Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-17
The Market House SquabbIe.
A WAR OF WORDS.

WAX OF WORDS.
Charters, Corporations and Cdrpet-bag1er.
Mr.. .. ID. Barrett, counsel for the Farmers,
and Butchers Market Company, met Messrs
Smith and Hall, of the Council, yesterday at the
committee rooms, when Mr.. Barrett submitted
the plans OF q market-house proposed to be
erected ON u lot of ground bounded by 9Th 9th
and Il streets and New York avenue northwest
Mr.. Barrett said that as the decree had gone
forth that the Northern Liberty Market was 20
he removed, it was intended that a structure ac-
eordng to the plan should take its place. He
then explained its dimensions and advantages
lor the purpose INTENDED.
There was good deal of debate during the
session between Messrs. Ordway and Barrett on
the merits OF the plan of the building submitted
and the construction of the word Corporation"
in the charter of Mr.. Ordway's company. par
ticuiarly in regard TO the clause which reads
THAT the city government of Washington shall
have the night Ia hold and use, under such rules
and regulations as the said corporation NAV pre-
scribe, the open space at the intersection of Ohio
and Louisiana avenues with 10th and 18th
streets as market for the purchase OF the fol-
lowing articles, to wit: Hay, straw, oats" &C.,
sc.
MIR. Barrett contended, in published note. IT
will be remembered, that it meant, and was
understood here, as the city of Washington In
that publication Mr.. Barrett stated that Mr.
Ordway was a resident of New Hampshire and
not acquainted with the Washington use of lam
II in that way.
Nix. Ordway said that he had lived here ten
years, and was acquaintedw with the Washington
r..
Barrett To attempt to instruct him, they were
both carpet-baggers from New Hampshire
where he had known Mr.. Barrett as a pedagogue.
After the committee retired Mr.. Ordway and
Mr.. Barrett had hot discussion about schools,
pedagogues, carpet-baggers, &c. Mr.. OrtIway
said that this insinuating that he was a carpet
Dagger, after living here ten years with his
family he regarded as an insult, and he intended
To hold any one personally responsible for il who
used it. MIR. Barrett said the gentleman could
act just as he saw fit, but he could not intimi-
ftf a. Eng fIarg IN f.t1,V
was not lighting man. The war OF words went
Oh for some time, but no blood was spilled.
The Tax Bill.
The bill imposing taxes for the fiscal year end
ing june so, 1872, as II pas ed the House Of Del
egates last evening. enacts:
That Tor The support Of the government Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Tor the year ending une So iS7e
and for other purposes herein stated there shall be
levied on all taxable property in the city of Wash
ington an aggregate lax of one dollar and seventy
cents On each hundred dollars Of the assessed value
Of said property; on like property in the city of
Georgetown tax Of one dollar and thirty cents; on
the limits Of said cities a tax Of eighty tye cents
on each hundred dollars Of the assessed value OF said
sec. 2. That the taxes collected from the inhabi-
tants Of Washington, Georgetown and the county of
by the collector and 80 that his books VIII
az all times show the amount collected and unc6l
lected in each Of said localities and the money thus
coHeeed shall be regarded and known the general
fund OF sald District.
Sec. g. That this act shall not apply to parsonages
q churches, or the ground on which a church or
parsonage may be erected nor shall it apply TO any
proceeds are used for church purposes '"'
~, =. That on all taxes remaining unpaid after
T3 RtspSSy y y hrse per Sentgm for each mouth
paid OF advertised Cor sale for taxes and said penalty
Shall be added to the amount due ia tax sale list
this act shall he divided follows: On property In
the city Of WashiDgtOn-FOr Washington fund, 10
Mptfopoiitan Police cents for tie supTt Of tbe
public schools incluiing colored schools and for tie
(ten YEAR, bonds II the corporation Of Washington
lper act Of Congress, July twenty seven, eighteen
tine city of Georgetown-For Georgetown fund, 70
cents; for lighting the city with gas IL cents for
public schools including coored schools and for the
erection Of schoo! houses, Is cents On property in
eties-F0r county fund, 50 cents; for Metropolitan
Poss l5 cents for the support Of the public schools
school houses, ~ cents.
THE CATHOLIC CoNvESTIoN-A Constitution
Cad TUE Adopted.-At the evening session of the
Catholic convention Tuesday Mr.. j. D. Clark
occupied the chair with Mr.. c. q. Callan secre-
tary. After prayer and few remarks by Rev
Father kean, the committee on credentials re-
ported the following list OF delegates: George
town Catholic Hibernian Benevolent Society,"
Daniel OLeary, William 5. Jones, Robert f..
Talbot; Washington City Hibernia Benevolent
Soeiety-M. f. Urell, A. Z. Cayanaugh, James
Bellew. st. Dominick's Temperance Society-
G. Z. Callan, Hugh Hagan, L. Kelley; Wash
ingtOn Hibernian Observation-Disclosures II. Cahil.
Andrew Gleason, j. Hogan; knights of ST
Patriek-Henry McDonoho, David Keppel ID.
y. Byrne; st. Stephens's Temperance Society-
Vim. CrOmpton, VIM. Ryan, +. McNerhany: ST.
Matthews Temperance Seciety-E. s. OsCon-
nor, Thomas Irwin, Daniel Leonard; St Pat
rick's temperance Society,". ID. Clark, F. r.
Byrne, George Savage; Georgetown Temper
ance Society,". O'Donohue, VIM. Kickham
Michael Callan; st. Aloysius' Temperance So,
ciety-Philip b. Dowell, Michael Fitzgerald.
Daniel Coughlah; st. Peters Temperance So
ckty-Dr. jos. Walsh, j. F. Smith, A. Langley;
Church of the Immaculate Conception-Thomas
MalOney, Hugh MeDermott, w. j. Hurley.
i "A constitution was reported and adopted, after
which IL was agreed that the name of the organ
ization shall be "The Catholic Benevolent Union
OF the District OF Columbia" and the third
Tuesday in August of each year was fixed upon
as the day for the annual meeting Of the union
The union declared its intention TO connect it.
self with the National Union
MIR. McNerhany, from the committee on per-
manent officers, reported list OF names, but the
union, without voting thereon, adjourned until
Tuesday next.
Z BUILDING AssoCIATIoN.-Ata meeting of the
Pioneer Homestead Association, last night, two
sinres, representing $1,000, were sold at a pre-
MUM of 30 per cent.
The CONTRACTS FOR FUEL for the Interior
Department have been awarded rs follows: For