The sun., 1871-02-06
WHAT AN OLD MAYOR SAYS.
TIE nov WT. n. HATEHETER ON
the S.ALE or the Mann ETS.

The Good Vikings OF fhc Pnst-ihc buu
Thinga Of the Proscut- And Some Sugsts-
tiOns for the Eaturc-M hat air. iiuNO-
rcyer Thinks Of our Police.
1HE sun has already spread before its readers
the feeling hat exists in the tv o leading muacts
Washington and Futon-concelnng II cir proposed
saic, hut to ret still moro lieht upon the suijtct,
one OF s rcpo tcrs WIS scni ycs ctday TO int rvi,w
some Of the Commissioners appointed ly the city 10
q aJrdicato tho lcaims between the maikcmcn aui
tie city arising rom the sale OF tie malLc.s, and
get their views upon the subject
with this erd in view, reporter called on rtilsy
upon lie Hon wm Y. navemey er, Chairman OF the
Committee. at f75 Pearl street, and interviewed
him upon the market question and other interes ing
topics Mr.. IIavemeyer was Mayor OF New York
city twenty five years ago, and from his long and ac
tive lie as merchant and politician, is potlops as
well tosled on city affairs as ans man In New York
Ills hair is now white snow, but his eye retains
all the Ore and yicor Of youth, ana lac expresses
himself with the energy ond c,arncss Tor which he
was always noted. The following conversation tooS
pia.e;
TALK WITH Ma. rAvFNTrrn.
Reportcr-Mr. nayemeycr, have called upon you
as one Of the Committee appointed by the Commis-
sioncrs Of the sinking Fund to oisoose Of the mar.
kct property, to get your views for Iho readers OF
1nE Sun relative to the sale Of the propcrty-how
| ii Is to be sold; how It will affect the murte'mcn,
| aud upon what terms the property Is TO soldf
| Nr. Hayemcyor-I shall be glad TO give THE suS
any Information upon the subject but I can give
you Information Whatever in tho capacity Of Com.
| missioner, having no oGlcial knowlodIe Of the ap-
continent. read in iIe papers that had, together
| with lrtor Cooper and Gon. Ewing, boon appointed
to net In that capacity but further tsan this know
| nothing. am is,ornt Q! TIC rlaua OF the Com
miasioners Our duty aa ccn,ni'sie1crs, I sus-
Il
mark emcn. sYou LnsV that ms1y years ago lnc
city Was In the habit oficiug stalls 10 tne market
| mcn but as business insrcssce, and uie domand
for these stalls became creator, tfey adopted the
plan Of selling the choice etsuas by aucion aud IN
"a litou 10 tntchfr -rY stpulrcd price tur rent
My idea Is Wat We VII, tgvu 20 NJ thc damages to
market men arising from the sale Of the inH ket an
what contrensaion, II any t1cy shall ho entidcd TO
for repairs u i'c building. &T. Of ooursc whoeyer
| buys the properly N onsider themselves enHted
20 tie buildings and 10 ~ with unm a cy choose
either 10 ter ticm Gown. rctoin thom ior narSets
moro markets up town. The mark q 0. New York
| particularly Washington Market, sIe
DISGRACE TO THE CITY.
Whatever the action Of she city mig be. trust
| will soon have souc i"Yrpyomont uuon the Old
| t,ckoty patcdci-up affairs VI ich now HisrIacc our
| CITY. When | was hayur / recommended tho
| loyal Of p1ruon Of Washington nhrkc' W. to
i should DC GLAD to see markets distributed vt
| ucHrly equal nnd conNenicut disui &C. ail hrougl
tie CITY, iur instance. t1C foot Of West Iuurteeut
street would bc COED ioclity fur one, md 'lrirty
fourth street Tor anoiicr vita eorrosponding ones
ueopic living IA tno upror pnt OF tlc city, be con
| Nculsnt for the farmers comm ~ way ot Jur'cT
| ti'y n'id urucssu, AMI N ht,le thne b, Just IN
beutcAl to tle market men. A. % is nov TIC cor
ucr 1905, rf1i,s lvgg, TO- irs'uncc, NctWr"u tour
'e'"t' 1na Ioeth stse%'s On k@h;h ay'a''f' ",c
e,t pc.r snaI stock OF provisions iUr Tire On,
'fhcfe shuat he soln,-ielioi " thi-
riHtY, INVOLVEMENT, AND OylGoRowDLD
,td,hance to g. ~ &c aracc nom roln' Ca Wet
stree 10 the ond of c.rian ticr, which would
greatly tire iWsilities Of custoncrr. fisher
couc,u 'rt. thgt the land tionl the ulter line did
belong to the city. but was the property OF rho
STATE and shclla we 20 20 rle cvpcusc OF llhng g.
i,p tru state or their iD resent Itivcs might IT
1uJ time in9 caim thv ounh. aecUrdlng,y vetoed
work was complcttd. Nj. JImes TAYLOR now shrs
u0 10 ~, au' sod ron's tns spot of sronnd rom -
state ur 5000 year. he doumiel Dis property
ric-o ~ u erst k,cl, AZ abou. IL ANON ,ho d,
''l,.'i ,rI,cS NJ Trvior inal,y voe ala ersi =.
.lc eiiy o. Hsr nuHare0 tou. and co.lii-.
49,, ,,- ,,r. ts Nm, be- mT. ,oJ )" ''"'
| Nr n tcu.y.r-l tNyr % definite ilea uPtl
| hat Io.ut. lA m} oINIou, hoNcttr, u.t.
WILL Br 80 IMMEDIATE ACTION,
.nd q MAY Nc vcer ami n"rhlrs two v~ns. before
'ac IrppD-y Nut joe t.ld. s1rl'ut un.c wI.l
aCni.-- &C. gly,A thc ma. .ot ulcu tu ma,c l., al-
| cr.y or move riscHhege.
| N
f,s tl.l sse. tI.u tt.t Doh. Sd. .tu tuf o..
| .uU us tIey express it tu break uu too uown.tuN u
| iuarKtts aud cu.H. tr Let,a tl 'uHfH 800 20 Ani
Mr HNenneVdr-i know OF no .uc oil.ct, AL
nave ruIud noilnu- tuat would icaG o., to tnu
tusth,ug of the e.nd NJ, ia.ur... .Iul, that tlt
tuat tue maiaC,s ol SOS . Jrh. as t.cy SOW cA.fl
90, standing and bun in- ciTrsg' ana riatQ.
long as trey owned ana snntrulith - at urr-tt
Ihuie Is htuc hkc,not d Oi amy iHilIosouDut. a..
u1l5 olj .ct Ia tCI- thc prLptr, ls 20 bculG. tl,
,tty, aud At tie same tluc
THROW ruE M,EkHrlse oPrS 70 rmyArE ESrRf
IRi-E.
Popor'er-Tlcrc must have been macy claua,,
.iuce you were Mas or OF tAc clty.
M Havcmeye err r-, indeed aAi some OF tleot
unfortunately. 10 Iml roNt tueutUauu u.tru ha.l-
Il would seem nov taai thc More nioLs, % Do-, .,
run the ciY F'!ernm,nt ana t'e mpra cA,r'' .
OF course .t naturally cHph M0tc Low Cham BE- d,
,"en'y .lyo ycar 70, uu' nothing In lio1,rlor q
he eoyorument particularly Wn!a wish 10 spe.i
of. leier %
TuE POLICE nRPAur,FSr
| Our systam Of police Is entirely wrong Tlr
Whale S,-tcni o. weak and rotten - tu rnN ..ari
I- bound tu ltlc TO 1uIu. lustead oi h,viR- ,ire
fp0us1le head tu TIE peic' o. IN olden times, whi
| yas hth personally res sn0nsihlc tor tie altfl
.cfonance OF tlfc duti.-, ve base Owe o. six Vol
nd iuemcisut Conu'--'onera wao on.y care 10
| ucpfouii payment ot thoir o arit-. ir h" ur1
| we tayc some great, birwhsKcT-d. stripping fc'
lows on BIe-dwhv to he.pte Npulpu across 'is
streets. but utt b. about 90 thl' vaouht TO- u tit
| .iternt Town warts oi 'he cay a' .pu'tt aie
f1crd Wrst % tleir umc IN tJil..T; Co tft +,ic4,
luCA don't zoos afffr tuN SAFETY u. prOupftt
| nor appaTemy tii.r uus interest ln pr,+orymg g
| 0caco In my day, the Mayor Of the city. with t't
chrf of FGlrr. had entire control o. the men, air
| % anyttiug went ng they wcrt t1 t pcrsp "a. D.
| ftiJuua1W. Ihc Ad rnicn and Assistant Aluei
| men of e,oli waru recommended eorta,h men %
fletr WHrI llg nD.rrUNu u. lu' 10 upuu lIy ua trnu
| tl.csr mon were found pGpcriy ql-iliacd fur ui
| n0suon, thei were confirmed by the Ma or III :
| men were piru T.. ced on url5 ~ "a, WJIds NiFT
, | they livra 1ud v.ierr thvy Watp cugln.tsd n.t
Wnetc n t'eir lFocsona int"rest 60 prs serve
the peace.
now Is IT NOW
somc politician rom tho Twelfth Ward We ya
| .as.. pdt- Ia ni tnc Commissioners auIHsts !
| m.n appointed. sos, iu,trtd OF ulicing thi, MAI
| uu uuty wucrc hc Knows over. uHlu, woman. .si.
chi.d. Uo put away uuwu iu the fiIst Msrd N.te
, | al the 1lieVos and Dau ebaFtGurs cougregate an
where De- jgnt know o .pu ind - airliu ui liis Me
| rlro c0ustQnctsu D. ic is'1' no csril} usp Antt
| tniGus know him, and WORK all around Inn, Will
| le duu't kuuW one OF them lie uu soyntr rTc0hi .
little hettHi gcquuiuttd ara able lu boot hu,p a
gcc to.c tam tr 4 tiTtp ~ -i To sarlr u,f cr md
| where o. IL figed TO % unough tie Nhdie pr0Svt
u | Of iearniug aRdln.
| THE DETECTIvE FOEcr Ia Rs NOT C0uPAuE WIN III
OLD system
u | NcW.a.doys. n bank II rpbhed Of million ID
inrs bonds tuc O. ief gpes riGnt t4c detective
| untl,sayR "icre I hnVr sutititese tUnds Aud vii
, | remTu seven nuudred anu hig thousand duais,it
| al rQliu