Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-09-25

In relation to our municipal policyn which, IL
you find worthy Of public attention, you can give
to the community In your widely-cfrculated pa
per! The arst is, the policy Of the Corporation
should be to give the largest liberty to free trade
and competition, and for this purpose should
abolish the license on all marke. stuffs Permit
IN market stufis for the purpose Of supplying the
tables Of our citizens to do So without requiring
him to obtain a license therefor. This class OF
our citizens already have to pay for their stalls in
the market, and their horses and wagons, which
Is Of Itself sufficient tax By opening the door to
this species Of trade 1t would create competition
and families would not be required to pay a large
bonus to licensed hucksters for their produce:
farmers would ind better market for their stuffs,
as IL would create a larger mum Der of wholesale
purchasers; the competition would make some of
the bucksters more obliging, and compel them to
deal with more mercy to their customers: the pro-
the surrounding country would be speedily sought
after and bought up by this class Of dealers, and
brought to our market.
IL may not be generally known that thousands
OF dollars worth Of market stuff never finds its
way to our market, because the farmer 10 not
Wiling 10 come to town and spend a whole day
retailing bis productions; and he cannot dispose
OF his stock to hucksters, because under the pres
ent system 1t Is complete monopoly. being In
the hands Of few who are able to pay the
licenses Different would be the case, were every
man permitted to employ bis little capital and
ind ustry in this kind of traffic. E '-
again: Do away with the prohibition to buy
In market hours to sell again. What possible
harm can 1t do the citizen, IL the dealer shall
during market hours? None that can see The
huckstef buys, Of course, for less than the retail
price, puts the article upon his stand, and retals
1t out for the same the former charged. - i have
never seen any difference in the charge made by
the farmer and that made blythe hue kster In
deed, in many instances market stuffs are pur-
chased cheaper from the latter. ] look upon the
huckster as public benefactor, and cannot see
xryit thnrv, Ia
markets, and am decidedly in favor of their hav-
ing the largest liberty, and with that view, urge
the repeal Of the license imposed on them by our
Corporation. 81 So A HoUsEKKKPER.
CRY 0RDINANcE.-The following act Of the
City Councils has been approved by the Mayor,
and IL now a law Of the Corporation:
An Act supplementary to the act entitled can act
providing for the assessment and valuation Of
all property in the city Of w ashington, or which
may be owned and held by the inhabitants
thereof, and for other purposes" approved May
80, 1919.
Be it enacted by the Board or Aldermen and
Board Of Commos Council of the city of Wash
tngton, That in place Of the returns and assess
ments required by the second paragraph Of the
sixth section OF the act to which this act is sup
plement, [see sheban, page 43,l annually here
after commencing on the first 10 ondav In Sep
tember next, the board Of Assessors shall make
new and com plete alphabetical lists Of all per-
sous, firms, or ompanies, resident In each ward
OF the city owning or holding any description Of
property other than real property made taxable
and liable to assessment by the act to which this
is supplement. which said lists shall contain the
names OF all such persons, firms, or companies,
with the number OF the square in which they
reside or do business, and the aggregate assessed
value OF stocks owned or possessed by each person.
firm, or company, In any banking, insurance or
other incorporated or unincorporated company I'm
this city, excepting only such stocks as NAV be
held In any banking, insurance, or other incor-
porated or uuincorporated company that NAV
tspl Of vii
proviso to the seventh section of said act to have
the stock held by the stockholders in such COM
pdny assessed and valued In the aggregate, and SO
returned; of all bonds and mortgages, stocks of
all kind other than stock in af1y banking. In
surance, or other incorporated or unincorporated
company in this city, which may be assessed in
the aggregate; all public and private securities;
all household furniture and plate all slaves, with
the sex and age of the same, and every other
description Of property not included In the fore
going, except real estate, which may be owned
by each person, firm, or company.
SEC. 2. That SO much Of the fifth section Of the
act approved May 30, 1919 providing for the as
sessment and valuation of all property in the CITY
OF Washington, as exempts from taxation stocks
which are exempt by the laws of the State or power
within whose Jurisdiction they may have been
issued, be and the same is hereby repealed; and
that hereafter all stocks Of all kinds foreign and
domestic, held or owned by the inhabitants of the
city Of Washington, except such as are taxed else
where, and the stocks issued by the United States
or by this Corporation shall be assessed and SUBJ
Ject to taxation the same as other descriptions Of
property.
SIC. 3. That the com pensation to each Assessor
for performing the duties required by this act
shall be three dollars for each day of six hours
they shall be actually employed in the duty.
SEC 4. That all acts and parts Of acts inconsist-
ent with this act be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
THB FACTS IN THE CAsE.-Mr. Editor: The
dismis sal of Mr.. John Yeatman who was charged
with disorderly conduct In the market, having
frty To -
them to condemn the magistrates decision pub
ncly, 1t is only necessary to state the following
facts, and let the public Judge: Mr.. YeatInan was
charged with disorderly conduct in the market,
and the case was brought before Justice DOM
The only person who heard the remark was the
informant, and the counsel for the accused put in
the plea that he was incompetent to be witness;
which is SO. under decision of Mr. Carlisle In
these words Z" That informer who is entitled
TO portion Of the penalty under an ordinance of
the Corporation, as not competent tcttneSs to
proce the ofense." In this case the officer wanted
to be known and recognized as the informant
but the witness stUore that he was the informant
and the case was dismissed for want of evidence
At later period of the day, the informer and his
brother went to the stand and testified to disor-
derby conduct then; but the proof before the
mag istrate was that, IL there was any disorder 1t
was created by the witnesses, and not by Mr. "
those afhdavits mentioned yesterday to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. OBSERVER
WIDE AWAKE DRILL.-Last evening, the Wide
W,
numbers at the republican wigwam on the corner
Of Indiana avenue and Second street. for the pur-
pose of dress drill. After the transaction of
some preliminary business, and the reception of
large number of applications for admission into
their ranks, the members, In uniform, ranged
themselves in line, when under the direction of
their captain they went through their various
military evOlutiOns with a remarkable degree Of
skill and dexterity. The association will this
week decide upon the invitation from the New
York committed to participate in the grand Wide
Awake demonstration TO take place shortly in that
city.
CENTRAL GUARDHoUsE CAsEs.-Joe Jackson,
threats, drunk and disorderly; SlI Is. Thomas
Thomas, drunk and disorderly; dismissed. Julia
Cant, COL, stealing; for trial. John Conner call
Ing for and drinking liquor and refusing to pay,
and disorderly conduct; fine and costs, Sli Is
James Claggett, col, disorderly; do. 50 Is
Alfred Newton, col fugitive from workhouss;
do. $6 Is, sent back for 50 days. c. r.. Polkinton,
drunk and disorderly; fine and costs, 80 is John
Collins, do; do. 81 Is. VIM. Daley, sleeping in
the Market do. S2.15.
STEALING RAes.-Yesterday, a stout active boy
named John Collins, about IA years of age was
captured after a hard race, by the police The
running Of the boy would have done no discredit
to an Indian runner on pressing business; but he
was at last captured by policeman Carter. The
offence Charged against him was the larceny Of a