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

the rental OF s2jUDD TO the ciiy-yct the committee
believe II IN be for the interest OF the people OF the
District that the rents of the stalls Ia its markets
should be kept as low ~ possible. The rent winch
the stakeholder pays will inevitably be imposed
upon his customers and, II that rent he excessive
II viii manifest itself at last IN cxOrbant prices OF
the nceesnrles of life to purchase which the labor
Ing Glasses always resort TO the open public mar
sS Az SSSssiSS d Ient pI ey GrsSs sS
crease the rent Of its stalls and finally fall upon tn
consumer ~ the form Of tax Oh food-thc most
Of ihese sSns i Il the rent Of s9S
paid by the Washington Market Company
seems to impose too heavy a burden
the market men, aud, ultimately, upon the people.
In the opinion of the committee, q reduction OF
1900 at least In this annual rcit would work no
injury to the community, but indircctly benefit the
very class ~ whose advantage the rental II designed
to accrue, since reduction Of the rent paid by the
company will secure lower rental OF the stalls,
rates IN the poor If Washington thus enabling some
N support themselves who might otherwise'becomc
Another and a very powerful reason why this
payment should be reduced Is the fact that accord
Ing tn the books ofthc City Register revenue
derived from the Centre Market very seldom eN.
cecded the sum Of $4,000. The gross receipts for
the last three years obtained from the books OF the
Registers office, are MS follows: .
iS.-S 'siyas3Dl
lStS-uo glDLoD
The city is now realizing s25ooo Of net revenue,
exclusive Of The TAX ON lie real estate, which the
company Is required to pay by the act Of incorpoa
ton. Your committee would therefore, recon.
cured by appropriate legislation. committee
would respectfully call attention TO litter of John
r. Cook, heretofore appended In relation TO the
receipts from Centre Market r.... -
The attention Of the committee has been called
TO the cxpedency Of transferring the hall provided
for In the plans from the Ninth.strcct wing To tho
front building on the Avenue. II seems 10 tho
committee very desirable that the Ninth.street
wing should be All open market equal ~ accom-.
modauons STYLE and iae h,le i3r ventilation lon 70
is clear that hall on the corner Of Ninth and u
streets Is not needed Is of value to the public,
10 the company. A hall however IN the front
building Is required, and the committee think that
this change should be effected
The committee also notice that by the resolution
OF December ~, 1870, the Mayor Of Washington Is
member OF the commission 10 supervise the mar
ket company; To remove any possible doubt on
the subject. the committee deem II eXpedient for
the legislative Assembly to direct the Governor Of
the District who has ceased TO be an oiicer OF the
market company to act the representative OF the
District As member Of this commission.
The committee therefore report and recommend
the passage Of the accompanying resolution.
All Of which is respectfully SnSnliISd n,vrs
Subcommittee on Market Investigation.
JOINT RESOLUTION IN RELATION To THE
WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY.
Be resolved by he Legislative assembly If the Dis.
| trict u nlHt6id That the Governor be authorized
and required to act one OF the commissioners OF
the Washington Market Company, under the reso.
luton of Congress approved December %, 1870
ions St hs pf G he buamE To be su erected by
\ said company as shall transfer the proposed hall
from the Ninth.street wing to the main building OIL
| Pennsylvania avenue, and also To secure u reduc.
ton from s2jOyO to $1,000 of the annual rental re-
quircd to be paid by said company, aud which Is
now A,eSsed by the company upon the stall
holders.
The same joint resolution, It will also be
seen, authorized and required the Governor tn
act as one OF the commissioners of tho market
company under the resolution of Congress mp.
proved December 90, 1870 and that thereafter
the company paid rental to the District author
itcs, with their full assent and concurrence
ut the nate of $4,000 annually, until tho trans
fer of the front land 10 the District, under al
agreement with the Governor and Board Of
Public Works, dated March 1s, 1873, by which
agreement and transfer tcxecutcd under the
provisions of the act of Congress, incorporated
in the deficiency appropriation bill approved
March g. 1879 the District assumed, for the
use of the front land, aud the use in common
of the courtyard as n site for large District
building, all Of the annual rental imposed by
the charter excepting $500, leaving that sun
as rental to he paid by the market company
from and after the said transfer which sum
with all general taxes, as before stated, ha
been promptly paid to the District authoritie
by the market company up to the prescn
time. Copies of the act, agreement, and trans
fer and Governors message are herewith nm
nexed:
Hcesrye from he GorcTllor Of he District Of Co,um
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p,ncrs ,,,s,,Sr,I;n ina tbcsS;o " P'0P'''' WV WV
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on Markets, and ordered to be printed.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DISTRICT OF COLuMnTA,(
| WASHINGTON, May II, 1873. J
10 he legislative Assembly:
have the honor TO transmit herewith q copy G
the memorial, which was presented by the Cover
nor and Board Of Public Works to Congress, askin
for an appropriation for the purchase by the Unite
states of the interest OF the District in the City Ha
building In Washington, now used solely for Coy
ernmcnt purposes. Upon consideration of tn
memorial, an appropriation for the purchase WI
made by Congress of not exceeding seventy. hv
thousand dollars. This appropriation Ii containe
In the deficiency act of March 3, 1873, and cop
Of the clause making the appropriation is sent herr
with.
The act of Congress making the apprt
propriation of seventy.hve thousand do
lars enacted that 1t should be apple
by the District only for the erection Of sutabl
building Tor the District Offices, and for TN
, purpose authorized the Governor and Board I
Public Works TO MAKE arrangements 10 secure N
{ land on Pcnnsylvania and Louisiana avenues, b
tween seventh and Ninth streets.
he.Hg mHer .ne ndanoI,y ~ MS nct Mrn w
menus nav DeSr ~, hie mis ue m,hsaon ga
IN tho m}striSt of land SiaiGSnt for tho ,r,stipn
PENNSYLVANIA and LDuisamn ayemues betwce
e scy"nih nnI Ninth streets and eStrnding somtl
gcthcr with the right to use for u courtyard az
all tho la nd lar