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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4499a. ORDINANCE N0. V499- E AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A WHOLESALE CURB MARKET IN THE 'TY OF LITTLE ROCK,.PROVIDING RULES FOR THE REGULATION THEREOF, OREATING TA's POSITION OF MARKET MASTER, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSIS. r C ', BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK: Section 1. That a wholesale curb market is 4eq�IbuAll- ed in the City of Little Rock for the purpose of providing a place where farmers or gardeners, raising their own produce may ex- pose the same for sale. Said market shall be located on the streets of Little Rock as follows; beginning at the alley between Center and Spring Streets on the north side of Sixth Street, , thence west to the intersection of Sixth and Spring Streets, thence north Fifty (50) feet on Spring Street, thence west across Spring Street to the west side thereof, thence south to the intersection of Sixth and Spring Streets, thence west on Sixth Street to the alley between Spring and Broadway Streets, thence south to the efte c�`f Sixth Street, thence East to the intersection of Sixth and Spring Streets, thence south to a point Fifty (50) feet south of the intersection of Seventh and Spring Streets, thence east across Spring Street to the east side thereof, thence north to the intersection of Seventh and Spring Streets, thence east on Seventh Street to the alley, thence north across Seventh Street to the north side thereof, thence west to Spring Street, thence north to Sixth.Street, thence East On Sixth Street to the point of" beginning of said market area at the alley between Center, Ad .Spring Streets. Section 2. The streets-herein designated as the a it , e­A r said market shall be closed to traffic from Three A.M. to Seven A.M. . s Section 3: The position of market master is hereby ore' a and said market master shall be appointed by the G.tx.Hea`fIcer. He shall have complete control and management of said market and his duties shall be to carry out and put in force the rules P governing said market as set forth in this ordinance and he shall * � 00 be paid a salary at the rate of .9 S_ per month. The salary of the market master and all other expenses of conducting said market shalt be paid from the fees to be derived from said market, as hereinafter provided. Section 4. Said market space shall be divided off in Eight (9) feet stalls each stall to be 'numbered. Said stalls shall be rented ,to gardeners or farmers desiring to sell their produce �t said market, by the market master at the rate of`j'.'S0 per month per stall, payable in advance after such person shall have made written application to the market master and said application has been approved. Farmers or gardeners not having: a. stall rented by the month shall make out the application above referred to and upon the payment of a charge of T 3�- Five Cente► per day shall be assigned to any stall available. No stall shall be rented to more than one person. No stall shall be rented permanently for less than a three months period. A stall may not be sold, sub -let, transfered or assigned by the person renting same. Stalls rented by.the month_ shall not be held open for more than One Hour after the opening of the market and upon the failure of the renter to occupy same within that period the market master may assign said stall to other with- out refund to the renter for that day. Section 5. Th6jmarket shall open for the purpose of buying or selling at Four A.M. and shall close promptly at Seven A.M. All persons renting stalls will be allowed on the market One Hour be- fore opening time for the purpose of arranging their produce for sale or display. Produce may be displayed in front of a truck or,Vagon but shall not extend to or iwon the sidewalk of any str4qt. Section 6. The wholesaleicurb market herein establisha;l is primarily for the use of farmers or gardeners selling produce _Which they have raised.Et is understood however that peddlers, hucksters or brokers of produce,.whether growers of produce or 2) .-r v 4 Is -fi 0 not shall be Mowed to rent stalls in said market at the same rates as herein set forth,provided they have paid a privilege tax to the , City Collector for said peddling, huckstering or brokering of produce of Five($5) Dollars per month or Fifty ($50) Dollars per annum. Any such person renting a stall on said market shall abide by all the rules and regulations of the market. section said market shall obey all of the laws of the State of Arkansas and the ordinances of the City of Little Rook and upon conviction for the violation of any of said laws the market master may cancel the stall contract had with said person and may refuse to issue:._ a permit for said person to operate in said market. Section 8. All receipts for payment of stall rental.shall be issued by the market master and countersigned by the City Col- lector. Section 9. It shall be the duty of the City Collector to make an accounting of revenues and expenditures of said market to ty, ouncil -once each month. Section 1. This ordinance shall be in force from and after date of its passage. action 18. The market master shall settle with the City rColleotor each and every day. Passed: October 28, 19-29• Approved: Mayo.