Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-02
THE CENTER MARKET MUDD- .
The Investigation Resumc
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arke. COMPANY was resumed this morn
As seiore SIR. Davis, of the House of Delegates.
A BRICK FAMINE.
,iS &C p. Chlds was sworn, and examined by
= II. Ordway.-Witness is "a brick maker, and
makes between three and four millions of bricks
per annum. Between the 18th and 30th of May
last he could not obtain between five or six hum
bred thousand hard bricks at any three brick
yards. Witness wanted bricks at that time and
could not get them. There was but one kiln in
this city which held 800 600 bricks, and brick
yard in the city could furnish $685. COO at that
time. Mr.. Green, the contractor, applied to wit
ness for bricks last spring. Witness could not
furnish him all at one time, but kept him sup
Piled fast possible; doubled his force at the
yard in order to make the bricks, and stopped
selling bricks for other places; thought the Ith
street wing of the market was
FIRST RATE JOB,
and had been erected as fast as il should have
been to insure safety. One load Of bricks which
witness sent did not come up to the standard,
although they were good building bricks but the
company would not have them. and witness had
to take them back. Believed Mr.. Green to be a
good contractor and workman. He always gives
satisfaction. Press brick layers did not work
for Mr.. Green on account of the trades unions,
therefore he had been delayed. The men en-
ployed there now are not
TRADES UNION MEN.
Union men will not work with men who do not
belong to the union. Colored men are not
allowed in the union.
BY Mr.. Davis.-The usual capacity of kiln
for red bricks was about 100000, in his yard.
MI. hlctarUs nau largest kllDS III the CITY.
For the past two seasons no bricks could be OBJ
tanned until spring. No building in the city had
bricks in il superior to those in the Market
House. Witness could not have furnished the
bricks any sooner If he had received the order in
March. Received the order in May.
Capt. E. ID. Town.-Witness acted as clerk of
the Market House Company and collected the
rents. Witness produced a statement of
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
of the Market House Company from January
list, 1871. to August list. The receipts during the
So, 5a2.56. The receipts from stalls and stands
during March were S3,620.iO; April. s3,4l9.a5;
May, 81 $50 10; June, S2,396; July. S9i0.J0.
From the cattle pen, from March 18th TO July
July 9th, S57O.27; outside stands, from January
LIST to August 1st, s2l0.70. Total, s21, 414.49.
The expenditures by payroll in January were
April, 81 ,Os6.s0; May, s999.5o; June, Ss9o.S9;
July, Sf,11220; miscellaneous bills, STAT; cash
advanced the city for support of the poor,
amount OF drawbacks on city, 500; Adolph
Cluss, for arranging and designating stands,
$500. Total, S1s ,222.5S.
There are sundry bills outstanding and I'M
paid, viz: Water and other taxes, expenses Of
superintendent, interest on temporary buildings
rental due city for June and July. 1t was the
custom to collect rents from everybody. Did
not know if rents were collected from
BLACKBERRY WOMEN.
The smallest sum collected was ten cents
which amount is collected from persons who back
not employ ed by the Market House Company.
WAS A POLICEMAN AT THE CAPITOL,
and another man did his duty at the Capitol
while he attended to the business for the Market
House Company. Witness collected all the funds
for the Market Company.
BY Mr.. Ordway Witness and one or two
things about tie market-house after the fire A
man was paid by the Market Company every
Saturday night to do the uty of witness at the
Capitol on the police force. The man acting
wit at (sanitol AFT IN
his duty. Knew of no collections being made
from wagons on 9Th street. Owners of stands
only back up their wagons there. The dealers
were not prompt in paying their rents, except in
a few cases. Witness knew of
NO PARTIALITY Or FAvoRITIsM
being shown to any body dealing in the market.
MI Geo. Oyster had paid for more stands than
he occupied.
MIR. Davis thought the difficulties between
MR.. oRDwAY AND MR.. OYSTER
were not pertinent to this investigation.
Mr.. Ordway waived the question until Mr.
Oyster should be present as he did not want to
take any advantage OF the gentleman's absence.
Witness produced a small book most of the
entries in which were made in pencil, and testi-
fed that that was the only record Of the receipts
of the company. Witness testified that no record
OF the time when payments were made was kept
ton OF the company to keep complete set OF
books.
Mt. Davis expressed his surprise that Mr. Ord
way should allow the clerk to use such book as
the one produced.
COLONEL ". G.. oRDwAY
sworn.-Witness was director of the market
committee. The building committee was COM
posed OF six persons. At the request of Mr.. A
X. Shepherd he (Mr. o. was asked to take entire
charge OF the business of the company. IL was
a temporary arrangement. Capt. Town was en-
gagged to assist him. Witness never had received
any salary; no arrangement was ever made for
compensation, although he naturally expected
some remuneration for his arduous services:
Capt. Town never received compensation. Wit
ness took possession OF the ground from Penn
sylvania avenue and from 9th street TO Louisiana
avenue, under authority of Gen. Michler; the
permission was given III writing; can furnish a
copy TO the committee. He occupied that pOr-
ton of Ii street south OF the market, with the
understanding that the company had right TO
take ii so long no travel was allowed there; has
no permission, but expects it from the Board OF
Public Works; he thought the city had no right
to collect rents on property which belonged
solely to the market company. The city ..squat-
ted"-''simply that, and nothing more"
THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY
in putting up the eth street market building was,
first, the Obstinacy of the market men. The
foundation of the building was laid as soon as
the old buildings were removed; after the work
of excayating was commenced the work vas de-
layed by difference of opinion among the direct
ors as to the character OF the foundations; the
cement was injur by the delay on account OF
the weather. In the mean time they were build
ing temporary buildings in response to urgent
calls from the market men. The company lost
considerable money by going out of their way to
Oblige poor people i'll the market. A committee
OF the Board of Directors waited upon Senator
Morrill, and Representative Beatty in regard TO
THE CHANGE IN THE CONSTRUCTION
of the building. Several others were present
besides the members of the committee. The
contract for stone for the foundation was given
to Emery s. Brother as early as the tn of March,
although no decision had been reached as to the
proposed change of plan. In two weeks after
the brick work was begun. The subsequent de-
lay was OccasiOned by the change of committees
in the new Congress, which was not accom-
pshed until the middle of April.
Witness saw Senator Morrill,. who gave him
authority somewhere from the 10th to the 18th
OF May to omit the second story. The Senator
desired the exterior Of the building to be as i'm
posing as OSsible; the authority was verbal; the
authority in regard to the eth street portion of
the building was positive, and he understood
that il applied also to that portion on 9Th street
Mr.. Ordway denied that the company DELAYED
the construction OF the building in order to col
lect rents from the market men. He pronounced
all statements to that effect as
"ToTALLY AND WHOLLY FALSE"
Soon after his (Mr. O.'s) return from New
Hampshire, he consulted Mr.. Green, the con-
TRACTOR as to the progress OF the building; Green
told him that he had had some trouble about
hands, but that he was then prepared to go ahead
as fast as he deemed expedient; but SAID he
would put double force on if he (Mr. OIL de-
sired. Mr.. Mullett thoroughly inspected the
building soon after, and pronounced it
THE BEST PIECE OF WORK
he had seen in Washington for some time. Mr..
NJ. also said that the directors and the Congress
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