Year: 1859




THE MARKET AGAIN.-It is said since the yery
signal defeat II the city in c-irur nrnseentinn
against people from the country for selling their
produce in the public street. that there is effort
to be made OF the part of the people up near the
wood market run to compromise the matter so that
the market may be divided or at least extended
for their benefit, hoping that when it is drawn out
up street they will occupy central position
The project is said as yet to be in rough and un
licked state in the breeches pocket of certain in
terminable and inexhaustible Councilman. The
plan to arrange the teams all on one side of Onta
rio street, extending up indefinitely. A scheme
which is as impracticable and mischievous as the
late ordinance of the Council forbidding the use Of
the street for market purposes. There are several
reasons why this change should not be made. lst-
It would extend the market to an ineonvenient and
unreasonable length. 1t ordinarily runs up both
sides from the Square to Huron street, at least for
eight months in the year. This arrangement would
make it twice its present length, extending it far
up into Pittsburgh street, of from the plank, away
from the shelter of buildings during hot sun and
rain, and to part of the city where the side walks
and cutters are in no condition to be so occupied
2d-It would create endless quarrels among mar
ket men for places, each wanting down town
stand. 3d-It would change the course of trade
in the street. The retail shops on the favored side
would do all the business, hence there would be
dissatisfaction and call for another change. 4th--
1t would choke up the side walks and render it
almost impossible at least very nconvenient doing
business upon it. 5th-For the convenience Of all
CONCERNED the market should be held on the small
| est practicable space. Ontario street is panked
and drained sufficiently, and the habits and inter
ests Of all classes are opposed TO any change
There is obstruction Of the street that may not
be avoided with little care, and thus the great
majority Of the citizens be satisfied and benefited
Let tceH enough aione. 1t is this everlasting fer
tty ofnew prof ,cts; this continual tinkering with
ordinances and resolutions. that keeps this ques
tion in constant agitation. Every Councilman has
his scheme to compromise or solve the yexed ques-
ton, and interested parties near the old market
house are wheeling, threatening, begging, and
agitsting until the community have been disgusted
with the whole subject. Even the action Of the
Council and city authorities in regard to the mat
ter has fallen into ridicule ifnot general contempt
Now since the decision of the Police Court it is g
good and appropriate time to drop this unfortu-
nate agitation forever. Why plague the people
every ninety days with some ill-digested, unpopu
/ lar, and impractieable Market Ordinance? The
people, do not ask it and they will not tolerate it.


AS for the market men they have long since tax
en- their position on the subject Many of them
know their rights, and will inteigently and firmly
maintain them. They will not be driven from On
! tsrio ST., until they are offered q place better
adapted to the business Of public market. They
ask for no legislation special privileges or pro
tection-they wish simply to be left to use their OPP
portunities and skill as others do who buy and sell


in any her part of the city. And this semi-bar-
barian manner OF treating and trading with US as
outsiders; this japanese and Chinese system Of
taxing and locating in certain spot the trade Of
those who do not reside in the city we will not en-
dure but resist it to the end Our language is and
long has been, let us alOe fair play and no aDOrs
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