Evening journal., 1899-03-22
new MARKET ORDINANCE.
STREET AND SEWER DEPARTMENT
PASSES A NEW LAW.

MARKET LIMITS ARE EXTENDED
TO GO INTO EFFECT SATURDAY
TRUCKERS WHARF AT FRONT
AND CHURCH STREETS TO BE
PLACED IN CHARGE OF AN AT
PENDANT.
AT last nights meeting of the Street
and Sewer Department, the new ordi-
nance recognizing the city markets was
passed and viii go into effect on satur-
day next
Onder the new measure each market
man will be allowed a certain space.
which will be marked with cross cut
in the curb.
The ordinance first extends the mar
ket on King street as far north as
Tenth. Formerly the law only allowed
II TO go as far as Ninth street, and the
extra square, which was frequently
used, was never used legally. On Madi.
son street the market is extended as
Iar north as Eighth. The former
boundary was Sixth street. but often
the ether two squares were used, when
many farmers came into market.
In past years the city has never re-
ceiyed amy revenues from the New Jer-
sey or the grain markets on Fourth
street. Under the new ordinance every
man occupying space in either mar
ket Will be compelled to pay 25 cents a
DAY for each day he occupies the space.
Engineer HattOn is now preparing a
pan of the new market lines. and
when this is completed, the board will
go over it and exempt certain places
so that commission men on the lower
pant CT King street can have an open
space in which to back wagons against
the curb in front of their places of
business. In each square there win be
two openings allowed between the
wagons, so that persons desiring to
cross from one side of the street TO the
other side win not have to walk to the
end Of square to do so.
"A clause in the new ordinance alsc
provides for a truck market at Church
street wharf That place will no lon.
ger be under the care of the clerk o.
the market. but the department viii
place a man there in charge, so he car
direct where the various truck boat.
land and where the men can displa,
their produce for sale.
Thomas Culbert appeared before tn,
board asking that a gas lamp be PLACED
at Seventh and Catawba streets. HI
was told that Catawba street was
private alley, and the department coui,
not afford to light private alleys. Tit
boards attention was called to tn,
fact that it kept a lamp burning at tn
Eighth street end of Catawba street
The lamp was ordered discontinue,
j Immediately, and the board will in
spect other places where lamps ar
lighting private alleys and order tn
lights cut.
Thomas Tatnall made application 70
sewer to Delaware avenue an
Adams street. 1t was referred to En-
gineer HattOn.
Nicholas Fidance made applicatio
for sewer facilities for five houses h
I proposes to build on Scott street, be
tween Sixth and Seventh. He wa
granted permission to make a tempo
rary drain into the sewer at Sixt
street.
w. II. Bowers complained that theI
were two large poles in front OF hi
house on BrOOme street near Gilpi
. avenue Mr.. Bowers said that he di
S not object to having one pole in froI
= Of his house, but when it came to tw
,r he thought it was too much to bea
The department instructed the seer
B. tary to write to the telephone con
i pany owning one Of the poles to mov
r. it from in front Of Mr.. Bowers hous
City Solicitor Conrad sent to tl
board an opinion that it owned Il
part of the stable at Eleventh stree
e, between Monroe and Adams, whi,
r. stands ON the land that has been Co
a demned as a street.
The request of the Diamond Sta
Car Spring Company for permission
put an oil tank in the bed Of Decat
street has been granted on conditi'
70 that $1,000 indemnifying bond
v given the city.
r The weekly payroll Of s164.72 W
y ordered paid Secretary Wiley repOl
IN ed collecting s212.52, and the clerk
IN the market $12.41. The balance
bank is $41, ,563.47.