The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-03
1T WILL Be PASSED
HUCKsTERs WILL GET BENEFIT OF
THE CAVITY ORDINANCE.
LADIES PETITION FOR 1T.
A MEMBER Of BOARD OF ALDER
MEN SAYS 1T WILL GO THROUGH.

Mrs. w. w. Gordon and Other Ladies
Presented Protest Against the
Proposed Action of COunciI-PrO-
posed Action, However, Is for the
Relief of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Now Being Enforced, Keeping
Them on the Streets, Is Twenty
three Years OId-Ladies' Misun-
derstanding of the Case, However,
VIII Not Affect Their Petition-Its
Meaning Is Clear.
The stanchest champions of the cause
of the hucksters in Savannah have been
the ladies. Housekeepers have found that
their convenience has been greatly af-
fected by the enforcemnt of the old ordi-
nan, requiring hucksters to keep off the
streets during market hours and to have
licenses under which to conduct their
sales. Ladies have been expressing their
preference to deal with the hucksters,
when the lattr visit their homes, than
to be always required to send to the
market or to the green grocer's for their
vegetables. The first formal protest,
however was addressed to the Mayor
yesterday by Mrs. w. w. Gordon, who
had secured the signatures of number
of ladies. The following is Mrs. Cor
don's letter of protest, with the names of
those who signed it with her:
II wish to enter my protest against
the proposed action of Council in taking
away from the hucksters the right to
oil an CT ic ri
venience to all housekeepers There is
not a lady of my acquaintance who does
not join me in feeling of indignation
at this proposed action on the part of
Council. I could get the signatures of
hundreds of our citizens, but possibly
bers of Council of the sentiment of the
many. 1 beg you will call the attention
of Council to our protest"
The letter was signed by Mrs. J. G.
Thomas, Mrs. T. F. Screven, Mrs. F. G.
duBignon, Mrs. Walter G. Charlton, Mrs.
James H. Johnston, Mrs. j. Randolph An
derson, Mrs Jacob Rauers, Mrs. Robert
FaHigant, Mrs. Barron Carter, Mrs.
Charles H. Strong, Mrs. ]. Guerard Hey
ward, Mrs. Arthur Overton, Mrs. John 5.
Howkins. Mrs. Pleasant A. Stovall, Mrs.
]. Moultrie Lee, Mrs. j. j. Kollock, Mrs.
J. C. King, Mrs. T. M. Cunningham,
Mrs. T. NJ. Cunningham, Jr., Mrs. E. f.
Bryan, Mrs. w. H. Daniel, Mrs. Arthur
Elliott, Mrs. G. l.. Owens, Miss NJ. w.
Owens, Miss 1. c. Owens. Mrs. James 7.
Dent, Mrs. Lewis Haskell, Mrs. j. A. G.
Carson and Mrs. William r. Leaken
1t will be noted that the ladies were
somewhat in error as to the proposed
action of Council" The proposed action
of Council is to give the right to the
hucksters to sell vegetables on the
streets regardless of market hours. pro-
vided only that those who do not raise
their own vegetables be required to take
out license costing $3.50 a quarter. In
the action of Council really proposed, the
ladies could find nothing to protest
against.
Alderman Cantys ordinance for the re-
lief of the hucksters was introduced at
the last meeting of Council, when it was
read for the first time. Alderman Canty
wanted it put on it's second reading and
adopted, but other aldermen objected, be-
lieving that the butchers and green gro
GERS should be given a hearing before
final action was taken upon the ordi-
nance.
The ordinance, however, will pass. Pc
titions on behalf of the hueksters have
butchers and green grocers have asked,
too. to be heard through their represen-
tatives, Messrs. George T.. and j. F..
Cam, and it is not improbable that they
will have their side of the case presented
at the next meeting of Council, when the
ordinance will be again brought up. One
of the most prominent members of the
board said yesterday that Alderman Can
tvs ordinance will pass.
Mayor Myers noted that the ladies'
protest against the hucksters being de-
prived of the privilege of selling on the
streets during market hours was really
a protest against their being allowed that
privilege, but the meaning of the ladies
is so very clear that the protest was re-
ceiveh as petition and will be so pre-
scented to Council. The ordinance that
is now being enforced and which pre-
vents the hucksters selling during mar
ket hours or without a license is % years
old The action proposed by Council is