Daily American telegraph., 1852-04-09
Communicated
West Market-District Affairs.

Monday next, the 18th instant, is the day
be opened, in order that the citizens may have
an opportunity of designating, by ballot, their
preference of a location upon which to erect
new market-housc. 1t will be remembered that
it is not compulsory upon the citizens to cote
for any particular location they having the :
right to select as their choice the present one or
any other that they may deem tho most suitable
AS the removal Of the market is an important
matter to the citizens generally, it will be the
duty OF those to whom the subject is referred to
satisfy Themselves fully, before they act finally,
upon the following suggestions
viii not the removal Of the market tRhict serious
injury upon many of the citizens in the deprecia-
ton Of the value of their property contiguous to
the present site? VIII the rebuilding of the
market-houso upon the present location prove
injurious to property in other sections of the
Ward? Is not the present location fused as
such for ttiy gears Ill a central position, and
to which access can be had upon good pauemaents?
Will that privilege should removal take place,
still be enjoyed by the citizens? Will not the
mercantile portion of the ward sustain very Sc
rious loss-by diminuton in their business--by
such removal? Is it just cause Of complaint, on
the part of portion of the property holders adj
jactnt to the present site, for a removal of the
market upon the plea that it is nuisance, they
having become in possession Of their property
aware at the time that said nuisance did then ex-
list? And if it is n nuisance, will it be proper to
.lnhict the same upon others, who neuer purchased
property with a view of having market placed
before their doors and which might, to them, be
equally Objectionable? Would the removal Of
the market, under any circumstances, prove more
convenient and acceptable, and of more general
benefit to the citizens and others connected there
with than is now realized from the present loca-
ton? In short, was it ever known that purchases
of property were made in any section of the ward
Except in the vicinity of the present ste) with
view Of tho ultimate location Of market at such
points viii 1T require an extension of more
than sixty additional feet Of building (which the
present site will allow to the ward for the
next thirty years
The above suggestions, are such as should gov
ern the citizens i'll forming correct conclusion
as to the proper course to be observed by them
in this matter. The report that the government
will not suffer the rebuilding Of new market
house upon the present site, take this oppor-
tunity to state, is entirely incorrect On the con-
trary, should il be decided to erect upon the site
now used for that purpose market-house, it
Will be unnecessary TO apply to the government
! for permission, that having been obtained fifty
years ago. Should it be determined, however, to
select X street in which to build markethuuse
then permission will have to be obtained from the
| government, which will undoubtedly be refused,
upon the same ground that is now urged for its
removal that the building of a market-house,
or any other obstruction, upon public ground,
| (which includes Streets is an infringement upon
the rights of property contiguous thereto" Should
such be the result, subsequent to a decision in
favor Of the removal of the market, it will involve
the Corporation, for a suitable square of ground
in amount of between ten and twenty thousand
dollars exclusive of the amount (say ten thousand
dollars) for the building.
Next week, being the third week in April the
time set apart by the House of Representatives
to take up act upon territorial business, is
| auxously looked forward to by the citizens, as
the time when material aid is expected for inn
proving this city, particularly west of 18th street,
! where ii is so much needed. A CITIZEN.
Bleak House" has had the largest sale Of any
of Mr. Dickens's serials, so far. The first impress
sion of twcnty-f thousand copies was swept up
by the trade at once; twenty thousand were put
to press Immediately after, which have been
nearly disposed Of Take the whole issue of forty
thousand, and say half is clear profit, Ia moderate
calculation there is II 600 month from this
source alone, saying nothing Of the value Of tho
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