Evening journal., 1913-10-01
CHARGE CITY
OFFICIAL AS
LAW BREAKER
Councilman Zimmerman Is
Accused of Violating the
Market Ordinance
CLERK ORDERS ALL
SQUATTERS OFF STREET

Pursuant to orders issued by City
Council last week, William Paris,
cerk of the markets, this morning caus-
ed the arrest OF Jacob Zimmerman
councilman from the First ward, on
charge of violating the city market or
dinance Mr. Zimmerman, who has a
stand at the northeast corner of Fifth
and King streets, was arrested at $40
o'clock and at the same time Mr.. Par
ris asked for warrants for William
Warren. fish dealer who has a stand
next to Councilman Zimmerman. La
ter q request was made by the clerk
for Michael Palese. who deals in celery
and horse radish at the northeast cor
nor OF Fourth and King streets. Palese
was notified twice this morning to va
cate his stand, but he refused AS Z.
Sherbune Rice. clerk of the court was
busy at the time, the warrants viii
not be. issued for Warran and Palase
until this afternoon
The three dealers will be given hear
ing- in City Court tomorrow morning.
Mr. Zimmerman accompanied Mr.. PARIS
TO the police station. He was released
on his own recognizance.
In addition to these three cases. Mr.
Paris went through King and Madi-
son streets markets, accompanied by
a reporter of THE EVENING JOUR
NAL, and while on the tour one quart
measure was confiscated and warn
ings were sounded in three other
cases, where the measures we're not
of Of the standard size. In addition
all horse radish dealers at Fifth and
King streets, we're notified to vacate
In Madison Street Market, the clean.
up was noticeable. there being nc
sQuatters at the street corners. Al
Fourth and Madison streets, one huck
ster, whose stand extended severa
feet beyond the building line wai
warned, and he moved back to com
ply with the law. At Sixth and Madi
son streets, a dealer in fruit had
stand against a building on Sixtl
street. and, while he was not moved
Mr. Paris will ask City Solicitor
Hastings for an opinion on thi
phrase of the situation before taklnl
any action against the dealer.
In another place in Madison Stree
Market. Mr.. Paris found woma
sellinah wo was not a farmer. Thi
was Mrs Sarah +. Croes, Of No. II
West Thirteenth street. who sell
eggs and mush. The woman sal
she made the mush while the eggs ar
from one Of her poultry yards Sh
was allowed to remain there thi
morning. Another case similar {
this was found in King Street Marke
near Fifth street. where a young gil
was disposing of cakes and brea
along the curbstonc. The girl sal
she was selling for Mrs. Maggie Allei
of A and Queen streets. Mr.. Parrl
told her to vacate the stand. as Sh
was not a farmer or trucker, and IN
law states that only farmers or truck
crs are entitled TO stand IN the stree
markets.
The clean up In both King an
Madison street markets was notice
able the intersecting streets bein
free from all distractions. This wa
especially true at Sixth and Kin
streets where the stand of John Har
nigan. a fruit dealer had stood fo
years. Mr. Hannigan, who leases
stand on the pavement in front of IA
Street and Sewer Del artment built
ing at the southwest corner of SiNt
and King streets informed Mr.. Parr
that he would abide by the law. M
Hannigan was at his stand on tn
opposite corner The same condition
prevailed at Fifth and iKng street
John Thomas, a dealer who wa
there last Saturday having vacated
Another dealer who complied wit
the law today was John Buchn,
fish dealer. who formerly had a stan
at Seventh and King streets. Nj
Buchn removed his stand to Kin
street below Second street, which T.
law designates as the fish market
Mr.. Paris in conversation with r
porters said all fish dealers wou
have to take up stands there.
At the King street entrance
Second street market house, the dea
ers were found to have taken Sc
eral feet of the ing street sidewa
in explosing their goods. These we
informed that they could not occul
the space, IL being a public buildiI
and If all those who had stands the
were to assert like right, the sire
would be covered with merchandi
and producce. Others dealers alol
the west side of King street fro
Second TO Seventh street we're no
fed to remove the produce that W
along the curbstone. Little W
found there, however, and il was pc
sible for once, for people to pass o
another on the sidewalk
Following the tour of inspection J
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