Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-02
Kisses Are Heard.


Kisses Are Heard.
The divisions were led by Charles ".
Darr. attorney for the protesting property
holders, and A. f. L. Leckie. represent
ing the proposed market. Mr.. Leckie was
arguing that il was no detriment to q
church TO ne located in a busy mercantile
nieghborhood.
When churches undertake To hids
themselves from highways and from the
masses Of people who throng the streets.
then they have forgotten their MISSION.
he said, and nearly every one OF the num-
dred and fifty women present began q
kissing that drowned the speakers voice.
Commissioner Rudolph was visibly an
noyed He arose and demanded silence
..If this kissing and interruption keeps
up. / will clear the room and stop the
hearing. We gave your side an hour and
a half. and We propose TO hear the other
side. he said.
After that there was no general dis
turbance. An occa asional feminine voice
from the crowd would be heard. how
ever. in an endeavor to refute the attor-
ney's statements.
Cheers for the Other Side.
Mr.. Darr spoke at length on the legal
and technical side Of the question, claim
ing that the market cannot be erected
in the Arcade either under the bundiilS
regulations as they are or as they were
previous to the very recent change he
dwelt much on the claim that marke'
would depreciate property in the secNol
His line Of argument was "hdt tis 90"
people present liked.
They applauded II loudly and with per,
sistence. 1t was the hrst applause uedI"
i'm the boardroom for many days as uh-
der the old board no demonstrations Wers
nor
is not ground enough on the PARK roao
side of the market to allow lor teams,
etc, an argument which was ahs"eTee
later by Mr.. Leckie, who SAID !, wou.o
not be a farmers market, ana eha' t"e
teams would be provided Tor
Mr. Darr closed his argument by say
ing that the permit already issued hHd
been granted under certain misappreheh-
sions. He mentioned lists of names or
residents that had been obtained without
fun knowledge. and spoke of what the
market would be. He contended that the
commissioners had full right to revoke
tine permit.
Detriment to Schools.
Cant. James F. Oyster. speaking for
the board of observation-disclosures he SAID
he was rot sent there for that specific
purpose-told the Commissioners that
market back entrance on School street
opposite the new Powell school, and near
and Johnson school would be damaging
r., tho schools. He said that 800 children
would have TO pass the back entrance.
where teams are kept. every school daE'
and asked that the permit be revoked
He. too. received applause. James
Easby-Smith. on his own account, enter
ed protest. Commodore George =.
Peters. l. S. N. retired, also filed obJeo-
tions
Rev. Father Joseph F. MCGEE of the
c., told thu
Commissioners that three thousand or
his parishioners were a unit In protest
ing against the market. de argued
that property would be deprecated be
yond repair he was appiauaen nd;eH rect"r ,ouy of
st. Stephens Church, pointed out that
the entire east side OF l4th street IN
that section has restrictions on IL
which will hinder the owners from US,
ing it for business purposes. He saio
that the residence property would %
reduced in value, with no chance OF the
owners turning penny on IL Ter ouss-
ness purposes
dren who attend a school near markef
B. F. Saul said that residents far north
Of the site are protesting against IT,
Suggestion of Nuisance.
John Foster spoke of certain nuisanceA
such as weedy yards, chickens, ETC.. ana
asked the Commissioners why a market
nuisance should be permitted. About
this time applause greeted almost every
word of a protesting speaker. Mr.. Fos-
ter's declaration that the Arcade mar
ket would make money at the expense
of the property owners in Columbia
Heights was the signal for Chautauqua
salute and a burst Of cheers. The ques-
tion to the Commissioners;
DO you know that Park road is only
twenfy-nine feet wider was the signal
for another outbreak of applause.
Clarence F. Cobb. the. sole resident OF
Columbia Heights, who appeared to favor
the market. outside Of the few gentlemen
interested in the affair. remarked that
"AO, GOO residents north OF Florida avenue
vould be benefited In their pockets py
havinr a market for fresh food at low
prices" and he had not spoken the the, ~oTas .Tn
,,or never" well never buy from
'em." and several things Of like nature
Joseph Solomons entered protest as
waII az q. A. Wise. Andrew wilson and
A. H. Nixon.
Mr.. Averill Explains.
Answering the objections. c. A. Averill