The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-29
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

Comptroller Green in the NInriets-A Morn
ing in the Essex, Union and Eighteenth
Ward Markets.
Comptroller Green yesterday spent another morn
ing 10 visiting and inspecting the public markets.
Essex, Union and the Eighteenth Ward Markets
were examined and found 10 be in O better condi-
ton than Fulton Market, although certainly reQuir.
Ing improvements in many respects. Essex Market
which was first visited. appears to be clean, but
close inspection reveals the dark aud filthy cellars
beneath, from which the noxtous odors pr picking
ana sailing processes continually arises ana Is sur
mounted by an il-condtoncd armory, the flooring
OF which seems at times ready to descend upon the
heads OF the occupants Of the stalls beneath.
Mi. Joseph Cornell briefly welcomed the Comp.
troller TO Essex Market who replied that he was
deeply indebted for the expressions OF personal
cial inspection through the markets, and he should
reciprocate these kindly sentiments by accomplish
Ing, as lar as In his power lay needful improve
ments In their administration and condition. His
purpose IN making these Official visits not to re.
Ceve OF Des.0~ h ouu " yam necessary
hensive schemes OF Improvement. New YORK,
proud and noble CITY, was insuficiently provided
with dockage accommodations or facilities Tor rapid
transit, and, owing TO maladministration OF public
affairs, iab0rs under the disadvantages Of dirty
streets. bad gas and wretchedly poor or extremely
expensive pupIic buildings. Improvement OF every
KIND was needed. Reform did not mean stagnaton
and stoppage OF all public works. but on the con.
trary Improvement on q comprehensive scale AIDE.
quaie to the needs Of future generations OF the citi
Zens OF the metropolis. Public markets, as Tie
great repositories of food for the people, were
always Interesting to the visitor. and needed to be
centrally and conveniently located, carefully tended
and honestly governed In ancient times the mar
Ket places OF every town and hamlet were especially
the scenes Of friendly gossip among the people, and
OF the gathering OF The popuace for me transac.
ton OF al kinds OF business. The cities Of Eu-
rope have all proper ana commodious accommoda-
tons for their public markets. He had visited
with pleasure and interest the COvent Garden Mar
ket In London and tue Halles Centrales OF Paris,
ana could only wish that New YORK was equally as
well provided with markets. His own limited IN
nuence and energy would be exerted TO provide our
city with suitable and c0mmodlous markets. or to
remove their interests from the arena OF politics
ana place them under private management.
The Comptroller then departed to visit Union
Market, at the junction OF avenue and Houston
street, and the Eighteenth Ward Market, at
sixteenth street ana avenue O, both OF
which were carefully inspected. The latter
is an immense and costly structure but
has only half dozen OF It's stalls occupied 1t was
one OF the schemes Of plundering the public treas
ury lately so prevalent. This morning the Comp
troller Will visit Tompkins and Centre Markets, and
on Monday Will inspect Clinton and Jefferson Mar
ketS.