Evening journal., 1913-08-29
CITY MARKET
BETTERMENTS
WILL COME
Council to Discuss Subject at
Open Meeting on Sept
ember 10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO HELP In PLAN

City Council last night took the
FIRST real step toward bettering con-
ditions in the street markets. a move
agitated by the Chamber of Com
nlerce- and through the newspapers.
BY passing a motion made by Colonel
W. +. Stover, OF the Seventh ward.
providing for an open meeting 10 be
held IN the Council chamber on We'd
nesday night, September 10. to which
VIII be invited the clerk OF market.
the farmers and truckers attending
the street markets and the hucksters.
Colonel Stovers object is to have all
interested present at this meeting so
that the views OF all may be obtained.
In bringing up the question Colonel
Stover said that Council is directly
responsible for the control of the
street markets and It should take
some action to remedy existing con-
dfti0ns He said he had no sympathy
for the farmer who a long time ago
gave SO S25 or $50 to a clerk of the
market for a stand "In my opinion,
he said, the man who offers a bribe
Is worse than the one who accepts H.
but al that il this practice has exist
ed it should be ABOLISHED
Councilman Draper, of the Fifth
ward. said a few things concerning
the markets that we're considered the
key 70 the situation by Colonel
George W Sparks. president of the
Board Of Street and Sewer Directors
who attended the meeting. Mr..
Draper said thac he noticed time and
time again farmers teams backed up
TO the curb as late as 4 o'clock I'm the
afternoon on market days when there
was no such law permitting this. He
said that the ordinance fixed the time
for farmers 10 be away from their
stands at o'clock. He said he was
informed that the clerk OF market
in view OF the present agitation, was
holding off pending action by Coun-
Gil He also charged that some farm
ers. while pretending 10 clean up.
leave much truck and what goes TO
make garbage behind them. He add
ed that the same thing applied to
hucksters and others who have
stands in the markets on Saturday
night the condition of King street on
Sunday morning, being a disgrace.
Another thing Mr.. Draper said he
noticed In the markets was the use
by many Of liquid measures instead
OF dry measures. He said he did not
know whether the new clerk Of the
market knew this but thought some
cognizance should be taken of II.
Following Mr. Draper, Colonel Sparks
said that II would be a joyful day for
the Street and Sewer Department when
Council takes such action as will com
pei those standing in the markets 70
clean up before they 20 home. He said
that the department has had a special
gang Of men waiting for the time the
wagons leave IN order 70 clean the
streets IF We kept men on the street
10 o o'clock at night he added. "the
streets would be Just as dirty on Sunday
morning He said the department had
lone much TO stop the practice Of litter
ng the streets with refuse without
ivail, and ne ventured the opinion that
The cost Of cleaning King street was
greater than the money received for
space for stands in that thoroughfare.
Colonel Sparks thought the control of
the street markets should be in the
hands Of the Street and Sewer Depart
ment, and that the clerk Of the market
should come under the jurisdiction of
the department. all the funds received
for stands being turned over 10 the
Street and Sewer Directors. 10 he de.
voted 10 keeping the streets clean.
At this point Mr.. Draper suggested
that all stands should be of the street
BY o'clock at night
Mr.. Sparks wanted 70 know by what
right persons stand along the curhs at
night
Mr. Draper said they had no right
there.
President White said he understood