The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-12
WANT A HAYMARKET
Are PetitiOning the Board
of Public Safety.
Driven from Pillar to Post-Assistant
Clerk Of the Board of Works-Gar-
field Park Management.

There is a cloud of mimic war on the
horizon, between men who sell hay for a
living on the public squares of the city and
the men who sell beans. potatoes and other
things which go to make up our daily
bread. Those who sell provender for beasts
believe the old Board of Safety dis
eliminated against them in the interest of
those who sell provender for men. 1t all
comes about over the removal of the hay
market from the lot adjoining the east
market to a lot on Maryland street, be-
tween Tennessee and Mississippi.
Some few months ago the board decided
that the hay wagons occupied much more
space than the Importance of the business,
viewed from a public standpoint, warranted.
The board leased the lot where the old wig
wan formerly stood on Maryland street,
and one fine morning the farmers came
to town to find that they must stand
on this lot. They did not like the change,
and it took them but a short time to say
so. These farmers, however, could not vote
foc Sullivan, and their protest was not as
weighty as it might nave been had they
raised their hay in Ward 9 or within the
city limits. A committee was appointed to
draw up petitions asking the board to re-
move the stand to the old location opposite
the Jail. Blank forms were printed and in
dustriously circulated. Farmers in many
parts of the county signed them. Yesterday
morning the first of these petitions was PEE
scented TO the Board of Safety. The petit
ton filed yesterday was as follows:
we, the undersigned, farmers OF Mari
on and adjoining counties whose market
place is at indianapolis, beg leave to re-
spectfully represent to you that, from the
experience We have had. we have become
thoroughly convinced that the removal of
the hay market from it's former to it's
present location was ill-advised and a mis-
take which should be corrected at once.
The old market secured to US many adj
vantageS over the new one in this: That ii
was in the midst of a much larger number
of good and commodiouS stables for the
shelter Of our teams and loads, and good
restaurants where we could procure our
meals at any time; and, being adjoining
the general market for family supplies, il
was much more central for the general
public, who preferred TO purchase from US
at first hands. Ii was in much better form
to drive into and display our products. and
easier TO drive out from when sold; and
the street cars on contiguous streets, which
was a great danger, hindrance and annoy
ance, now being discontinued, materially
finances those advantages.
"For the foregoing, and for many other
reasons that might be set forth, we re-
s2ectfully ask that said scales be moved
back to their former location, believing
such q step TO be in the right direction,
and in the best interests OF all concerned"
The gardeners and others who sell truck
raiserS' petition and they began to take
steps to keep the hay wagons from coming
back 10 the market space. they. wanted
the space themselves. A petition from the
gardeners was fled with the board. yester-
day, to offset the petition of the hay-rais-
ers, but it was soon after taken away from
the Office in order to get more names. The
old board leased the space on Maryland
street for a hay market for three years,
and II is not apparent how the new board
can change the hay stand, even If 1T is
dismissed TO 90 so.