The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-22
NO CHANCE FOR EARLY BIRDS
THE ASSEMBLY PASSES THE
BENSON ORDINANCE
vegetables, Fruits and Poultry Cam
not Be offered for Sale in st.
Paul In the Streets or Markets
Except Between A. Nj. and II
M.-Albrecht Intimates That the
Law VIII Not Stand Testing.

Inc ordinance introduced by Assem-
blyman Benson, fixing the hours at
which vegetables, fruits and poultry
could be offered for sale on any of the
PUBLIC markets or streets in st. Paul
as between a. m. and noon, was pass
cd by the assembly last night by vote
Of 5 to 8.
Secretary Tenvoorde, of the retail
grocers, Informed the assembly that at
meeting Of the organization which he
represented the eighty present favored
the passage Of the ordinance A few
people, he said, under the present con-
oltlon OF affairs went on the market
early, bought up such vegetables as
there was shortage of, and then rails
ed the price to suit themselves. The
result was that the grocers had to pay
ana the consumers were charged ac-
cord1ngly. If the ordinance preventing
the sale of vegetables until a. m. was
Passeq the grocers would not have to
get up at 4:30 and go to the market
IN order to get supplies at a reasonable
inquire and the business Of cornering the
market would not be possible
Max Lavansky presented a petition
signed by sixty-six peddlers and gro
GERS, asking that the hour proposed in
the ordinance be changed to 5 instead
OF 3 O'Clock. One Of the signers of the
petition said he had been engaged in
tins peddling business for fifteen years.
representing the peddlers, who, aside
from the taxes they paid, were obliged
TO pay license to the city of $45 per
year to peddle for about four months,
NE asked that the hour be made in
stead Of o'clock. There was not, he
s21d, sufficient time for the peddlers to
get their purchases together and to
their customers if the market was not
open until o'clock. The street de-
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so crowded now that it was almost i'm
possible to move a team along the
street between S and o'clock If all
We're required to NEST at 6 o'clock it
would prevent any business being DONE
From questions asked Market Master
Duffy, it was brought out that $50
places along West Third street were
rented to market gardeners by the sea-
son, the parties paying from May 1 for
six months, and the stands being kept
for their exclusive use. Mr. Duffy
stated that If the peddlers were kept
Off the market there would be no block
AIDE Of the streets So far as his OBJ
servation had been there were very
few buyers on the market until after
o'clock
Assemblyman Albrecht was opposed
to the passage of the ordinance on the
ground that the effect would be to re-
strict competition. The petition Of the
peddlers and the statements made
showed that they We're not only tax
payers, but also that they paid a heavy
license and their protests should have
weight. In his opinion the ordinance
trenched on private rights. The vote
showed Messrs. Thompson, Benson
Dix, Nelson and Kirke for and Messrs.
Albrecht, Warner and Denny against
the passage.
An audited resolution was presented
by the comptroller directing that $500
be drawn from the city emergency
fund, the amount to be used in paying
for supplies furnished to United States
army and navy volunteers going to