Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-05
PREPARE OPEN
MARKET RULES
Board of Aldermen Introduce
List for Approval Want to
Hear Discussion.
PROVIDE FOR CHARGES
New Location Set Forth
Take Effect Next May
Sealer Toft, Collector.
PROVIDE FOR CHARGES

Rules to govern the farmers
market, which provide for It's re-
moval to the westerly side of Maple
street, for payment of fees by farm
ers and for reservation of a place for
hucksters, besides setting forth other
regulations, were introduced at
meeting of the Board OF Alderman
last night. A motion was passed to
publish them and allow them to lay
without action until the next regu-
lar meeting of the board so as to
AFFORD opportunity for discussion
concerning their contents.
Statement by Alderman.
The list of rules were read follow
ing statement by Alderman f. A..
Seaman, of the special committee of
which Alderman Richard J. Calvin
Is a member This committee was
named a few months ago to investi-
gate the advisability of establishing
rules and regulations for the mar
ket. Mr.. Seaman said 1t had acted
and requested City Clerk LaRoe to
read the suggested rules. Mr.. Sea-
man then made motion to let them
lie until the next regular meeting
and print them so as to give time for
discussion. The rules were framed
up by the committee as nearly as
possible in accord with the wishes of
everybody concerned. The farmers
seem unanimous in request for
reservation of places and to pay
therefor. Hucksters also want a
place reserved. The rules as intro
duced, follow:
Rules to Govern Farmers Market
The farmers market shall be on
the west side of Maple street, from
Smith street to Fayette street.
The farmers are not to arrive on
the ground before A A. M.
The space for each wagon to be
nine feet along the curb, and the
space ON land to be nine feet along
the sidewalk; back of wagons on
land to be twenty-five feet from
curb.
Choice of space to be given by lot.
A charge of fifty cents per market
day for corner spaces. .-al1 others to
be twenty-five cents per market day
Space not occupied by o'clock
can be granted to another party for
the day, unless 1T has been paid for
in advance.
Horses not to stand on street but
TO be hitched In rear of lot.
Market days to be Tuesdays and
Fridays. and to close at IL o'clock
noon.
All fruit and vegetables to be kept
in baskets or on platforms raised at
least six inches above the earth.
Farmers TO take all refuse, tnclud
ing manure, away with them and out
OF the city, or lose their right to
space allotted.
Sealer of Weights and Measures
to have charge of the market, to-
collect fees, and pay them all over to
the collector of revenue once each
month: to keep set OF books show
ing spaces allotted and names of
farmers having right to same, giving
receipt showing the right of farm
er to occupy such space; also a re-
ceipt for each payment made by
farmer, retaining q stub that can be
shown as a record. One-half OF all
fees to be paid on warrant by order
of the council each month to owner
OF the property.
City to be responsible for damage
to sidewalks, and to level off lot and
cover space between walk and
wagons with .cinders.
Inc CnOlCe OIL COTuST spaces W Uo
allotted separately to those who wish
them, and who pay for three months
in advance at the rate of fifty cents
per market day.
The farmers who have been COM
ing with two wagons during the fall
OF 1911 to have the option of choos-
Ing two adjoining spaces according
to their lot.
Amendments to the rules OF the
market to be made by the aldermen
In Committee of the Whole.
The farmers shall not call out
their wares or the price of them.
Farmers to drive on land at a
place selected by Sealer of Weights
and Measures, and If they injure the
curb or sidewalk they are to pay for
same or have the space allotted them
Withdrawn.
A separate space to be set apart
for the hucksters living in Perth
Amboy, and to be governed by the,
rules of the farmers market, except
that they shall not pay any fee for
the privilege of standing there on
market days.
These rules to take effect May ],
1912.