New-York tribune., 1872-08-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE RUINED MARKET.

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Fsheeenh ward Market in order 10 0"'"ll - ,hs
facts AZ possible in regard to the manner IN w 'u
.onl.s money,s had been expended. and 10 learn 'he
views In respect to the alleged frauds anu "si""s
nent in the construction OF the puhdms' -. 49,
Forbes Holland became member OF the M4rhct Noni
,tss, f,er the pans had been adopted aud the 0rgi
-, eon,racts made. He is q relative OF ChampeIiAin
Rradley and is associated with him In the hVers ouo
ness at Eighteenth-st. and Fourth-aVe. MI holi'
made treasurer OF the Commission ana nous
,or AN the moneys paid by him on aecountoi 'he l"iAo
.os o,oopnt 10 about $4,000 and are within the sum
ron,o,od by the Legislature for the purpose Al'er
,hs ,srKet was delivered to the city other expenses
NAV have been paid. II so he Knows no'""s
:, them Tie Commission authorized no
ravment TO Mr. Rtchie, the architect, hor uiu
II employ OF pay Andrew Garvey' Inc Ooni,
mission did not expect that the market could oe erected
Cor s7k 600. IL would not have laid the foundation Inc
ansr was managed in the same way as the Courthouse
tbey tried to get sufficient appropriation AT nrs'' uu'
tho LEGISLATURE refused TO give more than bV; 80 Ine
lans were brought down to that figure with the expec
tatIon that changes would he made ana addu0nal ap-
propriatons granted TO meet the extra expense NO
sowanee was made In the first instance for proper
foundation, but subsequently II was louhu 'na'
the earth had TO be removed down TO low water marx
and los had 70 driven to afford the structure sum
eiept support This very expensive 1he hight OF
the building was than doubled, ana all Ot tmseAua
work was performed under special contracts or was pao
IA, by DAVIS work Mr Holland thinks that the appear
sucs % fraud T. somewhat deceptive on account vi
tie t increase Of actual cost over the estimates
ME.n , this was logtimatoly incurred. ana 'hcIe
Is ae work in the structure TO show ior H.
There was some money spent for political pur-
noses as is invariably the in all public WORKS.
MANY men were uselessly employed at the request OF
ward politicians, Assemblymen, and Counchmeh' III.
Holland as treasurer, had not paid liI winch he u'A
NOT think lust and Commissioner he had not Aghee
b for wages which did not think had been honestly
..fa-no = O. elgi
,bo Commissioners and Mr.. Hatch, the archi-
tect about $4,000 and what renamed nc
thought was Justly hs due. The contract 1or
painting, which given TO william MOORE,
The brother Of Edward Moore, Tweed's friend ana
guperinteudent OF the Department Of Streets, was
difficult and expensive account Of the large sur
face TO be painted and scafoldng. He thought the
market was for being painted, and that the IRON
and wood work would last longer painted, though he
did not know enough about the business to say Whether
or not Moore had been oyerpaid An attempt mad Deeh
made hy patcntee Of a composite pavement to Lay
floor IN the market specimen having been put down
on the outside Of the building II proved falure ana
noor of prepared wood adopted The sum demanded
for the frstnamed floor 100000, but he dld not re-
,neuher what was paid for the floor which used.
Mr. Holland has heard that sums have been paid py
,xController Connolly on account OF the market since
the Commissioners delivered the building over TO the
city OF these he cannot speak positively He is pre-
pared however to show how every cent placed III ms
bands has been expended
The occupant OF one Of the five stalls makes state
Inent to the following effect:
When the market was opened there was IL great de
maEd for stalls Eager To take advantage OF the fact
the raised the price of the stalls so that those
which had sold for $40 up TO 500 and higher This
nut damper the enterprise, but business continued
good till TIE following Spring, the market on Saturday
night being crowded overfOwing with customers from
The district bounded 10y HoustOns the south Thirty
fourthst. the north, and FOurthave. on the west
some of the marketmen have lost $4,000 or more
by the changes. The landowner who sold the
ground TO the city did with the under
stapdiup that IL should be employed Tor market
purposes Complaint is made that the authorities take
uttlc interest in this market The city has allowed the
market to be blocked on two sides Win heaVY pO
fence ten feet high has caused the wharf at the north
side TO be used as dumping grQnud; has tken pQsses
sbonId be wholesale department, shed for farmers
wagons ferry slip and has made 1t basis for the
The following i copy Of A. J. GarYey's bin for work
on the Eighteenth Ward Markc':
Corporation OF the Ci'y Of New-iorEl c,,- -..-,,. =,
c i,s-io, decorator Il, IlssteT nd artist in Geo No
s. TsHSy repairs and Improvements Eighteenth Ward
Repps and new TIN roof aud leaders-repang roof
Reyss ,iiogs building new sash 2s53
Repss-sarpen'e5 roFA ''' 4g,s
fSng snd rep easfItures gasartng and laPs..... 4e
sII5SS I5o5
Mr. GsrSey S has never claimed tins balance and
nOt admit that it is due him. The following is y
transcript OF Morgan Jones's bill; ., -, ., ,o.,
TIE couuis,iouer, Of The Eighteenth Ward Marset
asae, Pinch stone pipe a, q ls.... .'. sss M % =
eS1e6 crosses 81 81 branches Sc, $6a 30
u iess Con pPs Il S2............ %
blnch IT branoh... W
stsS 'os s''t ss s5iac ca1: a, 81 TO- SIS; finch
Isshsb % paq, @ls iSa Of caaldg lead atn
rs ssaHr yarn. cents, $SO % carriages, 80