Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-03
1.-THE Washington Market Com I.
RanY,, VS. The People,

1.-THE WashingtOn Market Com.
Pany'' VS.. The People,
1.-THE washington Market Company" adver.
tises in the Post of the 2sth, and TIE STAR 9. m
the 29th ult., liberal proposition by the dt-
rectors TO the Renters" consisting or four
| ,r'tereases and one resolution.
AS there Is no truth in the Dhsreases i6 Is safe
to presume that there Is none In the I" Resolve"
in fact there is none in the company, as its
one of the recitals of the directors Is In effect,
! that the bargain made by said company with
the late board of public works has been ad-
Supreme Court OF the District OF Columbia
The record of the case referred to shows that
the only Judgment rendered 1y tnat court was
the District will undoubtedly do, and show
beyond all CARL that, Notwithstanding the
violation of the express provisions of its char
ter, q rate OF stall rental more than double the
rate formerly paid by the same dealers for
stalls on the same site, and assigned as the
reason for this excessive levy that the company
was compelled to pay the District $23 900 pei
annum for the support OF the R poor eo and to pay
day of January, 1871, TO this date, the company
has neither paid the $25, 00o per annum for the
ton of its charter, nor has it paid the taxes
upon the property, although it has collected
rental for those purposes. These facts are
matter of record.
Reference is also made in one of the INCREASES
to "yexatiOus suits" and illegal controversies"
and the conclusion is that all dealers occupy
out "body and soul" to this New Hampshire
corporation may do so by paying SIS cents on the
dollar charged, for the remainder of the year
1s.9, pror1ded they pay all arrears. Comply
with the regulations; and In tender consldera-
ton OF their welfare, they shall have rebate
OF Is per cent II they pay In aduance' Consid-
ertng the fact, that the Company has for seven
years extOrted forty per Centum more In stall
rental than it ought to have received the prop
osi,ion is quite cool enough for the latitude of
New Hampshire In mid-wtnter, This latest
nyr-0V to vnfn a1a<lH
gress. The engineers OF this market house JOB
no longer control the Senate committee on the
District of Columbia. Hence they desire tn
forestall action by the present Congress.
IN 1878 the District committee of the House of
Representatives after an investigation extend
ing through several months solemnly concluded
that this Company had forfeited its charter
The following is the report:
Inc committee for the District of Columbia,
TO whom was referred resolution of the House
directing investigation into the conduct ami
management OF the Washington Market COM
pany, report the same back TO the House with
the following statement: A majority of the
committee commit were convinced, from the inquiries
made and the investigations had, that the said
company had in several respects violated the
provisions of the act Of May 20, 1870, incorpo-
latlng SAID company, and the committee had
o,fected one OF its members to introduce a bill
directing the Attorney General of the United
states TO institute legal proceedings to secure
judicial declaration OF forfeiture Of the fran
chises OF said Washington Market company
ana reverSion of said market property to the
District of Columbia; that while said bill was
under consideration proposition was sub
mitted upon which the company agreed to sur.
render the property to the authorities of the
District OF Columtia, which conditions are EN-
Draced In the bill herewith reported for the
Of Sia RAJ ON or tne House As the adoption
attained, 1t Is not deemed necessary to repor5
al length the result Of the investigation made
Dy Inc committee under the resolution referred
TO- Should the bill herewith reported become
q law, the committee deem it unnecessary To
proceed TO the consideration of the bill hereto
lore introduced by Mr. Blackburn under dlrec-
ton OF the committee.
A. S. WILLIAMS
10. G. s. BLACKBURN.
EPPA HUNTON.
g. BoUCK.
e. j. HENKLE
HESTER CLYMER.
WILLIAM CLAFLIN.
HORACE DAVIS.
The Dill referred to In this report passed the
House of Representatives April 20. 1878, and
was sent to the Senate and referred to the Dis
trict committee OF that body. The majority OF
that committee were friends of the market
company, and the bill never passed the senate
although the agents and attorneys OF the com
lief that they (the aforesaid agents and attor-
hey s. were honest in recommending the meai-
uie, ana they even went to the extent Of voting
favor the bill, The minutes OF that body VIII
show such vote, unless they have been doc
tored recently: The company says In its first
ed nearly 100000 in the erection OF buildings,
&c It has .1raised" 100000 since last spring
although 1t has erected no buildings since that
tme. Inc lact Is the entire buildings have nor
cost Sz25, GEO, now what has the company re-
Ceteo! S5O,oOo and upwards from the sale Of
SANDS In 1872. 500, roo and upwards Stall rental
each year 1or seven years, besides collections
nom every poor negro who happens to bring a
little sassafras bark, or sage, and set down on
tbe cold sidewalk outside the limits of the
market. These collections extend to farmers
ana all others standing beyond the chartered
limits OF this liberal ~ corporation, even as
lar west as Ohio avenue aud 18th street, every
this New Hampshire Market company"
Again, it is not pretended that these liberal
patri0ts nave paid more than 100000 on the
capital stock OF the company-1O per cent. on
one million.
They have received nearly, II not quite.
ssooooo IN seven years. all OF which hiss
trict, buyers and sellers, In the market, tor
the 1nestimable privilege OF sustaining this for
elgn and hostile corporation In our midst. But
gress In the direction OF wfping 1t out Of exist.
ence, 1t Resolved to deduct Is per cent from the
stan rental OF all dealers who will subscribe to
who had manhood enough to give battle in the
courts are left OUT since they will not subscribe
10 regulations made In defiance of the charter
OF the public. This is the case with one hundred
or more OF the present stall holders It may be
proper TO state here that although this COM
foAy SuSSCCAeu, ny tllo CORRUPT agreement
ferred to, In reducing practically the amount TO
be paid for the support OF the poor from SOS O01
to s. 500 per annum, and also In reducing largely
has steadily and persistently collected the fuii
amount assessed for these purposes amonosi
others from the Stockholders and it owes IT,
district treasury to-day over $4,000, While
must be made up by the people in one form &,
another. The time has arrived however, Whei
ms " New Hampshire Market Company mu>t
OBEY the law! The dealers can neither be sbu
ha oIorco
one resolre will not accomplish the oiect eYen
WITH discount OF 10 per cent. for the rem atnde