Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-11
GEORGETOWN.

The GEoIGETOwS MARX ET- HoUsE.-Whiie
the Legislative Assembly of the District Is dis
cussing market-house matters in Washington,
and considering appropriations of several hun
dred thousand dollars for new markets in the
northern and western sections of that city, the
interests Of Georgetown should not be neglected.
Increased market facilities are badly needed,
here, ard can be furnished for comparat ively
small amount. There will be no squabbling over
a site either. What many of the citizens and
all the market dealers propose is an extension
OF the present market southwark across the ca
nal to Grace street, with an increased width
(from curb to curb of the foOtwalk along the
present but ding.l Thiswo make an addi-
donal building 125 feet long and about so feet
wide, and would give stalls and benches to all
the butchers, bakers, butter men, hucksters,
miscellaneous dealers, and country people, and
would afford ample accommodation for a fish
market, which being near the canal could be
kept clean and sweet. The building might be a
light roof on iron pillars crossing the canal on
substantial iron bridge, and the whole cost
would not probably exceed 49, 900. 1t will be
money thrown away to repair the present fish
market. 1t is a PORTION of the miserable old
structure built about the time the oldest inhab-
Every man or woman who goes into it does so at
the risk of life and limb. A light man jumping
on the floor shakes it from subsll to roof and il
may drop into the canal any day. The commit
tees on markets of the two houses of the Legis-
lature can satisfy themselves of the truth OF
these statements by visit to the market here
and conference with the dealers. The matter
should be attended to without delay.
The CBEsAPEAKH AND OHIO CANAL.-At a
meeting of the President and Directors of the
canal at Frederick, Maryland on Thursday
last, report of the president showing the bust
ness OF the company for the past eighteen
months, up to the LIST of December, was adopted,
and ordered to be presented to the stockholders
at meeting to be held at Annapolis on the 18th
instant. The report shows that after appropri-
atiDg the sum of $4,000 for payment past due
cOul ons on the LIST of January, 1872, there will
be balance left in the treasury OF SIS 900. The
report OF the engineer shows the canal to be in
excellent condition, and recommends an expen-
diture of $1,000 for the complete repair Of the
feeder to supply the Georgetown level. The
board authorized the expenditure. The engi-
neer further recommends expenditure of
$4,000 for the purpose Of putting the canal in
complete repair for the spring trade; which was
alsO authorized by the board.
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.-Twenty-t two HIM
dred bushels of wheat received by Is. Talbott &
Son were offered or Change to-day, and sold
200 bushels st S1.S6x 10 at 81. go 500 at S17sk
and 300 at s1.Si This is a still further advance
from last sales-the sale of ITO bushels at $50
son.
THE CANAL kept open with great difficulty
just now, ing to the continued cold weather
Above Seneca the ice is quite thick, and as many
as twenty-five mules are frequently employed on
the ice-brealter. IL seems to be the general inn
preston here that the boating season is about
over.