St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-14
THE OLD RArTLETRAP.
What Shall Become of the Rick
ETY. Market Honse

WHAT oHdit Dccon0 OIL the KICK.
Il ETY. Market House.
Committees from both branches of the
council on public buildings and mark
cts discussed for two hours yesterday
the market house problem. The matter
was brought up on a petition referred
to the committee protesting against the
vacation of the market house. The pc
tition was signed by Charles
Steele and fifteen others. The res
olutiOn passed by the old council
vacating the market house as public
market was read. Mr.. Lightner thought
if the market master did his duty there
would be no market there now. Mr..
Hickman said the market was still run
ming there. Mr.. Copeland thought this
was probably due to there having been
no market master elected.
j. Il. Tarbox and w. B. Shepard
appeared in the interest of the central
market recently erected on West Third
street. Mr.. Tarb0x said ,000 had been
expended in this building, OH the assur-
ance that the Old building was not to he
used as such. 1t was now running the
same as ever. Mr.. Hickman wanted to
know if there had been contract made
with the city. but was informed the
only thing in that line was an ordinance
making the locality public market.
Mr.. TarbOX said there was plenty of
room at the new market, and ne would
assure the committee that rents were
very reasonable. Mr.. Reardon thought
the old market house ought to be closed,
especially 1t the expense of running it
was more than the receipts, which he
understood was the case. If it was kept
open. something would have to be
done the floors were all rotten. At this
one of the aldermen said the floors were
like the old administration. which
seemed to strike those present as very
witty remark. Mr.. DAILY thought it
would injure the surrounding property
to close up the building. MI. Copeland
said he didn't think it was much benefit
to any one. Assemblyman johnson
wasn't member of the committee, but
ne thought 1T an injustice to the people
around there to close it. If the building
couldn't be used for any other purpose,
let 1t be as a market.
Mr.. Copeland thought it would be a
good plan to rent it to some one.
Mr.. Reardon said it would take $50, 900
to fix it up in shape. The city clerk was
asked to tell what he knew about the
expenses and receipts. He said last
year IS, 4S2 was received from rents for
the basement and first floor of the build
Ing. IhlS year Sl69 per month was be-
ing collected from the same part,
and the tenants were vacating fast.
Some one said there had been net loss
of $50, 900 since the building was used as
market. The expenses were SAID to
be salaries paid to market master. en-
gineer, janltor, and in the winter time
salaries of two firemen. The question
of closing up the entire building was
discussed, it being argued that by this
step all the salaries could be saved and
only Waterman hired. Mr.. Lightuer
said it was. the only place
outside of the churches and theaters
in which TO hold public meetings. Ii it
were not for this he would be in favor
OF closing it Zip. Mr.. Hickman said
either one of two things should be done
repeal the ordinance declaring the
place vacated or shut it up. 1t was
/ finally decided to postpone action for
one week, at which time the market
master will be present, and figures will
be submitted from the comptroller's
office showing the receipts and expendi-
turPS