Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-29

| tour hundred thousand dollars. The site they
asked for fronts 10 feet on IA and 9TH streets
and south.
Mr.. Plowman here exhibited the plan for the
proposed new building.
MT. Coiton--Nou propose TO pay $500 rent
How 10 We know but what @; hers will pay more
Mr.. Clagett.-We don't care who cgts thr
charter 30 We get the market.
worth?
MIR. Clagett thought the 5th street front worth
50 a foot; the ether portion - per foot. IL
owned the property az the corner OF .th ana Il
streets, Tor which he paid Sli,e0, but when the
question OF removing the market was agissted
man VINO was negotiating 10 buy il Iei Js,d a.
give him Sl0,Ot0 tor il.
Mr.. Darrell.-what Is the objection TO hayFn,
the market on the Savage square?
MI Clagett.-wCll. II there i no other alter
native we will take that square but would m I,b
prefer mat the market shah remain On IL
present site.
Joseph Prather argued that the right TO that
years sgo by the President of the CH.ted Sat-
DIR. j. 4. Dexter said he loaned TO a gentle
man occupying stalls in the market -. 300 and
Under advice OF Mr.. Bradley, who Was then GER
George 5. Gideon said the city councils passed
law asking permission OF the President taerect
te mporary market there; but the site was not
gwen IN fee for that purpose. He presented
PROTEST OF PROPERTY HOLDERS
on street, between : IN and 9Th streets, againS.
the new market, signed by George :. Gideon,
Il
II Nj. Rohrer, w. 5. harbaugh, ). L. q. Nor
sell, and others.
MIR. Pratber asked the money value of the
property represented by them, and said they
were small property holders.
Mr.. Gideon proceeded to give the list OF
property holders fronting the market house.
ne cohtended that small property-holders have
rights as well as large ones. The market house
mad been built by an ordinance Of the city gov
eminent. and not by an act OF Congress.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AGAINST OBJ
Coi y. A Magruder, who had come in. here
stated that he had no interest in this m after.
Dut proposed TO show what the Board OF Public
works intended to do in that vicinity. He
showed drawing which had been made TO sub
NIT TO General BabcOck for his approval. He
DID not think the market house should be nut i'm
tins locality. The plan showed a system OF
triangular parks in that vicinity. with shrub
bery and trees. lie thought he expressed the
opinion OF the Board OF Public Works by saying
mat the mar ket house shoulj not be placed on
street, or between 1th and 9Th streets ON the
pUbhc reseTVa atoms.
ON BEHALF OF THE WASHINGTON MARKET
COMPANY.
MT. Chandler said he appeared here only as one
OF the propretOrs OF the Washington Market
Compsny, further than this, he had no interest
IN the matter. In common with the rest of the
ciu1ens, be thought this was not the proper
place Tor the market. He laid before the com
mntee the report of the committee on laws and
judiciary OF the District OF Columbia. He re-
heaTsed the circumstances connected with the
taking of stock i'm the Washington Market Com
pany, and called attention to the fact that the
DOCKS mad been kept open TO give all an oppOr-
tunlty 10 invest in this stock, and himself and
others Ending that they were backward, sub
scribers TO a large amount Of stock, Congress
had become tired of the old market house eve
sore, and had passed the act incorporating the
present company. and tied the company down
10 such terms as would cost them nearly one
million OF dollars; also, required of them TO nav
an annuity OF SIS 900 10 the poor of the city ont
OF the rent OF the market. The company had
eAPehaed much money, and were nearly
Ieauy 70 accommodate six hundred dealers.
or all the dealers that are in the city
lhese buildings on tn and 9th streets will cost
abont s3CO,Oo0. The company had invested this
large amount with the expectation that Con-
gress NoIld not allow another market 10 b.
bdilt so near to them, and 20 the great detr;
ment OF the Washington Market COMPANY f.
COULD not be disputed that This proposed market
was IN 700 close proximity to their market on
pennsylvania avenue. The city government
had passed acts authorizing markets 70 be bull;
IN the northern, eastern and western sections @.
tbe city, A. yet there has been no profit realz-
ed from their new market. It had been diff
CUT for the company TO meet the current eN-
penses OF their market, and pay the annuity re-
CURED OF them by the charter. Now, ii there
are 10 be market houses erected an over the
CITY the profits would still be less. He held thai
some competent authority should determine how
many market houses should be built, by whom
putt, and their respective franchises he
nNed; but no new enterprise of this kind shouid
be allowed TO interfere with the rights and priv
Ileges OF the company now in operation. Mr.. q.
Washington Market Company, and said the past
year they had not been able TO collect above
$1,000, which barely met the lat ilities of taxes
&c. lie thought the businesso of markets would
be run into the ground by the erection of the
markets proposed. Mr.. G. answered many ques-
tons put bv various persons present.
=. MT Peter Campbell stated TO the committee
that ne was 10th TO oppose any enterprise for the
good VI the city, but he thought this
VERY SOFT THING,
and should not occupy the attention Of the COM
mlttee Tor moment. If this franchise was to
be given for the benefit of the District of Colum-
bla he would not say one word against it; but 10
give II TO close corporation such as is proposed
was TOO ridiculous to need any remarks from
him. Ifany such action is taken let il be for the
District OF Columbia, and not farm il ont to in
diriduals. II the question was left to the people
10 vote upon, ninety mine out of every hundred
votes would go against il. He had no objection
named. NY
MIR. Bowen, ex-marketmaster, was questioned
as TO the revenue of the Northern market while
ne wss In ONCE. and stated that il was about
s2,6O per year from rents. Sites for stalls had
been sold on the outside, which increased that
sum, nut TO what extent he did not know, as the
business had been growing since he had left
mat ONCE; he thought If this franchise was TO
oe gwen away, ii should be to the District of
w. II. Clagett stated that the only opposition
he expected wss from the Centre Market Com
Pany-tlis was natural. In reply TO Mr.. Chani-
Ter that the market business would be run into
the ground, he would saw that there was room
enough for them all; and he hoped this argu-
ment would have no weight with the commit
tee He thought when any set of bona fide citi-
Zens were willing to step forward TO relieve this
city from the miserable market privileges here
tofore afforded them that they should be encou.
ragged rather than discouraged. The only diff
ference between himself and Mr.. Campbell was
that he (Clagett) thought a market company
could be better managed by private company
than by the District.
Mr. Cotton (chairman) asked Mr.. Campbell If
he thought the District government would be
willing to take stock in this company as one OF
the corporators.
Mr.. Campbell thought IL would, and be willing
to take all the stock.
Mr.. Prather, butcher, stated TO the committee
that among the dealers there was but one senti-
ment, which was to let the No arket remain where
it Is. He thought when one set OF gentlemen
we're willing to enter into an enterprise of this
kind, they should not be opposed by another in
dividual corporation.
Mr.. Chandler asked the chairman the privi-
lege Of submitting the specifications Of the Cen
tire and Northern companies, and the committee
rose, the chair stating that they would take time
to examine all the matters before they came 20
q conclusion.
Burning Of the Steamship Galveston
INV ORLKANt, March 29.-The steamship
City Of Galveston arrived yesterday morning