Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-03-22
Reported for the Daily American Telegraph.
Large Meeting OF the Citizens Of the
First Ward-West Market.

First Ward-West Market.
The announcement through the Telegraph for
n meeting of the citizens of the First Ward, for
Friday night, in order that an expression of opin-
ion could be had in reference to suitable loca-
ton upon which to build new market-house,
drew together, in the hall of the Union Engine
house, the largest meeting assembled in the
Ward-there being not less than two hundred and
fifty persons within the hall. Many citizens made
| their appearance in order to participate in the
proceedings of the meeting, who the hall being
to small to accommodate them all, were deprived
of that opportunity
A proposition submitted to the meeting to
rebuild the market-house upon the present site
which was strongly advocated by several persons
upon the ground that that position was the most
central that it has been used as a market-place
for ffty years; that the citizens, and persons at
tending the market from the surrounding country
with their produce for sale, hre perfectly familiar
with the present location and that its removal
would prove injurious in the depreciation of prop
erty contiguous to the present site; that the
mercantile portion of the citizens would, in con-
sequence, sustain serious injury in their business
and that the public convenience would not be en-
HANGED by n removal of the market to any other
point.
On the other side, it was argued that the
market was cause of serious complaint; that it
is the gathering place for a large number of
rowdies during all hours of the night; that their
conduct at oil times, particularly on Sabbath
evenings, has been insufferabe; and that the
burning of the market was one Of the results of
this ground of complaint.
1t was also stated that very grievous infection
was imposed upon some of the citizens by the
cumulaton of flies, during their existence, ema-
mating from the market house and that the eff
fuvia arising from fish was not always very
agreeable.
The resolution presented to the meeting in favor
Of the present site would have been adopted by
majority Of at least three fourths of the meeting
had the question been taken; but, rs many of the
citizens could not obtain access 10 the hall. and
as it was but fair that all who desired il should
be allowed opportunity to express their views
as to choice oflocation, proposition was offered,
and unanimously adopted, that q special election
he held on the second Monday in April, when the
citizens will have an opportunity of casting their
per- and afford our representatives an opportunity
to act advisedly.
For the information Of the public, we will state
that the market-house has been temporarily re-
paired. and that the market will be continued as
usual
OF the meeting above noticed, Col. James l..
Edwards was chairman, and James w. Sheahan
secretary. Speeches we're made by Rev. Charles
A. Davis, Cen J. Eaton, Major Bender, and
Messrs Drury, Mechlin, Hines, Hardness, John
son, Frye, Wilson, and others.
The following preamble aud resolution were
adopted:
Whereas q great diversity of opinion exists
among the citizens of the ward respecting the
most proper and convenient site for the new mar
ket: Therefore,
Resolped, That the representatives of this ward
in the City Councils be requested to have some
law passed, or provision made, by which the
sense of majority of the voters of the ward,
upon the most suitable site, may be ascertained,
at an election to be held for that purpose on the
second Monday in April next.
nnyn Our Alexandria friends are requested to
take care of our city boys who visit them on Sun