The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-17
A NINTH WARD MARKET.

ACTION OF THE ALDERMANIc coMMITTEE-A
DISSOLUTION IN RELATION TO THE GANsE-
WORT PROPERTY.
The Committee Markets OF the Board Of Alder
men, which consists of Messrs. keenan,, LOWS and
Pcrloy held session yesterday at tho City Hall for
the purpose OF taking into consideration the PROPOSE
ton Of erecting n public market on tho Gansovoort
property located 10 tho Ninth ward, tho side
Of tho city. Several property owners from that
ton Of the city present.
A petition, signed by 200 property owners, was
presented to tho committee by Mr.. Matthew Kane
asking tho Common Council to favor the proposed
alteration.
Mr.. Andrew }. Matthswson remarked that property
had deprecated very much upon streets where
ket wagons mad been allowed to stand, ana that tho
practice had q tendency 70 injure commerce gcncr-
ally In these sections OF tho city. lie arsucd sup
port Of tho establish mont OF market the Ganse
WORT properly, whore wagons coud be sent and
revenue be derived by tho city from tho land.
Professor Clark, "a Fifteenth ward resident ex.
pressed the OPINION That u the property were con
verlcd to such purposes II would greatly relieve
W Washington Market and West street from the wagon
Mr. Bradisn Johnson coutradictcd the report that
therc was joD In tho PROJECT It's main object was
to bcnedt the people. The property was now the re-
to market purposes 1t would yield good revenue to
tho city instead OF being upproductv- at present
In. u.
had right 70 demand OF tho city place for tncir
wagons instead OF compelling tncm 10 stand In the
public streets.
The committee then adjourned.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
AT tho meeting OF Tue Aldermen yesterday Mr. Nor
ris offered The ioilowing:-
Resolved That all the land known the Gsnscvoort
property by the city aud not now used occupied
ychcr any other land the properly OF the city and ad
10 the tsnsevoort he
And the hereby set apart for public market; aud
and included within distance of
from the boundaries OF said Gnnevoort property
be aud hereby staDds for farmers
sale o. garden produce and the Comptrolsr lie
Authorised and directed TO into effect the
visions of this resolution.
main gangways not more than thirty feet
wide runnng north south through the said property
aud the eAsterly westerly margin edge thereof
by rosdways. not less than twenty
that the Comptroller to 10 sold NJ public auction
advertised TO the highest responsible bid
the and each OF sail plots oi land
~ public stand, person company to be
whicn shall adjcn each other. aud conditions Of
tho sn. contain stipuiations that the limit OF tue
nrst shall DO tor less than i've for
long period such property shall he srkrt
that the lessee or le-sccs shall erect al build
appliances necessary Tor tho transaction ct
his or their business which at the expiration said lease
and become the property OF the city and
ALI OF such Lenses leases OF such plots OF
land shall contain like conditions and spulntons. and
tbe Com IL hereby authorised
a map or plan prepared ana Published showing tho
location and extent 81 the aforesaid Ganse WORT
property anu plots which IL may be divided
me resolutions were referred 10 the Committee on
Iards and Places.