The New York herald., 1869-02-16

growth Of the city the market business destroyed
the street In s whole length for any other purposes
part OF the citizens and owners Of property, as we'll
as market Dealers several associations wero organ
houses governed by civic regulations. several new
buildings were also erected by the city, all OF them
were ia accordance with ope general SYSTEM and It
Is found that the public and private markets work
tremendously under 1t. The names OF some OF them
indicate their character and location, as the East
ern Market, the Western Market, the Butchers Mar
ket the Farmers Market North Second Street Mar
ket, South Second street Market, DC. The Farmers
Market cost 500 900, has 244 stalls and yields an IN
The Butchers Market is entirely owned by butch
ers, and the rents and dividends are made to eqia
ize each other.
WHAT IS REQUIRED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
l assume that the question OF markets resolves
itself into the fuidlment Of the following conditions
To furnish the people at large, at convenient loca-
tons win an ample supPy & Q, sne @ SesL qsal n
these ends we must have reference both TO the
producer and the consumer. The source OF the
supply must be considered and the facility OF trans
pOrtati0n in connection with the area OF demand.
All OF the supplies necessarily come from poants
distant from the city, and most OF them come by
water therefore the principal market for accumu-
lation must, for convenience OF transportation, be
near the water. Al Washington Market Is contigu-
GUS to the principal ferries, and as great many
market wagons cross these ferries, 1t Is supposed
that the location OF that market should not DO
change should be made, ali Of which are c0nss-
tent with the essential conditions above referred
what IL now known as cup townn did not exit
even in the Imagination Of the most sanguine
ne cenre Of 0w lUI but on th IL. %st
OF commerce which Ia absolutely Etitled by III
presence as surely as the anaconda stines the VIC
which 1t embraces In ITS folds 1t has Outgr0wn
and overrun its limits without adding In the least to
its accommodations erected upon the narrow streets
OF the olden town, upon made ground, continually
saturated with the renuxing tides. No effort OF
science skill can ever make 1t what II ought TO be,
and even were it in tins respect unexceptonable It
M NJ from A
source OF more and more commercial INJURY, unth.
like tue ups tree, everything shall wher and dis in
removes the only argument tor its being suffered to
remain where ii Is The ground occupied il much
more valuable than u much larger area In more
CONVENIENT locality, both tor purchasers ana CON
suiners. new building on the spot, or remodel
ing Of the old one, would Interfere materially with
the daily business, no matter how skllfully con-
structed. The uptown streets and avenues being
wider and more direct, the facilities OF access
subject OF the oyercrowded streets In the
lower part OF the city, which has Tor number 0f
commercial interest. would, in the removal OF Wash
ingt0n Market, cease to be troublesome problem to
discuss since the one great cause OF the Oyercrowd
such tratfic as Is incident to ordinary commercial
intercourse would require the use OF the streets.
The location OF ferry at the foot OF Twenty-tjrd
street. connecting that point directly with Jersey
City, and the fact that there Is large area OF un0c
cupied and available ground a. thar place. Indicate
II as suitable spot to which the great and increas
ing traiic OF Washington Market should be removed
All the other markets are dwarfed into insgnIn-
when compared with the business Of this one.
In fact this has become, from the force of crcum-
stances the great market Of accumulation, or the
wholesale Market while all the others are markets
OF distribution retail markets. There should OF
necessity be two wholesale markets on either side,
one say, at Thirty fourth street. while large re-
tail market can form the lower story Of the build
ing proposed to be erected ON Reservoir
square for drill rooms. This is q peculiarly
central location, and has sufficient to answer
the demands for space for many years. In truth it
Is useless TO attempt any halfway measures In
mater nc ol 80 aen ~ RoanCe a lance t as ts ~ = not
vided for, but the great mass OF human beings who
during the next century are to become the denizcns
towards the large centres or commerce and trade,
while the natural increase is itself very rapid ANA
Commensurate with the future greatness OF the city
Any other course would be waste OF means for IN
unaccompished end.
tiOns that the entire market arrangements through
the city inferior, insufficient, and unworthy
OF the name. and 81 remedy would recommend
I. That Washington Market speedily pos
sbIe Y the foo, OF street North river This de-
sign cr new building to be located on this spot accompa
and twenty h streets and Eleventh avenue aud river
xSIss %
sss be
covered with hight arched roofs the whole form
aesen viii not be eaceiisd By any similar sracars Ss
an ahs 2 ' @ S w M s %
revenues a. the lowest calculation will exceed more than
ingion on. Mafse. . as !. i nee needs no comment a,l
alone rsnsinns and The whole % BE- covered with an arSd
roof ghted and ventilated from This space vii
and made permanent instead Of temporary structure
Ssas no longer re-
on each sids of now 'ssss Sroan%
s That Clinton Market have entire building. tho
line Of Canal street being % that The market may
wond give roomy and very necessary market edinee at
Tha. Jefferson Market bo rebuilt II properly arranged
heeuShi S., 70 contain ont. 100 . :.sll.. ALA
SQUARE, ae upper portion % BE- used for drn rooms
On .s ys FOR a.. Lone ss gs sr fourth
That athe markets be used exclusively for and
TO- That all the stalls shall be of uniform sire and style
sds ocaon % be decided by o nc
sysem The revenue must be very large and insure surplus
These changes are all important and when or
fected VIII serve the purpose for several years to
come. Not many, however; greater facilities viii
upon the rapid growth OF this city, the increase OF
population and wealth. refined taste and NUM-
Hcent nberallty, without conceivIng In tho
near future q magnificent city, rivalng In
extent md grandeur all that have preceded IL
OF the world is finding here It's centre; the enter
prsmg and active spirits OF all nations swell the
nnsy thrones which gather in its crowded marts;
the labor and industry OF continent pay tribute at
Its gates. and whole people, In oil the ramiH.
cations Of their social, domestic and business rela
tons contribute In one way aud another to Its great
ness.
Who, then, can doubt its future7 Already i's
architecture aspires TO rival tho best models OF tina
past Not the Parthenon OF Athens. nor the Pan
theon OF Rome, not the Coliseum, nor st. Peters,
nor 81. Paul's, beneath whose shadows have passed
the imperial proce ssions OF O bygole civilization
are equal 10 those splendid conceptions whose
couqned portcos, arches and domes will echo tho
tre&fof the new civilization that Is TO cuminaie on
tue SPOT we now inhaUt Surely In the light OF that
Gay, 80 rapidly approaching, we, who have suffered
% exist 40 Tong those fllly shambes IN our midst
must Inevitably appear 10 have been deficient in
those elements Of intelligence and refinement whicl
are tue characteristics OF truly civilized conmu-
nifty.
Respectfully submitted.
EGBERT L. vIELE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 1869.
WESTERN NEW YORK.