Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-27

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effectiveness and a high degree
OF cooperation"
He said II has offered TO
lease his clients an acceptable
site between Second and Fourth
streets Sc. upon which they
may construct q building which
they win share. He was opti-
mistic about relocating his
clients within the District.
The second group Of business
men affected consists Of the
food brokers, produce middle
men and hucksters who rent
space In the Farmers Market
on a short-term basis.
Established In 1891
This market was established
in 1891 TO provide a place In
which farmers from Virginia
and Maryland could sell their
produce. However. farmers long
since have ceased 10 frequent
It.
Because the brokers and
hucksters who do use 1t operate
from trucks. transfer Of their
operations to the markets in
the Northeast area does not
pose much difficulty.
SO far as is known, none Of
them has protested either at
the hearings or to any agency
against the demolition Of the
Farmers Market.
The third category Of busi-
nessmen in the waterfront is
comprised Of the fishermen who
unload their wares and make
retail sales from the three
piers behind the Fish Market.
At the hearing, some of them
denounced razing Of the mar
ket and the proposed removal
Of one Of the piers.
Remain on RiverfrOnt
However, they were assured
that they could continue to
use the waterfront. Col. Hunter
said yesterday it might be pos
sible to retain all three piers
and even make one Of them
more disable by clearing large
incinerator from it.
Members Of the fourth and
nth groups, the restaurant
owners and fish dealers now
renting space in the Fish Mar
ket. generated the most oppo-
sition to the request for legis-
lation.
Represented by Attorney Ed
ward F. Colladay. they de-
manded that demolition Of tn
market be postponed unit
permanent sites for them alon
the Waterfront are available.
John r. Searles, jr., execu-
tive director of the RIA, re-
piled that no one disputed the
desirability Of having restau-
rants near the waterfront.
Searles Testimony
However, he testified:
I'VE are very much con-
cerned about preservation Of
the sea food restaurants and
merchants in the Fish Market.
We have seen to 1t that the
redevelopment plan calls for
retention Of such facilities in
some places along the water
front.
I'VE have made a careful
study Of the area and in view
of the freeway construction
and the need for relocating
Maine avenue, we have found
that 1t is impossible to provide
suitable permanent water
front location for these restau-
rants before they must move
from the Fish Market to make
way for construction.
Our agency will do every
thing we can to provide suit
able temporary locations for
the businesses to be displaced.
Our staff has compiled a list
of the possibilities in South (
west. We will be glad to dis
cuss any or all of these possible
relocation sites with the BUSH
nesses to be moved.
Some are already taken
care Of. Those that are not,
should confer with us. / sin
cerely believe that until new
permanent facilities for sale or
rent are available to the res
taursnt owners. temporary &C
commodations can be ar
ranged"
Warning by Hunter
Col. Hunter warned yeSter-
day that il Congress yields to
the restaurant owners de-
mands and postpones legisla-
ton authorizing demolition of
the markets. plans to start
construction in Southwest next
fall will be disrupted.
He asserted that such dis
ruption would constitute "a de-
bacle for Southwest redevelop-
ment and Washington as a
whole"
Mr.. Mclaughlin said:
In dealing with any govern
mental issues that have a bear
ing on the rate Of progress of
urban renewal. it is most inn
portant that We resolve any
and all of those issues in favor
Of urban renewal"
He added:
1T is unthinkable to me that
private interest which can be
adequately served in normal
private facilities should stand ,
in the way Of a program of ur-
ban renewal Of the national
capital"
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