New-York tribune., 1867-10-03

Rents
Ie6i-Rents Market Cellars, os
Make, Ren,s Ssd tee; e;.....'..''.'.'.' lm 2n4s s "a
i@S-Reui' 9m Mafse' oear' ,1s a9 "a
eesPni o% Market Cellar, 26I4
Market Rents and iees''' io'o
Observation-Disclosures. $T32O 30
The expenses of these markets during the period
were S329 9 SO, showing for four years net OF $i3
$50 o. 1t will thus be seen that the average net annual
revenue markets for the last four years has been
slO,962 "a These markets mostly situated in great
business centers, where property commands very hgh
prices for commercial purposes There be no question
that this property in its present condition. under proper
and efficient regulations would net the city scren per c
its value, at least s35Ooo per annum Certainly
would be much greater. II it be said that
II in the matter OF markets the Corporation
does not propose make profit on such property Dnt
seeks only to afford a common ground where producer
and consumer meet for the sale and purchase OF com
ated and conducted that this original object absolutely
lost sight Of, and the city has become landlord and
like other landlords should get fair and remlnerayo
rent for s property The markets are not now In fact
what they were originally intended to bc-a common
However plausible the argument might appear. that tho
city should not receive iair plot upon s marhe. @
mcnt becomes Of no weight Wien ~o rc1cct-hay w, VIC
of years under your predecessors IN oco has not
been that the market property aud market faccs nas
not actually been productive but that only the tlte OF
such profits has found its way into the public treasury
The gross receipts from the whole Washington MaKet
nrorerv In Iscr were SIC 3 62 so far rs they found
their way into The City treasury As regards amount
actually received by some person pesous refer
to C"l bc Woes admirable work on MarSsts published
in 1862. page From this II would appear that tho
gross revenue Washington Market in 1866, instead
COL De Woes figures arc correct. and cg hare nere y
been conddiccd II Is unnecessary 10 detail The mct1d
by which the city has received so small portion OF 'he
revenues actually collected from the markets.. II forms
part system which has been the growth Of dishonest
and incompetent government FOR 90 years. -
This il one OF the difficulties and drawbacks which
every public corporation is subject to when when, IT II
enters the sphere of ftrdte bes,"esS-ior althongh
such enterprises successful and remuneIis-
tive in iact the public corporation gets gets
imdird,a,s ,Shosc d is 10 raef orer and protect he
Pubc tcftsis are NE rcIy eho1, y Is e,eSspp
shall watch theml Another important Tact IN connection
gh markets should be adverted 10, ana at Is tner
distance from the retail consumer; they no longer fn
their original object of bringing the producer ana cop
sumner face to face in order nt the one may ontain Iu
and fair price for bis products ahd tcAocr oD,a esn
and vegetables at the price of fret hands or course
situated that Hc gain I" the PtochoseWlcc o. me mtidcs
is than oOtT6a1nccd 6y ne Toss o hne the lmco
ingon Market was built the city settled principally
the part and the people carried ON business and
lived within easy range Of IT, II was then real benefit
10 the retail consumer flor hc found II not far from is
home could take his basket TO the market and get tle
hest and freshest meats. fish and vegetables ht the
cheapest rates because bought Directly oi me pfOres
Washington Market, which fuhlr, more tha any other
the conditions of market las IN fact, O. far ns ne
tenths Of the community concerned become nothing
more than distributing market In fact II our whole
sumption of the producers found In the nclgOrhood OF
this market it would De an mpoSsibty for them to be
ket careful and minute inquiry padc In 1893 into The
comparative cost Of articles bought IN Washington and
from CTOccrs and but,er. showed an average ~ thirty
per cn IN favor Of downtown and tho years supply of
dags more than they would have 10 pI n the markets
were located to hing consumer and producer to
gether, and dispense with middemcn and sleCuatoIr
large part of this enormous amount was necessary to
enable uptown private markets topay for the expense OF
is diTtd Tar upOH nc consumer There are about 5fJ
uptown meatehops and stores where market truck Is
@ and hore cost 81 pcr dav thus on Seo and
carts amounts TO 2Jo0 day. The consumers pay this
tax-to say nothing ~ the disease and death resulting
from of wiltcd aud UNIV ocsome vegetable food
which the uptown people must buy III the markets wcro
properly located or the farmers were allowed convenient
stands in different parts OF The city a our people might
Paris has over twelve times the market facilities OF
Ss5000oo0 worth OF fresh meats poultry game, vcgetR
blcs fruits buffer aud eggs are disposed Of annually
The ars cost Of these articles la New ok IL about 81
per cent less than tho first cost ~ thc articles
Paris; yet what in Paris f. valued at 500 rciacd to
articles costing but s9I JO are rcaled tie
for Slsl sO-a difference ~ SGg 20 In favor Of Paris
te Whole anonnt Of such articles required supply
Of Now York, its magnitude sMoiE almost gry@nd COM
prchcnsion. There were required ana supplied 10 New
York In 1903 and slaughtered In the city, JSli9 DceNes,
cowf ana calves 5i9JiG sheep and lioGil swine, tho
There were also required aud furnished o. CCd pounds
u dressed fresh meats The aggregate hrt cost OF ali
The value OF ne poultry game nsh. fruits, vegetables.
than that Of mois amounting together 70 sooo@o
and for which tho consumer in Ncw-iOIk payh about
s0CNctO Tor The sAinc amount OF food Tho consumers
IN Paris would hayo paid but Siss0O1 saving To them
~ about sjQOOy.O upon te supplies oi one year Sois-
hes eoeied IN 1863 Pore Ns Upon the laboing classes
this burden falls with crushing weight. These classes
constitute twotirds Of the whole population and,
therefore, directly bear large share OF hs burden. IL
appeals TOO That tLc uptown consumers o hs elly pay
much higher rate FOR all market articles of domestic
average difference in favor OF Philadelphia. compared
with NcwYork full - per cent The value in first
ilmated at s7OOoOOO0 The people Of Philadelphia saved
per cent OF this amounting 20 100000 owing TO their
Large, numerous, aud convenient markets.
Markets should be near centcrs OF population instead
OF centers OF business Our chief markets. situated
they are have become not only obstacle in the
way Of other business in the nclgborhood but also
public nuisance. In the vicinity OF Washington Market,
In West, Washington. and Gfcenwcl-sts, aud IN Fulton
and other crossseets for the greater part Of the day.
the entire business OF that locality ia seriously nerfered
with by the number of country wagons occupying
the streets and by the thousands OF butchercars and
grocer wagons coming daily from all parts Of the Island
get supplies. 1t Is impossible 10 estimate millions
of dollars lost to commerce by the Inconvenience and
delay cansed by forcing all hese wagons, every day. into
il our market property sold the present rlcketty
stores warehouses suitable for the purposes OF
mercc; the property thus improved would be worth
much the city would directly gain by the change. The
city would receive say s30oO per cent interest upon
cent taxation upon half the value Of the property
when nproved-thns mailing net total OF 100000, IN
lutte gain of 100000 per year The Association thinks
that It is sound prncrle Of governmental policy that
the Government should not undertake do for the people
what they can do 80 much better for themselves.
The Association fully indOrscs the following sentiment
IN the speech Of the Hon Samuel j. Tldcn delivered In
the Constitutional Convention canals and State
finances admit tho general uniltness OF State 10
manage enterprises Of mis- description or indeed, 10
age any hind or business" For the city to hold markets
let out stands not TO the original producers, but 10
hucksters and butchers, Is nothing more than entering
into the business OF improving is property 10 be occu
pied at rent-and as il shown above the city making
fair profit from the business.
TO show how the public interests are neglected when
Government undertakes 10 control such matters II only
necessary to refer additionally TO the neglect and mis-
management existing somewhere In the proposed estab
shment Of public market at the foot OF Eghtconthst
East River Several years ago 10 was proposed TO estab
sh market there and appropriate legislation pro-