Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-11
ORDER NOT RESCINDED
Dealers Prohibited From Occupying Side
walks Adjacent to Riggs Market.
No Further Action to BE Taken Unless
the Regulation Should Be
VfOlated-Push Carts.

Speaking of the order of the Commission
ers to the police department to enforce the
law relative to the occupancy of the side
walks adjacent to the Riggs Market Com
missioner Wight stated today that the or
der has not been rescinded. He said the
Commissioners have received many letters
on the subject from persons patronizing the
market and from those residing or doing
business in the vicinity, as well a petit
ton signed by Mr.. l.. S. Day and 'othars, in
which the petitioners ask the Commission
ers to cancel the order. and permit the
people to continue the sale, of their products
on the sidewalks. 1t is contended by the
petitioners that it has been customary. for
such people to occupy the sidewalks for at
least twenty-five years, and that to en-
force the order of removal will be against
the interests of not only the dealers, but
also against those who patronize them.
The petitioners also contend that such an
order is not enforced in the case of the
other markets, and ask the Commission
ers to be impartial in the matter.
The sympathies of the Commissioners,
said Mr. Wight, ARE with the people in
terested, particularly with the dealers; but
as the right to occupy the sidewalks has
been raised, the Commissioners are bound
however much they may personally dislike
to do so, to enforce the law on the subject,
which law prohibits the occupation of pub
lie space for private purposes.
The Commissioners havesreceived re-
quest from Mr.. J. B. Wilson, president of
the Northern Market Company for per-
mission for country people to use the side
walks around the street market. I have
recommended that space be allowed them
Immediately in front of the market build
ing on Q and 1th streets, and also on
street, but not for sidewalk space on 7th
street north of the market building. This
is in accord with the action of the Com
missioners relative to the Riggs market.
where sidewalk space directly in front of
the market building is allowed the country
people.
The Question Settled.
Il have recommended that those persons
who have interested themselves in the
country people coming to the Riggs mar
ket be notified that the question is settled"
continued Mr.. Wight, land that no fur
Their action will be taken against these
people unless they continue to occupy park
ing or sidewalk space for which they have
no permit.
In this connection it can be stated that
the Commissioners have received a petition
signed by Mr.. ]. X. Mangum and other
dealers of the Center market in which the
signers protest against the occupation of
the sidewalk on the south side of Penn
sylvania avenue between 7th and 9th
streets by fruit and candy vendors with
their push carts.
The petitioners state that at recent
convention of the dealers of the Center
Market 1t was resolved: THAT, whereas
there exists a present, and has existed for
several months. on the most prominent
thOroughfare of our beautiful city, one of
the most unsightly nusances and obstruc-
tons which could possibly exist namely,
the large number of push carts which OBJ
struct the sidewalk from 18th to 9th streets
on Pennsylvania avenue, that, as citizens
of the District of Columbia, we hereby en-
ter an earnest protest against the continu-
ance of said nuisance and respectfully ask
that your honorable body remove the
same"
Still Under Con sid ration.