Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-04
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCILS.


Wa, heid Iast evenins, Inc vice president, >. >,
Baker, In the chair. Present, ~, 'n ps1 NJ
except Messru. Croker, Morseii' hu'e'' NV
O1 nm us.r laid before the Board the follow.
inr communication from the Mayor
Mw :!.,, 9TSjsFh, y,Ta h issd
10 me hoard Of IiSep@sa ana BodTd cf Com.
1 az IhAyo deemed It my duty to
call You together In special session to take
some action In regard to bill now pending 10
wgSSIEs 81 sITsstps narrst,house on he
site Of present Centre market.
AZ the Councils have expressed ey unAni
nous vote 'hsr oPPSsSS s 70 ssI ~.
city, and ~ II IL probable that Congress viii
Immediately pass the bill without some dc.
~, II ia proper that the matter be attended to
knd a. this is a case 10 which every resideG1t
o. The city e deeply ist' &c ,tro esisnt
would respectfully suggest that = resoIuuon
be passed BY the councils reqye.tns i',,i
erect the mATket.houae, or whether " should
Of the city at the election TO be held on the
Nc thIs means ii will be determined what
the desITe Of the people IL In reference TO this
matter, and believe Congress VIII heeI 'he
request 81 the Councils and suspend action on
the bill TIL tho result IL ascertAlned and deter
mined.
Very respeeliulll, .; u. b4maN' ""S'''
whereas an effort 10 being made BY certain
persons IN this eiiy 70 ooian ~, u l',, ~
highly yMuaoie lIAneh - ., ", .sss ~
HONORABLE % y 70 ION n ~, nv ,ppons on
the Centre mnkethouhe ny ~ h tHSu'1 ~,
witch y Is sltuatsd, and whi !i hssl hn o'so
reserved for that purpose has Mways oeent ~
a should continue to be, under the control OF
the general or corporate authorities, and not
TO be converted into an sh's,pIsss lor '"'
boneht OF pfivAte inalvllualsi theIe,oIS,
BE rctoirea go That We ny w, ~ ~
WAshinEtop. as REPRESENTATIVE and gusrdia,ns
elected BY them 70 ptoteet tasit IN,
tefcsta, against the passage o. eul kIanunA
this valuable franchise 70 private eompany.
and ~ the same tlMe Iake sANe 70 " prJ i,s
That we cry ueAiIes 70 pu,lu hn1 WI ou'S
suitable mAtket mouse gu thM ne ~ , suoh ~.
pcnse aud according 20 such plans as CopgIs sl
may difeet, 20 soon AAloms PopSt auIhOny
ha nave peen upVh 'ao
lion Tor That purpose; ms me eotpoinatIou
hiss heretofore attempted 70 %, but has been
prevented pJ peIs9h. pIeau.,neu W " .nttI-
ssisd n this spseuistion rhe tessrvallon ~ f
lars, aud henee PoMe,,.,ui ,onoy - oesh ee'
seg,ng NJ H. ~ .,i.,,,ig,ra.,,
elating Q, tne a,s ~" ~ ~.
lug the wlhne. ~ w ,p S,Ss ~ ~ sI,I,n,l,s
opinion That thtee Iou5t ~ 2. ,ns
Whshlhgtoh nv po ,', ~ III ~ y, a, " sss,
matkethgHse PIT a n,nat, ~ ~. ~ I'm
Pany, and will result 10 Imposing crest h,sI
.hps SUI ~, 80, ~. asn,,.. -
nhn , W. s,n. ~ sIinw he aecIson Of m.
lhe nn',eu Sta ',i ~ aior ~ ~ h. n.aS ~ IL
munes hV ~ w, :, ~. sDn1si sieetion,n X.
2, tni NJ IN y Hnns a.st W wv
heiu an p ~ sJ .is ,bat ~ h.a ,o-a.v ,,sr
MI. BAKER sAll that ne h nv, To- 70 sexh
some oi me memoets o. tne D,.,LiS' SSnh MI,
we, aen " han Dsen M ,i - ~ SHn
~ Insrt,,,i,n ibsi, yisSs ,,non the matte
~ lhin ythe.u', So ~, p aas'aA y.
me'srs bt9s ,aso1 ,hs hsii ~ ,, tIV.h
the lower BoatI, thteIel the hAiI an1 W. slAteI
NlnI the luNNu OF bunuNlA hAh VhahNu