Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-29
WASHINGTON MARKET.
A LIBERAL PROPORTION BY TIE DIaEC
TORS TO THE RENTERS.

Atameetns of the directors of the Washington
Market Company. held at their Office Thursday
March 81 the following preamble and resolution
adopted, reducing the rental on each stall an
stand fifteen U5) per cent:
Whereas, the present stockholders in the Wash
ington Market Company, after publicly achno"'
ledged forfeiture in writing by the original moor
poretors orsa1 lied under the fifteenth section OF
the market charter granted by congress- anu nave
expended nearly four hundred thousand oohars
(S4OOOO, In the erection and equipment OF tue
largest and the most commodOus market buildings
in tbe country of sufficient capacity to accommo-
date nearly four hundred (40O) dealers or market
men with stalls and stands. at rental OF nifty per
centum less than the average rental per square foot
of SPACE in the principal markets OF Pnuaoeipnla,
New York and Boston and
Whereas, Under the authority of an act of Con-
gress the market company transferred to the Dis
trict of Columbia the land in front Of the market
buildings mot designated in the charter for
market purposes, fronting on Pennsylvania
and louisiana avenues, between Seventh and
Ninth streets northwest, which transfer has
recently been adjudged to be legal by the
full bench Of the Suprtme court OF the District
of Columbia, whereby the market company is re-
leved from the payment of portion of the original
rental fixed by Congress for the use OF the whole
around known as Market Space and
Whereas, The market company hopes to be re-
leved in part at least, of the heavy legal expense
which it has been subjected to through the numer-
GUS vexatious suits and legal controversies which
have been forced upon it through the influence of
certain wealthy dealers desiring to keep control of
the most centrally located and best paying stalls
and stands in the market, at the same monthly
tai which is paid by the poorer class of dealers who
happen to have secured stalls the sides. leIs
frequented portions Of the market; and,
Whereas. The directors of tho market company
are DESTROYS to avoid hereafter all tigstons and
troversies and believe to be for the best interests
Of the stock and bondholder whom they represent,
to cooperate with the honest and far-minded mar
ket in their efforts to serve the public with the
best market products, at prices corresponding
with the times, and to offer adequate inducements
for prompt payment of stall rentals:
ResOlred. That the clerk of the market be author
lied during the remainder Of the year 1872 COM
mencng the first dsy of April, to make discount of
fifteen per cent on rental thereafter accruing to all
occupants of stalls aud stands Who comply with the
rules and regulations Of the company. by paying
all and by paying to the market clerk their
rental monthly in advance: which discount for
prompt payment will make the net rental, after
April l. all who avail themselves of it, as follows
per month Butcher stalls, $119O bacon stands
s765; butter stands, s574: fish stands S5 10; buck
sters' or vegetable stands. SAG. These rates in
clude gas and water taxes and the expenses of
cleaning the aisles and policing the market
mar29- cost