The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-01
A NEW PUBLIC MARKET.

Eor the accommodation OF the inhabitants OF thaS
part Of the city bounded by Third avenue, Twenty
third and Ffty-ninth streets (west and the Hudson
rver-an area within which may be included at ieask
one-fifth Of the resident populations market, the
superficial OF which ia about 40 900 square feet
has some weeks bcen in process OF erection on tho
block bounced by Forty-eighth and Forty -nintA
streets. Seventh avenue and Broadway.
The new structure, which Is to be called the Gen.
trail excepting Washington, will be the largest mar
ket on the island Of New York; and in eligibility.
airiness capacity, compactness, furnishings, &C.,
without an equal the Continent The walls OF the
building OF brick and extend along Seventh ave-
nue. Forty -eighth street and Broadway, 200 feet on
each line. These walls twenty five feet In heights
and have sixty double glass doOrways entrances to
the interior. Over each door is fanlight five
feet square, and swinging on piyots; can
be readily opened for the admission Of pure
air. The vast roof covering the entire structure,
gradually rises from the sides toward the contrs.
where, at elevation OF thirty-fve feet from tho
floor, is o skyight, fifty by one hundred feet, and
which may be said to be formed almost entirely Of
glass it having 100 large windows SO arranged tnas
they can be closed or opened almost Instantly. indie
pendent OF this immense ssynght Ave others OF
smaller dimensions built into the roof. The into
ror is ceiled and white; the uprlghts and beams
OF black walnut shade painted Of white or pearl
color.
The floor is one OF the finest in the city. Il u
double panked with two thicknesses OF felt between
the whole laid with a patent cement to make 1t per-
fectly water tight and dry This floor cost upwards
OF $4,000. Beneath IL and to sustain the entire weighs
OF the stands the posts, the roofand the hundreds Of
people who will at the same moment be within tho
structure, neayy beams Wen suppof,,ed 10y plerS
introduced
me market WIN contain one hundred and nfty
stands, divided OF into aisles, and again su5divided
by sections for the sale OF meats, hs1, vegetables
butter and cheese, fruits. &c. These stands are az
handsomely Planned and are built OF white ash and
black walnut The stalls set apart for dealers -
fresh meats on the southerly side, have been con'
usual arrangements Tor hanging meats on the racks
on and near the stand, each dealer will have for ha
individual use. and Immediately on his pre- misses,
patent ice box and meat safe OF unusual aIze and
capable or containing small cargo or carcases-
racks, the counters. the stands &C.. and exteriory
are OF white ash and black walnut. also are tho
demipartitions VIII Oh divide the butchers from the
hucksters' aslea, and by the Introduction of which
business will be facilitated and confusion prevented
A. night, wnen the market s OPEN the interior
viii be Illuminated by about five hundred gas jetA
grouped In chandeliers, except where clusters OF
lights introduced into the interior OF the great
the exterior OF the structure there will be placed boz
tween each piece globe light. or these there will
be between sixty and seventy i've.
In the daytime the building. from its numerous
glass doors and fan and skyhts will be thoroughly
lighted ana ventilated; and rs has already been
shown, WILL IN the evenings, ar,inciaily be se
thoroughly illuminated that II will look bright ana
as cheerful as IN the sun were blazing In every NOOK
and OF IL; and, on the other hand, when tho
temperature without Is indicated by the int,
ror, by arrangements contemplated can be made
sufficiently comfortable for buyers and sellers "a
transact business without personal Inconvenience.
The interior OF the Central Market has been fully
described: of least enough has been said OF IL -
satisfy the reader THAT 20 far as design combined
with mechanical ingenuity could carry 1t OUT, Il VIII
be the model market % tho CITY,
such building " not put up every cay, and ~ "a
70 be hoped lie stalls viii only be put IN the hsndq
arSff rsti
short time ruin is reputation. The great majority
OF tue people residing in the vicinity are wel-to.dos
many OF them rich, and all Of the ca1 that VIII ~
satisfied with only the best To reputable dealers In
meats no better opportunity for establishing satin
factory business could be asked for or desired.
In the basement with entrances on seventh ave.
nue. and the southwest corner of fortyctyhth street,
splendid restaurant will soon DO completed for ih9
accommodation OF the public. TINS basement WIZ
be fitted IN handsome style, and will doubtless 10
the resort OF oil who have business TO transact a. the
market or In the neighborhOod
Underneath the entire bull ling large sewers asvs
been constructed, ani into which daily the debfss
CT the various stalls and stands will be washed.
ANA for the purpose OF keeping the premises unex-
ceptionaby Clean men are TO DO eIDployeu 20
.policeo u from end TO end, permitl9 no sa,Dass
10 accumulate; while. the closing OF me stals 70
business the entire floor Will be thoroughly hssDeU
down, making everything loos as bright ~ new
Tha sidewalk, extending around the market arc
OF unusual width while the streets ana avenues sur
rounding N VIII give all the room necessary Tor bua-
ness and that, too, wltDous IN ANY sess oDstruC6n
The neople living ia the vicinity ere 10 he con-
pratnlaied on having 80 large and 80 thoroughly
slaid outf, market. IL Is the best fitted ND OF
IN the city and II properly attended 10 can never 10
cbaracierized a. n NUISANCE"
n IL understood that Central Market for business,
viii be formally opened on or about the ittn OF Mo-
vember.