The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-08
SANITARY AND MARKET MATTERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD
Knowing that you are always ready to publish
both sides OF any question which interests the
public, the fruit dealers who formerly occupied the
''gutter stands" as you term them, would respect.
fully ask space enough to set forth their grievances
as the market men look at them In the first
place. we hold from the head Of the Finance De.
partment Of the city OF New York permits to &C.
cupy stands which are in every respect the same
as those held by parties within the market. Such
permits declare that, by the authority invested
IN him by law, he grants to such persons for o
tam weekly rental, stand numbered and so In
Fulton Market. This has been the case for about
forty years. Now, If the parties who originally got
the permits to occupy these places were still the
sion of them, people would naturally say that they
had got full value for the amount OF rent or other
expenses which they had to incur; but as the
places were held for such q length OF time
under the permits from the Comptroller they
those who purchased them wanted no better title
to the places than such permits declaring them
bers in such market. Some OF us have paid as
high as $4,000 for our stands and $500 to alter the
permits Is it Just or fair for tine Board OF Health
people who happen to occupy places inside OF the
market, to destroy our business and rob us OF the
amounts we have seyeray paid for our stands
II they really wanted more ventilation for the
market (and 1t was the only objection DR.. James
made to us in our conversation with him we were
prepared to do anything they might suggest, and
SO Ne stated to the Board. The fruit business of
this market is not to be despised. Fulton Market,
together with the fruit stands on Burling slip, ship
foreign fruit enough to all parts OF the United
States to pay revenue to the government OF
year, and by the decision OF this Board Of Health
this business is utterly destroyed. But 1t may be
preserved by granting us proper places to conduct
our trade.
There is certainly room enough for all the fruit
dealers te VINO Os s STANDS on the yak
innate market business. All the cellars from Front
street to South street, with one exception are de-
voted to business entirely foreign to market prod
uce, such as boots ana shoes, stationery, rum
shops, oyster saloons and the ike, to the detri.
ment OF those interests for which we really under
stand markets are built.
The oyster and dining places In the market,
to heat all the principal hotels in the city and the
shells and decaying oysters, which gave or those
offensive od0rs which the Health commissioners
should have found fault with, are the real NUS
ances OF Fulton Market. They occupy more room
and pay less revenue to the city than any other
branch Of business. II the whole floor OF the inner
market was torn up 1t would show underneath 1t
one mass OF filth and putrid matter and to dis
infect IL the Commissioners would have to use
great many more gallons OF deodorizing fluid than
they did for the decaying matter under the stands
If the city really wants to give us good, clean,
healthy market why will 1t not lease the ground to
the market men, and they will build one OF which the
Of travel is at about Fulton Jerry there must be
market on the present site OF Fulton Market,
ing. And finally is 1t reasonable Tor the city to
rent public thoroughlare years, until the leases
become matter Of merchandise between ndivid-
uals and then take possession OF the property
again, with only two days notlceY What Is going
to compensate those parties who, only short time
ago, were deceived by those Comptr0ller's permits
into buying these standss DO you think the re-
form Legislature OF last year ever intended to pass
laws giving to any board power so arbitrary as
this one hass Why, according to the decision OF
Judge Pratt 1t has power TO declare the City Hall
nuisance tear II down and cart 1t away. This Is
more despotic than any people under the sun
would stand and this is free Republic. II this is
reform the market men cry out they want no more
ofit, M. ]. O'DONNELL, one OF the Fruit Dealers.
Casting Nuisances Into the Water Bar.
barous Observation-Disclosures Destructive
Processes Should BE Used.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
The disposal OF the oral Of large city Is unques.
tonably impossible without nuisance somewhere
or to some persons But must 1t be got rid OF by
throwing II on to our neighbors' What right have
we Of New York to discharge our filth or the stencil
from the process Of rendering 1t into something
useful and practically siderable on to our adjacent
neighborsY AS well might each man individually
get rid Of his garbage by casting over his negi-
boris fence and congratulate himself that 1t is no
fact that the necessary animal waste OF
large city cannot be got rid OF In any
other manner than by working 1t up by the best
and most improved processes into substances OF
value either in the arts or in agriculture. As fer
t1lizer there Ii no more valuable substance than
animal matter When brought into dry condition
odorierous, It is not dangerous 70 health in the
slightest degree, and there Is no necessity That it
should even be source of disagreeabe sensation
stored In dinerent parts of this city which smells
exactly like the fertilizers made from bones, blood
and nesh They are neither better nor worse than
80 much guano. Then why should not all this stun
be worked up in that manner and rendered useful