Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-16

the MARKET Company
meeting OF dealers in Center Market was
held last night at the market house Office to take
int consideration the subject Of the style of
stalls 70 be adopted ia the new market. About
twenty-five OF the stall owners and MessTs Ord
way and Cluss were present
Mr.. Ordway, on opening the meeting. stated
that the building committee had called
them together to take the matter OF stalls into
Consideration. The market company we're
anxious to get the very best description 5fls;alIs,
and az the saEss time ConfOrIa TO the wishes OF
the dealers None OF the building committee
are pract'eal market men, and therefore were
willing to be advised by the natset men; He
-'"onmended that they appoint among ,..-'''
selves good strong comm,,r=- -. Ieseht all
their trades and select from among them one or
moe 70 visit the raarkets in PhIladelphia. New
York and Boston, IS need be, to take advantage
Of the experience III dealers in those cities. The
object Of tie building committee was to get UP
MODEL MARKET;
One entirely worthy of the national capital and
which Congress will approve. After the building
is completed he desired to see the stalls kept in
through the market at any time without getting
her dIess sOiIed- The plans adopted for the
building were selected solely with the view OF
erecting a comfortable market building to alb
concerned, buyers and sellers. With reference
TO the stalls, the company would do any reason
able thing &c please the dealers; they would uSe
the galvanized iron for stalls or they wOrldselect
any other material which the dealers night Sc
lect. al they desire Is
UNIFORMITY.
Mr.. Frank Brooks, butcher, asked Mr.. Ord
way ia he willing to leave the subject OF fit
ing UP the stalls to the market men?
MT-Ordway-s'We are willing tn DO everything
possible and consistent but a. before stated, uni
fOrmity must he maintained"
Mr.. Brooks said they were willing TO leave the
subject to the market-hOuSe committee as far
he was concerned.
Mr.. OT,Igay said that while the company have
to spend Sher money for this purpose they were
willing TO suit the dealers, but could not leave
the matter entirely with them.
NJ Ks Tlf he rEaf IL,
10 ask their advice, and then build the stalls to
suit themSelyes?'
MI Or,iway said he had explained what the
company desired in the premises.
Mr.. Brooks Mr.. OrClway, do You think you
are going to have room enough to accommodate
MI Ordway said they expected to have the
market wings on tn and 9th streets
Up BY TIE FIRST OF JANUARY.
The 5th wing is $50 feet and the 9th street
wing 400 feet in length; these would be ready by
the time stated.
sTs, would consult with those Of his own trade,
and would submit a plan of stalls which would
suit the butchers, and he hoped the hucksters
NIL. Newmeyer asked Mr. Ordway il he pro-
posed to have style OF stalls suited to each of
the different trades, or whether he proposed 10
have a general plan for all
Mr.. Oriway thought the stalls should be varied
- suit the particular kind " business trans
acted
Mr. John r. Seitz said he understood this To
be a meeting for conference merely, aud not to
they would organizes he nominated Mr.. Ordway
AT.ordway declined, explaining that this was
dealers meeting, and he wished them TO act
independently.
Mr.. Seitz was chosen chairman, and Mr.. W.
MT Brooks asked if the stall which the CON-
pany had set up in the market was a model.
Mr. Ordway.- ., no; We have brought this
here not model, but simply for the inspec-
ton of the dealers"
Mr.. Cluss was invited to address the meeting,
and proceeded TO explain how the stalls are
arranged in the Philadelphia and New York
markets. He advocated arranging the different
kinds of business with separate styles of stalls.
Mr.. NeWmeyer did not think this the right
plan. He thought they should be allowed to 20
where they pleased, and that the market COM
pany should select Or decide upon a plan OF
stalls to be adopted, and let each of the dealers
get his own stall made where and by whom he
pleased Butchers should not have any more
privileges than huckSters-
Mr.. Cluss-''I think you had best send
committee 20 the northern cities and examine
The markets there"
Mr.. Newmeyer said he wanted Just as much
loom as any butcher in the market
Mr.. j. ID. Burke made motion that
A COMMITTEE OF ONE PROM EACH TRADE
he chosen 20 take this matter into consideration
among their own trades and make arrangements
for another meeting. Adopted; and the chair
appointed Messrs. VIM. III. Hoover, j. ID. Burke,
George W. Coleman, G.. ). Kraft, L. Eichorn
james SkidmOre, and John Holmes.
MI Ordway suggested that they should have
farmer represented on the committee, and T
John Lanahan was added Adjourned.
The Scott Centennial.
Scottish Canes AID PastiRss-TLe Aulrf 5f
Prizss.
The members c. tsIe st. Andrews Society and
Burns Club, Of this city, with many friends,
yesterday appropriately celebrated the centen-
NAL anniversary Of the birth of Sir Walter Scott
by picnic and excursion To Marshall Hall. The
steamer Arrow left at 10 O'Clock, with some five
hundred on board, and arrived at her destina-
ton about $3.50 O'Clock. After lunch the com
Gany gathered in the pavilion, where General
BallOeh introduced DIR. q. G. Cox, who delivered
an appropriate address Dancing was then kept
mp until O'Clock L. m, when the Scottish
games took place. The first was a foot race,
open to all between the ages of thirty and forty,
JOr which there were thirteen entries. Hamil-
Ton Cook, Of East Washington, won the prize
scotch silk scarf. Foot-race (boys under IA
Holly, OF South Washington. Second prize, a
baseball, won by o. WOOdley, Of the First
Ward. fOOt-raee, (yOuths over II and under
.o) won BY MacabOy. Putting the stone.-First
prize, r. Il. Wallace, gOld-headed cane. Sec
UndpriZe, won by Mr.. Berry. For the saek-race
ti1 Tenturesome youths aspired for the prize,
which was won by Master Mercer. Among the
other sports were: Running, hop, step, and
jump; running high-leap; quOits: three-leeged
race; Highland Fling race, (girls;) crOqnet.
For ladies prize-shOOting, Mrs. Maggie Martin
bore on a gold medal.
After tie conclusion of the games, dancing
was resumed and enjoyed for some hours. The
sXeursiOniSts returned TO the city about eleven
O'clock p. II.
Board OF Public Works, Captain j. &. Wall, as
sstant superinte ndent of the Bureau OF Streets,
last night placed a force of about one hundred
men, armed with bTOOns, on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., 70 sweep II from LIST 20 18th streets. The
force, accompanied by eighteen carts. assembled
at the City Hall, where they were divided into
squads and started to various points. The work
was commenced at 20 o'clock, and as there was
q fresh breeze, and no spTinkling allowed clouds
Of binding dust were soon flying in all directions
The sweePings were carted on 70 the Govern
nent Botanic Gardens, and to a lot on 18th
street, near the canal. The work, hereafter
will not commence till midnight.
OUR TENNESSEE NIsITORs-The members of
the Tennessee Press Association. now on a tour
Eastward, arrived here last night from Cincin-
Iau, and put mp at the National. They propose
remaining here until tomorrow, and will in
the meantime, look round the city and visit the
clneTent places of interest. They speak in
highly complimentary terms of the manner in
which they were received in Louisville and Gin
einnat From here they 90 20 Baltimore, where
They are 20 have a reception, and will remain
for two days; then 70 Philadelphia for the same
time From that city they proceed 70 New York
and Boston, returning by way of Albany and
New York, whence they take passage BY the