Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-28

The following bill, representing the views, II
is understood Of the city authorities in the mat
ter of a new market house, has been prepared,
and viii be presented in the Senate by MI. Ora
gin on the first opportunity:
A BILL authorizing the city OF Warrington to
erect market house on the site of the Center
Market and ON the reservation bounded by
Tenth and Twelfth street west, and street
BE n eraeted, Sc, That the corporation of
Washington be, and Is hereby, authorized and
empowered to issue bonds in denominations of
fifty, one hundred, five hundred, and one thou
sand dollars, to an aggregate amount of not ex-
ceeding one million dollars, at rate Of interest
not exceeding six per centum per annnm, and
be denominated and DESIGNATED on their face ~
market house bonds, and to be used exclusively
for the purpose OF erecting on the site of the
Center Market In said city, and on the reserva-
street north and the canal; the plan of said
market TO be not inferior in appearance and cost
to that drawn by Adolph Cluss or Starkweather
Plowman, architects, and now in possession
OF the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds Of the Senate.
Sec. 2. That the said corpora alton of Washing
ton shall set apart the entire revenue to be
derived from said market, excepting the ex-
penses of conducting the same and for necessary
repairs, for the payment of the interest and the
redemption Of the bonds aforesaid, after which
such revenue shall be appropriated to the sup
port of the public schools in said city.
Sec. 8. That said corporation OF Washington
| is hereby authorized and empowered to locate
and construct q suitable building or buildings
upon the following described grounds, namely:
Commencing at the intersection of the WASH
ington canal and 18th street west; running thence
nOrtherly along the west side OF eth street to the
southerly side of Pennsylvania avenue; thence
westerly along the southerly side OF Pennsylva-
MIA avenue to the southerly side of Louisiana
avenue; thence along the sOutherly side of Lou
isiana avenue to the easterly side of 9th street
west; thence southerly along the easterly side of
9th street west, fifty feet south from the
| thence easterly to the place of beginning; ana
| to use and occupy the same by the erection of a
suitable building or buildings for a public
market-house, (includlng the necessary stalls
and Sheds and also for stores, public halls and
for such other proper purposes as may be de-
termined by said corporations; the buildings for
or Bile, not less than fifty feet to the caves
and not less than eighty feet deep, extending
along the southerly side of Pennsylvania avenue
from the west side of 9TH street to its intersec-
ton with Louisiana avenue, thence along the
south side Of Louisiana avenue, to the east side
TO 9Th street aforesaid. That from the rear of
the building on Pennsylvania avenue, along
9TH street.. and along 9th street, as well
AZ along the canal, there shall be erected
suitable buildings for market purposes, which
shall be kept in good repair by said corporation.
There shall be one or more entrances to said
market grounds between eth and 9Th streets on
Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues, of, suit
able width and height for the accommodation of
pedestrians, and suitable entrances on 9TH and
9Th streets for horses, wagons, and SO forth
That within the hollow square formed by the
buildings aforesaid, suitable buildings shall be
erected Tor all necessary market purposes as
now carried on in the Center Market, and all
the ground within said square shall be suitably
paved, severed, and drained. And that the open
space at the intersection of Ohio and louisiana
avenues with 10th and 18th streets shall be
used for hay and live stock markets under the
direction OF the city government of Washington.
The buildings herein designated for the purposes
OF market shall be used for no other purpose
inconsistent Herewith, but the same shall re-
main public market as hereinbefore described
And the said corporation shall, whenever anv
part or parts of said buildings stalls, stands
and so forth, for market purposes are ready for
use or occupancy, offer the same for sale at pub
nc auction for one or more years to the highest
bidder or bidders, subject to the payment of an
annual rent, the minimum Of which shall be
nxed by the corporation of the city of Washing
ton, and public notice shall be given of the day
OF said sale in two more daily newspapers
published in the city OF Washington, for two
weeks previous to said sale, and by hand-bills
10 be posted up in SAID market grounds, ten
days previous thereto; and all subsequent sales
and leases thereof shall be made on similar
notice and in the same manner; and the said
corporation shall have full power to assess and
stalls, and grounds aforesaid. The stalls stands
and privileges of all kinds in said market to be
used for market purposes, when offered at
public sale shall be let to the highest bidder
and there shall be no bidding on the part of
said corporation, nrcctfy Indirectly:
tor any such stand, stall, or privilege
shall be entitled to the occupation thereof
and shall be considered as having the good
will and the right to retain possession thereof
30 long as he chooses to occupy the same for his
own business, and shall continue to pay the rent
therefor, as annually assessed, but shall have
no night to dispose OF such good will to any
other person; and the rent shall only be raised
on application TO the mayor and aldermen who
after hearing the parties, may change and de-
termlne the same. And the municipal govern
ment of said city shall at all times have power
TO make and enforce such regulations with re-
gard to said market and the management thereof
as IN their Judgment the interests, convenience
health and safety of the community may re-
Sec L. That the plans herewith submitted nv
and as set forth in, the schedule annexed TO this
act, and which sched3le Is made part of thu. act
and as set forth in the drawings referred to in
said schedule, shall be adopted for such new
buildings and market square.
Sec. B. That the said corporation shall have
power to contract with any person or persons
the construction OF buildings, stands, stalls and
all necessary fixtures, to appoint a general SUI
perintendent and other laborers, and to afix the
for all materials furnished said corporation.
Sec. 6. That the said corporation is hereby re-
CURED to purchase and pay for all buildings and
toned ground belonging to individuals within a
reasonable time after the passage of this act.
the price Of which shall be agreed upon by the
corporation and the owners SHOULD they de-
mand any pay therefOr) Of the Aforesaid build
ings and fixtures; and whenever the corporation
and the owners Of said property cannot
agree as to the price Of said buildings or fix
lures, then, in such case, the Corporation
shall select one competent person, and the
owner shall select one competent person, and
they, the two, shall choose q third one.
who shall proceed to value the buildings and
fixtures, and decision Of majority of the three
shall be fnai as to the value Of said property
and the amount so agreed upon shall be maid
to the owner thereof before the same IL removed
from the grounds aforesaid. That in case the
owner Of said property will neither sell said
property nor choose an arbitrator, as Aforesaid
to value said property, after ten days notice SO
to do, then, in such case, the said corporation
may proceed to remove the same to some place
on said grounds, without being liable to an
action for damages.
Sec. Z. That the said corporation shall, within
sixty days from the time 1t gets quiet and peace
able possession OF the real estate mentioned in
this act, commence work thereon, and 90 prose-
cute the same that buildings for stores. hall
market grounds, stands, stalls. and other pur-
poses, and all market buildings shall by fully
completed within two years from the commeuce-
ment therefor in case the said corporation shall
not commence said buildings within the time
aforesaid or, having commenced, shall fail to
complete the same within the time aforesaid. or
having completed the same, shall permit the
same 20 get out Of repair or become dilapidsted:
anu snouid sne said corporation fail to comply
WIN any OF inc conditions Of this act for the
space OF SIX consecutive months the franchise
hereby granted to said corpor -, ~ N -