The sun., 1895-05-28
WANT THE TRUCKS BACK +?
NAVY CITIZENS RISE UP AND TELL
the MHYOR SO.


| So Many that wsrine Didn't Have Chane
| to spenk-Truckusen and Their Couuse
Heioin, and tho Mayor says ne Hope
to FInd y Middle Course to Follow
| The hearing on the bill to allow the stablinl
| OF trucks in the streets at night drew to tn
| Mayors Office yesterday tho biggest crowd an,
proposed legislation has brought there. 1t mum
bered fully 400 persons, and good man,
couldn't get In at all. Those who favored tn,
bill were as many as its opponents. but they wer'
all truck owners or their counsel. Their an
tagonists were representatives of large mum
Der of charitable and other associations. who op
posed the bill on grounds of morality. santa
tion. convenience. and public safety. Many o.
those present were women, and they remained
for hours, somo of them standing throughout
the discussion.
The fight against the trucks was taken en-
tircly out OF the hands OF the Street Cleaning
Commissioner. WI o was supposed to be tho per.
son most directly interested. He didn't ever
have a chance to express his views, although he
was on hand early with his secretary. Nine
Carre. He took q seat next to the Mayor and
when 1t was announced that those opposed to
the bill would be heard first. he asked: "Shall
begin2 2" Before Col Strong could answer,
somebody else had popped up and begun. There
wasn't the slightest intermission for an hour
and half. Then the Mayor said that he would
shut down on the opposition and hear those who
favored the measure. Tho truckmen talked for
an hour and a half more. and then the hearing
wns closed because it was o'clock. The Mayor
did not say positively what he will do with the
bill.
There were cheers and hisses for the street
Cleaning Commissioner. The Mayor permitted
a good deal Of disorder. but once he suggested
that those who jeered Col. Waring and inter
rupted the speakers would have to find place
outside or be quiet. While Joseph Larocque.
Chairman of the Committee Of Seventy, was
talking against the bill he was subjected to q
constant fire Of derisive comments from some Of
the truckmen at the back Of the room.
The Rev. DIR. Rainsford protested against the
bill on behalf Of tho poor people Of the city. He
said he had never seen the streets in the east
side tenement district in good shape before. The
presence Of trucks was the cause Of much i'm
morality and disease.
IF our state Of civilization makes 1t neces-
sary." he said, ITO store trucks in the Streets
let's put them where they can't do any harm.
There is plenty of room for them in Fifth avenue
The large and broad streets are the ones we
should use. II we must use any. and not those In
will tell your Honor a story that trust you will
not think irreverent. colored preacher was
@ introduced o., . to his new parish by deacon who
der he said. preach de Gospel. but ii you want
to get along in dis paris h, leave dis here vexed
missioner who breaches clean Streets and the
only trouble is that he has kicked over some
peoples hen coops which have no right to be
where they are"
President Roosevelt of the Police Department
said that the truck nuisance was objectionable
because 1t took away and occupied the play
grounds Of the children and furnished open ex-
emples Of shameless vice. 1t was also a serious
obstruction OF streets and the duties of the
police at fires
John ID. Townsend said he didn't represent the
women o. New York, as some or the previous
speakers had done.
=" represent one woman. however," he said,
needn't go back there tonight. The present
Commissioner is by far the best we ever had.
lApplause and cheers.l If you should decide to
:" That hasn't happened yet," interposed the
Well, il you should"
Wen stick to the matter in hand. II you
please" said Col. Strong.
,, AN right; only, wanted to say that John
Never mind that; we're talking about this
Mr.. Townsend subsided. j. X. Cowperthwait
had put him to good deal of expense. but he
he was opposed to the bill. The truckmen jeored.
A woman who didn't give her name made a
~ suppose the men will laugh" she said.
= They always do when woman has anything
ssy sInk. aha m
cause they make people fall down. fell down.
and weigh 1913 pounds"
The men laughed.
Among the other opponents of the measure
were Emmet K. oicott, Mark J. katz. J. Angus
Belts of the College settlement; Grace ii.
Dodge. who spoke for the working girls: J. b.
shar hS MSaPy S KsesS se Of
Charity Organization Society, John Jay Chap
man, and representatives Of the Ladies' Health
1rn tfpn Asen Ion, It'll.
League the West Side Taxpayers Association,
the East Side House. the American Roumanian
Association. and several Good Government
clubs.
They said the trucks gave rise to uncleanli-
ness and IMMORAL practices; We're gathering
places for hoodlums and touRhs, who used ob-
moral the tho ehidren fhss propery a
In their houses because OF the proximity of
standing trucks. with1the attendant evils. The
street cleaning problem was quite lost sight OF
among the other objections.
Dry Dollar sullivan argued in favor of his
bill. You vetoed former bill of mine on this
question" he said, "and you pointed out the
features that were objectionable to you. In this
bill obyiated those specific objections, and It is
prove 1t or disapprove 1t. That's for you 10 de-
eide. i have done my part IN meeting your
the bin. and its members were elected by the
people; some Of them on the same ticket with
you: / think they represent somebody"
twenty-six Of Col. Warins 5 trucks in the street
and the truckmen chrered. "He says he can't
stable them because he hasn't any appropria-
tion; but there are others who haven't any ap-
preparation and can't afford 1t any better than
he" He SAID it was IL question of bread and
butter with the truckmen, and that all they
wanted was justice.
Assemblynan Hamilton Of the Twenty eighth
district also spoke for the bill. Ho said that 1t
would save money to the Street Cleaning de-
partnent, and that the truckmen's desire was
TO help Col. WarinQ. They were compelled 10
clean the street under the trucks. and Col.
Waring would have that much less work to do.
James Clancy and a number OF other Iruck-
men spoke. Nearly all the opponents of the bill
had gone when the Mayor rose TO address the
truckmen.
- We all KNOW" he said. that our streets are
too much occupied by trucks | think you're to
blame for that. because you don't drive out the
dead trucks-those that nre not used at all.
There are hundreds and hundreds of them in
the streets that haven't been moved for many
months. II i wasn't for that you wouldn't meet
with so much opposition to your bill. The man
who has only one truck is entitled to just IA
little more sympathy than you who are better
of. have looked into their condition good
deal and my heart goes out to them. We want
to get trucks out OF the streets. That may as
well be understood. At the same time we can't
afford to interfere with the commercial interests
of New York ! can hold this bill without
acting on 1t until next Monday, and in the
mean time your repres natives can talk with
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