New-York tribune., 1922-08-28


he must have help. Carriers and
watchmen are necessary. There is In
sufficient police protection.
Fees Are Explained
"lf adequate protection we're given
these markets by the city authorities
It would not be necessary for the
farmer topay 90 cents load in order
that he may not be roobed of his
produce. We are charged $500 a night
for carrier service, 80 cents for
watchman service, and we pay rs cents
to the city collector for space. In ad-
dition there is q fee of ST. week for
space reservation | have never filed
an application for license and never
was asked to do So
Another produce man, who requested
that his name be withheld, said:
= have taken my produce to Ganse-
wort Market during seven years I
hire one man calling himself q carrier
to unload my truck and carry goods for
ME. He collects $3.50 load ire
spective of the amount of work to be
done or whether there is any carrying
or none. In addition ! pay man
known as the watchman SO cents a
night. The so-called city collector
calls on me for rs cents and gives me
three tickets stamped 25 cents each.
The city charge for space used to be
20 cents. Later it was boosted to so
cents, and recently ii has been rs cents,
but the face of the tickets still calls
for 25 cents. / don't know why that is.
Sometimes they punch the tickets and
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why that is, either.
There ought to be city Supervisor
in both markets with authority to con-
troll men working in them. II | enter
with load and pay the charge of $3.50
for carrier, may as we'll make up
my mind to carry my own load unless
/ tip the workman assigned to me so
cents. In case ! don't hand over the
money my load will rot on the truck,
or anyway I'll be the last unloaded.
Ruston Out of City
"Gansevoort is run by self-con-
stituted boss with band of watch
men, helpers and hangers-on. There
are no policemen, and / never see any
city official supposed to exercise au-
thority except the man who collects
seventy-fve cents, and he is first on
the job. / never tried to find out
service in these markets, but ] sup
pose it goes to the men who collect
it,
Efforts made yesterday to reach Dis
trict Attorney Ruston of Kings Coun-
ty, whose letter to Mayor Hylan urg-
ing seizure of Market Department rec
ords drew forth sarcastic rejoinder
from the Mayor, resulted only in as
surances that Mr.. Ruston had left
town for the weekend
A letter was sent to Mr.. Ruston
yesterday by Blanche Wylie Welz-
miller, Deputy Commi ssioner Of Markets
torney's letter to the Mayor. 1t reads:
"My Dear Mr.. Ruston: Your letter
to Mayor Hylan August "a, by way of
the press, among other misleading
statements, contains the assertion with
regard to supervisors reports that mo
books are kept making permanent
record of their contents.
Gas this affects me / call your atten-
tion to the fact that this is an abso-
lutely incorrect statement. All receipts
of money, expenditures, salaries, bal
ances, etc., of all street markets under
city control were completely recorded
under my personal supervision for the
year 1921, beginning January 20 and
extending to November 80, inclusive,
covering this entire period that the
markets were under my direct charge.
vehicles for Propaganda"
"This record was placed voluntarily
by me in the hands of Mr.. Edward
O'Neill, your assistant, i'll the presence
of the grand jury on the day / ap-
peared before that body. Will you
kindly correct this statement through
the press?
"The apparently slipshod methods
You complain Of with regard to the
failure OF vouchers to remain attached
to reports are due largely to the fact
from time to time used the pushcarts
and the Department of Markets as We
hIcles for propaganda, as, for instance,
the. famous Meyer committee, which
took over all data in our possession
ana either failed to return it at all or
did SO in the condition in which you
found the records of 1921.
81 desire further to call your atten-
tion to the fact that during the time
pushcarts were in my charge they were
visited daily by me and weekly by re-
porters from various newspapers ac-
companying me.
Not In Accord With Facts
81 hold myself ready and willing at
al times w answer any questions ana
to give ali information in fullest detail
with regard to my work in the Depart
ment of Markets. This applies to all
matters which have come to my atten-
tion in the department.
"W omen are under the impression
that it is the duty of district attorneys
to protect the interests of those who
testify and warn to silence any who
may be inclined to discuss outside the