The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-02-19
MARK EFT -HOUsE MONOPOLY
DecisiOn Of the Court of APP
peais In IA Case Similar
TO Ours.
70 ihd E.rnniin

that is involved in the c0rlract made be-
tween our city and Scdwick, St"ne 4 Co ,
in regard 10 the present markei-house.
L. tie case referred to one. Smith, made
the following contract with the city at
BRENNAN lie was t. build on Il certain
lot. u TWO story house. the second story
ot which was To be Tor Il town hall, to be
used by the city free OF rent, and the first
story 70 he a msrket-houee, the rents of
which we're TO 90 10 Smith, and a. the end
OF ten Yeas Smith WAS to deed the prop
yrty 10 the city. In consideration of this
understanding on Smiths part the city
agreed 10 Il, Sgnatc the lower story OF
the said buliny as the sole. exclusive
m5rkct-hUusC lor the said city, AMI 10 pass
such ordinances md regulations as should
he nee, ssaly to prohibit the sale OF all
fresh meats and fish, within the said city.
elsewhere thAn within the said market
house" Under the charter OF Brcnham.
the city couHcjl had autho ity to regulate
markets and markst-houseS. to designate
The same. ana To provide for the insp"c
ton OF fresh meats. etc. The court de
rldCd thar the ely OF Brcnham had
no authority TO make such a contract. be
cause such con. ract~ sought To designate
aHi establish the hOu owned by SMITH
a. he Sol, markrt-hDuSe tor the people of
he rily OF Drrnham ior ten Years" AMI
thereby created ii monopoly.
In 1874 after tie market OpCra-hOusr
built 10y Hogan. johnson Y Co was bum
ID, Sc';Wirk, Stone X 60. became the own
crS al the debris ana lot on which il
stood, and out OF ii cons ructcd the pre-
sent mtrhet-houSc, uH,lcr the following
contract with the city OF Waco:
"S'dWick Ston" x Co. Igr,r to construct
cut o. ,he old walls one STOW hIildinu
which they sold to the ely ior Sl05D0 and
gave the city Twelve yeus 70 pay tor il.
HE city pay ing Il uer cent interest pr
annnm on said $40 300 from the time III"
building were ready tor occupation
The city WAS to rent the building. collect
ttr rents anu pay them over Ia SrdwIck
Stoic < Go. after deduct,nT all here
say Incidental expenses ~ running the
market, pay iHg nj taxes. an anLuHi
premium on SOON Insurance. OF tie hCli t
in t.Vor OF SedWict. Stone IL Co. md
mHking 81! necessary repairs on the MAJ
kct-hou-e. Upon the payment by the city
Sl0,5OO and the interest thereon accrued
SriWiCk. stone 4 Co.. are 10 deed tue
properly to the city and in case the city
tails {" pay for the same within twelve
Years il Is to remain the sole and eXcirI-
pi'ic'i VI oc" !" IGN; So
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INV cIoir,,, ot thc c;tv .,to do Win thn
same as trey may sea ifr q" in c,se the civ
foIIS to nav thom the last t,rthinr of the
Sl0 500 ond interest
Cnmmcntin0 ON the Brenhom case the
court ouotrs from onr HilI of Riohts q
..PrrrelI.iti,s and monnnoIirs are contrary
IA tLn ~rnins nt - free. "oyprnmrnt ami
snail never be aII,w.I7 etc and s.n
90 y,r,rhinr CONFIRMED in th,. bin al rioIir,
J., ,yrentr,I ont at The General mowers ot
the Government: in short. there Il IA,
mower in fine stale that can crrat, = mo
nnpniv. for in the cmph,tic Innnul.,r of
the ncnnln sneoLinn thr,uph their hin or
ri.hts. monnpolics SHALL NEVER rr A.
Iovi.p - Tie Irpisl,ttirr of 'r,x.,s its,.lt
rnuld NOT hy any net il womb mss Great.
- r,,nn,,nI,; lik. thot ottnmnt,J to h,, ora
4,rd Inv Hrcnham or Wac!. much I,.s 81
r,tv coTnriI ct.nuas il dncS soIrIv nv M
lI,1rIfv al. t}o newer d,lrn,;,J h,. mo I..,.-
slaiui.. in its charter ,yh,ch i oi>cn fn,
in matters nt jnc.i oovc,n-
mont When tho Ir,,isI.,tura in tho ,.h,,tn,.
,i Waco rrantr,Iit- tvr,nnril thr n,,,yr,
81, rr,rt ,u,rkrf b,.,s..s e.t.hiisi, ,,nrL. ic
,nJ u,1rkrt nI4 .. ,nJ rrn,.i,in to, ;I,..
Government nnI rr"uIrt,nn thc,rnt.', il
2.,s NOT nr,.sInnrI tr,t in the nI,trnL. a
.yrrr,s, ct ms autbnritl tIr,. Nn,IJ ut-
.rmuf "a in,.t ur,n the ne,,,I,. ot w.,
nnnnroiy fer twelve yr.,rs md nrry.rt
he establishment of nfh.,. r.rLnte mar.
,ct houses and market I,iarcs ,lrrinu th.,i
..iur. no matter hoV miir,, thn nr, 'csir,,
and convenience. of the nrnn!n m,,Lt Il.
n,pd it.
IT. uiircs no prorhct to foretelI what
sill he he niIrcnIne of th, market hcus,
..ntrnrt She c,p'i nav il in.icd ns ri.
i~s,. with n donh,e nriIc md them - rrI
.,.nt into. on 1h,t LouhI. >. :rn nnd nh
axe. insurance. md rrnlirs> jbe ,narsrt-
louse company ot he end nf t,y,lv,.
ear. viii <fi>l own the prnnertv. what
NH the civ lose m the me- .nfimeY Fl -
she loses the adyat9rrm tax IN fe nrnI.
,rtv Tor twelve y.lrs. say "A az ! ,rr
mt on SlU.5u0. the prrr She aur,rs tn
Iav for the proprrty. and ynu hurr Is -
e. un.um or S!.lJ in the Twelve v.,,.
second, if there was no inonnnnIv M mr.
present. there would he len ar = ,ir2nI,
marker places established ot ditIer,.r+