The New York herald., 1866-07-04
NEW YORK MARKETS.

Houses OF PhiIadsiphia aaa Baitinaore.
DO, Sc.
Though the spirit or metropolitan enterprise has per
inea.ed almost every branch OF industry trade the
country and the ntermnang throngs that sweep along
the and thorougharcs the turmoil and clash Of
wheels and this stately and prncely ssore and ediGce
which fade away all sides into The beautiful pespoo-
tive but tho material representation or this
energy Among the instances which bear tie marks
OF earlier timos asd evidences OF neglect and ndiner
enoe tho part Of public authorities may be mentioned
| the market houses Of Ecw York.
To all cities these useful Institutions bear relatively
as the boiler does 10 the eng me- evolving Indirectly from
the broad range Of the country those materials which,
submitted 10 appropdais chemical process in tho human
frame, give forth the vital forcs and enerry which
throb In every action Unsafe and absurd indeed, 10
that engineer who VII replace tho iron shaft ana iron
wheel as they decay while forgetting tho rust aud rot
| which are endangorlng the huge cylinders where the
| motive power k genorated And yet tho 'tiirst FOR
wealth and power is great In Now York city that the
vast machinery Ia kept notion and little regard paid
to those points which Indirectly sustain It. Tho greed
for money Ia too great To give place regard FOR por
sonal comfort and qualification, and the principle Is not
better illustrated than by reference TO the market
houses Of the city, Which, with ono or two exceptions
contrast like blot, blur Disgrace with those Of
| Philadeiphia or Baltimore.
| EARLY aIsToRY or NEW YoaK MARKETS
According to Valentines history Of the city OF New
York. the first establishment ef public market was In
the year 1850, when Il enacted thas, ''whereaa
diyers articles. such a meats. pork butter cheese
turnips. cabbasos and other country prodncc
ns to time brought hcre for BY the people living
IL tho country and often,irncs tho strsud foot
o. whitehall street, without the people lvng out OF
that immediate neghborhood knowing that such things
are for sale in towntheresore Saturday OF
designated market day and tho articles or pro.
duce and meats so be brought the beach
Hans klenteds house. OF which all sli. ako nolcc.p
Ia i6aS meat market established 81 front of the
Fort and 1859 yearly fair for the eae az car 10 was
lneuguned on the Bowling green. ~ 1904, Nhen the
town OF Manhattan" surrendered 10 tie EuglrBh
Colonel Nichols, appeared BY the tolcs or cnpitan-
ton that al that time the city possessed 1.-TWO market
housean BY the charter Of Governor nouynn II 1885
three market days allowed in each woek IN Outo.
ber 1921 II was ordered 'bai there be two markets
flesh kept-one In the Broacway, against tho
Fort, the other under the treos by tho alp;
| the City Hail. tho house that Long Vary
formerly lived in In 1890 tho Inhabitants of oucon
street nov PEARL pe'itioned 10 bull market
| Cgenues KEY which was granted by The Common Conn
GU In 100 there were two public markets for hcsh
square and for 6sh At Coon,los sap IN il3S the
l-nehoders and Inhabitants ot the West ward erected
public market at Humans clip fer the nccommodn-
ton OF farmers and other persons from tho orgoy
and up the North river. In l735 provision inlie
for the Common Council 70 tako charge q all the
kets !" 10 abolish all fees, and 20 eas" the Gtat u
butchers, not more ,han two 60 ono, at annual
rent payable monthly; also, allowing atards IN thc
market 10 country people, frcs OF charge and cKcrding
hucssterS from aI the ina.Ects In ig3s the nhabi.
tsnts o. the Vast ward Dock wad bull,
market houses Ia fTJi a market wa erected on tto
corporation lots at Dies dock IN June 1850 tho Cnha
rino market house was compleicd. In 1922 the fiy
Market pulled down tho Fulton Harke, being
finished In isS2 the subject Of prrrnnr atas Wa r.
| feued 20 the then Comptroller II ID Wil' amaou. Ry
sns, u.s = nsa'iy a. can oe acc rtsnod the several
onsA
xARxyr OPERATIONS srNcE 1856
| Tho clcarest method ~ arriving NJ tho objects dr-
signed 10 be accomplished ny the ostbishmont o. pub
o. policy a dnerent periods In regnrd "a them ard Tho
re ieea of their operation Market regulations wcre
mado IN 1888 10 market days, but cary 1852
butchers wsr- required 20 erect eas A. their earge
and commencing with 1899 the ezcns buit the martet
houses at their own expense and paid grs market fees
70 tho coll ctor This continued until lStl Nhcl tho
present Washington Market built by the corporation
The fact that for century iho people built their
own mnrkcts would soern TO that they caranc
Of condGetlus thSm themselves without u,unrpl nt,r-
FER nos IN iTss notwthstsnd strong porusr entay
oram, The "common Council appointed a market com.
mittee and authorized them enlarge alter AID suppa
tho market housos tho expense Of the c0rpoTston"
7bs report or this comnitloe two years aftcrNards
shows conclusivey tina, the government management
yery seriously injured tho market opcai!anS Acsord
dir ciinr the cserk OF the Hoard 70 ndverise he puh
lc markru to BE- lot for year, Al public auction =
Tlm rrnacrei salsiaciion aud continued sDous tseuty
tsar IL was not Until 1906 that hr Plan % praHaIm
stalls devised which sold ~ public auction
licenrd butchers alone being slIoved 70 buy. 10 give
4
! c'lss norcpoly, drnft BY lot substituted The
sting o. lots for s-li In 1895 ard III free sys,cn ~
allowing the establishment OF shop butchers ~ TIM ord
nance Of iss8 opens the vny to lutcrcrearc by
tho government vtts the nR of supply nad demand IN
Ae construction and mansr ent of market rrinc
pie which would operate heshfaly in this business
a. in say other
oun nAEKrr HOUSES
Though the recsp Tor market rents aDi fori 10 not
amount yearly 80 largo agurc hom the Washington
Market from several vthss 4 has tho largest shar0 u
ne public patronage, beng - near sso Jeisey city aDd
I Hobokon ferries as q Daarm almost daily with por-
chssers from those c'lies well having ~ rich
and varied supplies large proportion Of buyers from
/ lhc nrst instance. the gradual couos.on u
i hnN century and the winds ard storms
o. dfty winters have lnoaaceabiy imprinted s rrrnchsd
and propped umbsn, and while bihckening ~ illAd.
istoJ roof has fatrncd and lowered and hrcd Olt ~
snged covering Until the eces nearly touch ne outer
ailsnnds, and give " ~ architectural oppression tie
geuesa sppeaTarce Of huge land tsrapin II u eia-
ues, street Ia interior "a brosen into vast variety
~ marrow crbs sis around esh ~ which stands oi
various kinds stationed Amid Shoulders and rounds
spi legs of veal beef pork and oihor meats rlddy sud
rinc Win smps pro- ender. and With Tie steam of no
satghtsr hcuas sill upon them, tho smiling baiehor
al cheeks r' the steak he hacks auc siees
hinby AID idr0ity under and about the "a 5e mares
vlich environ him, Tor tie space u very narrow and
he rsies alone the brsknssa of iride " sSir.
oaia hiri fom tho implement of a. Ming boaea
\ With which 10 bal nched himseh =, The dawn
Marrow hays run ,negiuy over the whole
area % this market, cssysbsre crowded with
tall aud stands with irsys o. lhs snowast cgEa cigz-
,ers q geese equally round .pi -biv pouabe cages
i hed with cscsng young tilckens produce stands pro
'ussly mngng their Pc greenS rafiahy puks, tgrnpy
gurles and osboasy serdgrs, baskets " ~ ming red
chefries and tomatea aud boxes o. siraNbsrries AL
resh from the parent sef of the salee qgif sud
tenrtnE the artistic eys ~ tie With their rsy
1 ripe add succultRt quatee An lnoc ga.t throrr -
1 pufchaeers move among these narrow ~ and
gather ouis de The ytrgss u tho mnrie ater, stand
and Lsbia the edible world elgsterrT from
| tho mouth ~ oornucopA Fsvery and wealth Alhe
cne here 70 gather frcsh sarpes for the mhinonanoc
~ he unlon between Aoui apd bodypoycrfy bns upYn
compromising the ineiAsrity f hgures W shfewinsss
todA msn and basDes .loquence IN the selecton and
wealth not unfreauenny avaiing issd u The aid
| to ektsrd fe srchsngeabis afra ~ gfeehb~k. A
radius o handref miles VAL not rrruscroe ths nelds
aud fslows whose simplest blade ~ grass
Of grain he open AVS ~ metropolitan appetite 40 bot
gaDe ready ior The timely degutition, mnFtes0n ~ NJ
Oat ~ The question thi h0ngry driving houng ely
About the anti ehole-siis Dndenci~s " W1shihgt1n
MARKET truth conpela very nsrrou mention In lLcif
ITS hod lcgged aud lard soaksi aud every hFAn sud