The morning times., 1896-05-21

The farmers, gardeners and housekeepers
OF the city have won a vctoy.
Yesterday Mr.. Gallnger from the Com
mittee on the District OF Columbia, re-
ported favorably joint resolution which
| ends the fight at the Center Market. The
District Commissioners are Knocked out and
the farmers and gardeners are upheld in
their contention.
The resolution provides that the pro-
| visions OF the ordinance approved May 27,
1857, requiring the clerks OF the several
markets To lay off and mark in convenient
| spaces for the sale of vegetables, and
extending the powers of the clerks To
| fifteen feet of the streets measuring from
the curb line, shall apply to the south
| front of Center Market ana TO the clerk
of said market. 1t further provides that
the law of 1871 eXempting from license
! persons bringing marketing to the Dis
trict' shall remain in full force and be
applicable TO farmers and truckiEen rails
ing produce and doing business on the
north side OF b street North along the
south front of the Center Market.
REVIEWS THE CLAIMS
| In the report the committee reviews
the order OF the Comm iss!oners driving the
market wagons an | sgalls or produce deal
eTs from the north SHE OF b street north,
between Seventh and Ninth streets. The
committee found forty-four parties TO the
controversy; the District Commissioners,
the farmers and gardeners, the Washington
Market Company and the housekeepers OF
the city of Washington.
The report further reviews the claim
Of the commissioners which has been fully
published i'll these columns. II found that
the farmers ana gardeners contended that
since the establishment in 1SQ2 of public
markets in the city, they have been ac-
cuStOmed to sell their produce from station
ary wagons hacked up against the side
walks near the market, that they fave
never been charged license fee, and that
they fear injury to their health from eX-
pOsure in the unsheitered place TO which
the commissioners intended removing them.
1t also found that the Washington Market
Company claimed the Commissioners were
trying 10 build up rival market. 1t
further found that it would seriously in
convenience the hcuSekeepers OF Washing
ton if the retail selling of farm produce
at the Center Market should cease, and Il ey
should be compelled to seek their supplies
i'll all weather in uns!Ieltered places.
The subcommittee visited the market
house and found that tie usage was as the
farmers and gardeners claimed, and was
too ancient to lie disturbed without better
reasons than appear in the present case.
The committee found that there is no exist
ing necessity for the expulsion OF these
clasSesfrom b street north, between Seventh
and Ninth streets, and therefore recon-
mend the adoption of the joint resolution.
OTHER MEA SURES UP.
Mr.. Faulkner presented to the Senate
the conference report on incorporating
the Cauital Traction Company, and it w:s
agreed to.
A bin for the relief of Nicclai Brothers
was passed. II gives them the right to
use pipes heretofore laid by them along
| street southe asst, from Half street to
South Capitol street: South Capitol. from
10 X street: X street. from South Capitol
street to the corner Of K and Half streets
southwest.
The bill authorizing the employment II
day labor in the construction of certain
muncipal buildings and works in the
District was passed.
The bill provides that herca fter the
Commissioners Of the District OF Columbia.
may, in their discretion, cause to be
erected by day labor instead OF under
contract, all buildings authorized to be
constructed for the District Of Columbia
under appropriations made by Congress
and ma Y likewise cause to be done by day
labor such other municipal works in said
District as in the Judgment of the Com
misSiOners ii may be in the public interest
TO do in that manner.