New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-09
PERMITS TO BE ISSUED
HOW THE STREET-STAND LAW IS TO RE
ENFORCED.

PERIODICALS. SODA WATER AND FRUIT
AT STANDS OF PROPER sIzE-NEws-
DEALERS TO MEET TONIGHT
The street-stand war is not nearly as dreadful
| as some people try to make 1t appear The police
will permit the sale Of newspapers and periodicals.
soda water and fruit stands which are Of proper
size and placed in proper position. Those who
would sell must have permit, and permits may
| be had at the Mayors Office payment Of 81,
unless reports on that score are false
Most Of the vendors have permits and have
been doing business without knowing that such a
| document was necessary. According to the law
these little merchants must have permit and
as the enforcement OF the ordinance comes at n
time when the Board of Aldermen is not in session
many thought they would be driven out Of bust
ness. The police. however inclined to look
J upon the matter in a way which will leave the
I standkeepers no cause for complaint
| The sergeant in charge OF the Nineteenth Pre-
cnct station last night said that the men had
| been ordered TO modest no standkeepers for the
next few days and give them a chance pro-
| cure permits OF make application for them. and
, to change the size OF their stands II necessary.
| But while the officers in charge of the stations
take this conservative way of enforcing the law
| some overzealous men on duty gave notice 10
| newspaper Offices TO take In their bulletin-boards
and insisted cigar merchants removing their
wooden Indians from the sidewalk
| Acting Captain Robert Young. Of the Sixth
| Precinct. said that the vendors in his district
| lad been told that II their stands extended only
| four feet from the house wall and were not more
| than six feet long, they might remain provided
| applications for permits filed at the Mayors
| office. "Of course" said Captain Young. 1T is
| understood that at these stands only soda water.
| fruit or newspapers may be sold. do not be-
| heve," he continued that the authorities want
| TO do anything tyrannical in this matter. and
know. also. from actual experience that unless
| the police hold the standkeepers in bounds they
will soon make the sidewalks impossible"
| THE LAW TO BE ENFORCED
All captains agree that while they may be
lenient to time. they will insist that the law
as to size Of stands be strictly enforced Cap
| tain Walter L. Thompson. Of the Fourth Pre-
| cinct said that he had heard Of police officers on
| duty asking owners Of stores to take in stock
| which displayed within the bounds allowed.
| and one case had been reported to him where
| merchant was threatened with arres, for load
ing goods In front Of ais place OF business. In
| both cases the unca lcd-for action had been
| caused by misunderstanding Of orders. Captain
| Thompson instructed his men last night 10 IN
| form all standowners to apply al once for per
|
| days
| In the Eleventh Precinct the enforcement OF
| the law will work great change. Rivington
| Hester Ridge and Suffolk sts which almost
| impossible will be greatly improved by the re-
| moval OF about four hundred stands. This dis
| trct is inhabited almost exclusively by Russians
There stands all along the streets. at which
hardware. dry goods. groceries. vegetables
bread. poultry. tinware. etc. are sold IN" pro-
,.xt1t .fsh acA MD he
some of them high as sl2 a month but under
the operation Of the Law they must all g. because
the only stands which will be permitted Will be
those at which newspapers soda water or fruit
are sold. Sergeant James c. McAdam said last
night that all standowners in the precinct had
been told to procure permits Sergeant McAdam
showed permit No 49, which was issued yester-
day to Giovanno Nanzi. 1t would indicate that
| permits may be obtained without the consent OF
the Board Of Aldermen II Is evident that all
| standkeepers do not know this. because several
delegations representing various branches Of
business called upon Acting Mayor Jerooman
| Yesterday and asked him TO call a special meet
ing Of the Board TO consider the matter
ACTION OF THE NEwsDEALERs.
| Few Of the newsdeaers have permits and the
report having gone abroad that their stands would
| be attacked first they took defensive action yes
| terday A committee OF the Newsdealers and
| stationers' Protective and Benevolent Assocla-
ton. consisting Of Thomas Martin. p r. Galley,
7 + Jackson j. Mack and John f. Mcbride, called
| on Acting Chief Conlin at Police Headquarters.
| They said that they had no permits and that they
| we're unable to obtain any, and asked that they
| he allowed to do business without permits until
| after the reassembling Of the Board OF Aldermen.
Their request was granted. ana .hey were as
| sured that they would not be moleSted. Inc COM
| m,ttee then called on Alderman Olcott. who sent
| a letter 10 President Roosevelt. In which he said:
| az seems to me that the present enforcement OF
| Trio law ia ill-timed and unnecessarily sudden.
| therefore take the liberty. In behalf OF these con-
| stituents OF mine and others similarly situated
| iCh tQ CDnN arC rea
| "a the public and is consented 10 and desired by
the property owners affected. 10 ask whether 'he
| Board OF Police will not modify us enforcement
| Of the law BY notifying the owners OF existing
| unlicensed stands that they must remove them
| unless they obtain permits for the same from the
Board Of Aldermen within the hrst week OF sep
, The fact that the law Is not clear TO all who
are charged with it's enforcement VIII doubtless
| cause complications.
THE FLOWER BOOTH CLOSED.
John Chariyulo, who has a six years lease OF
! the flower booth at the Grand Central station
was told to suspend business on Sunday. sup
posing the order applied to the observance OF the
Sunday law he obeyed. and opened his hover
booth again yesterday morning. ohcer ono ono
van OF the Twenty-third sub-station attacheo
to the Grand Central Station. placed the nofis'
under arrest, saying his action was necessary
under the ordinance prohibiting the sale OF now
ers upon the public thoroughfares.
Chariyulo says that his case cannot De reck
| oned under this ordinance; that his DOOM IL III
t | side the stoop line: that 1t was built under per
] | mission OF the Buildings Bureau and is th'
u | property OF the New-York. New-HaVeh ana mari
I | ford Railway Company.
a The company sustained the florist In TINS vie"
| and has assured him Of substantial support
Chariyulo will fight the matter In the courts
; The Newsdealers and Stationers Protective
c | and Benevolent Association will hold meeting
4 AT No Union Square this evening 10 protes
| against the enforcement of the street-stand law
QUIErIv THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN REGION
Charleston. w Va July s-Reports from Gov
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