The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-26
LAW FOR THE HUCKSTERS.
WILL BE CONSIDERED BY CITY
COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON.

Alderman CAVITY Will Introduce His
Ordinance to Amend the Present
Ordinance Butchers Associat ton
Also Expects to Have "A Petition
In-Capt. j. p. White Thinks Meas
ures of the Hucksters Should Bear
Stamps-BicycIists May Have Side
walk Privileges EnIarged-Assess-
ment Roll of jefferson Street VIII
Be Fixed.
Leading in interest among the matters
that will come before the City Council
this afternoon is the amendment to the
ordinance governing the hucksters. The
amendment will be offered by Alderman
CAVITY, who believes he has the support
of the other members of Council in his
measure.
The Morning News has already given
the features of the amendment. 1t will
De an ordinance 20 permit hucksters 10
sell on the streets, without regard to mar
ket hours, upon the payment in advance
to the city treasury $50 quarterly. This
will not apply to a huckster selling his
produce from a farm or garden owned or
operated by him, as the city cannot tax
such persons. The hucksters will also
be required to use iron-bound standard
mea The penalty for the violation
of this requirement will be fine not to
exceed SO and Imprisonment not to ex-
coed ten days, either or both in the dis
cretion of the court.
Capt ]. p. White, inspector of weights
and measures, thinks THAI an ordinance
should be introduced. requiring each
huckster to obtain a stamp to be pasted
upon each of his measures, testifying that
the measure has been duly inspected and
found accurate. This. Capt. White in
sists. is the only manner in which the
hucksters can be compelled to give full
quantities.
Short measures used by the hucksters
have been the principal contention made
by the butchers and green grocers in
their war against the vendors. With this
argument removed and the hucksters re-
quired and compelled TO use measures OF
equal capacity with those of the green
grocers, the latter would be upon bet
ter footing and able to cope more success
fully in prices.
The Butchers Protective Association
expects to be heard by Council this after
noon. The petition it may present may
cause a delay in the huckster law, but
some of the aldermen have said they see
no reason why it should not be amended
at this afternoons meeting.
A report will be made upon the petition
Of bicycle riders to be allowed to roe
their wheels on the north side OF Bay
street, east of Bull. The report Will De
made by the Committee on streets ana
Lanes, to which the petition was relerreu.
The present ordinance will be so amendeo
as to give the bicyclists even more than
they requested. 1t will allow them TO
ride on the north side of Boy street ana
on Factors Walk from jefferson street
eastward 1t will also remove the SIDE
walk restriction for bicyclists from the
north side of Harris street, west OF west
Broad. That will mean a convenience
for wheelmen who want to reach the Cen
trail Railroad shops.
The Police Committee Will offer an
amendment to the present ordinance that
requires that recovered goods be kept at
the police station for six months before
being sold. This time is regarded as too
long, and IL will therefore be changed, in
an probability. to sixty days. II Is poss-
lole, too. that the law may be 80 amend
ed as TO allow the immediate sale OF per-
4shaole goods.
rev nGw papers have thus far been
nled with the clerk OF Council since the
lbst meeting. Those having business with
Council however. often put OFF fling their
communications until the last moment,
- that to-day may bring more business.
lt Is improbable that there will be any
report upon the petitions for street tail-
May franchises The Committee OF the
W mole will take time In the consideration
oi those questions, as has been proven
Wy past experience. The petitioners are
'hAlona that some action be taken, ana
lh' aldermen may decide before many
"'eks have passed 10 grant 10 some one
a" me petitioners the privileges asked Tor
li"Wded the compensation. b. such as 10
llsiiiy the city in granting them. Some
n me aldermen have said that. in We"
y the five petitions that have been re-
Ss"o9 u would not b. bad plan " put