Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-31
THE PLANS FURTHER CONSIDERED
INTERVIEW OF CITIZENS WITH
The C0MMITTRE ON PUBLIC
BUILDINGS q GROUNDS.
Views and Arguments Of che Cor,
pOrRtOrs Of the Market Com.
pRny and of the Onieers
of the Corporation.
YUIL AND INTERESTING PRoCETDINos.


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eowmu'ee there were ptesent senators moi
Thl, OF vermont, Ttumbull' stockton 40
Cole. On behalf of the eorporatofa named Il
~. tIo,,.. nm ,,bt,b tecebtiv p.,sed. Hon +
~ st.nts, t,oionSI PsTsens iudre HuEhes
hdoIph Ci1sS, architect OF the building whiel
ne saTpofstoIs proposo 10 BULL, LOB nrus
nd Byton G, DanIeis, For the eofporaiion
Msyof Bowen, Alderman Connolly and Ooun
Gilman Pardon, The Butchers Association
was represented by their attorney, Hon. A,
a. Riddle, There were also present hfessrs
George y. ssity, George Holmes, q. NJ.
OystsT, George w. Emerson, r. ri Elliott,
MesSrs. stsrfweather and Plowman, Il. q,
Hlue, Crosby 3, Noyes and others.
This perspective dfawlnGs OF the new market.
houses, the plana' &C, were displayed In the
committee toomp, AZ well a. the plans pro.
posed iI past years, together with an ofna-
mental drawing OF the Centre market In Its
present conditions
senator Morrill, announced that the com.
mittee were ready to hear the viewa OF those
present, and suggested that the corporaiors
should first submit their statement and what
ever aTFuments they had 10 offer,
Hon. =. p. Stanton, on behalf Of the sorpo-
rators, said that he would read the following
paper, prepared with great care by Mr., CiusS,
bodied the views and Arguments Of Inc eoTpo.
FAtorsi
REVIEW or THE CENTRE MARKET QuEsrioN.
In order 10 Ok the vague ideas about The
bearings OF this case on the corporation and
market dealers, rs well as to state the posi-
tion OF both parties towards the improvement
we propose 10 cast a Retrospective glance on
their record before this Community
The corporation Of wAshin Gto ION had obtaIned
charter from Congress Oh MAY o, 1850 for
building a new mafkst.hoase, win halls
Offices, and 90 on also with authority 10 bor.
row the necessary capital.
The charter expired by limitation after two
years. In the meantime 1--WE commissionerS
had been appointed who made profcssional
tours through the country. Alithe architects
OF the land had been set In motion, plans were
paid for, working drawings and specinen.
lions were drawn, advertisements made and
bids received below the limits OF estimate AMI
eh fhai e,r ,,s rroi.,, nan, ,u,.r...,n
expebditufea AMI sbn,y ~ ss,i"i,S H. ~ NJ
Councils, under the influence OF some sobs3
second thought passed fesolntion. H. abs Mo-
the project, and AZ was dTopnsi nc,as ~ ~
heard Of again, though tbs nn,nsss 80 ~
city were At that time In a more pTosne rons
condition than they arc now. The spccnpn.ni,
ing photograph IIl1sirates this shs1e SIpp eang
Of modern ideas AfteF a few mont ts.t ~ ~
fertile minds a new project was Started In SEN
eonstitutinE The npessns me gu shs1s
from Seventh 10 Eightb strest "a ~ S nusu
siste 1s1 ~ ioo tss1 eei ,eaNinE an l9terme;
Eighth street - w '"' "'u'N "
Prompted BY a number nj The nn.b.t,,,.a
deAiera on tbis sbot Inc fion,sii. ~ uth 49,
ION Iptsndsd IL 6s, ~ az Az ~ " Ashlng.
shsan buIIdinv n 10 r., h,p niiGl W "
hiEh, the APPROVED pIan IN ybisS me fha 10Y
win law before x,a,, 49,, ttN. We he.e-
npnToprl.tion of ySIa' AZ " u,aSiAln.l AZ AZ
made. when some nnbitc ,i,s it,g ,{
notice OF Inc pettv Man M ~, ~ ~ $3.50 49,,
the Nsvor Nj ", ", piaui snu On theis ptoteal
nIsnsrsJ ~, sr ,t i,nt nhu
m wbIcb' YhonIh ~ a., LOT build
majority ~ tbs sitilens M smfta ~ gt th
pTSminsnt nosi,ton 81 ~. Sui.Apie iOt the
w. sartat ~ ssasi, " SShhsyNhhiA avenue
7, ~. h,,,i gusai' s LOT market purposes.
dealers are nOio apparently eiamorous for, and
Me- ~ ~. Ist;g 49, $1,000 ~ pnFAte eompa,
nth., rItio., mi go ala ~ o. soNSi ~
it. erection was sonns need, tsSoSn diss ram
,ito,.sa ~ ~, M ,nis Innoyal9n was 70 Dc
honorsd sheds 10 ~ piSht ~ ~, 'n1 'i ths,
not pSlAtAble TO the pockets and monopni,
epioysd by the All ny M
eTs and heIr asSnciSIss az ~ t nihs ", on
They formed a fund, empisvsS rToEssSi6 ne .
assiStanee. worksJ nnon ~ ~ w,
spnesTed In forsn be1aSa G me Saty CopneiLS
mIttses and proved ausses,fni7y 10 Iin So..
that the line an Eigbtb sitcny vi ~ 81 :,
that time had been obstTuoed BY an old engine
the market, '"'ousi
The CORPORATION aueeumbed william, ans, 81,
tssestsd onnonsnts 81 mTon naeninhtiobs OF n
having fied 4 pfotest aEsinSt Gon-ress,nn,. ~
inteIfeFenoe. ThIs w.S bntehe "a sno,hie y,
form movsment ,Sbisb bss ~, ~ ~, le.
~ 10 ~ m as ~ aJ - SUst ,n9 IaA,pAyers
~ Sbicb dIsSnnss,ed ~, ,s, EA,ua . ieeotIs
from the senate UommIttee' }oo@ oo Ihn M.
triot Of ColumbIA. where oItigsns h.t stt,ns
them in order 10 obtain a Tssonsidsrat,p Ia0eu
Fouf wears elspSed. ana IN tSs S snnO. =,
ConEress In the fail OF lsSs' the ont,ias bn,oSi
eTs ,neeeeded 10 intspsst ~ y,
eiais in their behalf In diSfegstd OF All Com n,
gTsSslonSI and muBieipGi laws, they were cal Al
on Pennsylvania avenue, and to srSst "t tbeSsaSS
new connecting shanty, Inferior 10 oe
but corresponding somewhat 10 uRiiness Win
the dllaPldAted brick arches from seventh to
This step looked 10 the old stageTs OF the
market at least like a HnAlity. II was not Biz
with innovAting consequences II was, 10 fact,
coming back to their old principles OF isS2,
and HRnRTRllV eOlROnaut Ia fhnlF ~
taste. 1t was submitted to quietly As a neeeS.
sAry concession to new times. Not a single
cutlery was hoard from the dealers, and Inc
loud complaints Of tho consumers and house
keepers, who were forced for another indednIte
period to frequent the old hAunta. were dlsre-
garded. ,--
pet carpenter received the lob, under the
patriArchal of the corporation ofneiaIs the
shed, with board 'front.' and gravel roof, was
fesoi9ton was pSsusd Sy ~ and slsr
April II, 1860, which compelled the concerned
dealers to pay their allotted share OF the con-
tractor. Questionable bill, unlesa exeontioO
should iaauo, the whole matter was settled In
q spirit OF good feeliug. This happy family
transaction constitutes the vested rights, and
represents the public spirit and taste Of one
third In number OF all the butchers at present
doing business In the CENTRE Market and the
corporation boasts OF an Increase Of revenue
IRON stali rents, an Increase bought at the
avenue stlii more thsn y was before.
forty'one new bateher stalls have been
by referring 70 venus Digest Of tha-TaVs
Of the Corporation OF WAkkt6Ston mac aSa
We ind
"Ses 9-fT Al Any time hereafter
new stali shAil have been made then a. al ali
be M dIig Of the clerk 81 al N sTket 10 nut
nm and aeil the same Ia the hirheat bidLer 'for
ne fern OF ave yeafGu
The above clear and ,peTomDtoFv Ian Ma.
fatally disregarded. Not one OF thess stSiis
vas Uput up and sold 10 the Highest biIdsr foT
nVe yeATGT This was done bv the WSvnr 81
wSSbiprton Din wipter. Issslg9 ~ tbs' ssres
time thRt he protestsd' IN a Letter 10 Senstnr
Fessenden. ohRITman OF the Committse on
PnbIie BuIldInFS and GTonn X. maj tbs chss
t.T N tbe UIyashIngton M.rtst pomnsnsi,
n,hould he 40 Amended a. 10 EeSnIFe ~ X IL
.tslIs and atands In me marLst sbn,'it ~ ~
vent 4 monopoIy nmopS ths bntebers ANA
deAier1. be SET ub and sold Al pubiie aurtiSn
eSsEy y,sT 10 The biShsst bidis,F I''is "u0''on
Tbs ImbseIle eTeetIona M m, 1..Isr. Al,
PsnnsvlVaniA avenue IN Isag and issa h.Ss
besn followed bv iaEiah expenditufeS Of tbc
eoTporAtion on Temporary stTuetuTeH in isSo
which show utter nefncienoy on one aide ana
grove total want OF any sincere IpciinStIons
towsTds permanent aud eTedltAble impfoyO.
mentS on the other side.
The animus OF the city authorities cannot
be misunderstood. Their actions are 10 direct
AntaEOniam with their BFotendpd good Intsn-