Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-01
The O street MARKET.


MASS MEETING OF ITS FRIENDS
The meeting called last evening at the o
street market OF those residents of North Wash
fDgtOn who want the market retained In 1 $
present location and improved was attended by
q Iafgc cOncOuTSe OF people, who were called O
oioef Dy Mr. ). X Bond, on whose motion tue
hIOW1Gg officers We're elected: MIR. Samuel
NOTmenJ, President; ). ). Henkle robert ID JIn-
ihg, j. y. L. Burnside, X. e. tie witt W. A Z ok
George Donaldson, Jesse b. Wilson, Col. E. ID Az
IL John Neyrch, j. Russell B arr and A. c.
spalding, vice presidents. aud Mr.. E. w. Dom.
secretary.
MIR. NOrment. on taking the chair said that
IL was 10 small honor To b. called 10 preside
over so vast an aSsem5lage OF people, and he
Was satisfied that they meant business, aud
that this was the golden opportunity To take
measures 10 prevent this square OF ground
being diverted from The use for which the Dis
Tfct obtained 1T. They did not want the sql are
or at least portion, to be diverted from mar
ket Iuf poses, and they Intended To Use all hoa-
oraDle means TO Keep The market where it now
Is III IL Is determined TO build high schools
there were convenient sites TO BE- had else
where.
MT. 5. r. Bond referred to the meetings held
year ago 10 secure the erection OF perm +
HenJ market building on this site. They were
then told that the building could not De
erected IL was then suggested that the Dis
ti1cJ lease the southern half of the 81 Iare TO
company. and company was formed and a
Dill introduced Ia Congress, but the plan failed.
because or the opposition Of parties interested IN
private markets and the trustees of Schools
whom be did not think represented the citizens
Of the second school district Last Thursday
week IL was before the HOuae OF Representa-
titeS. supported by Mr.. Sanford but oppos ID
ty Mr.. Cobb who said the subject WAS cJVeret
by the appropriation bill Mr.. Bond read the
clause IL the apprpIiatlOn bill In relation ID
Ibis square, asking as TO the term Dedicated"
Who dedicated IL for school purposes? III take
your watch would that BE- stealing or dedca-
ton? lie then read
A MEMORIAL
forth Flas mn n, ~ rhrO1
ket sites by virtue of the ACT or the legislative
assembly. one Ia the eastern, one Ia the vest
ern aid one In the northern part OF the city:
the erection OF market houses in the two
former. which have been paid for ont OF ths.
general treasury OF the District: the increased
assessments Of property In the neignD0rhoOd OF
COreOran square by reason or the location or
the market there. so that the property of north
Washington has not only paid It's proportion
for the other markets, but by this increa yed
taxation has also paid for the ground In q les
ton SecOnd-That the site Is absolutely
needed for market, and Is the best possible
location for one. as Is borne out By the fact OF
tsie large huslnt IS done In the Old sheds nov Oh
III. ana Dy the Persistent Efforts OF those inter
eSie6 III other markets to bring about the sale
or use of "COTcOran Square for other purposes.
Third-That this site was selected after full dis
Gus sion OF the question OF northern market Slta
and was bought Of Br. CorcOran with the I'M
Outstanding that Ii should De devoted ID 10 arkat
uses. and he agreed to give the proceeds TO the
CoreeFan Art Gallery, which he has done and
from such uses. FOurIh-Thdt, as the District
has not erected permanent market building
the citizens are willing 10 lease the ground aud
Du1td market, on terms which Will Yield
large revenue TO the District, as proposed in
House Till 4I4?. which was fayoraoly reported
az the last session by the House District CON-
mit1ee. by which the north half OF the ground
viii De devoted 10 scnOol purposes, While he
South half viii be kept for market: anu tnaj
this division was agreed upon as a compromise
between the conflicting claims OF the Scno us
"A ff ayri=l 70,
the site. TIE memorial asks the passage or the
DID last mentioned, and that the oOu0xio ~
claus ne stricken out OF the District appro9rla-
tiQI biI.
The paper was adopted with cheers.
Mr.. Jesse L. Wilson said that he @aS one Of
Committee Who called Oh the Commissioners II
reference 10 a market, and Judge Dent Cpy0Sei
the erection OF a market Dy the strict, ald
ASST wBy could Lot company build a m4rhet.
This was the fist Inclination a. to 4 private
company. aid 4 Dill providing TCr leasing Tue
GROUND 10 a company Was tutTO 1ucad. During
ia, Tc'r7S OF Congress the author ties aud Llt
k-stTeet market people had not kept Iai51. aud
Without the aU[nUnJy OF Congress j Sc1ODl
hui ding al been located on tnlS square. Fhr
con uittet was told By the Comm i,oiOuerS tda'
Ii tn mari ct was built first the school hOlS+,
would OF De-, and before there was authority
10 erect market the Commissions rs had erected
the school building.
Remarks we're made by Mr.. X. c. HeTett,
Ir. Geo. Donaldson ana SIR. Vim. Mcclure,
" DO suggested that they ask Congress ID givt
that pOT' ion or the square on Ith street, be-
tween - and =, for market purposes, With a 10
foot wall In the rear, which would prevent the
children climbing into wagons. Laughter