New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-25
TWO IMPORTANT LEASES.
ACTION OF THE SINKING FUND coMMissioNEh'
mo ,espv .Sn TINE FISH MARKETS.

ACTION OF THE SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS As
TO ESSEX AND THE FISH MARKETS.
The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund met yes
terday; The Controller Ecu en years be
sold at nnbic auction He explained that an on one,
had been made by butcher for consideIa.ol 10
part of the first floor front Neon Il was desirable
that it should be preserved foT markS; RoT been
would save an item of $26,OOO Tnici n arder tn
asked for reconstructng the markets IN oT rue tbo
t1rn II into sores resolution providing Tor the
lease for fen wears of the southery half OF the hrst
floor was passed. .;uoa from the
can+,ol r,sPor' transmitting request from
the Police Commissioners that lot Of land belong
ing to the city on the north bs assigned to
the dena tment for the purpose of constructing
station-house The present statlon-nOuSsS,; ~ and
800 East Fifty-ninth-st. is in bad CONDITION aid
the Commssioners think new station-house should
he bniit. The Controller said that the Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund could lease OF sell properly
bnt cannot assign 1t, and that to accede 70 tlo
wishes of the Police Commissioners It would be
necessary TO have an act of the Legislature Inc
Mayor said this was a new proposition 10 hip n
Finally 1t was resolved that the CopnseI 10 tne
Cornoration be requested to draft he necessary
bill it, In his opinion, 1t was required ~.
The Of 100000 was as ran dab To 'n0
Abel Crook, counsel for the Fulton Mark IKE,
Fishmongers Association, asked that that ooqy
be gwen lease for twenty-ops wears 0i t nn
bulkhead adjoining the Fulton Market ferry b on on
which the fish market is built, the norther5y nan
of Pier 2l and the southerly half of Pier ~ East
River The association will pay the same as az
present 81 O25 annual rental, for the market anu
piers. The building cost the association Si50,OOo
Il has been there for fourteen years, and during
that time only $4,000 had been aecumulated as a
sinking fund to replace the building. Eight per
cent dividends had been paid to the stockholueIs
annually Tho fish business here was OF mucn
greater proportions than most people SUPPOSED;
About 1000 vessels were employed ana SeEeIai
Thousand men. The annual sales were from
35 900 900 to 10 600, 600 fish, sold by number, and
about 100000 more sold by the pound. The
assocation wished to expend a large sum in erect.
ing an additional building where fish can be kept
In refrigerator. AT the present tune there Were
over 500 tons showed up in Ohio because they
could not be accommodated here. Boston anu
Gloucester. the other fish ports, had refrigerator
accommodations and it was necessary that new Hj
York should have the same, # 1t was TO h0lu
its trade With reference TO the protest OF inc
Dock Commissioners he could say that the assoclac
ton would offer no objection TO the widening OF
South-st They were anxious that II shOuiu %
widened and would pay the expenseo OF having then
building removed. ,. H.. 4bo
Recorder Smyth offered resolution that the
PRAYER of the petitioners be granted, and that inc
Corporation Counsel and Controller be requested 10
draft lease providing for the widening OF south
st. and submit it to tho Board at later meeting
This was carried. , ~
IL was announced that the hearingOn the Ramapo
water scheme would be held on Friday at p, H.