New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-29
CALLS BIG PEDLER LAX.
Woodbury. 4ctiUe in Enforcing
Rules against PushcdrtS.

DR.. John McGaw Woodbury.. Commissioner OF
Street Cleaning. devoted the whole Of yesterday ~
the pushcsrt In the morning he went I"
Essex Market court. and, after giving the nc u
President Sigmund Schwartz OF the Citizens Feu-
lers' Union. asked the magistrate 10 inhlct heaNe
fines on the pedleTs convicted OF violating 'ie push
cart ordinance. DR.. Darlington. COMMISSIONS "a
Health. also in court, but did not ASK 40
stronger measures.
IN the afternoon Commissioner Woodbury. H'@u
the first OF several Investigations INTO SITES ioi
more pushcart markets. Yesterdays trip proper ~
might be called voyage of exploration Inc cI@4'
huge automobile and it proved Its seasolis
qualities by weathering several showers.
With the commissioner was Captain Johh j.
Farrell who has the pedlers in ms district nelt
under control He had several suitable market
places 10 suggest There will be one somewhere
near Wsll-st. for the especial beneht OF lHe mn
dreds OF messenger boys of the district VINO o"E
their luncheons from pushcarts II VIII hol oc Il
covered structure. but spaces viii be marked out
on the asphalt and allotted 70 the pedieis Tine
market will have suitable police protection during
the rush hours which viii mean cqnsloeraoie
saving from loss by petty thefts'
Other police precincts in the city which are a1
all troubled with pushcarts VIII be taken up in the
same way The police captains will be invited to
take a trip about the precinct with the commission
er and make suggestions as 10 markets
in the Essex Market court. where twenty pedleYs
were arraigned charged with making trouble for
the police shouting and causing crowds to collect
Sigmund Schwartz tried 10 obtain their freedom
By protesting that he had made arrangements with
Or. Darlington and Or. Woodbury., whereby the
law in connection with these cases was TO be sus-
pended for few days until the conditions OF the
new pushcart market were established MUCH 10
Schwartz's disappointment instead of dscharglhS
the men. Magistrate Whitman telephoned 10 inc
two commissioners and asked them to come 10 the
court Commissioner Darlington was first TO ar
rive ana was inclined to be lenent. He asked that
the men who had been fined 81 be allowed 10 so on
probation. The magistrate consented. and was as
posing OF the last case. when Commissioner WOOD
bury appeared.
Il understand. Commissioner said Magistrate
Whitman from President Schwartz. that YOU and
DR. Darlington have agreed practically 20 suspend
tho law in thes, for few days until the
pushcart men become used to the new conditions.
Plainly angry Commissioner Woodbury. turned on
Schwartz and. shaking his finger. declared: i Know
Schwartz TO be an Internal liaT. ] have had men
at the meetings of these pedlers. and tell you
that this man and some other men are deludlng
these people You know me well enough 10 know
whether am doing away with any laws 1t is
abou. time that some one told ihes9 men lHat l"e'
obey tia law
Presiden; Schwartz made no reply 10 the remarks
of the Commissioners The magistrate warned inc me
nushcart men that II they were arrested again 'VS
would be dned heavily - II. -. .b.+
Many of those arrested try to make OUT maj
they have been abused and beaten ny the specia
policemen king the 1rreS hsa o ha 1 bsndaged
1t was ried-ltn as though II had s"ened 10 '"''S
aapo on ond show YOU his wound? requested the spe-
ciaf afncer, who knew that he had not beaten the
Round after round OF bandage was un"ouhI. ar
finally chunk of ice tumbed out. The man leanel
over So that the nudge could see his hea6 There
was no wound there. 80,
mont the only thing you need. 50 IaT as 'fi'
SEQ is a hair cut. - the magistrate remarked
A GOOD business was done yesterday by the PED
Lee 5T,bo bsya given up the fight and have Como
into the big market blocks under The Nlllamso urs
Bridge Many more pedlers will OCCUPY spaces ESQ To-
day which is the big day of the week Tor mem;
Thev gradually are falling into line: and me spec'"i
Officers anticipate little trouble in the future