New-York tribune., 1906-09-13
PUSHCART CONDITION,
Commission hakes Many Rsc,n.
mendatioHs to Manor

The commission appointed BY lIavo- u.~..
snout year ago n investigate the so-cs,l.s ~.
cart problem and % formulate ren,.a,., - -A
existing evils has. through Lawrerc. v.r,..
chairman. submitted a report % Mavor $780,
The commission is composed OF Lawrsne. ~
Dr Thomas Darlington. COMMISSIONS W,osh.-
pr. T. a Browd. the Rev. G. A. CaTstsn,.n. 4
alus the Kew bernardino Polizzo. Miss Lila,
Wah and Gregory Weinsteln. The r.uor,
make a book Of about one hundred paz.s -.
panyins the report are numerous pho,or,.,..
maps, diagrams and thirty tables OF sta,i,r,,,
The commission reports that there ara b.,,
FOUR thousand and dve thousand pushear. n.,
plying their trade IN the streets OF New y,,s- ~
these pedlers are not equally distributed ta,os,
out all parts OF the city. but that IN soma ou.,,
great congestion prevails: that In many r,.s'
the pushcarts stand IN unbroksn lines On ~
sides OF the street for many blocks; thar this ,s
uOn tnterferes seriously with trafo and ths, IA,
materially 70 FIRE dangers BY impeding and slus.,
ing FIRE engines and other apparatus m ur,r,,.
attending fires; that this crowding Of pushcsrs !.
certain streets has no relation whatever o n,
needs OF the population IN such neghbOrhoot, M,
the sushcart pedlers could be abolished from IA.
streets Of New York without loss or injury IA am
one but the pedlers themselves and their farH.
and that such drastic action Is not necessary bsn
vided the number OF pushcsrts on each stree, ,
properly regulated by an automatic system xas,
Will check congestion.
There is no danger from the sood supplies n
pushcarJs. the commission says. Nearly al o, a,
pedlers are foreigners. principally Hebrews Ia
fans and Greeks. The report says that their sssr.
age weekly earnings are from s12 TO rs Most of 1,
licenses are granted 70 padrones. The comulsxn
says there Is much bartering and selling OF licenses
II addsi
That there exists a system ~ p.stv hiaexraaH m
the police and the selling OF indUlssnces; that
similar system OF extortion exists among shop
kee,srs, by which pedleTs are regularly made Y
pay tribute; that basks. peddlins 10 unnecessary
Is nuisance and should be abolshedi that th'
present ordinances are generally violated. a1d tha
many hundreds Of pedlers peddis without license
and that as the pushcaTt problem Is trans pFos
lem It's regulation should be solely with the PoA''
Department.
The commission recommends:
That % tSs sns Sy ss afss 19 tTS SS9 bread s1
districts. The restricted districts ara tr , !,
con gested tenement quarters, for example, In ~
street. east OF Broadway % the East River as
tricts are 20 be the rest OF the city
Two kinds OF licenses are 20 be lssusd-travsilrr
licenses and stationary .scenses-ths toEIn.r 20 y
COCO only IN the unrestricted districts sut y
permit pedlers 20 sell their wares In any per'sm
OF such districts and travel from street % sires
In the restricted districts tbs number q glA
carts is 20 be limited 70 four csrts on each siss
block. one az each of the four eornsrs but twanH
ive feet back from the corner. These stations WIS
disposed OF at public auction 10 the highest cdhs
once a year. In the unrestricted districts raw
ling licenses will be issued These viii no, % "
any definite place but will permit ths pecleF % ~
his wares az am point outside OF the rss'asa
districts. and will permit him 10 travel rom fr"
20 street. Ia. q.
II also recommends that each license oe sce3
personal one, not transferable. and % bc isstd
anv person over twenty-one years OF age nas
feTnaie who complies with the reQuirements Of y
ordinances. That there be no restrictions sh-"s
as to citizenship. -
That the entire enforcement ot the ps-..
ordinances Is 20 be vested IN the Police pela'
ment and all existing powers and dnues " y
gard 70 this matter now vested IN the ouIs.. o..
Iicenses are to be transferred 20 and eoA'aN
upon that department .,-
That the existing ordinance relating 20 p1i-----
uedlars IS to be repealed an1 new ordinances ~
fng out the above recommendation are 70 = -
ed That these new ordinances take e1sc. :.
sooner than one month after they receive sxs'*~
approval