The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-01-19
The Street rlarkct,

| the attention OF the City Council as
the proper authority III represent
ing our city to ask the present leg
| islature oenact into law some much
| needed reforms which will be berc.
fetal TO our city's interests in the
| line of trade and prosrcsslon:
Flrst:-The street market ought
to be abolished. Why? Because
they are inadequate. having long
since served the purpose OF supply
ing the people with fresh country
| produce; it is antiquated, it IS pure
| and simple traders and huch hsters
| market without system and when
the present line OF belt trolley sys'
ten is put in operation it will in.
| crease he danger OF injurlng our
| people lourlo!d and cause endless
| litigation ia our courts and dam
| ages to all ths taxpayers OF our city
! which will be no small item.
Sccond:--When the street N market
vas first originated in king George
| the second $ time, when we were a
colony to Great Britain, with only
a few people to supply in market
products aud little capital TO build
market houses, through necessity
The country people adoptedthe plan
to sell their product on the streets,
which has been carried on Tor bout
century and half until it has
become to such huge proportions
from fack OF system i'll all lines,
that It may be truly termed a com
mon nuisance.
Thrd:-lt is unconstitutional,
The constitution declare protection
to lie, limb and property and the
peaceful pursuit OF happiness, IN
the access and eeress, esplally TO
our homes. A test case in the
United States court before the Hon.
Judges Bradford and Gray would
decide this perpleXed question OF
street markets Tor all future tune
that the franchises OF our streets
are. not made Ter doing the busi.
ness OF our city, the streets being
made for vehicles and the sldcw aIks
made for pedestrians, not TO be
blocked by any obstacle whatever.
Fourth; -Twomarket houses are
needed. There ought TO be built
two good market house--one OF the
ease side ana The other on the west
aide. centrally located with al the
n'odern convenences. They oug ght
10 be 500 feet square, taking III a
square of ground, with restaurant
in one corncr that would rent Tor
$500 per aurum, kor the acco,nnu.
datiCn Of the market people. l.
give two plans ior these market
houses, one hollow square, the
other rooted all over. the hollow
square market TO have no root in
centre, say 100 feet square, the
roof to be dipped all around, the
balance OF the space, the hall OF
which should drop to the inside,
forming bonnet to protect the
wagons. There ought 10 be IS feet
Of space between the back part OF
and building wall all around il,
four feet space for farmers 10 stand;
on thee loot space to put his bench
down and eight lect square Tor the
ncopie 10 purchase. On this ID ieet
to be plankcd all around with two
inch yellow pine plank, this plan
would be a farmers market. as it
is now; only much more convenient
Tor buvcr and seller, standing on
board floor. out Of the weather and
could do business all the year
round. Divided into eight foot
spaces would make $50 stands at
SIS each year, would make $3.50,
the restaurant rent added would
make $3.50 rent per annum, which
would pay a dividend approXima-
ting the building at S5O,OO0. it
would pay IA per cent on the in
vestmeut and pay for itself in Zen
years.
The second plan would be the
ordinary market with stands all
over il with racks aud hooks with
good wide spaces to walk around,
tle floor of which ought to be plank.
ed all over the same as they have
in Philadelphia. No goods to be
offered for sale on the streets ard
sidewalks Of our city On any PRE-
tense, the city to own the market
houses ard renters OF stands to pay
Clerk OF CITY Council SIS in advance
and register and he to give them a
lease Tor one year. No peddlers,
fakirs or traders 10 be allowed in
tn, city limits Oh any preteuse, the
city to build and own said markets
and have tull control over them by
having a supervisor or clerk at a
stated salary to attend to each
market house and keep it clean,
not allowed to collect any fees OF
any kind whatever and give bonds
for the faithful performance OF his
duty
The fee system should be abol-
ished aud apply 10 all the Offices in
our city, county and state; its
most pcrniclous system, leaving the
official whose conscience is seered
with seliishGess in many cases. TO
charge double aud the victim puts
up with it rather than 90 into an
expensive litigation.
TO DE CONTINUED.
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