Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-05

N, ID ntS q the ,Ntr,me easi,rn portion Of
The city, and ioU Tar esst - suit tho~s who live
" tie northern snd western pertion, thst, - the
1th street road brings In All the country trade.
hsN ~oald stop and dispose OF thsir produce in
the market II located ON the Corcoran SQUARE,
hut, n 10 Was located in the Savage square,
would continue down 7th street O. the Center
Market. ard thereby produce a MONOPOLY in
the Savage Market. greatly 60 the expense %
Tics that would be required 10 purchase In n;
q a u - on the line Of railroad which has con
n.etiors that lead % all parts of the CITY; that
the ground h too low and marshy. making the
building q cellars ineNpcdicnt and useless, and
hnaiiy, that the majority ~ the IcrSoas inter
csted desire the selection ct the COrcaran square
Amid much contusion the resolutions were
SCOTT, d, while Mr. Murphy waS irving 20 explain
thAt the Interest on the bonds would make the
COrtorsn square cost sSto.ooO.
Clsgeft; Mekelden, George Hatton and others
III mandcd \ hearing Tor their side OF the HOUSE.
but The Char, sftGI Appointing the Following
COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON THE GovEENoR
derlRred the meeting adjourned II y Crorksr
Judge !. ". NoCre. A. &. Spalding. a. 4. .IoDes
a. ;, Pratt, J: {. Parker, 4. W. Fen~ick. J. e.
Harkness, A. r. Smith and VIM Hclmick.
As the crowd left the building cheers aud
groans were given alternately. and the Saw
agi 90. being marshalled nv Mrkrldcn anl
Claget, marched 90 Wills Han % hold Their
meeting.
Meeting Of We savage Wen az wEIr's
Hall.
On reaching Wills Hall, Hon. A. NJ Clam
WaS called 20 the chair, when Mr.. VIM a. tIaa-
get arOee and said they we're all awar- II the
dirty treatment they had Just received al ia.
hAnds Of the advocates OF Corcorsn square. lie
had never been az n public meeting where such
arbitrary rules prevailed. N was their dutv -
protest. IL he had been allowed AZ Lihertv Han
20 divulee all he knew about the market-houSc
business, he would have made Gen Fatan's ears
tiEgle. He co Ild refuie every single argument
advanced by Gen. Eaton. The members OF the
market committee had been approached with
brides. The chairman himself had told the
speaker that he had been offered so 400 III lac
would use his influence in favor OF the Corcorau
square; another member lMr. CarrolD had
been offered four thousand dollars, and stiIl
another had been offered lots He Mr.. Claggeu)
had frankly advised Mr.. Corcoran 90 withdraw
his offer, as the burden would fall upon the poor
and not upon the rich; in fact he had almost
begged Mr.. G. upon his knees 60 withdraw IT,
He had told Mr.. &. that he was taking away
from the poor men Eve times As much a. he gave
them. He spoke OF his connection with the Co
mp more interests than any other enterprise ever
carried out In Washington. Mr. Claggett here
read series OF resolutions which lac said he in
tended 20 read al Liberty Hall. The resolutions
60 on 20 state that they regard the selection %
the Savage square ~ wise, proper aud iudicious,
hat they consider the price 20 be paid as just
ard reasonable, according 20 the price OF adjOin-
ing real estate; that they cong ratulste the peo-
pie on the manly and independent course Of the
Governor and the committee I'm the matter, AMI
believed the statements that they have been
Influenced In their actions is false and Hbelous,
and came from men who attempted 70 use cor
rupt means 20 accomplish their own purposes.
Marceilus West wanted the resolutions laid
over, TO be acted upon At a subsequent meeting.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted. ON
motion Of Mr.. Claggett, a committee of seven.
consisting OF VIM. III. Claggett, John e. McKel-
den, Maurice Murphy, Mr.. Bremen, John r.
Major, John W. Boteler, and Theo. Shekels.
was appointed to wait upon the Governor and
present him a copy of the resolutions just adopt
ed. Mr.. Murphy made few remarks, an 4
moved the appointment OF a commi tee 90 can a
public meeting. Mr.. Clsggett thought there
was NO necessity for another meeting. a. there
was no doubt that the market would be located
on the Savage square. The Governor must put
IL there, as he 1.-THE Governor) received the deed
of the property four OF five days ago, and had
given him (Claggettl 20 understand that the
new market would 20 on the Savage square He
did not, therefore, think another meeting really
necessary. A committee was nevertheless an
pointed TO arrange for q meeting, consisting Of
hessrs. Brooke, Hatton and Thomas.