Evening star., 1900-12-22
PROTESTS FILED.


Citizens Object to Issuance Of Permit
for Market HOuse.
Writing the District Commissioners upon
the subject of the application of Messrs
Robert Head and Francis r. Percival for
permit to erect a market house on the east
side of 14th street between V and w.
Mr. E. Hilton Jackson contends that the
protests already filed with them against
the granting Of the permit disclose that
of the total 35,O62 square feet on 14th
Immediately facing the proposed market
market the consent of the owners of only
10000 square feet has been obtained. This,
Mr. Jackson holds. is less than the requisite
majority of lot owners He also contends
that the owners of 1852 square feet in the
square in which it is proposed to erect the
market house, 23,~ have filed written pro-
tests against its construction.
Assuming therefore" says Mr. jackson
that the property holders facing the mar
ket on street have no right that your
office can protect in the matter OF TINS
application, the foregoing protests are sulll-
cient under section 10 of the bulldlng reg
ulations to prevent the granting OF the per
nit More protests will follow. AS am
one of the attorneys representing the pro-
| testing owners kindly advise me OF any
! future hearing that is to be held III this
! matter.
he represents a number of property owners
| whose comfort and pecunlary interest," WI
| be greatly impaired by the granting OF tne
| permit, has also addressed communicate
| to the Commissioners upon the subJect'
claiming that a number of those property
owners who are reported to have consented
| to the location of the market on the pro-
prosed site did SO two or three years aso
If this be true Mr. Williamson contends
| that it is most important matter TOT con
| sderation, for" he says, 1T must appear
! that the attention of the parties so con.
senting was directed to an application as VI VI
hat q
| their signatures and addressed to a periou
| ante-dating by two or three years ,ne
present time cannot, by any conStf uctioil' . Il
| be sustained as a compliance Will VII" ~ ~seCtioi
| 10 of the building regulations. Ihe views
of the parties and the conditions OF theii
| property may have changed, ana tney are
entitled to express their preference as ,.a ",
| this date on question so Fltahy aheI.t.e
! values and the surroundings OF thell pup
| erty. ~ 49,,
| 1t is also charged by Mr.. Williamson thai
| in very many instances the names OF prop
! erty owners appear, not as alnAeo U! theil
| selves but written by some one VINO I'M
| dertakes to manifest their consent WITHOUT
| the slightest evidence Of authority from
| the person whose name he signs. Inc reg.
| ulations, he points out, require tne "li''E
! consent Of the owners. and not or any seil'
constituted agents, and this fact or authorlt9
| to sign is one, he holds, which must Dc
| affirma1ively proven by the applicants Iol
| the desired permit. The fact that narro"
! south wall of the proposed market mouse
and V street. says Mr.. Williamson, does not
| do away with the contention OF the prop
| erty owners on the south sloe OF s.Iee
| that the structure will confront on tna'
| thoroughfare or with their claim that the
written consent of the requisite NUMBER oi
| them shall first be obtained by the appll'
| cants.
! Mr. Williamson denies that there is any
great need of market in the locality, ano
! he also denies that the applicants, as
matter of right and not of favor or or privl-
| lege are entitled to the permit Inc ap,
| nIicauts he saws, are not proposing to erec,
| the market for the benefit of the communl
| ty, but for their personal gain. and he con
| tends that the property owners and resi-
! dents in its immediate vicinity have ever
| greater rights in the matter. and that II
| there is to be any liberaity of constructor
| Of the law it shall be in favor OF these
| owners and residents. The Commissioners
| are also in receipt Of protest against .he
| George Reisinger and nine other property
| owners in squares 203. 235 and 236.