The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-19
DOWN WITH THE MARKET BOOTHS.

The Work or Destruction In centre and
Cathartne Markets Ycsterday-Thc
Question of Public Markets and Their
Removal Uptown.
Yesterday was another day devoted to market
raids The booth and stand owners OF Catharine
and Centre Markets were to have removed their
goods and torn their sheds down on Saturday
morning. Mr.. Gridley was indulgent, however,
and, with the consent OF the Board Of Health gave
them two days. grace, so that they were to have
removed them by yesterday noon. This extension
Of time had the desired effect, and yesterday the
owners Of the booths began to tear them down. In
Centre Market about half dozen booths were torn
down, SO that the place has now an extremely bare
appearance. very different to that 1t had even q
week ago. Some Of the ''eatables" that were car.
ried away, were disgusting Four barrels OF old
and half rotten cheese, sauerkraut, &C., which
were carted away,
EMITTED VERY BAD DOOR.
Mr.. Gridley, the Inspector who has in charge the
work OF destruction, was very busy all day. He
told the Captain Of the Sanitary Police that they
would not be wanted Tor the removal OF the booths
in Catharine Market, as the owners would
probably remove the stands:
esting, but did not greatly differ from the scenes
on large scale which have been repeatedly de-
scribed in the HERALD. Catharine Market was in
an exceedingly filthy condition. Both drainage aud
ventilation were very imperfect, owing to the
booths which covered the gutter. Now that this
work Ia almost entirely finished the air will be
purer and it will be possible to keep the market in
better condition. the owners of the stands sub.
mltted to the dictate OF the Board OF Health more
gracefully than did those in Washington and Full
ton Markets. They said 1t seemed hard on them to
DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIVELIHOOD,
but they supposed the Board Of Health were only
doing their duty.
sioners, told HERALD reporter yesterday that
Fulton and Washington Markets were still in q
horrible condition Washington Market was mis-
erably ventilated, badly drained, and 1t might be-
come necessary for the Department to take active
measures in order to secure the effective drainage
and ventilation OF the two buildings. He thought
1t was questionable vine Their this market could
ever be well ventilated and was OF the opinion that
It should be removed. The city ought not rebuild
1t, az there was no reason why the butchers had
greater claims upon the city than the gr0cers, for
instance.
condition, but even here there was vast room for
Improvement considerable portion of the build
ing was let to restaurants, by which the air was
loaded with heat and vapors OF cooking spread
through the market, tendingto
lEJURE AND TAINT THE MEAT
ana vegetables, and rendering them more liable to
become putrd public market was simply in
tended for the sale OF meat and vegetables and for
nothing else. They might as we'll have shops for
si..o pubic markets IKE ana Tor Very good
DR.. Chandler added that there was no reason
why al the business could not be done at the mag
niiicent market at the loot OF West Thirty-iourth
street. NO beer Strengthening was going on below
Eighteth street, and there was no reason why the
markets should be 50 far down town. There was q
very fine market in Seventeenth street, near the
East River, which was also almost entirely neg
lected. The market vendors claimed that they
could supply Brooklyn, Jersey City, &C., better
from Futon and Washington Markets, but the
true reason why they were unwilling to 20 farther
up town was because they held their shops at
- RENTS WHICH WE'RE ALMOST NOMINAL.
Dr. Chandler said this question OF public mar
kets was very important one, and must soon en-
gage the attention Of the people and the Lsgisla-
ture.
Nothing definite can as yet be ascertained In re-
gard to Jefferson Clinton and the other markets;
but the probability Is that very little Will be done
tnere. Inc chief raids on market booths may now
be considered to be over.