Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-26

Inc MARKET HpP0tFrWs
ADDRESS TO THE PUBIIc AnoPTED-MR- OYSTER
REsiETs 1HE TROUBLES
The adjourned meeting OF dealers az che Wash
ington Market held az sheas hau last night, fos
which has been in conference with the District
commissioners was wpli attended nv W T.
hoover from That committee Stated That MessrS
Chandler and Birney. representing the marss.s
company, hstd requested a continuance Of tho
h heSIns Until u-day and therefor the committee
nad no report 60 make. The secrrtary Mr. " r.
Hunt, then read the report OF the coaansr1ap -
prepare statement for che public, which was
l. ID DAILY, Henry Miller, Louis Keng1a and wm.
Walker, were appointed committee on nnance
AN ApPREss FROM MIR. OYSTER
Mt. Geo. n Oyster who was present WIS In
vifsd 70 address the meeting. He said he had been
working outside OF tire Market Dealers, Assork-
ton. Having found the market company repre-.
senfed before the Commissioners by "A very asi,rfr
lawyer, ne had his own responsibility secured
the services 90 Mr.. Elliot as counsel He reminded
the dealers OF what had occurred in is.2 AT that time
when the company fixed u scale or rents, Mt Oryi-
been fixed on account OF the extraordinary amounts
the company had 10 pay Ia the District: that they
and taxes upon all the ground within the market
enclosure that they had On do this, and that all az
which added so materially 10 the demands upon
eheln that they were compelled TO levy an eRor-
nous tax upon the dealers THE first thing these
gentlemen did after getting the dealers I'm their
WAS 10 go To CONGRESS and have tackled on the
District government tn SECURE ground for the erec.
tlon OF District building. The market company
then consented u part with that large piece OF
ground I'm front OF the market which was assessed
at $aO ooa BY agreement all the property between
Une lines was 10 be used in common by the District
ana the market company, and consequently was
exempted rom taxation, so that the company WAS
relieved OF taxes up TO the line OF the present
building. The tax bin WIS enormously reduced.
Ihey then arranged, as a part consideration
for the transfer, that the taxes should
be so reduced that they would NOT
exceed at any time sIaGa, including the amount co
De paid TO the poor fund. Notwithstanding they
We're relieved OF this enormous bill OF taxes, the
company had never reduced the rent. The Rates
now existing were made in 1872 ON the assumption
mat the company had 10 pay SIS 0a 60 the poor
J stated that the company also escaped large
amount OF Tax by having built over portion 0
ground which stood on the books as roadway
piece OF ground from which they derived
large revenue by the renting OF sialla
THE PROPOSED NEW MARKET BuuprSa
MI DAILY said that he had received 81. 500 I'm
subscription towards the proposed new market
house shat day. He thought IL wound b. advisable
to go and see the company, aud IL the dealers
could not buy their right in the market company,
as they said they were not making anything.
Il have called on the market company once OF
Twice, said Chairman Kelly, and all the inforIna-
and their money build it, and they did not want
any outside Interference. I think we had better
stay away from the market company. When the
to be bidders"
Mr.. W. s. Hoover said there was piece OF prop
aty near the market which they could buy The
Dnnses and rents required for the next two yean
would pay for IL.
After further discussion the meeting was ad~
JOurned
THE CONFERENCE wrH THE COMMISSIONERS.
At the hearing before the District Commission
eTs yesterday, mentioned in last evenings STAR,
Mr.. Btrney said that the average minimum nxed
90 the market company Tor the stalls are much
less than the stalls sold by the Northern Market
company.
Mr.. Cooper, in behalf OF some OF hts clients,
said ne wanted the Commissioners 20 take into
consideration the rates fixed by che old corpors-
Ton OF washington. He held chat the DistrcS
COMMISSIONERS DOW have the same powers by
right Of Inheritance
Mr.. klliott, representing Mr. Oyster, took the
groHnd that the District Commissioners have no
Jurisdiction.
after further discussion, the hearing was con-
ttRued until to-day.