The daily gazette., 1882-12-19

want a market on Madison street let the
farmers go there. If any one will bring us
petition against having the market on
French street we will sign it."
w. j. Cottsman-"It makes no difference
to me. won't bother my head about it.
Would sooner have the market where 1t Is.
The engine houses and the school would be
an objection TO moving"
Mrs. DIR. Carrow-"My husband favors
the change as 1t would bring business to the
street."
Mrs. Gookin, No. eOa--"I think it would
be very disagreeable to have the market
along French etrees. II we were to stay here
/ should object TO the change very much"
Mrs. Carllison, No. e04-"I do not favor
the change"
John r. Gallagher-"Haven't thought
anything about 1t. If the market had to be
moved would favor 1t being on French
street. have no property on the street.
Council bad better quit fooling with the
market"
Misses Eliza and Hannah M. Duncan
"We don't want 1t. 1t would be nuisance"
John G.. Patterson, Esq, approved of
street markets as he had been used to them
all his life, aud they were better for the
public health. He hardly thought 1t worth
moving. 1t would make no difference to
him, and he would take no decided stand IA
the matter until he knew how much he
would be affected by the change. He had
moved twice to get out of the way of the
market, and had gone to French street for
q-iet. II the market was put there it would
increase the value of his property and he
could afford to go somewhere else. The
people on King street had adapted their bust
ness and buildings to the market and 1t
would be hard on them If the change was
made. The cry was for markets centrally
located, but division would not work. 1t
was tried years ago when the neat little
market house was erected on Twelfth street
between Market and King streets. The
people of Brandswine village at that time
complained of having to walk so far to
marFet, but when the building was put up
and occupied those who had stalls there
were virtually starved out, because the
wives Of the very ones who had
agitated an uptown market would walk di-
rectly past the building and go to the old
places. 1t would be just the same in re-
gard to Madison street.-the women would
come down town In spite of all, as they like
TO be seen and talk with each other. The
markets might be put on Fourth and King
streets, the intersection of which was as
near central point as could be found. In
rearranging the new city charter, In which
work he and City Solicitor Turner were now
engaged, they had not as yet decided what
would be done in regard to the market
question. II the market was divided as
talked of the great trouble would be that
the farmers would all go to one place, as no
particular ones could be compelled to select
either French or Madison streets. The
lengthy and interesting conversation with
Mr.. Patterson may be summed up as fol-
lows: He took really no interest in the
change, 1t would suit him as long as il
wouldn't Inconvenience him, the increase In
the value of his property would pay him for
having to move, the women would go where
the largest crowds were, there was no use In
the change, and the farmers would 60 where
1t paid the best.
DIR. L. P. Bush when seen was too busy to
say much, but briefly gave his feeling In the
matter, declaring that he was "entirely OPP
posed to having the market on Fren ch
street." He had several reasons for his
opinion. Among them were the fact that
French street was a resident and not busl-
ness street; the engine houses were In the |
way; King street is best adapted for the |
purpose now used, and French was more
travelled by light vehicles. He also thought |
that the benefit derived by the people east OF |
French street by the moving would not |
compensate for the loss to the King street |
people and the annoyance along French |
street.
R. C. Fraim said that while his family |
objected to having the market on French, he |
personally had no interest in the matter SO /
far as comfort or discomfort was concerned |
AS matter of expedieney, however, he |
thought the change should be made, and he /
had no doubt that it would be. 1t would |
either be King and Madison or French and |
Madison. So many property holders along 1
King street were reserving spaces in front OF |
their stores that the farmers had great |
troubleto find places to back their wagons. |
Another prime reason for moving it to |
French street was that 1t would benefit both |
buyers and sellers. Besides, the market on |
Fourth street would then connect around |
the corner with the French street wagons, |
whereas now 1t was.broken when the turn \
was made at Fourth and King