Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-09
MARKET STANDS
ARE SUBJECTS OF
LONG ARGUMENT
Common Council Finally Decides
to Sell Privilege for Stalls
for $3.50 Benus.

A split in the Common Council, in
which politics played a very small
part, occurred last night when the
question of disposing of stands in Cen
tire Market came up for consideration.
The matter was originally threshcd
put by the public marke committee
on Thursday night, at which time II
was agreed after q long and at times
bitter discussion to accept the offer OF
Jacob Wasserman Of 1880 bonus and
a rental of s41.A a month for two
market stands that have been idle for
more than five months.
The opinion held by some of tho
committee members was that the ao-
ton would establish a precedent that
1t would be difficult to ignore In tho
future and that a poor man would
find 1t difficult to secure a stand II the
bonus plan was insisted upon.
Alderman Whitfield, who la chair
man of the market committee, took
issue with his colleague in the mat
ter Of the poor mans position, and
said that such dealers would get q
much better show when dealing with
the city than when dealing with the
private Individual, who in nearly every
case is something of a Spectator when
disposing of his holdings.
1t was pointed out that in the past
dealers who have operated more than
one stand have In several instances
gone into a sort of market stand brolS-
erage business and It Is this custom
that the city intends to stamp out.
Alderman Whitfield said further.
"Mnnopolies are just as Objectionable
to me as TO Alderman Wohlfarth, but
In this instance ! cannot see that the
city would assume any such role and
we will be getting only what we are
entitled to-" This was In reply to
Alderman wohifarth's argument that
the city would be encouraging a mon
opoly OF the market stands by dealers
who could afford to pay the required
bonus.
Alderman MCGOWAN said 1t came
with oor grace for the chairman Of
the finance committee to discourage
any plan hat had for its object the
securing Of q legitimate profit by the
city for public utilities.
Alderman ~Congleton- said that the
plan was a good. one because 1t gave
the city the money that had for
merly been diverted into private chan
f1els. He contended that 1t would ere
O bad impression to have 1t known
that bonus money was going to some
one and that the city was not get
ting 1t.
When the matter came to q vote the
plan OF the market committee was
adopted by a vote of Fl to Q, those
against the proposition being
Aldermen Wohlfarth, Cairns, Seeker,
meyer, Schwartz and Pfeifer. Alder
Fitssimmons and Kroehl were alb
sent.
It had been agreed by the Democrats
members before the meeting to vote In
favor of the plan.
The veto Of the Mayor of the new
ordinance providing for the care, Gus
tody, control and maintenance OF the
City Hall was sustained. Frank
r. crissey a appointed clerk of the
marriages license bureau. at a salary OF
81. 800, and Stanislaus Bulsiewiez. in
terpreter, at s1,2U0. G. ]. Elston will
salary win be si,1o0,
Mayor Iiausslipg. his secretary, VIII
son Vance; City Clerk Connolly and
Alderment WonIfarth and G~onsleton
viii represent the city at the conven-
ton Of municipal officers at st. Paul.
MINI, August 20 to 20 next, and an APP
preparation of $1,000 vas made for this
purpose.