Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-06
The District in Congress.
THE WASHINGTON MARkET COMPANY
I'm he HlhIs.. ON IneslaN Mr RIacL hur.

THF WASHINGTON AARhET COMPANY
In the House ON Tuesday Mr. blackburn by
unanimous consent. offered a resolution which
was read and referred to the committee for
the District al Columbia, instructing the com
nIittee Ior the District of Columbia To inquire:
First. Whether the Washington Market Com
Vaiiy has fulfilled the conditions of the act of
incorporation Of May ~. 1870: the cost Of the
uulldlHt erected; whether said market build
lng> are IN accord with the requirements Of its
charter: The rents and profits derived there
from whether the rents - charged were fixed
ny The proper legal authorities: whether the
SAID company has erected all the market build-
ingS as required by the act of incorporation.
Second. Whether the said company has paid
III" taxes AZ required by the act of incoTpora-
ton; what sum the said corporation has paid
and are now paying annually To the city of
Washington. and, if any less than the sum of
~-5.tt-pToVided for in the act of iucurpor;-
tlnn-by what authority the same has been di-
miHi>hed. Third. To inquire by what authori-
y the said market company has assumed con
troll of the open space at the intersection of
Ohio and Louisiana avenues with 10Th and I2h
streets. which was set apart 10y Congress for
The city of Washington rs a market for the
sac 81 country produce in quantities from the
wagons Fourth. Whether the said mark IT
company has failed tn comply with anv or all
The conditions Of Scharter, and. if So, whether
the same should not he repealed Fifth To
inquire by what legal authority the said com
panN has abandoned possession of a part of the
site Included in the act of Incorporation: and
report ny hlll or otherwise: and that said com
mIitee have power To send for persons and
papers.
ANOTHER GAS BILL
senator tonkling introduced in the Senate
to-day bill to incorporate the Citizens Gas
Ight company of tine District of Columbia.
This Is not the old bill which has been intro
duced III several Congresses heretofore. The
lncol pofatOrS OF the proposed new COMPANY
are Samuel ConOVCT. Obed. Wheeler. VIM. T..
HOY. James NJ Seloycr. Henry Thompson.
Dewitt L. Wheeler. and J. ii. BreSlin. The
nicorpOratOrS are mostly New York men; !.
VI. SclOIrr being brother of Major SeloVer
JIM heene ; right bower. who figured conspic-
over railing III Exchange Place, New York.
few weeks ago. j. ii. Bresln is one of the
owners nf the til~ey House, New York De
witt &. Wheeler i one of the Police Commits
SiOncrS of New York Tine capital stock of the
company i not to exceed Sl.E0.W0. in shares
o1 $40 each. The management of the affairs
"i the company l. To he under the direction of
seven directors. elections to be made according
Ia the votes of the stock represented. The
names OF who shall De the directors for the
first year are not designated The pines of
the company are 10 he laid subject 10 the ragu-
Ettinns al the District Commissioners. &C. and
The company j prohibited from receiving for
The tenehi OF ll> stockholders more than 20
cents per 100 cubic feet. subject To 4 discount
81 not les Than = per cent. on all gas bills if
pad at the cOmpanyS offices within seven
days of the rendition thereof
DISTRICT TAX SALES
senator Dorsey introduced lin the Senate To-
day q bill Ia amend the fifth section of an act
Tor the support of the government of the Dis
tTlct at Columbia for the fiscal year ending
provides that the proceeding in the 5th sec
Ton of the act above mentioned, whereby the
District Commissioners are authorized TO en-
force the liens of said District against land lots
and parcels al lots. a. in said section described
shall De proceeding az rem. Upon the filing
OF bill by the Commissioners TO enforce such
lien. warrant shall be issued Ia the marshal
of the District commanding him To seize the
property described in said bill The marshal
shall execute the warrant. and his return on
the warrant Of his action shall he constructive
Ma hall bn
held subject to the same without the taking
ana retaining possession thereof. Ii shall he
necessary 10 serve notice by advertisement of
the institution of said proceeding on the part
oi his heirs. IL known. in whose name the said
described land was held when purchased by
The District. In all eases notice of the begin
nIng of said proceedings shall. on order of
the court. De published as I'D eases of attach
lnent, and all persons claiming any interest in
The property seized may. within ten days after
the last publication. or at any time before final
decree, on leave of the court. appear in said
ease and contest the same rs provided for in
said 9Th section.