New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-20
IMPLEMENTS OF COMMERCE..

PROPOSED REMOVAL OF CITY MARKETS AND NUM-
CIpAL OFFICES TO TIE UrrER FART OF TIE
CITY.
At the meeting of the Board OF Aldermen
yesterday, resolutions were introduced proiOsbe
public expression of approval OF the Beach iheuin"'
Railway. and another advocating remoVa oi 'e wy
offices and markets uptown. and the regulation VI
foreign and domestic commerce. A message was i0
ceived from the Mayor yetoing an ordinance ior uo
regulation OF Twelfthave., between One-hundreu'ahu
twenty-ninth and One-hundred udnlty-lnr"-S'S.
Mayor Havemeyer stated that he did not approve Oh
the ordnance account OF the great cost OF the "o'
and the fact that much Of IL under water 40 thd' "
would he impossible 10 assess the cost upon te prop
erty benefited and secondly there was question as 10
the legality of any acts of the Board OF Assistant Ad
men during its present disOrganzed CONDITION. oei
ordinances relating 10 street Improvement "cio ~
turned without approval for the astnamed reason
resolution and preamble then offered by Alder
man Billings 10 the effect that underground railroads
were in use in other Cities and that the citizens oeren
no ouposon TO the one begun in this city, and therefore
il would be proper ask the State Legislature toauto
ize the granting Of aid by the city 10 the bro"aS o
derHound Railroad Company under such cohuI'ious "S
the Legislature might deem tit to impose. Alderman
Morris moved e,,,cudmUnt 10 the resolution tne
words provided the question of pedging the aid OF
the CITY shall be first submitted to the vote OF the
peoule" This amendment accepted, and Aldermen
Billings and Cooper then spoke in favor OF the resou-
tion saying that the question OF RAPID transit was one
Of such great Importance that feasible pah IKE the
one they had mentioned should be encouraged Auer-
men Morris and McCaGerty advocated delay In order
that time boud be given for presentation and con
alteration Of other projects The resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee Streets, by vote OF eght 10
seven. Alderman GlOn presented resolution alleging
that many persons employed IN the pubc otices were
and calling the attention OF the heads ol
depaTtnents TO the law forbiddug the employmen OF
those not residents OF the city, The resolution was aid
over. -,,,. -
very long preamble and short resolution were
then offered 10y Alderman Koch The preamble declatcu
that this city would inevitably soon lose Its pre-
emineuce as a center for foreign and domestic com
merce unless better facilities were offered for ITS accom-
mediation. The commercial business II stated was con
fined to the extreme southern portion OF the ety. Wnle
was ovCrcrowded. The situation OF the two rrncllaI
public markets In the center OF TINS business ds
| trict, added materially 10 this overcoming, Inc
termni Of the great railroad and steamship hnes IN
creased the d m utes If tansacting business; ana inc
situation OF the city and county Oces also mao aus erect
in fastening docadence OF the business OF te entre
city. No attempt made 10 regulate trade, ana the
foreign domestic ships had hardly enough room az
piers to load their csrgoes 10 relieve tins over
crOwdmg the public markets ought 10 be removed To
Thirty onrthst one AZ each end OF the street ana one
ia the center Of the city ana the pu1hc bndngs ana
aud Acknowledgements. THIS reform would leave
the lower OF the city exclusively Tor the use OF we
| business community. The Western carrying trade
ought 10 be confined to the North River above Canal
St; the Eastern trade to the East River, ADORE
10 the Southern and foreign trade. Bulky articles Ike
bricks lumber and -four ought to be assigned particular
markets in the center Of The city would go far to solve
the question OF rapid transit as II would dlveTt much OIL
the travel in that direction which Away tend
ing lower end OF the city The resolution called
upon The Corporation Counsel 10 prepare pll authoi
zng such measures and pIOyldIg for the appointment
charge OF sacb reforms without discussion the pre-
ambe and resolution referred to the Committee
A resolution from the Board of Assistant Aldermen
coucurred in calling olut meeting OF the Commit
tees On Railroads OF the two Boards to hear the opinion
Of such persons in favor of opposed the
| building Of the Broadway Underground Railroad