The daily gazette., 1882-12-18
BETWEEN THE CREEKS
LOCAL HAPPENINGS SINCE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
OPPOSED TO A MARKET CHANGE
People FIRMLY Express Themselves In
Favor of IL Staying on King Street,
Reasons for Their Position.


The opponents of the plan TO move the
market from King street are moving In
force, and such pressure is likely to be
brought that the pending ordinance VIII
either be killed by Council or SO amended
as to do away with the provision to put part
of the market on French street. The portion
of the ordinance providing for the removal
to French street 10 very unpopular one.
Even the people in that thoroughfare, resi-
dents and business men alike, are opposed
to 1t, while on the other hand King street is
almost unanimous In the desire that the
market be allowed to stay there. e,
A very weiehty argument against any re-
moval is that ON French street there Is at
least 500 feet of space in front of the stables,
engine houses and places of business which
could not be occupied, against about 100
feet on King street. Then on King street
there is great deal of space not in front of
any residences or business houses, for ex-
ample in front OF the City Hall yard, the
Central Presbyterian Church and on King
street below Ninth. French street is very
dusty and the farmers show decided oppo-
sition 10 going there.
The following is the text of the remon-
STRANGE which will be presented to Council
at its next meeting with may hundred sigma
lures: tIf I4
"To the Honorable, the Mayor and City
Council Of the CITY Of Wilmington We,
the undersigned citizens of Wilmington, do
most respectfully remonsti ate to your hon.
orablc body against the removal of the far
mer's market from King street. We repre-
sent that we believe said King street to be
the most suitable place for the accommoda-
ton of our people in general. That 1t is
central and easy of access by two street rail-
ways. That 1t is q paved street and easily
cleaned. That 1t is sheltered from the wind
and free from dust. That there is not a
great deal OF travel on King, the travel
mostly passing up Fourth street, which is
of easy grade, not paved and quite dusty.
If 1t be claimed that Madison street would
be suitable for part of the market we would
say that experience proves that practically
the farmers would occupy but one street
unless they Immediately approximate each
other. lift be set forth that more room Ia
required the market can be extended out
King to the east eide of the Court House,
making 1t convenient to the people OF West
Wilmington and over the Brandywine."
In addition to the above there will be o
petition from the farmers asking that nc
change be made, remonstranees from resi-.
dents aud property holders on Madison and
French streets and letters from business
houses in the last named thoroughfare.
THE EFFECT OF THE CHANGE.
The general feeling now is not that of op
position to giving q market on Madison but
| to moving the King street market TO French
street. It is urged that the King stree
market has become In time an established
| institution, and that the change woult
create very disadvantageous confusion
which II would take long time to get owe
and adjust
| A wellknown citizen gave some verl
sensible views on the subject to-day. Sait
he ~ do not see any use In changing the
market now. Wilmington is a growing
city, and 1t will only be matter of few
| years when the curbstone market will b
| done away with altogether, and the farmer
| sent to market houses which are bound II
come. Now suppose the market wa
| shifted over to an entirely new street, sa,
French street, from King where through al
| these years 1t has gradually become what I
| market should be. Well, 1t would take
about three or four years for things TO ee
settled down, and then people wouldn't hav
as good market as they have on KIM
street, or one-half as convenient. Thei
along would come City Council and tn
Legislature, and law would be passed pro
viding for market houses, and that woul'
| be the end of it,"