The New York herald., 1873-08-06
ABOUT THE MARKETS.
Fulton Market by Daylight-Work for Com
missioner Van Nort-New Pavement Neces-
sary for Health-That Awful Dump
Battening Down Bad Smells-Clean-
ing at Catharine Market

Fulton Market, in spite OF its inherent deformi-
ties, looks quite another and more cheerful place
since it is rid OF the vile gutter pest covers Yes
terday the sun looked straight in at apertures
made by the sanitary sappers as though to shame
any OF the dealers who might be disposed to screen
untidness by twilight gloom, aud the fresh wind
gave all taste OF pure, invigorating air such as
had never penetrated the line OF the departed
booths since the politicians put them up to be
made useful as hospitals for relatives and source
of political corruption.
Further provision Is needed for systematic yen-
tilation; and the broken rough tagging OF the
sidewalks should be at once relaid as to permit
thorough sweeping ana scrubbing and prevent
the gathering OF dirt and putreaction. Public
sentiment absolutely demands that the Commits
sioner of Public Works should assist the Board of
Health in the work OF cleansing the vicinity Of the
markets by putting the streets In such condition
that they can be cleaned. He should also at once.
restore to the carriageway the portion Of South
street stolen from 1t to sites for the now
historic coffee and melon stands.
In Vesey street the police were yesterday busy in
getting rid OF the meat and other stands at the
outer edge OF the walks. Along the market sides
there was no notable change. Inside, on the West
street side, fine accession of fresh air breathes
through the newly cut windows AS DR.. Judson
has prepared plaA for fully ventatng the whole
market, 1t rests with the Comptroller to carry it
out
BATrENING DOWN BAD ODORs.
| Stirredup by the exposures of the HERALD the
wholesale dealers OF West Washington Market are
making strenuous effort to allay the bad smells
which are naturally gendered by the unpaved alleys
and avenues which traverse their territory. They
seek to cover and prevent the nuisances by laying
| down new roadways OF thick planks. These do
very well for a time, but are quickly worn thin,
spring beneath vehicles and form new reservoirs OF
| nauseOuS mud TO taint our food and sicken the
! market men, Why should not the wealthy city Of
| New York, which derives a liberal revenue from
as form the streets OF Parsa such a pavement,
smooth, firm, elastic. giving out little sound be-
meath hoois and wheels and creating no dust, would
| be Of vast benefit to the market dealers and would
save every citizen the consumption of an incalcu-
liable amount or seasoning with his food, for which
he neither bargains nor wishes.
| THAT MISPLACED DUMP.
/ For the two weeks past no long trains of manure
carts have blocked and Uttered the streets about
the markets filed the air with nauseous stencil
| and poisonous dust. This has been because the
| Dock Commissioners ordered the old dumping APP
| paratus removed. the wharf rebuilt and new
| dumping place constructed further out towards
the end OF Vesey street pier The plan is to cover
the whole OdOrOus concern in, and so save our
eyes from symphathizing with our outraged nostllls
assaulted with the. concentrated smells which
ping the nasty gatherings from streets and stables.
AS the. Board of Health has declared that
the maintenance of the dump at this point Is o
nuisance, detrimental to the public health and
threatening citizens with disease and DEATH 1t is
Jne obvious interest OF all, IL Is Jie OIL the
city officials, to to it that more or the vile
business shall be transacted there. Now the dirt
carts unload ut Laght street, less than mile fur
ther north. TO make this q permanent arrange
ment would only involve the employment OF a lew
more carts. Shall not our city willingly incur this
extra expense rather than poison the immense
quantity OF food gathered at and distributed from
Washington Market? No citizen, no inhabltant
among the millions who less are
fed from this great depot can afford to have
the abhOrrent mixture of supplying food and hand
in such close proximity. great victory has been
won Tor cleanliness and health by our sanitary
guardians. viii they suffer any red tape or petty
economy in other city departments to defeat their
duty, and public decency as well as safety, in this
vital matter 1t is to be hoped they know too well
| their power and their responsibility
| TAKING WARNING.
| Catharine market gutterstand owners warned
by the HERALD and by the recent sight OF Dr..
James, note book. have given their premises
such scrubbing as they have not had
before within the memory OF the oldest inhab-
liant. They were labOring earnestly yesterday
with brOOms, hoes, and hydrants, and really made
! worthy reform Too late, certainly. for some of
! the shanties which saltpetre could not save
noted, and their offensive savOrs registered They
| will furnish a nights work for Mr.. Gridey's SAM
tary sappers soon.
Centre and Spring street markets are far more
cleanly than the large markets were before the be-
| ginning OF the sanitary war. inside and out they
present few sources Of smells. As Instructors OF
| the highways, they are nuisances within Black
| all the distance from Renwick street to West
street, the sidewalk is used Tor private purposes
| and in many cases distractions reach across the
! gutter into the carrageway.