Evening journal., 1897-07-17
MARKET ORDINANCE.
City Council Passed Upon 1t
Last Night.
A LIGHT ORDINANCE WAS PASSED


THE MARKET WILL BE EsTAB-
LIsHED ON DELAWARE STREET,
AND THE FARMERS AND RESI-
DENTS OF NEW CASTLE HUN
DRIED WILL BE GIVEN PREFER
ENCES.
There was a special meeting of City
Council last night, at which two inn
portaDt ordinances were passed. The
first was the market ordinance, and .he
other an ordinance with reference to
the obstruction of light by trees, avn
ings and other obstacles. The ordi-
nance provides that no person shall
erect an awning that will obstruct
light, and any person who shall not
within fOrty-eight hours remove any
obstruction to ligh, shall be subject TO a
fine not exceeding S5
The matter of muzzled dogs was dis
cussed The members thought that
some should be shot and others to be
allowed to run unmuzzled.
The market ordinance follows
An ordinance establishing and regu-
lating the public markets of the city of
New Castle.
BE it ordained by the City Council of
New Castle.
Section l. From and after the first
day of August. a. D., 1897, public mar
kets of the city of New Castle, Del.
shall be located and established on the
northeast side of Delaware street, be-
4 ~ Ia al
such parts OF the nOrthwesterly side of
North Second street as is deemed nee
essary by the Council The market on
said streets shall be used exclusively by
farmers and truckers of the State of
Delaware to sell fruits, flowers, butter
eggs, vegetables, fowls, and other pro-
duce not detrimental to The public
health, raised upon the lands of which
they are the owners or renters, or farm
ed on shares.
AT the public markets within the linn
its above mentioned farmers and truck
ers shall back up their vehicles to the
curbstone thereon, on wednesday and
Saturday mornings, and may continue
thereon until o'clock D. m. of the
same day. At which time the holder of
the space on the curb must move. Each
occupant of the spaces shall be pro-
vlded with barrel or other receptacle
in which AL refuse shall be collected
during the holding of the market, and
the same shall be hauled away, at the
close of the market, outside OF the city
! limits.
No person backing up a vehicle for
the purpose of selling their produce on
/ the sidewalk of said streets shall be al
/ lowed to use more than eight feet OF
space on the sidewalk in length oppo-
! site his vehicle to display produce
thereon. or to sell the same therefroms
and no person who backs up his or her
vehicle for market purposes on said
street shall occupy more than three
feet in depth on the sidewalks OF said
streets from the outer curb line cf the
same. with their benches or baskets, Ia
display their produce thereon or sell
ihe same therefrom Public travel on
said streets must not be Obstructed. II
shall be unlawful TO forestall the mar
lSeit.
Section 2. II shall be lawful for any
| farmer or trucker of Delaware to sci
from his vehicle on the sidewalks as
above. on the public market days
within the hours prescribed by this or
dinance. slaughtered cattle. hogs, sheel
and calves which were raised and te'
on Nhe lands owned or rented by sucl
sellers thereof. either by the who'll
quantity or in cut pieces, which shal
include lard, sausage and scrappl'
manufactured by such sellers on his o
rented lands, from animals raised ant
fed thereon and none others provides
the same is in good and wholesome con
dition for public use and consumption.
Section 3. That on the days OF tn
week set aside for public market it shal
not be lawful for any one resident o
nonresident, either with or without II
cense. to huckster, hawk, peddle O
vend on foot or from any vehicle Eek
cent as herein prOvided), in and upo
any streets within the limits of the cit
of New Castle Anyone so offendin
shall be liable to a fine of not eXceedin
S. in the discretion of the mayor. Pre-
yided however. that all huckster
hawkers or peddlers residents Of Me-
Castle hundred having a lawful licens
to hawk and peddle any such farm prC
duce is herein provided, shall be pei
miNed to have space on the westerl
side OF North Second street, as set fort
= in section / of this ordinance, upon pay
" ment Of a special city license fer
d space on said street Of So per year. u
: license to be issued by the clerk CT II
y market hereinafter provided for. TT
z, said fee 10 be paid semi-annually in az
d vance in instalments CT $3.50 each.
Y Section a. If any person shall cut l
r any meat. or place any block bench 4
stand on any of the sidewalks of th
q city for the purpose Of cutting up az
meat thereon he shall upC
convic ion before the mayor. forfeit al
pay a fine of S5
Section 5. The fee for a permit or
II cense to occupy curb space as set for
in section 1 of this ordinance, unle
n otherwise specially provided for, shi
be s. per annum, payable in weekly !
y stalments.
Section 6. The market shall be
charge of the clerk of the City CounC
who shall, ex-onicio, be the clerk of t
Y market. whose duty it shall be to S
that all the provisions of this or
nance shall be fully and impartial
4. carried out. and he is hereby given
-, power and authority so to do. He sh
~ measure and mark out the differC
.