The age-herald., 1901-08-25
Council Fails to Act at Special
 Meeting
CHURCH MEMBERS PROTEST
Do Not Want Building at Eighteenth Street and Fourth Avenue-Peti- ton to Build 1t at Eighteenth
 Street and Second Ave.

Whether the quarters for the market men shall be in the new city hall, as originally planned, or in some other build ing appears to be knotty problem for the city council. A special session was held yesterday afternoon to settle the question, but instead of reaching con- clusion the council referred the whole matter to the finance and market commit tees. They will report at a meeting Mon day night.
 The most formidable opposition to To- eating market house at the corner of Eighteenth street and Fourth avenue came from the membres of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church, situated at Eighteenth street and Fifth avenue They were represented by Joseph c. Hail, an attorney and also an influential member of the congregation.
 Church Members Protest.
 He told the council that the erection of a market houses that near the church would force the abandonment of the building. He argued that the congrega- tion had done much to beautify the city as well as to elevate 1t and declared it would be an injustice to force them to move. The members of the church had just about completed payment for the property after a hard struggle and did not feel able to stand the burden of get ting another location.
 Mir Hail said that the manse, only ie- gently completed, would be so near the proposed market houses that it would certainly have to be abandoned and the market value of the property would be greatly depreciated. He was followed by MT. Tynes of the Hardie Tynes com
 Citizens Also Object.
 petition from over one hundred lead ing business men was presented praying that the market be kept in the city hall according to the present plans
 petition was received from Mrs. Jane E. Torrey and Mrs. Hannah D. Ely to be allowed to erect market house on the northwest corner of Eighteenth street and Second avenue. They offered to erect a one-story brick building 100x16O feet with concrete floor, etc. M. J. Gregg pre- scented the petition.
 A. o. Lane represented the butchers, and said they desired the petition of Fies & Sons for the building at Eigh- teenth street and Fourth avenue adopt ed. He made the old argument that the space in the new city hall Is inadequate and said if the council did not grant the petition now 1t will be forced to do so in q few years. The space in the new city hall would only be one-third as large as that occupied by the marketmen in the old building.
 Alderman Kerr introduced resolution to keep the market house in the city hall building, and at the same time to allow markets on the outside on the payment of license, the amount of which to be fixed hereafter.
 Wanted More Tine.
 Alderman Altman argued that the mat ter should go over to a meeting when more members of the board could be pres ent. He moved as a substitute to Mir. Kerr's resolution that the board adjourn to Monday night The substitute was lost.
 Alderman Kerr then spoke In raror of the new city hall. pointing out the loss of revenue the city would sustain by al- lowing the market men to go to another location. He favored fixing it so that mar kets on the outside would have no advan- tage of the occupants of stalls in the city hall
 Alderman Heidt said he was opposed to placing a market on any site where 1t would interfere with church.
 Alderman Altman said that several new issues had arisen and he moved that the matter be referred to the market commit tee. Alderman Linnehan asked that the finance committee be added. Alderman Altman agreed, and the motion was car ried. The two committees will mAt at noon Monday and the council at night.
 Calhoun Jewelry Co.