National Republican., 1879-11-26
WISHING TON toR CENTRE, MARKET
Liberal Reduction Of Rental for Prcmr.
Payment.


Payment.
At q meeting of the Board of Directors, voted !:
That In view of the verdict of the U. S, Supreme
Court dissolving the injunction restraining the
Company from reseling the best and centrally
located stalls in the Market thereby disposing of
one more fthe expensive and vcSatous suits in.
stituted by these dealers against the Market Com.
pany that the same discount for prompt or ad-
vanced payment wiz, % per cent? be allowed TO
oil occupants of stalls and stands, rs was al
lowed for prompt payment previous to the injunc-
tlon; provided, however, that this discount shall
only be made to the occupants of such stalls
stands as sign contracts accepting monthly ten
ancy and pay their rental promptly to the clerk in
advance, and also mako arrangements for the pay
ment of all arrearages due tho Company. This
vote to go into effect and ater December l. 1879
and to continue until otherwise voted by the
Directors
Reduced rental for prompt payment OH average.
Per Month
BntcheTs stalls lis:....;..'..'..'.'..''''' sli ~
Ilucksters stands. s..................... sU
Fish Dealers stands. 80
Miscellaneous stands. 80
The above rates include gas aud water rents and
policing and cleaning the Market.
The original rentiu fixed by the Governor of the
District when the new Market was ready for occti.
pancy, and from which the above liberal discount
FIR prompt payment is now allowed by the Market
Company; was Do per eentum lewer than the aver;
age rental In the principal Eastern Markets will
DO seen by the following extract from the report OF
Mr. Adolf Cluss, who was employed 10 investigate
the amount of rental charged in other Markets
and report to n committee In Congress;
Extract from Mr.. Cluss' Report
WASHINGTON, d. c., MARKET.
Washington Market Company. The floor space
of buildings is $500 square feet. which yield an
cents per square foot of floor space.
The butchers pay for q stall OF 4S square feet an
butter merchants pay for stoll OF 80 square feet
ssl or s2 25 per square foot. The bacon dealers pay
s0s per stall, or 50 per square foot and the huck
sters pay s63, or Sl.75 per square foot.
REHABILITATION.
Annual income Average
per square foot rent per
of floor space square foot
in building. OF stall.
In Quincy Market Fancuil
Hall EStousion) BOston.... 81 0i So %
In Washington Retail Market
In Central Market, Phila.... 10 3!
In Farmers Market, Phila., % 81 to 81
Average of the three Eastern
cs.,..........,.......,' u bO " G
/ In Washington Market Com
pany's buildings in Wash
| lngtOn ,..,..... ......,.... W 904 ol "
The rates of the principal markets of Eastern
cities exceed, therefore, those OF Washington City
| by So per Centum.
The difference between the average income pei
square foot Of iOOr-spRce and the average income
per square foot of ground occupied by stalls |.
greater in the case of the Washington Marke
| Company than for any of the other markets be
cause, after consultation and with the appreciation
of the tenants, previous to the construction of the
stalls, II was decided 10 throw an unusually larg,
area In the gangwnys and aislcs. The aises oc
| cupy In the city markets Of Boston "a per centuu
of total iloor space, while In tho Washington build
ings % per cenum are given up for public use.
IN making the comparative statements i hei
been thought to be most accurate 10 adopt the oc-
Cupicd area as the scale. IT, as is sometimes done
the number OF front feet Of the stall would have
been taken as Tho scale tho discrepancy between
lhe different cities would have been much greater
| For instance Boston stall iOots up to sA7 90 pc
front foot against s2s and 5000 as the maximum
and minimum of annual stall-rcnt IN Washington
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
| ADoLP CLuss, Architect
In view of tho above liberal offer on tho part 0
the Market Company, 1t Is expected that all occu
pants Of stalls and stands will avail themselves o
the 20 per cent discount by adjusting all arrear
apos and Daying their December rent to me