Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-23
The washington Market Trouble.


THE BUTCHERS DETERMINE TO "sTIcK."
A meeting OF the butchers and other dealers |
in the Center Market wss held a. Msrden u
called to the chair. He stated that he was proud
to-day Of the position taken by the butchers.
He understood not that there was an open war
on the company, but that the butchers simply
objected TO laying such large bonuses as wo1ld
be detrimental to their inteTests-Such IS they
could not afford. The had proposed to pay rent
as usual, and that was enough. He urged thst
they stand united, and believed the public woe
support them
MIR. C. ID. Pearson was appointed sec.retsry.
Mr. y. K. Hunt was cal ed on an :. addressed
the meeting. He had deteTmi- led not To nav
any bonus, and believed that ne would be sap-
ported in 1t He hastily Glanced at the conii-
uon OF things In the Old market and stated that
on the organization OF the present company he
was one OF the COMMITTEES who waited on the
officers Of the company. The committee were
tod that when the stalls were sold they wonld
be heirlOoms- What did they nowpay? By his
figures he had paid over SIi per square foot
now. He would not pay any bonus and did
not mean to leave the market except by force,
Mr.. Hoffman said his counsel, Messrs. Cox
and MerTick advise that they stand firm and 10
not go near the sale.
5lr. ElliOt.-We had better stick.
Mr.. Hoffman offered resolution that they
hand themselves to stand by each other until
the injunction be decided, and if it fails We viii
leave tie market In body unless tue company
agrees TO our terms; adopted.
air. Hoffman caused To he "a II sect GA Is ~
the charier OK the market company, watch
reads az follows:
sec. 10. Ana b ., enacted Tia. if tho c ,r5lza-
tors canned II his act, major p.rt q "a ~,
after the Ia7ssse II tbi, act, aoccp; frs ai>r
hereby eTeat,d, or II, having acc p--d tae sam
years Gcm ard after the paSEezs 4 III. 90 tb-l.
aud IN hat case it shaiI aId may b. Ia ful los
81 I'VE ntT color more, 70 aSsoca-v them sIses
whereby they shall undertake an agree - a~c,a,
the franchise conferred by this &C. AID 70 perform
shall he reco ded ia the office If the res i,te; OF the
city, Washington, ard tereuPon such sssoci st-s
the rights, privileges and immunilies CONFER, by
this act upon the coTporssors nansd therein"
Dir. Hoffman remarked that under this sec
tion twenty coed, earnest men could GUST the
present company just as the latter had got pos
session of the franchise.
The evidence OF Mr.. Ciuss, 70 the effect that
the company had not complied with their char
ter, was read.
Addresses were made by Messrs. f. Brooke
and others, and the meeting adjourned.
THE SALE OF STALLS.
A few stalls were sold yesterday afternoon,
as follows; Nos. 336 and 379 to w. NJ. Cross, fish
dealer, for S225; 325 to 327 to q. o. Williams for
$500; Hi TO Mrs. Hisbley for SEQ; $40 to 3I2 to
Mrs j. Tries tor $500.
The sale was resumed this afternoon a. fol-
lows: Nos. 211 and one half of 2l2, H. Bit
timer, S2i3, one-half 2l2 and 2l3, S2,3: 456.
Shroth. bacon, SIi2; 1868, L. Hessler. Sli6; 435
and iOI, Jacob Frank, 500; IA, L. Heitmullsr,
sos; i95, John Schlegel, 500; 6l6 II. Yost,
Bakersmith, do, S55.
The sale was .han adjourned to this evening
TIE FOLLOWING NOTICE
mas been ordered to be served June 31th upon
WASHINGTON MARKET CouPASY,l
July ISL {
To---: Your right to occupy stand or
stall No, for two years from July 1, 1872,
having this day expired you are hereby again
notified to QUIT and deliver up the same to the
company On this day, according to the market
regulations.
Any dealer remaining in occupancy of his
stall or stand after this date will be trespaSSer
upon the property Ofthe company, will be lis
bic for all damage arising therefrom and 70
suit for such damages; also to summary ejec-
ton and prosecution, under the regulations at
any time, at the will OF the company, without
fur her notice.
AIRY delay or forbearance on the part of the
Company TO enforce their fall rights gainst any
occupant cannot be deemed as a waiver Of those
nights, but the trespasSer may expect to see them
enforced at any time and in any manner.
p. 5. SMITH, Clerk.
The sales Of stalls, other than butchers being
completed Oh Is ured, it is the intention of the
company, before selling the butchers stalls, t.
make an extended advertisement in the princi-
Iai cities and to sell the butchers stalls at auc-
ton TO new dealers at the appropriate time
They ere certain that there will be no difficulty
III filing the market with first class butchers.
who will satisfactorily serve the public.
SOME OF THBFINEsT SPECIMENS of sirn naint-
ing ever seen here are the work OF Mr.. william
KChleder, located az No. 93I ID street north qvesC
Ills designs are unique, and the finish bciGg per
rect, nothing is wanting to make them a,tiac-
tive. Mr.. X. IL an industrious young man, inst
commencing business for himself. after several
Years experience in sign writing for others. ami
the WORK he has already put out fully equ4Is
any work of the kind put up here; and withal
he assures Us his prices are much below Others
REAL ESTATE AND GENREAL BRoKERAGr.
Among the many houses Interested in the ADORE
lines n " ashIDgton none stand higher in the
I'll han hes Al
The firm OF w. W. Cox & Son. PROMPT attsn-
ton, close care for the interest Of patrons, aud
quick returns is their motto. See advertise
ment elsewhere.