Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-01-03
S|DEWALK STANDS
SWEPT AWAY By
CITY INSPECTORS
Lively Scenes as Landmarks
Are Packed Into
Wagon.
NEWSDEALERS ARE ANON
THE PRINCIPAL SUFFERER
One Dealer HaIts Officials withN
Writ and Case Will Be
Fought in Court.

Stands and landmarks of the city
were swept away today when four in-
spectors Of the Board of Works and d
half dozen husky workmen raided the
news, fruit and merchants stands
which. it is claimed. obstruct the side
walks in violation of the city ordi-
nance The raid of the Board OF
Works was marked by lot OF excite
ment, several lively Scraps ana oeca-
sionaly, when some real old stand was
removed, white mice and rats ran
scampering along the street. adding tp
the excitement
The raid was conducted bv Inspectors
Gottlieb Hanle, Thomas Cauneld. Dan
iel Bernhardt and John Donegan. ia
charge of half a dozen men who were
on two trucks which at noon We're filled
with old stands, show cases ana NOR
chandise. Hundreds watched the dras-
tic work of the Board of Works en-.
ployees.
The first visitation was at the SOUTH
east corner of Broad and Market
streets. where news stand was picked
UP. Then the truck was backed up to
florists stand at the southwest cor
her At Broad and Commerce streets
another stand was piled on the rapidly
filling trucks
Hustling along, those who manned
the trucks saw six BARRELS Of sugar.
and three barrels of oats in Broad
street near Centre Market Buf the
owner of this stand saw 'e,n ilrst.''
and his employees worked SO fast that
all were removed before the trucks xot
there.
The trucks then made detour to
Market street, between Broad ana
Haisey streets. where, on the south.
erly side fruit stand was lifted on
the truck, while the owner looked on
sadly. a. fruit stand on the southwest
corner Of Market and Plane streets was
next picked up. The wagons were then
driven to the easterly side OF Market
street, where there was espied three
barrels OF oysters. Tho owner Of tie
oysters also saw them and got them
out OF the way.
Figuring OH the weather. J. Muller
had a stand of twenty six umbrellas Ia
front Of his place OF business at &c Mar
ket street. He also had box on tho
walk which contained lot OF blankets
and underwear. While the Board OF
Works men We're piling this merchan-
disc ON the trucks Muller came out
and there was lively time When he
tried to stop the workmen from taking
his merchandise Muller was grabbed
| by Donnegon Goth are big 49, and
there was a sharD scrinlnage. Dom
! negan showed his. badge and Muller
threatened that he would have him
cleaning the Streets within a week
A big crowd gathered and the wagoa
finally drove off with Muller's stuff
Then the raiding party went along
Market street and picked OIL a lot OF
overhead signs. One OF The signs was
IL front of millinery store IN Market
street between Washington and Hal
| sey streets, and the raiding party
handled it very carefully as they ell-
tangled 1t from electric light wires. 4,
front OF 234 Market street the raldints
/ party founH n show case In which were
/ a lot Of sweaters and gloves After
! some parleying the proprietor was par
mitted to remove his goods and he
showcase was carted off THE south
cast corner of Market and Mulberry
streets WAS next visited and Il news
stand was taken.
When the worlSmen tumbled over
I fruit stand at Market ana Alling
streets a lot of white mice and rats
ran in all directions and lodged the
| kicks OF pedestrians. while women
screamed Another swarm of rats
came from @ fruit stand at the north-
west corner of Market and Mulberry
streets Fifty-four cents in dimes.
nickels and pennies ratified on the side
walk from the ruins of the fruit stand
at the northwest corner Of Market and
Broad streets.
One stand deiied the raiding party
te
at the southwest corner Of Broad ana
Market streets. The Board Of Works
j and superintendent Charles M. Ship
man win have TO tell the Court of
( chancery late thia afternoon their right
10 remove this stand, the order for the
same being obtained by the owner on
I Friday.