLY RESUME OF
NEW YORK NEWS AND GOSSIP.
How street Ntpdois and other Fcripa-
tetic- Get Kicli-tarts. Coaches, and
Hacks ofthe Metropolis--W ways In which
Jnconsumed Food Il Disposed or
NEw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY IIMFs,
AnI.IDnllAnr II IAln l

Jnconsumed Food l. Disposed or
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
September II. 1890.
New York street vendors who. attend "a
business grow rich after a time. Not very
long ago an Italian who lived in a littl,
back room in one of The crowded iencmcnts
un Mott street returned 10 his native land
taking with him S3o0oo. lie had been
twenty-five years in this country. Another
man. "a German who drove q vegetable cart
for nearly the same period OF time, bought
"A farm of $50 acres ON Long Island fol
which he paid $4,000. and he had
enough capital left 20 stock hi,
farm in the most complete manner
While he was making his money ho lived in
four little rooms ON Essex street. The eN.
press wagons number about 1000, and they
cost on an average about $500. The first
years tax is the same a. in the merchandise
class. but the annual lee after that j. 500
The city treasury receives every year nice
little sum from these fees. To this class
belongs every form Of wagon that
is used in the express business
from the immense mail wagons down
20 the open cart drawn by one horse. The
capital invested in this class Is about 5000
600. The cNprcssman gathers in the pen
mics with great rapidity. \ man that owns
his own horse and wagon earns as much as
5000 wear. His expenses do not amount
10 very much. At the end of the day if a
profit Of SIS can be reckOned, the express
man feels that ne has had good day. even
though it commenced before the sun was
up. and did not end until many hours after
L.. IA a.
horses. and one more for an emergency,
stabling for over 1000 horses is required,
and these horses represent fully 100000.
Then there are $500 public carts, each
one of which pays the first year 800, and
each subsequent renewal of the license one
dollar The great three and f0ur-h0rse
trucks. rs well rs the short. fiat carts. are
included in this department. The truck
men are all comfortably of, and some OF
them are very wealthy.
The dirt and junk carts number 100.
The former are taxed Il dollar apiece the
first year and twenty-five cents thereafter.
The carts are worth about so and the horses
the same amount. so SljO,0OO would cover
their value. The junk carts pay the same
rate as the express wagons. The whole 66i
carts are not worth more than S0l.om. hut
they make money. Who ever SAW "a junk
profitable investments
The public cOnNcyauccs. y, $50 boz number.
are divided into five classes. a tax of 81
is levied ON stage coaches, Of which there
are fifty. The stages are expensive. and
need very good horses, and the entire num-
ber of stages represent au outlay of about
S12j.OOO ln The second class come the
hacking and livery coaches and cabs.
The drivers OF the hackney cabs are gem
orally the owners. and after "a few years they
atc in the possession Of quite a competency.
one man drove % cab for f0rty years, and j.
now enjoying his wcli-carncd ease ON one of
the prize farms of New Jersey. He takes
great pleasure in telling his visitors how hc
earned il driving = cab. The coachcc earns
rs much money nowadays as be did twenty
five wears ago. hut be has tD 90 double the
work io -ci ID. The licensed vehicle, of all
the dit .r.ui Glasses have value OF about
Sl.I0u.UlN. When the value OF the unii-
ceu-cd vehicles is taken into consideration.
the dollars and cents the city'- dim rep
rc-ents j. something enormous.
INC0NsCMED FOOD.
The amount OF unconsumed food lefI
daily ou the plate, Of the guests i'm New
rrh hotels and restaurants amounts TO-
something like seventy tons. The unWri-
ten law among hotel keepers is that nothing
served t0onc guest. even though u hc uu-
touched and left on the dish i- served Ca
another. A rule equally as stringent, is
fhat uo di-h which has been served warm is
90 be served cold at luncheon.
lhc food left over from tine hotel ttnlc-
would furnish many poor families with suh-
-tautial meals. yet the bulk oi DO goes in
DE garbage can. some 81 10. though. is
converted into money again. There are %
number o. men who 20 morning aua eyen-
iug 90 many OF the big hotels and remove
an the vast. food. They do this just iof
the food. After carefully soruns 30
over. they divide 10 into portions
and in the poorer sections 81 t1c
rity. they quickly dispose of their wares
For ton cents small family can dine
-umplucus'y The Little Sisters OF the Poor
are the only charitable organization that
nave ever awaited themselves Of this food
supply.
CHEAP RESTAURANTS.
lu the cheap restaurants NOT am ounce of
food i- wasted. The hash takes in all thc
salt meat. and the fresh meat is served az
stow. Tine -ouu Dot never leaves the fire..
and co1ee is always boiling. \ half cooked
boelsieak viii keep Cor two day, and can 30,
warmed up at moments notice. After %
few cuciul and malicious strokes with %
FOUNDER it is served a, "a tendorioln. 90
whichever is ordered.