New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-04
RESPITE FOR STAND-OWNERS
THE LEGISLATURE TO BE APPEALED IT,
RESULT OF A CONFERENCE BETWEEN i"1
POLICE BOARD AND COMMITTEE OF THE

RESULT OF A CONFERENCE BIZ "rr'' i''''
POLICE BOARD AND A COMMITTEE OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
A reprleve has been granted by the police 70 the
boot black stands and they will not be removed "''
I'll the Legislature has had a reasonable time "
determine whether not they SHAH De aiio"eu ~
exist under the control Of the Board OF Aldermen
Six Aldermen appointed as committee by 'ne"
colleagues TO discuss the matter with the romeo
Commissioners called yesterday afternoon at head-
quarters where a long conference was held pres'-
dent Roosevelt and Commissioners Parker and An
drews represented the Police Board Comin's-
s.oner Grant vas busy at the trials. AT the END
OF the conference President Roosevelt dictated the
following statement:
After October Is all stands for the sale OF fruits,
periodicals and newspapers must be OF regulation
size and must have licenses from the Board OF
recognize official card from the Board Of Alder
men showing that application for license mas been
e? Ssn 5er fe'k OF es
attic signs and stands OF bootbacks under the
stoop line. concerning which the Board OF Alder
men has assured us Il has powerLWhich power
terfered with until January 80 that me LEGISLATURE
shall have the opportunity to declare by law
claims The Law Committee OF the Board OF Alder
men says IT has this power. but the Corporation
We take this action in view OF the fact that
many persons have invested their little savings In
to erect them We include newspaper stands
der elevated stairways with the otback stands.
We accept for these stands the stoop line az II ~
now limited in the different streets. but you gen.
tlemen must get the Legislature 10 define this
limit.
Then Commissioner Parker had something TO say
He declared that the Police Commissioners did not
wish 10 be harsh. but that in his opinion the Board
Of Aldermen would get any help from the
Legsla ture and he believed therefore. that though
any action taken might enforce harshness, the ac
ton might well be taken now two or three
months hence He said it his idea to have the
Chief of Police act judge of cases where the
question Of harshness existed.
Mr. Parker said that 1t his opinion that II
the stand-owners received certain permission they
would infringe upon it, and under future laxer
administration would return 10 the old state OF
affairs which is now being fought. He said that II
the stand nuisance was once disposed OF people
would never want IT to exist again.
President Roosevelt said that 1t first pro-
posed to leave the stand question the captains
of the precincts but they had not used this dis
erection properly In some cases, and complaints
suited He then concluded by saying that ample
warning is now given, and that the stand-owners
know that II a law Is not passed In January
they have got to then. and cannot then complain
with the Police Commissioners Messrs. Ware
Wundt. Hail. Randall and Goodman They also got
the Commissioners to include express and shipping
booths with the other stands. and went away
pressing themselves satisfied with the result Of the
interview.