New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-05
OUR MARKETS.

RECONSTRUCTION OF JEFFERSON, CLlNion,
AND FULTON MARKETs-DESTRUCIloNo Os
WASHINGTON MARKRT-THE MULTI DlNoU'
DTMERITs OF THAT PECULIAR 1NsIlIU
TIoNr-ERECTION OF NEW TWhNii
THIRD-ST. MARKET.
When the market going city reader, with casil
in pocket and basket upon arm, sets brsky ior'n
saturday evening with I'll New-York before nm "nei.
20 cboose his reIt days ratoDs Of fish, esh or FOWL Oh
frut or vegetables let him not wend his usua way "
famous Fulton, or crowded Washington, or any ioo
nnbI,o uarketpace but rather let him betaRe MN
self for once 10 the Central Market between
Broadway and seventhaye. Stepping from .io sn'
~ Forty he will catch instant Wow Oh hu
,,antial brick structure, one story HIGH hrgc, anu
velIoyrinted and gttenEg all along the outer wan VIZ
row OF 60 brilliant gaslights. throwing through
cobes OF ground glass an almost MONDAY brightness
across a stone sidewalk as smooth and broau, anu
and nneneumbered as any one need desire "li"'p
the lively scene within, through one OF the uo%ens VI
doube glass doors by which the customers make ler
,,o ana their entrances will move understanding
friend IN enter with the rest upon the sod level sa"
sprinked floor 20 walk at along tho ten Dro"u
passage.ways between the than seven seoro h'"
and welflled stalls Of polished ash ana walnut anu
scan with pleasure the airy, light ana Spacious io 90
the many convenient arrangements Tor h'orink c
I'm and selling al kinds and articles OF mars uaS ioo"
Whatever an ordinary cuisine requires may be pur
prces and under such circumstances OF ample room ana
gbt and air OF fair dealing and courteous attendance
ms make Il 10 marvel that those who go once 80 again. OF
after being in active operation not yet three months
II already draws customers from distance OF more tha
40 blocks away and adds daily to the numoer OF i''
regular patrons The average amount OF Dusihess Trans
acted in this market rlost OF 1t ut retail lny >0VV
week and glance at the class OF persons VINO lTaae
here shows that public market built ana cohducte' ~
such cenny and convenient style as TINS Only on ,en
fold grandcr scaC) would draw custom anu nuiu P
hnsness such as never will nud Ns way TO the int3iei
objy crowded and miserable collection OF bowels when
dr Inc name OF Washington Market and inspired more
interruptions knayery and led To more & ~
ton aud rottcnuess than any other aponnnsC Ill ~
od boars on this continent. Beside the great ana direct
convenience OF tins market 10 those lllns ~ I,s
vicinity IL has much greater Indirect Nae a. NJ %
OF IractIcally demonstrating 10 the people oi lhlSt
the immense superiority OF good maIke oev.g
and honestly managed, over sueh M ,oulI"Sei 1',
nuisance as that which stands at the Nof Ner Gnu Vi
Fulton-st , -. -, ,o,,,,. NAV, soo,,
receive additional enforcement II tho anthorlles
viii guarantee an honest administration o. Tbis
a brick building, not yet occupied or even is siy
completed. Il ~ situated ~ a a occupies an area
~ n i by toS-9q city lots has three truss cyndrca
roofs and promises TO be well lighted anu
with the building itself IL VIII certainly DO an n
maikethouse and lend material ad ia n9 sHYu ,, Van
nrtou st. illumination. New light has been thrown upon
that execrable institution ana now eent rcnort
prepared by Gen. ERbeIt j" Wee AZ tne It ,H"fs
oi joint committee OF me oGnU e ,nnrCts o., tins
metropolis and those Of Pans Boston ana ph.
and states the result of the investigations made hat
the entire market arrangements throughout the cry
are INFERIOR insufficient and unworthy OF ire
name" and recommends among other thlnGs'
that Franklin, Gouxernenr, ana eatharine u, mar A.
kes I've sold, that Jefferson ana SlntG marho's ov
rebuilt, that Fulton market De fehouei, aa sIs
Washington market be removed IA spetdly az poss'po
10 the foot uf TWenfy-thlrd st., North RIVER. 80.
Franklin Market brick tWo,ioIy DulunE, aoI -
by 100 feet IN size. and situated Of Old sip between iont
and sopihsts ~ Is ola ana 81 and lover
story being principally occupied py Jnnh anu az az,
let" Tho sltc Is considered valuable ana pIopAy no
serious objection would be raised II the authorities should
Goiiyerneur Market is brick building three stories
high but scarcely used market The upper stories
eating place down stairs II occupies valuable ground At
Gouyerucnr Slip and could doubtless be adyantage0usy
Caharine Market consists Of couple OF inferior one
story buildings, with numerous etoroscenees ~ tho
share sheds and s largely devoted To ealing saloons
The site ~ the foot Of Cathsfno Il, Is valuable one the
the whOlcpropeGiy might be readily aud adNantascousy
Jefferson Market is situated on Tcuthst and Green.
witch and siNth-ayes Its position IS central aud the
market Is important one. but the budings arc Oh
and the Accommodations very limited and inferior making
desirable for all concerned that IT should DE speedily
Clinton Market il at the junction Of Spring and Canal
sts North River where the city w. irregular plots
Of ground, only Of which built upon The building
is old and inferior and not wei arranged but the stalls
are all occupied and kept clean a. circumstance VIII
permit Gen. Nicos report recommends t9A an ehilrty
new building erected here tho line OF Canal 81 being
changed that the market may have one paraeogran
instead Of two triangular pieces ms chahg. Noud ISo
o spacious and necessary market odihce al suitable
point and there IS 40 obvious reason Why u should not
FIltGp Market a curlousy compounded structure Of
brck and wood occupies the block bounded by Fulton
Beckman, Front and hOuthsts, ANA covers an area OF
about thirteen city lots IL seems 10 consist or three old
but iOeraby substantial bundngr, running parallel
East and West, with wooden sheds saudwiched between
thenthc forming Heterogeneous mixture OF lhIto
four different levels OF stands and stalls ana stores,
than the nuisance az the other end Of Iuoust and less
cured with sWlndng dealers, but btll u 10 such al an
tquacd IneegauL iucOnycuicnt old Pile us any man Of
enterprise would Dc ashamed 10 own day longer Than
was necessary 20 tear down, rough usHhly sheds
though often neatly htied mp within add To be general
cumsincss Of the market and block up tho street much
that tie market ought at least 10 be entirely rcmodcei
M Cen. Nielo recommends and the markcimen them
well be razcd 10 the ground once and replaced by
new structure This should extend over southst, 80 rs
nothing but rough wooden shed, limited in area
aud announcement In almost every respect It's not AT all
cep perhaps, the nquor-soers oyster saloon keepers
aud dealers In miscellaneous wares, who have snuggod
St. and who ought to Dc pitched out without ccremony
and II is certain that tho improvement suggested would
lighted and weyentatcd stalls, the rent Of which, II
honestly paid into the City Treasury. would speedily re-
pay the cost ~ the most thorough rccOnsfuCUn of tho
whole market This change too would prevent the mar
et from being used any more rs house Of assgnauon
Gen yele aso recommends that new retail market 10
erected over the whole OF Reservoir square the upper
portion be used drill aud that large whole
sale market DO built Thirty fourth st. ON the East
River, for Long Island produce These reeommeuda
ions for tho sale, reconstruction erection Of tho
various markets specified seem 10 be all good and
n they were promptly and thoroughly carried into effect
here can be doubt that OF evils Of our leSsnl
ietesable market system would be greatly amtloTated
BUT all these improvements dWudlo into tho merCst
agatelles when compared with the tremendous
prise proposed IN Gen. YIeles recommendation that
Washington Market be removed speedily possible 10
he foot OF Twenty -thrd-st, North River" This |
,hango IL one Of such difficulty, such magni. !
ude, aud such Infinite importance 90 tho |
political, sanitary. and economic welfare Of |
New-York CITY. both present. and prospective. !
hat special effort has recently been mhde 10 ascertain,
accnrnieY p0sabe Tho eKAc condition and nlIlnr