Evening journal., 1913-07-25
GAEL STANDS
QUIZ ABOUT
CITY MARKET
Tells Council Law is Hard to
Enforce and Wants
Amendments
BLUFFS" SOME INTO
RESPECT FOR ORDINANCE

CSty Council last evening took a
recess of nearly an hour while efforts
were made to summon Victor Gael
clerk of the city markets. to testify
to certain alleged Irregularities e>-
isting in the markets II was llls
first time ia years that such pro
cedure was necessary and whiic
President White, on motion OF MIR.
Stover. had prepared subpoena ana
delivered il to the posice depart
mcnt to serve. il was not necessary
to serve il, as Mr.. Gael came to the
Council Chamber as soon as he heard
he was wanted.
Mr.. Gael was ordered to appear at
the session by Councilman Stoyer ON
Wednesday night. but owing To pres
sure of business. Mark McManus,
the clerk did not have time to sum
mon him yesterday. For that reason
Mr. Gael was not present when the
session convened.
When the question WIS brought up
last night Mr Slower declared he was
willing TO remain there until Mr.
Gael was brought in and asked TO eN-
plain the statements alleged 20 have
been made by him In a newspaper
that politics played an important
part in the street markets Mr..
St0ver said that as Mr. Cael's term of
office would expire i'm short time,
It would not do to postpone action.
He then made a motion that q sub
poena be served on Mr.. Gael and this
was carried Council in the mean
time took the recess. Several of the
Councilmen called several places on
the telephone for the clerk and inal-
ly. after waiting an hour. he appear
ed of his own volitiun.
Mccall was given a seat near tho
Presidents desk and President White
explained that his presence WIS desired
to answer certain statements that had
appeared in print concerning the street
markets. Councilman Stover asked ih'
clerl, IT he had said politics had madc
it impossible for him to enforce tho
market laws. and why. Mr.. Gael re-.
piled that he knew nothing about sucl
q statement and had said nothing o
politics playing such part. He al
mittcd people wanted to know why
certain things existed in the markets
arrests for violations oi the marke
law had been carried 80 the upper cour
and the cases dropped lie thought thi
legislature should amend the law
Referring 60 the so-callel political as
settion Alr Gael said be- might hav
made the assertion that he had gool
friends among Democrats and Repuhli
rans who have friends to take care @
them.
Asked by Mr. Stoyer il the law di
not say that The farmers shuuld vacst
tlc cnrh,tone- by lo'rlock in the after
nuOn- NJ Oacl slid yes but that b
had hcvn uruached by merchants. an
even baukre who said the condition
bad existed Ion years and that by th
farmers remaiung longer they spen
n"sr monry here. Mr. Gael said he ha
kif his mouth closed. becanse the far
nri- did net Interfere with him and ha
iccn standing in the markets afte
hour, ior Years.
Mr. Gael said he had spoken Of th'
conditions 10 members Of Council be
fore and If they desired him 10 en-
FORCE the law more rigidly the,
should have requested him to do SO
Mr. Stover asked how it was tina
stands in King aud Madison streets
markets were used by other thai
farmers. Mr. Gael said II was a har,
matter to separate the chat iron
iIc wheat and he yentured the re
mark that if all those who did no
raise their own produce were to b
barred. from the markets., the tota
number OF farmers in the marke
would he about 100
CfpNrs. enid In IfI
slider n man with a push cart a farm
tr for he surely did not push TN
cart in from Brandywine hundred.
Another question asked by MI
StoNer was whether the hucksters o
King street held different license
;han those held by farmers. Mr.. Cae
said the hucksters rented their spac
on the building lines from the ten
ants aud owners of the prOpertie.
The law says this space is to be use
for display purposes only and al
sales are to be made within tn
building lines. This law. Mr.. Ca,
said was violated He did not kno'
whether he had any jurisdiction owe
this infraction Of the law, however
Al this point Mr.. Stover asked NJ
Gael about the Jersey markets in Ea'
Fourth street, and Mr., Gael said th
only thing he could do there was
'lluif" the dealers into living up I
The law. He then declared the la
a"cded revising.
lu reply to the question wheth,
$" tested butter sold in the market
y. Gael said he had. and during h
tenn o. Office he had condemned fin
iV'a of hntter. The farmers,
rSi''. @c:e giving fun weight and
49, gwen them but one warning.
IS 20 other members OF Counc
w',aa! - AK AR. Ca"l any question
VI. .in,sr made mnt,pn that y,
sA-l 3" instructed 10 rnGpcc 80 Hri
~ i.s Cainious of wEat was rece
Asr' 90 ..ai tho markets on hlsinoi
~ os-.-. This was carried, AZ
~ Gael said be would have a ropo
r-'ui- a. iiie noXt meeting uf Corac
Coan,'. ;heu adjourned.