The sun., 1896-06-30

And the Brookiyu W. N. p. A. Learns
gomethinE Abont Fish and Clean Streets.

sonethinE Abont Fish and Clean Streets.
All lie hsh that comes TO the net OF the wo-
mems Health Protective Association, pro-
vidcd only that IL have some bearing on the
matter OF clean strests. II was real fish that
camo to the associations net yesterday morn
ing, brought by real fish man, Mr.. Bill
Matthews FOR many years Bill Matthew's
sonorous voice has made tho Brooklyn atmos-
phere resonant with the proclamation OF his
niscatorial wares. which is to- say that Bill IL
fish peddler, and states that fact In no un-
certain tones. Fish poddlinR, so the Retail
Fish Dealers Association had led the wo-
mems Health Protective Association TO believe,
was incompatible with clean streets. There
foro. In tho interests OF tho cause for which
thu w. II. p. \. ever strives, Mrs. Edward II.
Hobbs went out and caught Bill Matthews
and led him captive TO tlN meeting ut 204 Liv-
ingston street, where he delivered ono OF the
most instructive lectures ever heard by the
organization.
AS a preface, Mr.. Matthews stated that he
was plain man. and unused to speaking in
public beyond those few simple utterances
required to make his wares known. and as no
duty TO come out and defend the business Of fish
e and he was ' 50 VssM years old I although he had
oeen taken for less, he remarked In parenthe-
tive Association. by u unanimous ' consent, and
that be, didn't look it. Having bowed In ac-
"There are 5000 fish venders in this city
with living 70 make. most OF them married
peddle fish. why. they'll have to beg or steal
,%os,a Or stsrve They amt much on eauessi9n but
mean to obey the laws. You ladies think tho
sreets ought to be kept clean. and 80 do l, and
80 do the other hsh peddlers. It ain't eussed,
the street, they dont I think. thar that's sesi' all It's
easier TO drop a hsh's innards into the gutter
tian burial In an ash heap. and maybe there's
good many peddlers that get careless. but
Fight and G' FOR Gm moss Of a
ians nI;: are A bad lot lot mo,tly. They only peddie
but tho great majority OF tho fish peddlers
are square in their dealings.
This thing Is just n move on the part Of tho
fish dealers to down u.s. II they want fight
I'm willing to give EN- fight, and that's what
& them hsTs so er one thing m sse. aEe
amt content with small profits. and we are.
We sell good fish At a price that the poor folk:
can pay. That's the reason they're after us.
We want to be fair to both sides" put in
Mrs. scrimgeour. the President of the A.socia.
and Mr.. Matthews, as represen tativs Of tho
hih hii % ysnders must take the responsibility for
III do it." said the speaker emphatically.
You can take 'em down and SIGN Bill Mat
thews,s name to 'em and he'll stand by every
dealer to handle better fish than do. never
allow me to. but the licenses allow p"ddlers to
clean fish on the street. Those that do this are
I clean in the house Of the customer. because
every good housekeeper wants to see the whole
fish and see that the roe is property taken out
for carefully. Another thiag. can tell you.
ladies. is to look out about buying boiled lob.
amt in it with some ne OF OF the aidoes those
thingsll cut up II they amt Just right"
sad as Mrs. Abbey fG ss Ss as5s S M pes Ms
paused. II think it would tie good thing II
you would ans~sT ni SoWe M qge;tSons for 70
do it. Fire ahead"
II want to ask" said Mrs, ABBEY; why tho
taxing then from the let as the Connecsicu;
Don't do any good either! to the fish or the
promptly: They could bleed EN-. but that's
make nuisances Of themselves with their scream
ingt, Inquired Mrs. Fraser.
tive OF the yenders. II have beautiful tenor
s;.E, voice myself: ppt maybe some of the Others
"a friend OF mine recently asked one Of the
fish pedd!ets why he yelled So" remarked Mrs.
want, cornet solo In fiat an shad. all for
Many questions OF interest only to housekeep-
ers were asked. and Bill Matthews answered
them all. disseminating 30 much val uable In
formation that a vote OF thanks to him was
passed. Mrs. Hobbs moved that resolution
be passed requesting the Board OF Health to en-
force the ordinance regarding the selling OF fish
Oh the street.
by the enforcement Of the laws the streets
can be kept clean. and that without hardship to
the peddlers. II Mr.. Matthews will use his in
huence and get others like him to use theirs.
I'm surs there will be no iticulty."
"Oh. I'll do all can" said h-, land guess
there'll be plenty OF others to help on the work.
Only the other day petGler said to me: Who
is this Mrs. Hobbs. Bill' She's a corker. ain't
she? II she wants an Office she can get
my vote and so can all the rest Of her gang"
Applause greeted this announcement. Mrs.
ScrimReour told Bill Matthews that II he would
help out the work OF tho association they would
make him an honorary member and appoint
him o sort of outlook committee. Then he
made his final bow and the NEE ling adjourned