The times., 1900-12-19

! of the building regulations and that the
| permit should not be granted
| Messrs. Turner and Mitchell. attorneys
| for the applicants, were present at the
hearing. W. S. Soleau gas also present to
\ represent the property holders, stating
| that the attorneys for the protestants were
I absent on account OF Misrepresentation of
| the time of the hearing. Messrs Turner
and Mitchell, in speaking for their clients,
I contended that they have compitAd with all
| the requirements of the section of the
! building regulations in question, having,
! they claimed secured the consent OF the
/ owners of more than one-half the property
| in the square in which it Is proposed to
I locate the market and of the owners of
more than one-half the property on the
west side of Fourteenth Street. Therefore.
| they said, their clients are entitled, not as
matter OF favor or of privilege. but as
| a matter of right AS a lot will inter-
vene between the market building and V
Street, they insisted that the structure will
not face or confront that street, and for
| this reason. they argued. the consent of
I the property owners on V Street is not
required
| The opinion of the Attorney for the Dis
| trict, they submitted, is a forced construc-
! tion of the building regulations. and to
| adopt that opinion would. they contended
! operate as a punishment UPON the 8ppli-
| sire to build upon. No man, they said
| is presumed to intend the doing of any
wrong or unlawful thing. and that pre-
sumption OF innocence which follows even
! the most hardened criminal in a court of
| justice up to the rendition of the verdict
of guilty, should follow the applicants. 1t
| is true. they admitted. that market has
| some Objectionable features. but on the
| other hand, they submitted. markets are
| absolutely necessary institutions, and,
therefore, desirable TO the public. In this
particular instance, they stated that the
proposed market is most desirable TO the
residents OF Columbia Heights, Mount
Pleasant, and of that vast territory which
now is forced to depend for market con-
veniences upon establishments a great
| distance down town.
Mr.. Soleau denies that the applicants
| have obtained the consent of the owners
| of more than one-half of the property on
| the west side OF Fourteenth Street and ne
! insisted that he narrow intervening lot
owned by the applicants between the
south wall of their proposed market mouse
and V Street is simply very fiimsy Pre-
! tenee, a mere evasion of the requirements
CT the building regulations. He doubted
whether this narrow lot will ever be used
by the applicants except for market pur-
poses and contended that IL it should be
left unoccupied, the effect would be to
have the market building confront prac-
ticalIy directly upon Street. He spoke
Of the annoyance caused by the location
OF markets in residential sections of the
city. and Insisted that the erection of this
proposed market would result in seri-
Gus depreciation of property values N
the vicinity. This should not be per-
mitted he argued, and he earnestly urged
the Commissioners to protect property
owners by denying the application. prom
ising to show that the applicants have
not and cannot obtain the written consent
of the owners of the required amount OF
property.
At Mr. Solesu's request the Commis-
sioners decided to postpone the disposi-
tion of the question until after the at
torneys of the protestsnts shall have had
an opportunity to submit written state
ment OF their side of the case.
Joseph Paris, Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department, yesterday forwarded TO
the Commissioners a recommendation
that Mosby Brown be dismissed from the
department He states that Brown was
tried on December Il, 1900, for having
whisky in his locker, and that during
the trial he was under the influence OF
liquor. II is also stated that Brown de-
serted the Fire Department yesterday
morning.
Chief Paris recommends that Private
J. Daily be promoted to fireman in the
Fire Department. vice Brown. dismissed.
promotion to take effect January /, 1901
subject TO twelve months probation.
1t u further recommended that X. l..
Eubapk, having passed satisfactory ex-
animation before the Board of Surgeons,