The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-12-27
DAVID iEN1x's VIEWS
What He Thinks of the Way Our
Street Market Ordinances are
Enforced--After the Italian Pea
Nut Vendors With a Hot Stick.

Nut Venders With Hot Stick.
Mr. EDIToR:- There has got to be so
many Municipal officials that 1t is hard TO
tell which one to obey. The ordinance
Gays any person owning or renting a
store has the privilege of showing goods
as samples of his stock not for sale four
feet from the bull ding line opposite his
windows, while the country people who
arc not residents OF our city have thu
right to stand upon the ourbstone and
sell cut meats in competition with our
city butchers at more nominal tax OF
a. per yehr for wagon while pay tax
on q $50 O00 property at tho corner OF
Seventh and King Streets. besides heavy
l;canee on the amount / sell. Tie SINNERS
and squatters of every description from
the surrounding country sell their goods,
wares and merchandise from stand In
alleys ard opposite the legitimate store
keepers place OF business. blocking up
his ingress and egrs5s so as to virtually
shut him in his own store and deprive him
OF his legitimate right that hs has paid
the city for
That's not all; Captain Kane and Detec.
tlves Miisil and McNey iesue whrrants for
oil pereons selling meats on the sidewalks
against tho building line irrespective
whether they are Legitimate or lliegiti.
mate. Now, sir. am iawabldlng elti-
zen and propose to test the constitution.
| ality of a law that can force me out OF
| trying TO mako livelihood in my own
| house and home, In order to satisfy the
mandates and caprice OF sheep butcher
| who Ia on the police commission ana who
desires by force to put honest. leRltlmate
| men out of their own store who have met
| all the requirements OF the law. l was
| impte essed with the idea that the constltu.
tlon guaranteed tho citizen in his rights
| in life. property and lawful pursuits OF
| happiness, and as l am o believer In the
constitution, knowing my rights. dare
| maintain them,
The Democratic party has enacted the
| most obnoxious laws In order to retain
power, which in my opinion is not only
| usurplng but idiotic. Everybody knows
that the police aro tho proper officers to
| carry out The ordinances OF our city. but
| in place OF that they get their orders
from the Street and Sewer Commission In
| place OF the executive ol1lcer-the mayor.
captain Kane was told to warn all per.
| sons doing an illegitimate business In.
stead of doing that he goes to all the
meat stands and orders them OF and Into
| The etores, making no discrimination be-
tween regular storekeeper and street
thief. He leaves all the fruit stands oppo-
site tho City Hall railing and opposite the
two churches at Sixth and King and
Eighth and King strsrts. | thought all
people In our city were required TO obey
the law. especially the lawbreakere.
Iteppears they have hunted up an, old
law In favor OF the butchers and have
hlrod John Biggs TO run the case for them.
He in turn has transferred 1t TO Attorney.
General White. He has got IL on the con-
tingent plan-no verdict. no money. So
you see tho State Will he put to the ex.
pense of trying Legitimate tradesman
while the illegitimato street fraud goes
free. These police are we'll paid for
strutting around the street doing nothing
and killing time In and about tho MUM.
cipal Court, and they ought to know the
municipal ordinances. II they don't
| Lnnv thnV nuDht IN ha dlamidGpd
from the force for culpable neglect. lg-
noranee Ia no excuse. Whose order 10
Captain Kane acting on?
think its time to call mnss meeting
I'm the Interest OF the legitimate business
men of our city and pass resolutions con-
demning the oppressive and arrogant
laws of our city, carried out by the au-
thoritIes in the interest of illegltlmate
dealers TO the disadvantage OF our best
citizens, who are among the heaviest tax
payers.
Clerk OF The Market Nedermeyer has
followed In the steps OF his predecessor
Smeltz. Thore has been nothing bu.
trouble since he went in. After finding
lard short weight he has been known TO
tell the people not to have 1T short again
In place OF confiycating 1t or. cutting tt.
which Is the law He Ia more Interested
In renting out Glands than protecting the
people or regulating the market, Either
mako him enforce the ordinance or I'M
peach MIN. There Is large candy count
er on the corner of Fifth and King streets
about 40 feet long. with 'dago" behind
1t selling rotten candy; two nro Gerry
stores ut Fifth and King streets have
their barrels and boxes OF cakes nearly
out 10 the middle OF the pavement all the
year round
There Is watch box built for the mar
to sit In out of the cold at George Gray's
Second and ktnR streets, there Is another
at Second and Market, there Is one at Third
| md MnrkAt- tlnrD mt EntIFth nd
Market two at Fourth and King. there Is
one at Sixth and Market. there Ia ore nl
Seventh and Market. rented by Heald 4
Co., one OF the members whom the legis-
lature appointed to get us up mode
city charter. II he keeps the stand OF
the street he had better let it drop, There
are two at Eighth and Market. Whining
ton Institute one and Moneys shoe store
the other at $500 per year. Think OF 1t
S25 per month, renting out tho pavement
fos fruit stand.
Now, are whero your State Detectives
bringing UP legitimate storekeepers ant
passing by all these street venders who
pay nothing to our city, only in robblnq
the poor widows and orphans who sell {
little fruit and Gand y to oke out an ex
istence There Is the biggest fraud ol
nll, Cardlnella, who has followed tht
has tho sidewalk and curbstone filled with
boxes. baskets aud frults. He pays S30t
for tho pavement; he Is only wnlt u
| 100000 that he made Standing oonirar,
to law on tho sireets this last twept.
years. But no is good ciezeD. he rentl
restaurant and ls a lnrge bond holder II
. ! city bonds. Now, Clerk of tho Market and
police officers YOU have no excuse. Gt
for The law breakers and lot me alone.
GEoEeE DEyALESGER.
: l nptter of phnina.- chethar In ei, ffa