Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
Declares He Will Refer All
Vital Matters to Advisory
Group for Study.
WILL RESIGN HIS POST
IN ORGANIZATION SOON
Meeting Expected to Be Called on
Return of President Suter From
Vacation August %.

The Citizens Advisory Council was
given additional official recognition Of
Commissioner Proctor l.. Dougherty
today when he requested that organi-
cation to investigate and report on
suitable location for the farmers
produce market. which must be moved
from it's present location at Center
Market to make way for new Govern
ment buildings.
Numerous sites already have been
suggested, but the new Commissioner
believes that the council, representing
the general public. should have an
opportunity to make a recommenda-
tion.
Commissioner Dougherty is mem
her of the council, but plans TO resign
at it's next meeting, so therefore VIII
not have any part in its searcp for a
new site for the market. lie does
know, however, that several members
of that body are familiar with the
plans for removing the market ana
that an intelligent recommendation
will be forthcoming.
The commissioners. sitting as
board. have often sent proposed legls'
lation to the council for its recon-
mendation, but the council has never
before been called upon by a single
communication for advice.
will Continue Policy.
Commissioner nougherty indicated
hat he would adhere to the polcE OF
roferrine, all questions vitally affecting
tho nublic which come before him 10
tho advisory council throughout the
tenure of his office, with the feehng
hat it's advice would represent the
nninion of the citizens who would be
generally affected.
The request to make an lnvestlea
; tion as to the location for the market
was made in n letter to Jesse Z. Sutef'
chairman of the council, who is now
| ON n short vacation at Niagara rams.
! \ special meeting of the council prop
! ably will he called Immediately upon
! his return August % to consider Mr.
| DoughertyS proposal.
The commissioner explained that
| an official committee now is making
survey of possible sites for the mar
ket. and that while the council IN
vestigation will he made lndepend-
emily. that orga aniZation may he IN
nositiou to aid the committee con
siderablv. The committee is com
nosed of Mai Carey II. Brown req.
resentine the director of the office of
nuhlic buildings and public parks: G
w. Kitchen, representing the Depart
n,ent of Agriculture. and George NJ
Roberts. superintendent of weights
measures and markets of the District.
Southwest Meeting Today.
A meeting of the Southwest boost
ers' organization was scheduled for
this afternoon, at which the recent
proposal of the mid-city group adVo'
eating the site at Convention Hall for
center Market and inviting delegates
from Southwest to attend meeting
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock To tax
| things over with view to obtaining
supDort for Center Market in the mld-
city and to giving support Tor the
! wholesale lines on the water front,
was expected to be presented.
Salvatore ScalcO, chairman OF the
Southwest boosters3 committee. was
given the invitation by the ma.
! citv representatives. lie was expected
| 70 bring it to the attention of today S
! meeting.
| Thus far the sites to be investigated
| nv the Advisory Council and which
/ have been prominently urged thus lar
| are the water front, i'll regloh
| bounded by Maryland avenue, Water
| street Fourteenth and Twelfth streets
! where supporters of the project want
! both Center Market and the Farmers
/ Produce Market located; the ConVen,
! ton Hall neighborhood, at fIfth ana
J [, streets, where the mid-citY group
desires the Center Market ana IS only
! IukeWarm as to the farmers whole
! sale lines, and the so-called Patter-
! son tract, put forward before the agl
! tation for the two other sites got well
) under way and said to he supported
+ nv the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.