The Washington times., 1902-01-17
DECLINE TO GRANT PERMIT FOR
FOURTEENTH STREET MARK KET.

| be vacant lot. and. in accordance with
| the same opinion. the proposed building
would to all intents and purposes face on
| ' Street as well
| Il do not consider the location a good
one fer a market. Fourteenth Street has
car tracks, and is one of the main thor
| oughiares, and will always be one to
that part Of the city. 1t should, there
| fore, be kept as clear as possible. The ap-
| plicants claim and agree that they will
| Keep this street clear, but the method Of
| dong so does not appear to be sufficient.
The plan for the building covers the
entire lot. and the only entrances and
| places for standing wagons would be in
an alley twelve feet wide.
Small Space for Wagons.
In letter OF December 10 1901. It is
| stated that the builders will leave twelve
! feet additional 1T the back OF the build
! ing. and that also portion of the build
| ing will be left unconstructed, if neces-
sary. If this is the case they should have
| presented new plan for the building
| showing this change. Even if built ac-
cording to the statement the space of
twenty-four feet. with the narrow en-
frances TO V and " Streets of only twelve
feet, would not, in my opinion, be suffi-
there, and if the market proved to be a
success public policy would demand that
il be made to cover the entire lot with
the exception, perhaps, of this twelve
feet in the rear. so that whatever might
be the present desires and intentions of
the market company, il seems to me that
it might prove impracticable in the fu-
ture TO deny them the use of Fourteenth
Street.
distractions Around Markets.
81 have visited about every market in
the city during the busy time, and l find
the accumulation of wagons around mar
kets such as would practically obstruct
this important thoroughfare. The greater
the success of The market the more will
this obstruction exist.
Il think that markets should when
possible, be placed just of the main
thoroughfares, so TO be easily accessi-
bic and yet not interfere with street
traffic.
There does not seem TO be any reason
TO think that the Riggs Market, on /
Street, is liable to be closed, one of the
strong reasons advanced for the estab-
lishment of this market
The Minority View.
Mr.. Ross, In the minority statement,
discussed the opinion of the Attorney, and
presented his views, as follows, for favor
ing the issue of the permit:
"a very attractive plan of building
was presented which would have COW
cred a present vacant lot, surrounded by
rather unattractive looking billboards;
the project had the approval of large
number of property owners in the i'm
mediate vicinity. Fourteenth Street is,
in fact, a business street; the promoters
promised to keep all market wagons off
Fourteenth Street, and it was in the
power of the Commissioners to have en-
forced an order to that effect, so as not
to interfere with travel on that i'm
portant thoroughfare.
Markets of Public Advantage.
ri believe that markets properly con-
Quoted tend to the public advantage. They
concentrate in one locality nearly every
thing one wants to buy in the way OF food,
and furnish it fresh from the producer.
They are subject, in an exceptional de-
gree. tc tLe inspection Of the officials Of