The morning times., 1896-07-02

Among many other features developed
| OF the irrepressible conflict between the
| District Commissioners aud the Washing
ton Market Company anent the establish
nient or the wholesale market aud the
transfer of the dealers to the curbs ad-
| joining the Center Market is one involved
In a coup which the company proposes
through legislation, the object being TO
utilize Hayniarket square as site for
hall OF records.
/ The Market Company looks upon the
new establishment as a municipal rival,
and an innovation witilal which Ii pc
culiarly unj dst to its own enterprise. In
all that has preceded In the controversy the
fact has been made prominent that the
District has no right to avail itself of
circumstances to- conduct marketing
establishment. on its own hook, and a
protest has been filed against such in
terference upon every occasion when the
subject was under discussion.
The managers of the Market Company
adopted every method within their privi-
lege to defeat the District project, but
failing in that, SO far, the hail of rec ords'
proposition was brought forward. The
means employed was to get an item In
the sundry civil bill, the paragraph, which
is manifestiy in the interests or the CON-
SECRETARY TO SUBMIT A PLAN.
The Secretary OF the Treasury is directed
to submit To Congress plan, giving the
size and general characteristics or
public builaIng TO be used ior Hall Uf
kecordsl in the city OF Washington, suitable
for the storage of papers, documents aud
other records which have accumulated in
the various departments aud are needed
only for occasional use. and also FOR tt:
storage and distribution OF looks and other
publications issued by order of Congress"
The Secretary is reqiested to consult
with the heads of other departments and
the officials OF the Senate and House
touching the matter, aud then comes the
explicit instruction that ''he is also d.
rected TO consider and report upon the suit
ableness for u site for such "a building TN
the public reservation at the Intersection
of Ohio and Louisiana avenues with Tenth
and Twelfth streets, aud of any other public
grounds located within the city OF Wash
ington within reasonable distance of the
departments to be accommodated
The reservation designa ted is Haymarkct
Square. Itsacceptanoe by the government
would solve the existing problem in favor
of the company by removing all opposition
in the market ine from the locality of the
Center Market. and a proposition, If made,
government would scarcely be rel iected by
the municipal authorities. What the out
come will be cannot new be anticipated.
MORE TROUBLE BREWING.
There is more trouble brewing between
the farmers and the Commissioners over
the possession of the stands on street
between Seventh and Ninth streets. The
resolution introduced for the relief Of the
dealers failed to pass Congress, but
truce was declared which it was believed
would ward off any proceedings upon the
part of the municipal authorities.
This seems to have been Il delusion, how
ever, as the Market Company, which is mu-
tually interested with the dealers, has
been notified that all suits now pending
will be proceeded with and the attorneys
on that side understand that they are to get
ready for trial.
These indications point conciusively to
a renewal OF hostihties over that issue.
Mean while the Commissioners have been ap-
pealed TO for information as to when the re-
quired improvements are to be made to Hay
market squire TO put it in proper condition
for occupancy us market.
Taken altogether, the situation seems
to be pretty much In the condition of the
romance the plot of which is supposed to
be in state Of chronic chaos.