The times., 1898-08-05
Steamer.
FAVOR ORGANIZATION
Newsboys Ask commissioners to
Impose Restrictions


number of the newsboys Of the city
are in favor of banding themselves to-
gether for the purpose of obviating num-
erous minor evils and redressing future
wrongs.
With this end in view William H Car
ter, of l6ls Blaagbon Street sent letter
to the District Commissioners on behalf
OF a dozen smaller newsboys. expressing
their views upon the matter. and asking
If something could not be done in order
TO arrange things to the satisfaction of
everybody concerned. Carter proposed
that the organization be called the
'Newsboys' Association" and asked that
the number Of newsboys hereafter al
lowed on single street corner be re-
stricted to not more than three.
The propositions made by Carter also
contemplate the issuing of badges to
every newsboy in the city. each num-
bered consecutively, so that whenever a
neHsboy commits a misdemeanor he may
be found by the number upon his badge
and punished. In order to obtain badge
a newsboy would have TO register his
name in a book. The propositions of Car
ter were not very clear, and many of
them could not be thoroughly understood
by the Board of Commissioners.
The communication was, however, re-
ferred 10 Major Sylvester the chief of
police. who has made the following report
upon its contents:
If it is desired by those interested in
this scheme TO have a law enacted for
the purpose, it would be, in my opinion,
discrimination against many of the boys
who are engaged in selling papers for
livelihood
1T would be wise perhaps TO have the
proposition submitted TO the Commits
sioners in such form as it is proposed 10
have IL enacted.
Il know Carter. and while he has a
number OF boys who have joined him in
an organization, ii comes far from en-
brscing the hundreds of little boys who
are engaged in similar work in TINS city.
In my opinion the proper time for The
consideration Of this subject is when the
matter is submitted in definite shape
President Wight. of the Board of Com
missioners. yesterday ordered that a let
ter be sent 20 Carter informing him that
while the Board thought it was advis-
able in many ways for the boys to be
registered and have numbers, as sug-
gested. they did not see a way clear as
yet for the enforcement OF such regu-
lation."
The letter Of the newsboys. which is an
Interesting document, and printed as
written, is as follows:
ITO the District Commissioners hav
ben asst by both whit and Colored to asst
yPu 10 help them out by pasin law and
that is this they want you all to pas the
laws TO not 10 have more then one or too
boys on a sangie corner and no more then
too are three on a transfer coner il is not
jest union boys that asst you all to do this
u is the out slider that asst you ali as well
as the union boys they say IL you all wood
past the laws 1t wood help them as well
or IL wood them that blong TO the union
thaY way rhay want to Do il is TO Chose
them sefe Coner then regser their name
in a book and put it in the headquarters
so as TO Kip the pleople frome blanin
them OF what other do thay Can be tod
by the bage thay wore and number and if
lady ore man should past and see them
Doing any thing that thay ort to not do
why thay repot them TO the police and
thay Can get want out for them and if
the Conducker of Car cech them jumpen
on cars thay can tell them by the bages
that thay weare and 1t wood not be any
tubi for to stop them from jumpen cars
II you can do any thing for US piles let Us
know as soon as you can and We will
bring the book Down with the names IN il
and the addresses in it so if they do ahy
thing you wont haft 10 go all over town
TO find them but go to the hedquatters
withough truble there is u boys in favor
of this whit and 6 Colored. We hope to
heire From yor all soon and it will
oround al this truble that is a nuxt the
boys nfiu and THROWN stones in the street
stolen papers from in front of doors we
have the bages all ready we we have the
Book every thing as soon as we get ANGER
from you ALL