Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-13
DR.. RE|CHELDERFER
TALKS ON MARKET
TELLS KaIorama Citizens D. c.
Win Be Without Site for
Several Months.

DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer, president
Of the Board of District Commissioners,
said before q citizens association last
night that he thought Washington
would be without market for several
months after the present Center Market
is demolished.
AS q guest of the Ealorama Citizens
Association, he commented on resolu-
ton, subsequently adopted, proposing
that O letter be sent to Senator Snoot,
chairman of the committee on public
Buildings and grounds, asking that dem
clifton of Center Market be postponed
90 long past July as would not inter-
fere with the Government building pro-
gram.
DR.. Reichelderfer said he thought the
Government would not need the site Of
Center Market as early as July /. THE
market situation is extremely up in the
air." he said. There is considerable diff
ference of opinion as to where the new
market should be located and you can
make up your mind that you won't have
one inside of year"
Ask Market Be Undisturbed.
The resolution asking that Center
Market be left undisturbed for several
months was introduced by Mrs. Harvey
wiley. She said delay would give time
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favor of establishing a market in the
southwest section and at the same time
would preclude the possibility of retail
merchants being thrown out OF the mar
ket with no place to go.
"Unemployment conditions are bad
here as elsewhere" Mrs. Wiley said, land
as the Department of Justice will not
need the site by July do not under
stand why the market must be demol-
aShed then" DR.. Reichelderfer said later
he understood there was bill IN Con-
gress that would prolong the life OF the
market beyond July /, the date set ear
Iier for its demolition.
Urging the establishment of mar
net In the southwest on the ground that
such location would be nearer freight
yards and could be had at less cost than
I'm any other section of the city, Mrs.
Wiley described as Every unlikely of en-
actment" the Capper bill, which pro-
poses an appropriation Of 81 10000 for
the establishment of q market in the
northeast section.
Doubts vete by Congress.
'I do not believe Congress will vote
TO appropriate that much Of the tax
payers money for q market, where real
estate must cost more than it would in
the Southwest, where the location would
be nearer transportation facilities" she
@eid.
The association held its final meeting
eS the season in the John Quincy Adams
School, Nineteenth and California
streets. Commissioner Reichelderfer was
the guest of the group and in a brief
address assured the members he was
anxious to cooperate with similar bodies
throughout the city. He said he was
making O careful study of District prob
lenns and hoped to visit with the citizens
associations often.
The association also greeted DR.. Har-
vey Wiley, q longtime member, who
paid his first visit to a meeting after
O long illness.
DR.. Loren B. q. johnson told the
group Of the work of the Mental Hygiene
Congress, which was held In Washing
ton last week. J. Roland Bibbins, chair
man Of the park committee, told Of
prospects for the development OF park
&c the foot of Belmont street.
At the request Of the association the
trafac committee took under advise
nasnt q suggestion that the Trafac Blu
reau be asked to provide stop signals
at Twenty-third and California streets.