Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-23
The Proposed New Avenue Park.
BUSINESS AHN ON HARKKr SPACE WARMLY oProsID
10 r-wHAr THEY SAY ABOUT n.

The Proposed New Avenue Park
BUSINESS MEN ON MARKET SPACE WARMLY ofroskD
10 HSwHAf THEY SAT- ABOUT n.
There Is Indignation, outspoken and vigorous
among the merchants OF Market Space against
the plan to park the Intersection OF street
and Pennsylvania avenue, above sth street This
morning the merchants along the space were con.
sulting each other and denouncing the scheme In
unmeasured terms
Mr.. E g. Davis, at the northeast corner OF sth
street. is decidedly opposed 70 the change He
said 70 STAR reporter: "If could see any good
In it. any possible benefit, might be reconciled TO
It is bound to injure our business, more or less.
As IL Is we are virtually on PENNSYLVANIA avenue.
have been doing business along here tor twenty
years, and have never known or an accident by
the passage OF vehicles. The parking viii also
street. unless they are intent upon coming here.
1t will fnJure our transient trade"
Mr. S. L Hempstone, Of 500 Market Space ex-
used by Mr.. Davis. Said he: at viii injure the
trade OF Market Space and depreciaie the value OF
property here without comforting any benefit upon
anybody. can see neither beauty nor utility In
the project"
Messrs. Singleton 4 Hoeke were found together
street. They had protested against the change as
one that would do them positive injury. "It's not
sny an injury to business here but win be ID
they have Ssd to n.rude UPON aOd sah
another. The lines VIII be Irregular. It's said the
thing is to protect pedestrians from danger OF
being run over by vehicles; but I've never known
said he had protested to Capt. Greene. He re-
garded 1t as useless waste or money, to say
nothing OF the other features condemning IT,
Mr.. Cleary, OF Hume, Cleary & Co, said: 81 had
rather not have the parking, but can't see much
objection to it. 1t will not shut us on from the
view OF the avenue. Capt. Greene told me that
should the parking prove detrimental to business
1t would be removed I've been here for years,
this space to pedestrians. Upon the whole, how
ever. regard it as waste of money. think
there are many places upon our streets where this
eft"
Mr.. Trunnel of Trunnel & Clarke, said: "we
have no objection to IT, don't think 1t Will inter-
Messrs Petersen & Childs, carpet dealers, think
the cnange Will afford better accommodation to
least. Mr.. Petersen added: ar we were further
down the square we might share In the indigna-
ton; but up here we will not be hurt"
Mr.. j. A Luttrell, dry goods merchant. Sl7 Mar
ket Space said: II don't see any utility In it what
ever, and think the street had better be left as
A. c. Stevens, OF the Remington gun store, said
81 prefer to have the street as It Is The change
will hurt retail trade along here and Will do no
Mr.. Perry, dry goods merchant at the corner OF
yin street, said the parking could not interfere
the @ gh Put ne IL would TEND 10
have the street remain as 1t now Is
THE FOLLOWING PETITION
was to-day being circulated for the signatures OF
merchants on Market Space. and will be presented
to the Commissioners:
"We, the undersigned, merchants OF Market
space, petition your honorable body not to permit
the space In front OF our stores to be parked or
otherwise intertered with, as by so doing 1t will
seriously interfere with our business, virtually
moving US from the avenue. and do US great injury
without promoting the public good, leaving the
street In front OF respective places OF business
only 36 feet and narrowing 9Th street 16 feet"