Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-22
B STREET CHOSEN
FOR MARKET SITE
Temporary Sheds for Farm
erS Will Be Built Between
Seventh and Ninth.


Farmers Market along the south side
of b street between Seventh and
Ninth streets was decided upon today
following an inspection OF the market
area by the Public Buildings Commits
sion .=.5 the District Commissioners,
according to Senator Smoot, chairman
of the Buildings Commission.
Although in the same vicinity. this
IS a different location from that rec
commended by the District Commission
ers, who suggested in their report to
Congress last week that the market
be placed temporarily in the Mall be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets.
Senator Smoot explained that under
the plan agreed upon today the busi'
ness of the farmers could be taken
care of on p street between Seventh
and Ninth streets during eight months
of the year and that in the four
months when the volume of marketing
is heavy the farmers would be per-
united to extend east along the south
side of B street as far as Sixth street.
Sidewalks to Be Used.
According to members of the Public
Buildings Commission, the line OF
sheds would be erected near the curb
on the south side of B street between
Seventh and Ninth streets, with the
canopy extending over the sidewalk
and also toward the street. thereby
permitting customers to use the SIDE
walk for marketing.
It was figured by members OF the
Buildings Commission that placing
the sheds in this way would not take
up much more room than automobile
parking now utilities. and that Pro-
vision could be made for the parking
of automobiles inside OF the iron renee
which extends along the sidewalk on
the south side of B street.
Asked how long he thought this
temporary arrangement would have to
continue, Senator Smoot estimated
about two or three years.
The Public Buildings Commission
he said, decided against locating the
farmers on the land in the Mall be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets. In
back of the proposed George WASH
fngton Memorial. Under the new ar.
iangement all Of the farmers would
be out along B street.
I,Nis understood that two factors
entered into the question Of changing
the temporary location. One was
that the original suggestion would
place the farmers stand too close TO
the temporary Government buildings
that extend along Sixth and Seventh
street In the line Of the Mall. and
the other was that the latest location
would place the farmers nearer to the
flow Of market business.
Present Shed Soon to Go.
The farmers shed must be moved
at an early date from the present site.
between Tenth and Twelfth streets. -
and Little b streets. TO permit steam
shovels to begin digging out the 1ouh-
dalton for the new Internal ReVenue
Building, which Is one or the nrst
projects in the Federal building pro-
gram.
The inspection party which iookeo
over the market area before selecting
the new location included Senators
Smoot and :3wanson. Representative
Elliott. Representative Lanham, Col. U.
q. Grant. Sd, and David Lynn. all mem
beers of the Public Buildings Commits
sion: District Commissioners Dough.
erty, Taliaferro and Ladue. Assistant
Engineer Commissioner Covell and }:
L. Wetmore. supervising architecl OF
the Treasury.
In their report to Congress las.
week
that the farmers be taken care OF
temporarily on a site near the exist
ing market on the theory that per.
manent site should not be selected
until 1t is known where the commits
sion merchants intended to move. In
the event Congress- favored buying
permanent site Immediately. the Com
rmissioners favored Southwest loca.
ton near the water front. The In.
spection party that went out today
did not visit the proposed permanent
site. but confined itself to study OF
the problem Of a temporary arrange
ment.
Sees Greater Cost.
\ The new temporary location Tor
the Farmers Produce Market sug'
gested by the Public Buildings Com.
mission will be acceptable to the DIS
trict Commissioners. providing ar
rangements can be worked out salts.
, factorily to erect the sheds along b
street, II was indicated by Proctor
J.. Dougherty, chairman OF the Board
sof Commissioners, following the IN
!. Commissioner Dougherty pointed
sout. however, that the location OF
the market on this site probably
would cost the District government
considerably more than II Il was put
! on the temporary site recommended
Shy the Commissioners, between Sixth
and Seventh streets. behind the Vic
story Memorial Buildings founda.
tions. The estimated cost Of placing
the sheds on the site selected by the
} commissioners was placed at sos 900.
The location Of the market along
B street also would tend to intensity
the traffic congestion around the Gen.
ter Market for short time. 1t was
said, but this condition would be re-
lieved by the closing Of B street be-
tween Tenth and Twelfth streets
when work is started on the new IN
ternal revenue building.
Commissioner Dougherty said tnat
the location Of the market temporar-
ily along B street facing the south
side Of the Center. Market was con-
sidered by the Commissioners before
they prepared their report to Con-
gress, but that 1t was abandoned IN
favor of the site behind the Victory
Memorial Building Foundation.
BAND CONCERTS.
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