The sun., 1900-12-14
CLAUSEN ACCUSES POLICE.
s5OO MONTH COLLECTED FROM
SEWARD PARK VENDORS.
Head OF tho Park Department says the
Police Of the NeiGhborhood Are Prob
ably Interested" Verified HIS suspi-
cions Himself PARK Market Abolished.

The Sun printed last month complaints
from neighboring business men OF the es-
tahushment OF "a fish market in William II.
Seward Park East Broadway. IL appears
that the Park Department has been investi-
eating since then and has come % the offtcial
conclusion that an unofficial collection or
rents amounting to $500 month has been
going on In the market In which members
Of the Police Department were probably In
terested- This is set forth In the following
official statement given out at the offices OF
the Park Department yesterday:
Notice II intention to discharge Adoph
Claohko, a laborer in the william II. Seward
Park, was to-day forwarded to him and four
new park employees are to be put on duty
at this park In his place. Park Commis-
sionsr Claussn's object IL to break up the
practice OF using william II. seward Park.
Its sidewalks and fences, as a market FOR al
sorts Of merchandise. The park employee
who IL To be discharged and the police have
permitted this condition Of Affairs to grow
Commissioner Clausens attention was
directed to the matter by complaints made
In November against MoriN Tolck of ?ss
Grand street. who held a permit issued In
August last to maintain booths or stands,
IS by is feet In extent on two Of the corners
of Seward Park, These complaints were
sented George Lacov the owner of II corner
opposite the park. who alleged that the rental
value Of his property was impaired by the
maintenance Of these booths and he further
complained that their use for market pur-
poses was an injury to the business men and
rent payers OF the neighborhood.
Under date of Nov. - IolCk was notl-
fed that his permits. under which he had
been In the habit OF paying si2 month for
each stand were revoked. cancelled and an
.l1.I bic b. alN na.III nrt
from the 18th OF the month his application
to be allowed TO stay his month out was
granted snd psI0H Ss Ts'
thl, time Tolck made an application for a
renewal Of his permits. on the Rrolhd that
count Of the sale. Of fish. He asked that
permits should be issued for the sale OF COM
modities that there would be no objection
to Before acting on this application COM
missioner Clause4 ordered fun inves'i-
cation Of the whole subject
the effect that the whole Of the, park side
walk. as well as the street adjoining at the
curb, was practically public public market hcs ors
having trays and armfuls OF goods. Many
Of them used the park fence for the display
10 the report Of Dec. a system Of payment
for these privileges was In vogue. but no
particulars were Furnished. NJ 90
a fuller report, under date OF Dec ~.
supplied the PARTICULAR missing in the former
report The inspector's information vas 70
the pucct tndt nON l"rS lndu tlkutS
were assessed at the rate OF IS a month each
for positions at the curb or on the sidewalk
Of Seward Park, while probably q similar
number Of other vendors. men and women.
Seek each for che privileges they er'nye*r
The report showed that persons known as
Jake and Never did the collecting until |
within about three weeks ago AZ that time |
"A change was made In the method OF colec- |
ton So far aS the woman p"dlcrs were con-
oerned one OF their own number took IN"
place Of Jake and Meyer in collecting their
quarters. but she was always seen u turn
the money over to one or the other of these
men. The collections from the pushcart lnch
and from the other men who peddIed were
still made by Jake and Meyer
The report indoated that the Park De.
partmrnt labOrer. CldChko, and members Oi
the Police Department in the neighborhood
were aware ~ what was going on and were
probably Interested in the collections The |
slderation al the hands OF this park oNica
and the police. and the compl n's oi JAKE
and Never, Or the woman collector. againsi
those who did not pay were promptly and
vigorously acted upon by these city en-
ulovee= Clachko associated openly with
Jake and Never and stayed around the rark |
with thern even when he was not on duty.
The report OF Dec 10 was - startling in |
its character that Commissioner tlHusen !
action until he had verified II personally.
He succeeded In doing this and when he ar;
rived n his of,ce yesterday morning he had
verified the reports 40 that he was able 70 act |
unOn them His action IA based upon his |
own Investigation II j. taken purely nom
n park standpoint. and he considers inlly |
meets his Official responsibility In the matter