The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-18
RAIDS BRIDGE FRUIT STAND
PARK rOMwISsIONFR ~ HwtRf
WITH ENCROsrH I>6 GREEN. -

Tsree Win Crs~ bars Reduces Him To tho
space ne Had Permit fsr amt d.
stssys Mss Department store An
nexcs sa th~ PARK New sidewalk.
several thousand persona who were
In the neiRhborhood OF the Manhattan
entrance to the BROOKLYN Bridge adjacent
To City Hall Park were entertained for
two hours yesterday forenoon by q
crew OF workmen from the Depart
ment Of Parks. The crew. under Supt.
John Beatty. were carrying out with
vigor an order Of Park Commissioners
Slower to remove the encroAchments
Of the fruit stand Of John ID. Antouopuloe,
which started with all the space up to
the twelfth step In the bridge stairs. for
which Antonopulos had . permit. and
had gradually sncroached for seven fest
further in front and three feet on each
side.
soon after Commissioner Slower came
into Office he and Antonop,ilos FLASHED
The Greeks permit had expired and he
was seeking q renewal. but Commissioner
Slower insisted that tho Greek had seized
space not called for under his permit
and aaid that no new permit would be
granted until this matter had been
djusted.
Commissioner Slower finally ordered
Antonopulos out. but the Greek sued
for an injunction. and in his papers he
alleged he was told that IL he saw . man
named Kafz the trouble would be I'D
)usted. Antonopulos declared that he
sAw one of several men named Kate 1t
the address he got aud that this man told
him he would -fx things for q. 90.
Commissioner Slower insisted that this
wss false. and three OF tho men named
katz declared that they had never sssn
tho Gresk
The suit was tried before Supreme
Court Justice Whitney q month ago
and he decided that Antonopulos was
not entitled TO the additional space.
Antonopulos failed 90 obtain stay pend
ing an appeal. hut he did get an Injunction
restraining the Park Commissioner from
putting him out altogether.
On Friday Commissioner Slower gave
up trying 10 persuade the Greslk TO re-
move the encroachmsnts and a crew
Of laborers was ssnt down yesterday
forenoon with wagon and large equip
ment OF axes and crowbars. About 10
O'Clock they moved on the stand An
tonopulos and crew Of dozen clsrks
ran to the ofse~ Of his lawyer. Mirabeau
Towns. to see about another injunction
Supt. Beatty. in charge OF the park
squad. had ask al Police Headquarters
for protection In carrying out the Com
missioner's orders. and Inspector Daily
and a score OF men were On hand. The
Greek = forces gave up the ight and
turned their attention to putting their
stock out Of harms way The glass
enclosure OF the stand was taken down
with ~ much care a. possible. but the
workmen atfacke ed the frame work vigor-
otisly. From tune to time the police
had to use the Greek = employees roughly
To keep them out Of the way.
When tho park crew had finished just
enough room remained for q table run
ming the width OF the stairs and the fruit
stand stock was TANNED in closely The
electric lighting arrangement had gone
with the rest OF the encroaohments.
Commissioner Slower said that he found
It necessary TO proceed summaTily be-
cause Antonopulos would not obey .
Court order or anything else. and al late
az Friday was building an extension.
Antonopolous says he pays tho city
SIC. All q year rentals for various stands
and that some combination is trying
10 break me His lawyer, Charles
Blandy, describes yesterday raid as IAN
open violation Of the agreement 20 pre-
serve the status quo