New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
rur n,sposrT1oN OF FULTON MARKET.

THE DISPOSITION OF FULTON MARKET.
ACTION OF THE SINKING FUND CoMMIssioN-Vik"S
OF THE COLLECTOR AND OF SHAREHOLDERS.
At the meeting of the sinking Fund Commission
ers, Yesterday, Controller Kelly lntroduced r'so
luton in regard to Fulton Market. The FIRE Coni-
mi,siopers by tins resolution were asked to take
such legal action as should refer to comretvn.
Couet for determination the question whether Tue
market ought to toe taken down or repaired
MAYOR Cooper stated on the authority oil the yep
uty Comma soner Of Puohc Works H. at the Struc,-
ure could probably be repaired for SZo,ooo; lie
Thought that some Immediate action should he
taken by the Commission l., .,o ~ tho douht
The Controller thought that In view OF tne uouo'
as to whether the Board of Estimate ana Appo.-
tionment had authority TO rebuild inc market,
to authorize the necessary apprOpa" ccnr mo
matter should come before some competent court;
Ut might there be decided that the market snouiu
be repaired. or that there was power 10 repui'u
SUCH determination was necessary peioie aSlIVn w
fhe conmissinn he Controller referred also to
the veto BY Governor Cornell of the bili authOrz-
ing the buding OF new Fulton Market, on the
cround that such institutions should ue carried on
b. private enterprise. Mayor Cooper observed tlat
the more sahent reason OF the Governor was lha'
the bill aid not name definite sum lot Tue Won
The resolution was adopted without iuttHer us
cusson. -
Fulton Market was visited by TRIBUNE reporter
Yesterday for the purpose of making personal eN-
ANIMATION. The collector of the market, tap'hn
schoonmaSer, sud that at present there are aJou'
ninety Il md holders doing business IN tue market
each occupying from one TO twelve stands Inc
stands rented 10y the foot. LIE annual reh'al Oh
The entire market is $4,000, netting the ctV
npout SD 800 The bull,IIg was erected III ISL.
lie Is butt piles winch aie now decaymg:
Captain SHOEMAKER said he had been coiecto OF
me mark tor the past eight years. aud addcd:
'ihc first three years every stakeholder carried
on n good, rcmuMoratiye business, but during the
last i've years the trade has fallen oil over oue-haf
This largely due. III my estimation, TO nc genera
appearance and cIumbng condition Oh the puilu-
ing. it has repeatedly been condemned, ana cach
andcnuau01 proNOklng editorial comments IN INC
city NEWSPAPERS people gradually summed me
building a. unsafe aud liable at any moment 10 YAH
upon tnelr heads .,..ou, oI
two or luiec sand-hOldels who were not anxious 10
have the lnarAcl rebuilt. One stand-hodeT told the
reporter that tonr years ago the proht on ms retail
trade psI week Was about go. but now he ana well
ii has nc5 earnings were TlJ per week. 1t was dur
ing the heavy rainstOrn Of YESTERDAY afternoon
Ia { the reporter walked about the market In
some piac IS the water was TWO lncGCs detp upon
me floor. and an umbrella was as necessary IN the
rentge OF the building is III the mldue OF the street.
One mans desk was half full OF water, aud his
books and papers were completely saturated. Tie
reporter also ascertanod that anew market would
relt Tor 900 per year. or 81 ,OUU more lhan lhe
present structure c0ius.
Cgiiire at the Mayors office. the reporter in:
foried 10y MIR. Cuoper that since the publication OF
BIS letter OF the 2lSt MS. he has better KuoWl-
edge Of t1e condition Of The market, and thought
tie two following propositions suonu oe enter
famed Immediately: Fust-tnasmuch as the
market is unsafe ana has been condemned, the stand
bolders should be compelled to discontinue business
ju tnc market immediately, and the buIiding should
Ie cioseu; secoud-wth rs httle expense as possible,
il saould then be placed in SAFE and tehantaDle
condition, and occupied 10y the marketmen until
regard TO rebuilding tbs market
ASsAULTING A PROFESSIONAL BEGGAR.
A VICTIM OF the FEANCO-PRUSslAN WAR BADLY
BEATEN.
Gustave Rozelliard, soldier in the Franco
prlssian war. was the complainant IN the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday morning. against
Euullste Coquard and Adele COQuard, alias Adele
Provost ALA, Adele RazeliIa.d, whom he charged
with beating hun III fearful manner at late hour
Oh tuesday night at CoQuards beer aud wine shop.
No III 1hOmpsOn-St. For the last nine years,
until within snort time, RaZclhard aud the woman
have lived together man aud wife. Razeiliard
lost his lcf eye by bay0net thrust ID tue franco
Irisslan war, and finding sympathizer III Adele,
they went to live together. Gustave, although able
10 see with his risht eye, which was only slightly
impa red by the snap 10 the other. took to beg
plc as Il profession. binding that he couId make
IN Ins way on " few sous a day in Paris he and
Adec cane 10 This city four years ago and went TO
live lii South llitN-aVe. GustaNe here resumed
begging for living. and for the last three years
has been familiar sight 70 the thousands OF
PERSONS passing through Iourtcenth-st, near
fiffh-aye where lie sat nom morning TIL
night Oh a bench on the sidewalk. lie had
tin sign suspended about his neck on winch was
n brief story OF the III which he lost his
eyeslght IN the war. He pretended to be totally
bnd, and his constant daily companion was llftle
French poodle, which lie had Taught 10 sit ana h0d
small lin cup Its mouth. Not long ago Adele.
leaving him, went TO live with COquard at his
wine room IN IhOmpsOn-st
Eazcillard wac euidged at her conduct. On Tues
day night he went TO Coqnards saloon, and laying
down 30 cents, asked for glass OF beer. Adele
told m that lac could not have any beer there, and
babe hu leave the place. lie made some remark
to her which angercd Coquard, VINO, seIzng an old
Table leg beau beating him over the mead ana
Lofy The woman sided with COQuaTd and with
heavy Inaile such l. used in driving faucets IN
beer legS also assaulted RIzrlhard. Between the
two ms left thumb was broken. the bridge OF his
nose skinned. and his mead cut III several places
UaIf mind AS ne Is Raj lizard fought with despcra-
ton and world have made short work OF ms as
,ail!ut, If lie mad had weapon Of any KIND. The
r,rs OF murder amd the roi-e from the saloon drew
Officer Scalman of the Fifteenth Precinct. TO the
.,nt who succeeded finally M arcstlng COquard ana
HE woman and removing them to the station.
Rnz iii ,rd was badly hurt to require bis re-
movai to the New-Y YORK Hospital He appeared III
Court however, yesterday with ms lead aud left
baud swatheI in banda aes. and made a formal com
plant against hIs ASA aut, who were held by
Justice Murray ia 800 bail each TO answer Raze!-
hard returned 10 the hospital and was held as a