Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-19

MARKET MEETISs.-EDs MORNING LEAuER:-
Will you please publish the following brief
proceedings of a meeting for consultation, held
by p' rsons interested in retaining the public
market upon Ontario street
The meeting assembled upon verbal notice
to individuals on Friday evening last, at the
Room of Edward Kingsley, Esq Henry Moore
was called to the chair, and the following Res
olutons were adopted
Whereas, by a recent ordnanc of the Com
mon Council of this City, our Public Market
has been unsuitably and unadvisedly changed
from Ontario street to the junction oi Klns,
man and Pittsburgh street. This meeting com.
posed of persons interested in the prosperity Of
our Pubnc Market system, feel called upon
TO protest against and oppose such change
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Rcsolccd / There has heen 40 public de-
mand for th's change. We believe that nine-
tenths OF those vino visit tie Public Market,
either 70 buy or sell, are strongly opposed to it,
! We think this proved hy the force necessarily
used to carry out the present ordinance. The
people have beeu driven IRON Ontario street
against their Will.
Resoosd, III, That tho new market ground
is IN every respect unsuitable for such purpo.
ses 1t Is in a bleak and unshelterd situation.
The surface Of the ground is newly graded,
unpaved aud insulliClently drained II aiTorda
/ no shelter or other convenienceg near at hand
for men or aniaals. 1t has 40 permanent trade
built up about 1t, which is a great convenience
to those attending Market. Il does not afford
sufficient room Tor our growing Public Market
and must for this reason be ultimately aban
donCd
RssOleed III That now is the time to aban.
don this i'll selected, unsightly and inhospilabls
place before new interests have attached to it,
before an increased expenditure lie made and q
thriving trade built up about it To be uIti-
mately disappointed and ruined.
Resoioed lV. That we regard this ordinance
as exceedingly unjust in its effects upon the
now hOu,shlng business on Ontario st Many
OF our citizens now doing business and owning
property there must suffer severely at this time
ofgeneral dullncss from this uncallod for legis
latiUu
ResOlpsd, V, That all the inconyeniences
complained OF, growing out OF the obstruction
OF travel ON Ontario street will b9 found TO OK
lst to greater extent ON the new Market
Place
ReSoired, vi. That this meeting will use It's
best endeayors in all lawful ways, to have On
Iarlo street continue heretofore Public Mar
ket Place.
RcSOiDed. VII That standing committee OF
five pcrsons be appointed to carry out she
views of this meeting, with power to call her
meetings, collect and disburse money, and adopt
such other measures ne they may in their dis
erection think wise and proper.
The following gentlemen were appointed a
standing committee J. L. Brown, q. Chand
Ter, b. Rose. A. Salter, II. Hadlow.
Judge Starkwetther was present aud being
called upon took up the different sections oI
the market ordinance, and gave the meeting
very clear and iorcibie view OF the rights o
market men under it.
After remarks from Messrs Kingsley, Brown
M'lntosh and Others the meeting adjourned
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