New-York tribune., 1871-07-25
JEFFERSON MARKET.

REBUILDING THE COURT-HoUsE-PLAN OF TIE
sTRUCTURE-sKETCH OF TIE OLD MARKET
The foundations for the new COurt-HOuse
and Jail at Sxthave and West Tenth-st. have been be-
gun, and portion of the supersructure will be erected
before the buildings which occupy the remainder OF the
site are demolished The old jefferson Market is to
main present Were not for this the form OF the
new building would be exact triangle, the original
plans embraced the whole OF the site bounded by SIKH
ave-. West Tenth-st. aud Greenwichave. The market
occupy the entire first floor and the c0urtro0ms
and cells were to be overhead The material would have
been feestone and the whole structure would have been
imposing and complete But, for some unknown cause,
the magnaes Tammany rejected these plans and
adopted later which, i'll comparison, are decidedly
imperfect.
According to the latter the style will be the French
Gothic. On Sixthave, the front will be 100 feet III
length; On West Tenthst 24s feet and on Greenwich
ave. 77s feet. The walls of the basement will be Of Vr-
ginia granite The other walls will be Of Philadelphia
brick, with trimmings of Ohio stone and columns and
foated capitals Of Belgian granite. The roofs Will be
broken and picturesque, and will hava Is dormer win
dows, the gables OF which will be carved spread
eagles The hight of the main roof will be rs feet and it
will be ornamented with gllded iron finals. The bell
tower at the front ON sixthave will be l55 feet in hight
surmOmted by pointed cupoa, with narrow dOrmer
windows and gilded finals Under this cupola viii hang
the bell formerly in the old wooden tower and from the
belfry will open wide Ornamented windows. Below
these will be the dias of the clock smaller tower VIII
be erected on West Tenth-st.
The room for the criminal court will be on the first
floor with the library Of the Judge and various Offices
On the second floor will be the room for the civil court
room for examinations, the offices OF the Judges, and
mems for the Temporary confinement Of prisoners.
The part of the building designed Tor the Jall Will ne t
the corner OF GTeenwcbave. and West TentSt IL Will
contain IA cells, ranged in five uers, ventilated by
turTetke chmneys, aud heated by slealn Inc cost VI
the building will be 100000
SKETCH OF THE MARKET.
The rebuilding Of portion OF this market calls up the
history of its establishment The inhabitants of the neigh
borhood had been asking market several years before
il was opened in 1879 they pettoned the corporation
To plaee the Duane Market" which to be removed
con the gore OF ground of Greenwichlane and
Twelft-st" The principal petitioners were John Rodg
ers Caleb Cole John L. Adriance John Harris Charles
Oakley Frederick Mangin Moody Cummings, John Dew
n Freeman Cole, Richard Cromwell, George p. Rogers,
n c. Rhinelander, Mrs. p Vanderhof, Peter Blondel.
Although the petitioners pledged themselves that the
ground should the city nothing, they were not sue
cessfu In July, 1891. sundry inhabitants of the Ninth
Ward" again asked for a market stating that the Ward
contained 900 inhabitants and had to
markets than the foot Of Chustopherst North River
and Tompkins Market. A remOnstrancc, however, was
presented against its erection and the matter was de-
layed but III committee purchased the II lots for
s325OO then called a very large price.
The brick building contracted for at sC57G, and
when finished, in November, named after the Pres
dent Six butcher stalls sold at auction in DeCem
han fol