The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-11
A COLOSSAL MARKET,
New York Ahead OF the World-Redenu.
tien Of Its Past RecOrd-A Vast and
Grand Undertaking Largest
and Finest Market in the
World to De Erected
In This City.

uost RANK III PUBIC consideration that superior
class of market accommodations is lmperativey de
ranhed In this great city, and Ii bound In some
| manner to be secured. Hitherto as Is well known.
this immense emporium OF tho commerce OF a CON
tinent has been afHcted with the yllest aud most
inoricent system Of market accommodation on the
whole broad earth. Philadelphia Boston, Chicago.
and especially San Francisco have kept lmmeasure
ably ahead OF New York In this regard. and yet no
city could so well AFFORD or was under 80 great an
obligation TO furnish market convenlenccs az this
The products OF thirty States make New YORK.
their objective point The cattle OF Texas and OF
the Illinois praires make their way here The othe,
day from the distant valleys OF California q cargo OF
grapes and pears came rolling the Continent
and glutted tue fruit stands OF Washington and Fui.
ton markets. North. South, East and West con.
tribute thu supplies that feed million mouths and
satisfy the countless demands OF taste and luxury.
Under the circumstances New York should
have the grandest and largest receptacIes and dts
pehsing places or these multliarous and endlesay
arriving products which her citizens are DESTROYS
tranlcklng in and to large extent consuming.
Above oil should the market accommodation be am
pie and complete, clean, light and spacious. Here
tofors we found that tho people or New YORK were
apparently satisfied with such market accOmmOda-
ton as could be found at Fulton or Washington The
moment, however, that an innovation was attempted
and It's results somewhat appreciated general desire
sprang UP to make the convenience more extended
and to give TO the community at large Its beneats
and its blessings. The city government has deo-
dedly failed to furnish that necessary and compiets
convenience OF supply ana arrangement of supplies
that the requirements Of this large population do
maud. Private corporations have in many instances
come to the rescue, and In the OF the Thirty
fourth Street Market which this notice embraces,
show the vast superiority OF private over public
enterprise.
New York Ia at last to have q market which VIII
be worthy OF the commercial capital OF the coati-
nent. A company OF enterprising gentlemen, organ
lied under the name OF the Manhattan Building
Company, Ii about erecting magnificent structure.
at the foot OF Thirtyfourth street. North river
called Manhattan Market. The properly secured FOR
this purpose il bounded by Thirtyrourta aud Thirty
fifth streets, Eleventh avenue ana the North river.
and comprises about eighty city lots, win pulxnead
and river front Of 2o1 feet With all the water prv
eges. The main market will cover the wnole block
from Eleventh to Twelfth avenues, and between
Ihrty-ioufsh and Ihrcyffta streets, oeng 800 feet
by 200, or 100000 square feet This Will be the
largest building under one roof on tins continent.
The open market Will be bounded by Tnrty-foursn
and Thrty-llth streets, Twelfth avenue and the
Bukhead line, being 200 feet long by loo feet broad,
aud presenting a superficial area OF 10000 square
feet. This viii DO covered by a roof OF felt and
gravel, with abundant ventilation, ana is to DO
The dock to be used constructed for the special
use OF the market WIN be 800 feet long from the cen
tire OF the bulkGead and SO fees wide, thus giving
ample facilities for the loading and unloading OF
market produce. No finer location could be found
In this city for the purpose, as ere may years rhiIy
fourth street Will be the central line Of inc III etropo-
liz. Ihe foundation VIII De on plies anu coacrete;
the sill course OF Lockpert stone or granite; the
halls OF brick, "a inches thick and faced with Lac
best Philadelphia rs feet high at the Eleventh
end and 81 feet high ~ the Twelfth avenue,
owing to the grade or the street. There win be lD6
a "A Wifi
streets and 80 on Eleventh ana Iwefth avenues the
centre ones being the largest the whole arcned with
brick and LocKp0rs stone imp0sLs and keyS5Oues;
the doors OF ornamental IRON aud the windows OF
glass; the cornlce OF ornamental brickworK and
metal cave trougns; the four corners nanSed W tn
towers OF Ornamental ronWork 10 ieet hlkn.
the centre OF the Tnirty-iourth and Thirty attn
sos. Or 70 Feet ngh and be- ITO eet oSs
by 80 feet deep, to be reached by iron spiral
ssalrcases ana 10 be used as offices, restaurants
or FOR other purposes the centre, on bleventh aad
Twelfth avenues viii also DO carried up three
stories with an IRON cupoa, the Whole being IL feet
HIGH and 100 feet long by 70 feet deep. These
tioas being supported from the inside by IRON
columns Will NOT interfere with the main loor OF
the market. The roof viii consist OF three Spans or
arches OF wrought iron lattice WORK, supported on
iron columns. The centre span OF 100 leet, aoaa
shape, aud rs feet FROM tho Goor; the side spans
90 feet each, and 81 feet from the foor A
Gus range OF circular headed ventilatinR Windows
eight sn4 ton feet high respectively, around tue
and on tie crtwn OF the main roof; ak patent ven-
tatorS, eight feet square, ut equal distances along
the ridge VIVA MAKING not ony grand and Gle.
CANT roof but alorllns abundance VI light aud
ventilation.
Tue cook tower, OF lron which win rise from
the centre TO the main roof 70 be "A feet al The
base and 1e2 feet nigh. The covering OF the roof
to consist oI narrow Inca and quarter tongued
and grooyed white pine, covered VITA English felt
and roonng tin.
The whole building TO be lighted inside by 700 gas
burners ana outside ~ $50 globes over the centres
u the doors and HlnGoWa The main door laid vita
French asphaite, with al the proper ARRANGEMENTS
for water and drainage. Tue n9nOer OF stal3 on
lac main moor inside tho building 1900 IN round
The building win be OF the Byzantine style OF
architecture, simple IN construction and gcand IN
erect, eeipsng all previous market structures tue
WORK viii be commenced soon az the property 10
vacated Wy some PARTIES nov oa portion or 1t. on
the ist july 1870. la tho meanwhile the company
OF gentlemen, after having nad before them D. ans
ana drawings ffom number Of prominent archi-
teets, nave adopted the plans submitted BY mir.
II. G. Harrison, aud the deslgD5 are certainly very
grand aud itnposing and admirably adapted for tao
purposes intended
TOO much praise cannot be extended 20 The GEN
tlemen who have lnaagurated chs movement, un!cn
IL certain TO prove financial SUCCESS The good
Judgment they nave displayed IN tue seectiOn Of
tneIr designs, wei adapted to meet the purposes
ana wanta OF q largo body VI people, give guar
antcc OF the support and enoOarag ament which VIII
Do given ten, and at the same time give To our CITY
az ornament az well As long needed Improvement
The whole outlay VIII be IN The neighDorhood OF
100000 IL ~ not too mucn TO clam Tor tnls
building an extent greater than any other Of siIui
lar character on ts ample floor an entire army
corps could be parade anu room left for ~ 900 spec
tators besides. Tho vastDess Of the space might DO
realized by any one who has been within tue Coli
scum at Boston, and beng told that this market 10
TO exceed that structure by 001 feet. The space
OF an ordinary block is something OF vast and strik-
ing effect when built on, but this Is what people
popularity know as an avenue block, watch nas q
rectangular Stretch our times as great and corre-
spondiugly imposing.
Agreeabiy TO invitation representatives OF tue
press IN this city assembled at the office or TIE
Manhattan Building Company last evening. wnen
tne pans for THIS great structure were submitted 70
their examination by the trustees OF that institution
and much OF the information given ab3ve furnished
Respecting the purpose OF tho association.