Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-29

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Market, and on the reservation bounded BY
Tenth and Twelfth street west. and U street
Bsd enacted, Sc, That the corporation Of
Warrington be, aud IL hereby, authorized and
empowered to Issue bonds In denomlnatlons OF
afty, one hundred, i've huadred, and one thou.
sand dollars. to an aggregate amount Of not
exceeding one million dollars, at aTate Of In
terest not exeeedlng six per oentum per
said bonds to be denominated and dealgnAted
on their face as market house bonda, Aad to be
used exclusively for the purpose Of erecting II
and on the reservation bounded BY Tenth and
Twelfth streets west, and y street north aud
ihs osnal the glan o. sald MARIE, ~, 70 30 not
BY Adolph Cluss Or StatkweathOr h PlowmAn,
architects, and now 10 possession Of the Com
mittee on Pubhc Bulldlnss and Grounds OF
the Senate. ... ma
SEQ. .. That the said corporation u wash
lngton shan set apart tho entire revenue to
be derived from said market, exeeptlnE the
es."ary Iep,its, I Tor ~ payment Of ths Inter.
est aud he redemption Of the bonds Aforesaid,
after which such revenue shNIl he approp la
ted 70 the support OF the public HehOois In
Sec. s. That said corporation Of Washing
ton is hereby authorized and empoweted 10
looNte and construct a suitable building OF
buildings upon the following described
sSounds' namely. Commencing az the utter.
section OF the Washington canal and Sew
along The west side Of Seventh street 10 the
southerly side OF PennBylvAnia AYenuet
thence westerly along the southetly aide o
LonIsianA avenue thence along the south
etly aide OF Louisiana avenue to the easterlY
aide Of Ninth street west thence noutherly
along the easteTly side OF Ninth atfeet west,
atty feet south from the northerly side OF the
Washington canal thence east TO the place OF
beginning and to use and occupy the by
the erection Of a suitable building or tulIdlngs
for a public matket.house, (lncludinE the ne
eesaary stalls and sheda,) and also for s'orea,
public hall, and for such other purpos es A. may
ings for stores and halle to he stone, and
Iron or marble not leas tn 80 feet TO the caves
and not lens than eighty feet deep, extending
nue. from The west side Of seventh street to
Its Intersection with Louisiana avenue, thence
along the south side Of Louisiana avenue, TO
the east side OF Ninth street Aforesaid. That
from the rear Of the building on PennSylyauia
avenue, along Seventh street and along Ninth
street, % wen as along the canal, there shall
| poses, which HLAll be kept In good repair BY
said corporation. There shall be one or mot6
entrances to said market graunds between
and ItouislAnG avenues, OF suitable width and
height for the accommodation Of pedestrians,
and suitable eutrAneei on seventh and Ninth
streets for horses, wagons and 80 forth, That
within the hollow square formed by the build
inEs Aforesaid, suitable, buildings shall DO
erected for Al Necessary ,s MARKET purposes az
the ground within said square shall be suit
ably paved, severed and drained, And that
the open space At the in,erSec,i9n q ohio and
streets shall be used for hay aud live stock
markets under the direction Of the eity gov
eTnment Of Washington. The buildlnga here.
10 deaignatcd for the purposes OF market
shall be used for no other purpose incon.
slalont herewith, but the aAms shall To-
main a public market as herelnbcfoto de-
SsfiSed. And the said corporation, shall
whenever any part or parts Of said buildings,
stalls, stands and 80 forth, for market
purposes are ready for use OF occupancy,
offer the same Tor IaIS at public Gue,
tion for one Of more years TO the highest
| bidder or bidders, subject to the payment Of
be axei by the corporation OF the city Of
| Washington, and public notice shall be given
| Of the day OF said sale 10 two or more daily
newspapers published 10 the city OF washing
ton, for two weeks previous to said safe,
| and by hAnd.bills, TO be posted up 10 said
battle-ground, ten days previous therefor
| shall be made on similar notice aud In the
| sane manner and the said corporation shall
have full power TO assels aud collect rents for
the use OF said buildings, stands, stalls and
! grounds Aforesaid, The stalls, stands aud
]. privileges OF all kinds in said market TO be
ussd for market purposes, when offered At
| public sale shall be let O-tho highest bidder,
| and there shall be no bidding on the part OF
sail corporation, directly or Indirectly; and
| tnN person VINO hhhU Oucf inc hlkhGAl pTlc0
at or beyond such minimum Tor any such
BtAnd, stall or privilege shall be entitled to the
occupation thereof, and shall be considered as
having the good will aud the right to retain
occupy the same for his own business, and
shall continue to pay the rent therefor, as an
nually assessed, hut shall have no right to
dispose Of such good will to any other personi
and the rent shall only be raised on AppllcN.
tion to the Mayor and Aldermen, who, after
mine the same. And The muaisipSi govern.
ment OF said city shall at all times have power
to make and enforce such regulations with re.
gard to said market aud the management
thereof as In their judgment the Interests,
convenience, health aud safety OF the eommu'
nifty may require.
BY, and As set forth in, the schedule annexed
to this act, And which schedule IL made part
this Hs Snd a set l1Tih * ne e. dIaN~lPs,
for such new buildlngs and market square.
See. 8, That the said corporation shall have
EsT ne pesesSSry woPE on ne Srosngs. S%5
for the construction OF buildings, stands, stalls
aud all necessary hxturesi to appoint gen.
etal superintendent and other lA6orers, and TO
AZ the amount OF compensation for labor, as
well as for all materials furnished said eofPo'
ration.
quired to purchase and pay for all buildings
and fixtures which may Ne upon the above
mentioned ground belonging to individuals
within reSso lable time after the passage oil
| thla act, the price Of which shall be agreed
| upon by the corporation and the owners
tshould they demand any pay thereforl Of the
ever the corporation aud owners Of said prop,
| eFty cannot agree As to the price Of said build
ings or nxtutea. then, In such ease, the corpo
the owner shall select one competent person
and they, the two, shall choose third one
who shall proceed to value the buildings and
nNtutes, and n deelaion OF y majority OF the
three shall be final as to the value OF said
ptoperty,And the amount so aErced upon shall
be paid TO the owner thereof before the same
10 removed from the grounds Aforesaid. That
In case the owner Of said property will neither
sell said property or choose an Arbiter, Al
Aforesaid, to value said property, after ter
days notice so to do, then, In aueh case, the
said corporation may proceed TO remove tn,
same TO some place on said grounds, without
being liable to al action for damages.
Sec. I. That the said corporation shall, with
In sixty days from the time It gets quiet aud
peaceAble possession OF the real estate men
TONED In this act, commence work thereon
and so prosecute the same that buildings fol
! stores, hall market grounds, stands, stalls and
other purposes, and all market buildings shall
be fully completed within two years from Tn
commencement thereof or In ease the sab
corporation shall not commence said build
| ings within the time aforesaid, or, having
commenced, shalt fail to complete the sam,
within the time Aforesaid, or, having com
pleted the same, shall permit the same to &c
out oE repair or become dilApidAted, and
should the sid ,corPoTstion fall to comply
space OF six consecutive months, the franchise
: hereby granted to said corporation shall b,
forfeited, and the righiB and privileges hereby
granted shall revert to the United StAteA.
Sec, s. That the privilege conferred by thi
act shall be enjoyed by said corporation fo
!, the term OF ninety-nlne years, unless aoonel
3 Terminated for noncompliance or abuse o
the conditions herein imposed upon said cor
] pOfatlon, which may be done by suit 10 hi
> name Of the United StAteB, to recover posses
sion Of said property.
! See .. That the real estate herein describe,
J | 10 hereby vested In the said corporation unit
! . forfeiture OF Its rights and privileges by /
breach OF the conditions herein imposed OF
said corporation,
) Sec. 10. That II the corporation OF Washing
ton shall refuse or neglect, for sixty days iron
! and after the passage Of this act, TO accept tn
franchise hereby created, or H. having AcGepte
the same, they shall have forfeited the sam
within two years from and after tho pAssAg
! OF this act, then and In that case II shall al
may be lawful for any citizens Of the city 0
Washington, TO the number OF twenty o
, more, to associate themselves together BY Al
\ tleleG In writing, subscribed by them, whefeb
! they shall undertake and agree to accept III
franchise conferred by this act, and TO pei
Z form all the conditions therein Imposed
: Said articles shall be recorded 10 the office o
? | the register for tho city Of Washington, An
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