Daily Republican., 1879-02-04

For the Daily Republican.
DO the Butchers In the Second
street Mar ct House Control the
City Council
MEssas. EDIroRs:-The above ques-
ton is one that is frequently asked by
the merchants and business men of this
city. This grew out Of the fact that
the butchers doing business IN said
market house hav. been Offering to
make bets OF five dollars to two that
the markets will b. removed from King
street to Market street. Now where
those butchers got the assurance from
that the Council: would commit the: ridic
uously absurd act o: changing the
curb stone msrke. from King to Mar
k-t street, cannot conceive.
Certainly there ar. pot enough butch
ers in the City Council to control that
body. The whole object of the Second
street butchers is to break up the
meat stalls on the public market street
Of this city. This facs is fully demonsua
ted by the fact THAI the Second stree,
butchers dr.. unanimously in favor o.
removing the curb ston. market frou
King street.
And let US for moment consider
their object in ssking for change Ia
Market street. In the first place the es
taklishing Of market on King street has
induced few poor men to rent build.
ngs on King strret and change the same
into stalls to a.'.i meat, where they can
supply III. orkingmen and mechanics
of the city flair grade of meat at a fai +
price. This has raised the ire of The
Second street butchers, and to vent tLeir
spleen on these few poor butchers who
rent their stalls on King street, tkey
are determined to force the market of
Of King street, to break up the business
of the butchers thereon, 80 thai our
citizens will be compelled to go to the
Second street market to bSy their neat
at such prioes AZ those butchers choose
to impose upon them.
IL Is well known that there are no
suitable places on Mark-t street that
can be chGnged into butcher stalls, con
sequently there could be 40 meat sold
on Market street If the oGrbstOne mar
ket was changed thereto If there are
any good reasons why the market should
be changed to Market street We hope
those gentlemen will present them.
Against the removal Of the cucbstone
market 70 Market street many serious
objections can be made. We wiz enum.
crate few of them:
In the frst place, thIt street is al
ready taken up with two lines Of street
rails, for the passenger railway cars,
the space between the ~ails and curb
line being so narrow that the shafts
and tongues of vehicles backed up to
the curb in many instance project be-
You'd the rails on the street, and they
are liable to be torn off by the passing
cars, and the windows of the cars are
in danger of being broken GHt, very
much to the annoyance OF passengers
who are also in danger Of being injured
by broken glass. In backing up to the
curb stone, particularly between Third
and Fourth Sts., (where the grade is
very steeE,) there is great danger OF
collision between street cars going down
grade, with the wagons the formers or
their wives, whilst they are trying to
back up to the curb stone.
With passing cars any farmers way
ons backed up on Market street, but
one single track would be left for car
ria4es, drays, carts, wagons, and furni-
ture cars to pass each other. Per-
sons attending market, particularly
old intirm persons and children would
be in constant danger of being run over
and crushed to death. In fact Market
street presents more obstacles against
q curb stone market than any other
street in the city.
If the market Is ever changed from
King street it should &C to such a street
IS French street which on account of
It's great Width and the easv grade
thereon would make it the most desira-
Die street in the city for curb stone
market.
But at this tile there is no need for
my change, King street affords excel
ent facilities for a street Market. 1t !
5 wide, it has an easy grade, it is easy
o be kept clean by the street cleaners
IL there are no railroad tracks to col
pct the oifal thrown out from the wag
ms of the farmers. 1t has no street
airs to obstruct the passage Of vehicles,
ND cripple the farmers and their wives
whilst backing up to the curb, or whilst
hey are gearing or ungearlng their
lorses. A word to the wise is sufficient.
lOT A RESIDENT OR OWNER or KING