The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-04-03
or Interest to Producers.

Representative Wellington of the sixth
Maryland district has introduced bill
which provides:
That the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia be authorized and required to
assume control of, and use as a farmers
market, the open space at the intersection
of Ohio and Louisiana avenues with 10th
and 10Th streets, the said open space being
bounded by B streets, Little B street and
10th and 12th streets northwest, which
the city of Washington was authorized to
hold and use as n wholesale market by the
act of Congress approved May 20, 1870,
entitled IAN act to incorporate the Wash
ington Market Company"
The Commissioners are authorized and
required to improve the said open space
with concrete and asphaltum or other
suitable pavement, to introduce water, and
to provide necessary sewerage, and to
erect thereon such suitable open building
as may be necessary for the protection of
the country produce that may be brought
there for sale, and to cover the same with
a suitable roof, which shall extend over
the whole of said open space and over the
abutting sidewalks.
That to provide for the said improve
ments and building the Commissioners are
authorized and directed to issue bonds not
to exceed 100000, payable twenty-five
years after date, bearing 365 per centum
interest per annum, payable semi annually.
The Commissioners are authorized and
directed to establish such reasonable
charges and fees for the occupation of
space and stands and stalls in the said
building as will provide Il proper sinking
fund for the extinguishing at their maturity
of the bonds issued under the authority
of this act, to provide for the payment OF
the interest on the said bonds and to de-
fray the necessary expenses OF manage
ment of said market The said building
shall be used Il market for the sole
accommodation of actual producers of
farm products. The Commissioners shall
make such regulations and appoint such
officers to control the said market as they
may deem eXpedient and set aside for the
gratuitous use of transient farmers such
| portions of said market as can be spared,
| due regard being had to the revenues re-
quired and specified.
The House District committee on Mon
day gave hearing upon the farmers
| market project, a number of nearby
farmers and producers being present.
Representative Coffin of Maryland APP
peared in behalf of the Maryland farmers
to favor the bill introduced by Mr.. W elling-
ton.
Mr. F. Snowden Hill appeared in hehalf
of the farmers and others advocating the
bill His clients favor House bill G262,
but before proceeding Mr.. Hill explained
the provisions of another bill, House bill,
1902, adversely reported by the Commissio-
ners, which, he said, the opponents of
House bill 6262 favor. Those opponents,
he said, are connected with the Washing
ton Market Company. He branded bill
12O2 as IA scheme to give to a private cor
poration a square of public property, and
enable the corporation to borrow money
on the land thus donated Mr.. Hill then
explained the bill 6262, as published
above.
This market will not cost the city one
cent said Mr. HILL but will be run in
the interests of the citizens and Of the
producers. The people of the city will
get the protection afforded by this market
as well the farmers. The producers
can bring their marketing, chickens, but
ter, eggs, etc, to this shed and display
them under shelter, where the ladies of
the city can come to view and purchase,
being protected from the weather"
Twill it be possible for the hucksters to
get control of this market" asked Judge
Hulick, chairman pro tempore of the com
mttee.
No" answered Mr.. Hill they cannot
get hold Of it."