The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-17
FORWARD! PUSHCART BRIGADE
ALBANY TO BE INVITED TO ES-
TABLISH RETAIL STORES

M~cantime-An Tom, Dick and Harry
PHdrones VINO Pay Rent to Bo Barred
Hysterical arrangements were making
all day yesterday throughout the East SIC
for the charge Of the light brigade Of push
carts on Albany which is to be started
regardless Of weather conditions very soon
In order to give momentum to the new push
cart legislation. The bill was drafted by
SiKmund Schwartz, president Of the push
cart octopus, and Is to be introduced by
Assemblyman Abe Harawitz OF the Eighth
Assembly district. The bill has the moral
support OF Sol Ickelberg. president OF the
board OF directors OF the seed cake trust;
Nose Bass, librarian Of the Bubble Makers
and Allied Settler Workers Union; Presi-
dent Louis Zeltner of the East Side Wire
less News Association; Able X. Nikelbrod
OF the Pretzel Varnishers' Union, and every
departmental president OF the ~pushcart
trust from Fnnan Haddie Nose Lippman
down to the East River.
The bill was drafted lrst on Mr.. Zeltner's
Yiddish typewriter, after which he ran OIL
copies on his English writing machine Tor
the press until a late hour. The demand
Of the pushcart men are grouped In simple
paragraphs all over two sheets OF the Wire
less paper, which the news association
Kindly presented to help the work along.
The pushcart men will be content H. the
city will only condemn and tear down all the
buildings within three solid blocks, erect
block long market buildings on the cleared
sites and while this work 10 progressing
let them use First avenue and Allen street,
from Fourteenth street south to the point
and a half below. The bill also asks
that applicants for pushcart licenses pro-
luce proof Of ancestry before securing a
license and recommends that all ladies' with
husbands be discouraged from aklng up
pushcarting as a profession.
Zeltner yesterday hot from his typewriter,
which has been in the country. only a lew
months and still writes with a slight dlalect,
are as follows:
The pushcart pedlers before they take a
march to Albany would like TO let the Assem-
bly, know what it is. The following is it;
1. Please you should pull down the houses
in the square block. covering Essex street.
and Ludlow street, from Hester street 70
whatever street comes next.
2. Secondly, please you should also make a
permanent building for a market, out OF the
square block, covering Broome street, and.
Spring street, from Elisabeth 20 Mott street.
3. Thirdly, you should TO make vet another
one, this said place to be established under
\ the MlllldmSDuTK DTluBt Oh lut NtNb emu
where the Bridge does not run over water, said
Bridg still to be at the disposal Of said public,
4. Fourthly, no said licenses to be granted.
Excepting maybe to deserving people howlng
good cause, and sometimes not even then. and,
| only when they can show good ancestors and
said ancestors have been thoroughly inves-
tigated. Kindly evoke all pushcart licenses
now held, by storekeepers and standkeepers
and all such Tom, Dick and Harrys. said
Tom. Dick and Harrys being now an lnpo
sition.
5. Filthy, the full pedigree of the licenses
to show on said pedigree and said licenses
issued to him so that, hereafter. no one can
use the shields. said shields being done away
with and some one also the paper license,
q. Sixthly. that the per annum license fee.
shall not be less than s. per year per license.
and the annual fee to be paid annually as here
tofore but never yet by law.
Z. Seventh, no licenseto be Issued to woman.
except women being widows at said time in
case Of disability, or. when the said m
is not a widow but has "A husband with dis
abilities and. said disabilities preventing
him from earning an honest living.
s. Eighthly, the control OF the markets OF
permanence to be under the super vision Of
the police inspector. the First inspection dis
trict preferred or any other good man ex-
cept the Street Cleaning Department which
should not to have further control
q. Ninthly, these permanent markets 10 De
cleaned without expense TO the city, by the
United Citizens Pedlers when said pedlers
think a cleaning Is necessary.
TO- TenthIy, ali pedlers to own his own
pushcart and said pedler to have his license
number and name branded and a citizen 70
be appointed familiar with pushcart cOndl-
| tons making thorough Investigations as in
Vestigator into the character and pedigree
OF sd II he sp does NOT want lTr to 1S i've up "t to said
regulations his license should be evoked
by law II possible
market should be established II Orchard
street Ia not available, on First avenue and
Allen street from Fourteenth street to D 4
market on First avenue established already
and trafic is comparatively very small on said
Allen street. III neither of these Delaney
street could be made TO do.
President Schwartz and Assemblyman
Harawitz were taking a Turkish bath all
day yesterday at Wolpin's Forsyth Battery
and had next to no time to discuss the
legislation. President Schwartz referred
inq uirers to President Zeltner or his roof
operator, little Gus Meyers.
From week 70 week | looked forward
to the end Of the week coming declared
the pushcart president, land can hardly
wait for his bath. I'm not going 10 let
business interfere With my pleasures. Turn
on the steam, Ike"
Il have read the bill carefully said
Rosey the Lawyer, and considering that
the bill was drawn up by a layman, i think
IL covers the subject thoroughly. These
people should have a lawyer to argue their
case, however, before the Legislative bodies
| Of our government. II my practice per-
mits l shall go to Albany and lend what
! influence is left me under a new admins
tration TO put this matter TO the upstate
farmers in It's true light. j emand no fee,
| but IL such is offered me / shall feel that |
have earned it,
The COMMITTEES in charge Of the legisla-
ton is composed OF President Schwartz,
Jacob Fishbach and President Zeltner.
Whether all the pushcart men will journey
to Albany by hand or engage special fiat
J cars was discussed at yesterdays meetings
! at various halls. No decision was reached
however, as President Schwartz's bath