Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-02
ORDER MERCHANTS
Who VIOLATE STAND
LAW TO Be ARRESTED
Street Directors Told as Broke
Regulation on King Street
on Saturday.
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Merchants of l>ing and Madison
streets who fan to obey tho law re-
GENTLY made 10y the Directors Of the
street and Sewer Department. will be
arrested tomorrow, u the plans OF the
directors materialize. According to in.
formation placed before tho directors
al their weekly meeting today. there
were 30 who violated the law two
weeks ago and ~ last Saturday. these
being ON king street alone
While there was NO admission pub
hclN. the directors had cognizanCe of
the fact that the regulations they
made causing all stands tu br taken
from in front uf stores and which
stands extended cut over the side
walk were being pooh -pouhed 10y the
offenders The FIRST week or two after
IN" regulations became effective. the
merchants kept within the Inv. hut
recently to every one who passed up
and down kirs and Madison streets
and knew OF the regulation there was
the realization that the law was heiug
broken
The matter was brought before the
directors today IN petition presented
hN W, ~ rrcttymau ot to2 Madison
street. The petition had three scorr
signeturcE. most ~ them merchants
along Madison street. who say they
are oheNinE the law ln the preamble
the merchants set forth that this heins
law enforcement week. rs last week
was. they felt that something should
hc done to mako every one obey the
law. the same as they were doing. and
that " the clerk of the market could
not eutorcc the law that some other
remedy should be- found
Clerk McAtcor was present and WIS
called upon to answer the allegation
made in the petition that the law wa
not being inforccd He admitted that
q was all true. hut said that the law
could not be- enforced as long as the
awnings ia front ~ stores were IN
place which the directors have ordered
removed.
What did We make this regulation
fur" asked Director Grler. Was IL
Just 60 frame and put In book. II
that was the purpose then was mis-
taken about it. what do YOU say Mr..
Johnson he asked of the chairman
81 the board
Those laws were made 10 be en-
forced announced Chairman John
son. and is up to YOU. MIR Clerk. 20
zee that they arc"
It's impossible 10 do anything as
lung as the awnings are permitted TO
remain up." Mr. McAtter replied.
We want YOU Co SO after every one
who violates tho law" said Chairma n
Johnson
Arrest a few and see how that
works. suggested Director Sparks.
Yes directed Mr. johnson. arrest
those who persist IN violating the law.
Go. after them tomorrow" Mr. Nc
Atecr said all right" and the incident
was closed.
The merchants are allowed 90 have
awnings. known as drop" awnings.
hut not the stationary kind fixed
permanently 90 posts. Many. how
s>er. refused Go take down the
permanent awnings.
Applications were received toda v
from William CLARK and John !. Miller
for licenses a. master plumbers
Applications for Easolene pumps and
fixtures by the silver Tire CO. 202
kinr street. ana \. A Mousley. 2Ioi
Market street. were refused. The ap-
phcation of Clara q. Litinski. zoos
West Seventeenth street. was filed
Tho department decided 10 reps "
the crossing sidewalk al Thirteenth
and Union streets.