The Washington times., 1895-05-08
Farmers and Hucksters Inter-
view the Commissioners.
PROTESTS BY LIyERYNEN
Delegation Presents the Views of Ag-
riculturists Concerning the Estab-
Iishment Of a wholesale Market.
Peremptory Notice Served on the
Local Gas Companies.

The farmers and the truck-growers had a
conference yesterday with the District
Commissioners concerning the pending
negotiations for lease of the old Hay
market space, for the use of wholesale pro-
duce dealers.
The Enterprise Farmers Club, OF Mont
gomery county, Md, was largely repre-
sented, and there Were Virginans and Dis
trict people also present.
The meeting was the outcome of a circu-
lar letter addressed to prominent dealers,
inquiring for Information as to their wishes,
and the conference resulted i'll a general
Interchange of views. Several PROPOSE
tions were advanced and discussed, one
being that if q market house be erected
a fee of ten cents per>day be charged all
corners; first come, first served
The matter OF stabling the horses came
up, and the Commissioners announced that
owners OF livery stables had objected to the
construction of shelter, for the alleged
reason that the District would thus come in
competition with those who had theiT money
invested in such enterprises. To this the
farmers replied that there are always ac-
commodations To be found in winter for
their teams, and that the rates, even at
twenty-five cents night for each horse, in
addition TO cost of feed, Were excessive.
SENTIMENT UNANIMOUS.
The farmers were unanimously of the
opinion that che District should furnish ac-
commodations for the horses and add q
reasonable charge TO the rental.
Col. Wright Rives stated that by actual
measurement the ground space covered an
area of Oil 2X115 feet, affordng plenty
of room for three lines of Iheds that might
include three hundred stalls, aid stiil leave
an abundance of room for ali other pur-
poses.
twas proposed that a board OF governors
be organized with thee farmers, ore each
from Virginia, Maryland, and the Dis
trict; three truck growers representing
in the same ratio the same divisions, and
one live stock dealer, who shall draw up
regulations aid have general supervision
OF the market.
No conclusion was reached, the Com
mssioners, however, promising To care
fully consider the question and take ac-
ton as early as aSpracticabie.
Besides those named, there were present
Messrs. Roger Is. Farquhar, Asa N. Stabler,
Arthur StabIer, Edward p Thomas, Fred
Stabler, George Ronifaut I. w. Rarr, III.
Henault, and abc"t twenty others.
MUST OBEY ORDERS.
The Washington and Georgeto wn GasIight
Companies. respectively, were yesterday
notified that unless the order of the Com
missioners requiring proper street designa-
tions to be MISUNDERSTANDING painted ones
with those of ground glass with the name
blown iu-be complied with, or notice given
of the intention to comply, by the 10Th in
slant, the u Istrict will have the work done
at the companies expense.
Ordered yesterday:
That gas lamps be erected aud lighted
as follows Two in N street northwest, be-
tween Twenty second and Twenty-thrd
streets; one a the corner OF n and Twenty
third streets. Also, two gasoline lamps in
| Twenty third street, between NJ aud n
streets
President Baker, with Messrs Nathaniel
| Wilson aud E. e. Davis, representing The
1 Columbia Street Railway Company, called
yesterday upon the Commissionersandm
| personal response TO the letter sent recently
/ in which the company was notified TO equip
] its cars with feudcrs aud wheel guards by
/ May 20.
] President Baker stated that 10 response
/ had been received to the request for an iIt-
! dorSement of the Steriiug fender, which his
/ company had adopted, and that he also
! desired approval Of a eel-gUsird, which
be would su bnlt.
1t is not improbable that the Sterling
pattern will receive the approval of the
/ board.
| owen Sterling and E. A. Jana Were yes
! terday appointed additional privates on
/ the police force for term OF three years,
/ for duty, respectively, on T aud streets
northwest, between Eighteenth and Twenty
| first streets, and on Ninth street northwest,
! between and q streets.
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