National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-02-08


ket since Il was opened aud occupied-July I,
1ST2-will amount to about $4,000 annually.
8, To the question whether the rents, AZ
charged, were fixed by the proper legal author
ity. the committee answer, that they were so
fixed. and In support Of this answer annexcs
the schedule OF rents az agreed upon by tho
directors of the market company and the Gov
ernor of the District OF Columbia, the latter
being understood at tho time TO be the sue
cessor, II any successor existed, of the mayor
and common council Of the city Of Washing
ton.
Annual rent Of the stalls and stands in tho build.
ings Of the Washington Market Company, On
Annual
Description NJ Sails and SpRds. Rental
Each Butchers stand. q by S feet, makingis
feet, $3.50 per square foot and at the same
rate for any additional spacel....;...... sl6s %
Each bacon. dealer, butter dealer. and bread
dealers stand, Of above size, s2S per $40 =.
similar stands, 6 by q feet making Sc square =.
Each hncisicrs stand & by s feet making " "
Is square feet sl.Ij per square foot. 81 90
Similar stands, 8 by feet, making 36sqnare
Each miscellaneous stand. G by feet, max
ing % square feet 81 per square foot. " 90
The renis 20 be paid quarterly IN advance.
The foregoing rates may be diminished by the
company IN It's discretion but snail In no case be
increased without the consent OF the District au'
thoriues.
Approved April Is. 1872.
WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY.
BY ". g. EMERY, President.
Governor Of the District Of columbia.
In support Of this view the follwing act au.
thorizing the Governor to represent the Dis
trict authorities in all matters pertaining to
the market Is cited:
Joi nj resolution IN relation to the Washington Mar
kct Company.
BE r,so,r6d by he Legislative assembly Of he Dis
tr-i NJ Columbia, That the Governor I've authorized
and required TO get as one Of the commissioners OF
| the Washington Market Company, under the rcso
LUTON q Congress approved December ~. ~; ana
the plan Of tho buildings To be erected ny said
| company rs shall transfer the proposed hall from
| the Ninlhstrcct wing TO the main building on
| Pennsylvania nvcuue, and also TO secure a rcduc
ton from 5000 IN elO0O OF the annual rental re-
| quircd to be raid by said company. and which Is
now, assessed by the company upon the STALL
| holders.
The company was, however, advised at the
| time by legal counsel that the act of Congress
abolishing the Offices Of mayor and city coun =
| Gil 50 modified section of the charter that
the directors Of the market company alone
| had full power TO fix the amount OF the annual
rental, and the courts of the District have re-
peatelly so held and enforced the payment Of
| rent accordingly. In proof Of the fact that the
rental upon the stalls, stands, &c, was not
fixed too high, the company says that each
stall when sold at auction for the term of two
years brought from 81 to $3.50 bonus above the
l
waving its right ut said auction sale to have
n minimum price fixed. and allowing the 663
stalls to be knocked of by the autioneer at
whatever the market.men might choose to
pay for them over and above the rental which
had been previously fixed. The company fur
thcr cites from the report Of Mr.. Adolpi;
Cuss, architect, showing that the rentals in
these new and costly buildings, the company
furnishing water aud gus, besides policing
and cleaning the buildings ut great expense
after each market, are much lower than in the
cities of Philadelphia, New York, and Boston
notwithstanding the fact that none of the mar
kets referred to cost onc-half so mach as has
been expended in improvements by this COM
+ pany.
6. The sixth question Is HAS the company
erected all the market buildings as required
by the act of incorporation ?" Tho company
says tina. 1t has erected all the market build
ings required by the act of incorporation, and
that its buildings are larger, more expcnsiv,
. and convenient than the act required, as vii
be seen by reference to statements above. Al
to the front building (the internal arrange
: mcnts of which II was conceded by the com
mission at its first meeting, and has Away
been admitted by everybody might be con
, structcd by the company for any use 1t chosc)
the arrangement with the District govern
ment aud transfer thereto Of the grounds fol
the erection thereon of a structure rs imposing
as that required by the charter relieved thu
company from erecting the front building
l which had never been in any sense cOnsiderct
rs part of the market. 1t may be well I,
: notice here that the joint resolution requiring
: the use Of the front land for the new and TEN
porary front sheds rendered 1t impossibl,
I for the company to commence the erection o
the front building until about the time Of thu
transfer named to the District.
A Z. The seventh question Is whether the SAID
:. company has paid the taxes, as required by thu
! act of incorporation; what sum the said cor
T. poratiOn has paid and are now paying annual,
\ to the city OF Washington, and If any less thai
the sum Of $4,000, provided for in the act o
n Incorporation by what authority the same In
e been diminished" The company says that i
4 has paid all the general taxes legally assesses
y against its property, and that 1t did pay take
c upon the front land up to the time of the trans
4 fer of the same to the District government
under the act of Congress above cited, sine
y which time it has been advised by its counse
e that taxes assessed against it for the pprtio
J. thus coded were Illegal and certainly unjus
y rs the District authorities, Immediately afte
u the arrangement referred to, took possession
c said ground, excavated and put in sewerage
. and commenced tho foundation for larg
II and imposing structure, as set forth In til
I plans and specifications drawn by their arch
y. tect, and which tho company will produce be
: fore the committee, showing them to
L fully us imposing as desired by the con
Y mission, which improvement would dOub
:, less have been completed in due time ~
:. not Congress interpUsed by an act entircl
p. changing the then existing form of govern
: ment, which action Of Congress left the fror
:" ground, which tho District authorities had s
y cured, in an unhealthy and dangcrol
/. state, requiring the present autho
Al tiles of the District to convc
~ it into a park, which has been done under ii
~ direction OF the parking commissioners of IL
n. District, the District still retaining possessiC
ct and control of the grounds originally desi
y mated by the charter as the site of the froi
Id building on Pennsylvania and Louisiar
NJ avenues.
81 The company has paid in general tax,
&c S5,7l2; water tax, 5000 rental for support
Is. the poor, $500; with an average annu
y tax in tho past, for special improv
en- ments, of 5000; making total of abou
&C. SlG5l2 per year which the city or Di
trict has received exclusive of licenses frol
the dealors) for the rear portion or grounC
actually occupied by the market compan.
and which certainly could not be consdcrt
as Of more than one.thrd the value of Il
grounds described in the original charter.
will be seen, by reference to the report of I'll
committee on laws and judiciary Of the hi
cd trict Legislature, page 10, that accordiI
'ia to the books Of the city registc; the n
re- revenue derived from the Centre Market fro
-; all sources, previous to ISL seldom. il eve
Ia exceeded the sum of $4,000 per year, whiC