The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-26
THE lAYOR'S NAME
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- PxsAseses My PeAAse WITH
80 Lssense After that asss.
Mayor wood signed the free market
oedanAnce yesterday This ordirxaee has
csuss6 almost as much discussion and
nroeght forth expressions Of m many d.
verse opinions - was elected hy the po-
Jlfjrtl campaign Its orfgtrs. conditions
have bsen 90 tamperrd with AZ the various
meetings Of she city counsat that the In
froducer of tbs bin would hardly rscox-
piSe Il. Every legislator Of any resaown
ia tbs munictpaIsty has had a whsEk *
The ordinances. lawyers Of ability have
arEued before the body Of thirteen ira be-
half Of the grocerynen and Ia behalf OF
the pe6dtrss farmsrs have been inter-
v5swed ~ 10 the prohzktse effect Of fae pro-
VISION: IL mas furnished d theme for grand
displays Of orsstory. and IN fact has be-
ooms recoGuised ~ an important factor
~ good or esfI IN the community.
It may b well. In vteW Of all these facts.
% present the ordinance IN Its entirety.
that ~ clauses may ~ given u farewell
examination. All dtscussson and all ideas.
however. arc relocated 20 the might have
bssn." for the nayor has, signed IL. rcs-
Dewing II ths osdinancs:
'veefion THAT there be and hereby Is
eotabl31he0 within the city Of Seattle 4
1ree public market place, where the grow
en- and Droducsra Of fruit. vegetables
butter. eggs and III other species 0f farm
and dairy products may offer the same
sssc. ..-rhaf sstd market place shall
- and - heroby established In the fol-
.ns s sos'i iy,a Tass esrs,aS q
tor way and Waahtngtan street and be-
t!een the main track Of the Grant sfrest
electrtc railway and the east sidewalk OF
~ the roadway ct 6econd asenue south
beeWeen Waahtngton street and Main
etfeet: also ihAt p0rtion Of Yeslsr wa
end between tlse track Of the Seattle Cisy
faijWay and tbs south sidewalk of said
yssl6r wsy: also bath sides OF the road
~ and Yoursh asenus And al grow.
orn and pseducern Of any At the aforesaid
articles ana products snail be- permitted
no g saes pasc s s.o Far s Rss p r
~ in this ory1inanee provided.
'Ssc. 3-Thst said pubic msrke, place
p. "a. 81 each day. except sundays and
any legni holiday: and II shall BE- rssin~-
Cyl for any krowers or nrcdnssTs 70 e. ,-
ea1e af any other place or aiaees within
che limits Of the city Of Seattle. that said
growers or producers shall not solicit or
and products outside OF said market dur
ing -aatd hours 10 any consumer.
"Aud further provided taas said things.
Aiers hucksftrs and hawkers aud persons
iicsnsed 10 do 10. This ordinance shalt
net apply to the sale OF disposssion OF
8sc. l--That sasd market placc shah he
QhsolutelY free TO any ard ali persons be-
e2s~.- 80 r....t,sc- ,.~,ssns,.e i, stss ~
Ainnnce. and that said market place shall
~ under the sslpervfxioD and direction of
the marisf inspector Of the city OF Sc
.sscc. s-Any person violating this ordi-
nance ahaIi be subject 70 a ARE OF not
more than twenty-ssvc aoliars 0z,, Or I'm
both such Ans and Imprisonment
The c1sisf cas.sws made siner the intro
<3ucfiou OF the hl1i was striking out the
CLAUSE: Provided. however. that said
growers or producers may s~lf while on
their direct way to or from said market
place"
On signing the ordinance Mayor Wood
made tss following statement:
II have signed the market ordinansU
upon an understanding with the majority
1T the city council that II shall be amet,d-
81 10 ~ to fx Il o'clock instead OF .
o'clock az the time when the market may
rjoae. that the producers MAY leave the
market and cell their products thrcngnau;
the city. that the license ordinance rsow
pending should prescribe moderate rates
of license for the pedaiesS who take cut
licenses. and that the license ordinsncn
shauld expressly provide thai the pro-
duocrs may peldie without license after
~ o'clock az each das.
II Was not willing 10 sign the ordinances
~ II stood. and this plan for it's amsfd-
mcnt Instead OF a change bv the veto OF
this ordinance and the passage OF a new
-
time which would h. consumed BIZ n veto
and the steps inos.iaai thereto. There has
boon q great deal OF discussion. pro and
con. AS Ia this measure. and maay esfi-
sens Including farmers. dealers and con-
onmers. have submitted their views naae
q. All are agreed that geosi market will
Do deairnbis. though II seems TO me thngs.
producers who want 10 pestdle from house
10 hoiisa without a license hy limiting
them to pesdla in the afternoon. The in
terests OF the great majority OF producers
demand enough regulation 10 mako a
general market place successful rhsre
can be no doubt that some change from
fha old regime IS NEEDED. Farmers have.
always ssid their goods freely. and yet
thousands Of dollars ,aays oar city every
month Tor utslie products while the same
crops may b. rettsng Ia the tselJs OF our
farmers.
I'VE need Safne plan which will give us
q unsfcrm and reliable su.ety OF nasne
pFcxissctx fer the henr trade Ii in believed
that a general market viii bring together
the producers on the one hand ana the
dealers and Constructs CO the ether In
sucA way as 10 develop pruducstass ans,
.eep our money al hnme. A market can
NOT In my Judgment. be- successful unless
there il some restraint aud regulation II
Ten farmers We're to start VITA their
loads to d town where thes might 20 "a
the market or not as they chose aud fiVs
Of them went 10 The market while the
other Ave went about the streets Offering
their goods 10 the very people who are eN.
s,srsef AT the market. the eve who wen,
10 tho market would Get test The nsxs
day all would start - pedStie from the
.3rxt and there would be no market
This Is the condition that has always eN-
listed here mp 70 this time. believe that
the Inconvenience to these Producers ~ he
ara nos allowed 20 srlI uasil af{erneos vii
be greatly exceeded ny me advantages
thai will accrue 10 tsrnces aslA ngosiarrrs
ksneral,y ana 10 the Whole community.
say increasing heuse production and keep.
ing car money at hcme- I believe tina,
the CITY should take steis Ter proyfasas
marked facilities IN Tho nature az stats
and roofs for The keosts ard sheds for ths
teams as they May tse found necessary =
Tfac Iaad Fuhtte s~~ttnx.
A public meeting II hereby called 10,
FRIDAY. November e. st 3. M. az an.