New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10
What Alderman Brush Saw.

Part OF the reason for this great cXh!b!-
tom Of activity On the part Of the CITY
Fathers les in Il personally conducted tour
mado BY Alderman Brush yesterday NOM
Ing through the pushca!t section % AiF-
lem.
Alderman Brush was fankcd on the F.ght
BY Mrs. Julian Heath, president OF the
Housewives League, and on the left by Max
Fcl5nan. president Of the Harlem push
cart Ped!crs' Association.
There was little which those two active
gu.Gcs lot escape the aldcrman's eyes ana
Judging from his frequent ordinations OF
something must DO done" he was niue"
impressed By what he saw:
Whether tho "sOmeth!ng' 10 DO done VIII
result In the establishment Of regulated
rughcart markets Tor which tic pediers, tho
Housewives League, the United 4i'oIu"
Charities and various civic organizations
arc clamorlng, remains 10 be seen.
Alderman Brush was first led under the
Park avenue v!aduct from 10th 10 44'f.
street, and his attention called TO what
wonderful market It would make. and no"
easily Il could be cared for by the street
Cleaning Department
The fresh quality OF the fruit and Vese-
tables caught his eye, and Mrs Heath was
kent busy giving him the figures the shop
men are charging for commodities that may
be bought from the pushcarts Tor It"
| conts Tho scene Under tho v!aduct was
| constantly shifting az the active polcc!h'N
| swooped down upon the pcdlers In the rn!ds'
| OF a sale and made them move on.
| But It was quite another story on llitn
street There seemed 10 be no GUARDIAN
there 10 prevent the streets from being
practically impossible because or the STANDS
( abutting from the shops and extending
/ from the curb practically to tho middle OIL
tbo sidewalk, where only mario" !dh'
was left for pedestrians.
| Along the curb stood rows or garbage
cans that had not been cmpt!ed. ana on t"I
NJ these as stands were boxes OF peaches
and other fruit, piles Of garments trailing
over the edges OF the boxes into the cans
These were FOR sale.
Great piles OF excelsior were stacked
under carts, every doorstep and cellar en-
trance was crowded with stands. selling
every conceivable garment that might 10
worn by a human being OF either sex. The
narrow lane was crowded with jost!ing pur
chasers.
And this Is a fire street, SAID MIS-
Heath. with an expressive wave Of hei
hand. At which Alderman Brush shook hi'
head and murmured again. 'somcthlni
must be done"
From this section tho exploring parts
went 10 the Italian market" at Firs
avenue and 10th street. Here the alderman
was shown pushcarts IN which babies and
tomatoes or babies and peaches were al
most inextricably mixed.
He passed through lanes OF secondhand
clothing spread upon tho sidewalk for !acl
~ a stand or a cart. The whole ave
nue.. for some blocks. was lined with push
J carts that seemed stationary. no police
| man appearing from anywhere to say
Move on"
He stopped at one stand and stood curl
ously watching n woman picking UP egg:
one by one, shifting them and dropping
certain ones into her bag.
Buying eggs by the snell!' he exclaimed
| .rhat certainly is a new one on me-"
Feldman was kept busy explaining that
only a small percentage OF the pushcart!
had Licenses. since ths nun,hAr that could