Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-03
The Market Troubles.

PROCEEDINGS IN THE MARKET THIS MORNING.
SUIT FOR AN INJUNCTION.
flag OF red-a color which seems to be quite as
obnoxious to the market butchers as to the bulls
that are brought to their pens-foated this morn
ing from one OF the corner entrances of the east
wing of the Washington market house. Inside OF
the market house, however, there was no unusual
manifestation Of any kind. Upstairs Mr.. Market
Clerk Smith was quietly pouring over his books.
"The sale will probably be postponed for
week." he said to STAR reporter.
"There are some conferences going ON,
the reporter returned later. MIR. Emery the presi-
dent OF the market company, was there with Mr..
Smith, and together they Were eo,nstng over
been served on the company" Mr.. Smith said in
way OF On explanation to to the reporter, "and the
Before noon po%ng .e
ling and Clerk. Smith, with THE STAR re-
of the market to the auction stand. Some Of the
dealers set up shout.half in fun, half in de-
risio6,when sion Mr. Dowlng jumping upon the
Few OF the dealers had assembled Mr.. Bowling
said:-S1n consequence of an order from the court
this sale is adjourned until 12 O'Clock next Thurs
day." Somebody cried out, as that the best YOU
can do?" ''Isn't that enough? ?" replied Mr.. Dow
ling, laughing: He then thanked the crowd for
their attendance, and jumping down from his
bench put an end to the proceedings
AN INJUNCTION SUIT.
This morning, Messrs Elliot j. Robinson, A. S.
WOrthfngton, and Glen w. Cooper, for Timothy
Daily, Henry Engle, John j. Magee and John C.
Baker, filed bill against the Washington market
company for an Injunction against the sale OF
stalls, in which Judge Wyle granted temporary
restraining order returnabe on the 14th instant.
market Qutter, butcher, bacon, huckster and mis-
cellaneOuS, one OF each class the defendant pro-
pose to sell under advertisement OF October, 1Ss)
and the bill recites the postponement of such
sale until to-day. They represent that the
company proposed to sell the good will of
the complainants in said stalls without ,provid-
posal to sell the choice OF stalls is in violation OF
the charter and deprives them Of the privilege OF
will which they have established in their respec-
tive lines. They quote from the charter the pro-
vision that hat the the company, with the consent of the
may fix maximum rate OF bids at such sale," and
say the proposed p sale can only be made in con.
operate with said company in fixing the
rates, yet the company has assumed to fix such
that the company presen ted to the Commissioners
schedule of minimum rates at which they pro-
ule amounts to about $50 OOO They also aver tn at
the second section of the charter authorizes the
sale of stalls subject to the payment OF an annual
rental fixed by the mayor and common council
and the directors, and charge that the annual
rentals mentioned in the advertisements, &C., were
or or agreed upon % since e' the @ mayor sy and and
council ceased to exist. They therefore OBJ
ject to the sale OF said stalls subject to such rent
until 1t is fixed by competent authority, and they
state that they believe that none OF the other
present holders have given such assent They
aver that there are between two and three hun
dred dealers interested in the market, who will be
affected by the proposed sale. They aver that
only 100000, or ten per cent of the capital stock
Is paid in; that the sale in 1872 realized 600 and
upwards, and the company has collected nomi-
nally 100000 per annum, or about 900 in the
past nine nears. The rate at which they now
propose to sell the stalls ranges from s1.75
to $3.50 per square foot, or more than the as
Sessed value OF the land itself each year, and that
the rents SO unlawfuly prescribed and intended
by said company to be imposed on these complain
ants and all Others similarly situated, are not only
They ask an injunction against the sale on the
terms prescribed, &c.