Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-11-27
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4 ine Structure OF arent ,,nv.,,.o
tho West Fudcr-.

ilhe structure OF Grent .onys,l.,o, a.,
tho West tudcr. ="
The formers western market. lo,,,sJ
rn the south east CUIupr OF West Or,u,,,,
ava ,'he sltcclr, aud extending south TO
t'nnt street, h1s huen completed. aud il
i1I Iho hrSt time opened 20 tho public this
afternoon at | o'eI'ok, aud will hprenCtcr
hc open ,Nriy Tuesday md Saturday
M rnmg, cummruUiug az O'oluck dutiuy
summer.
The bnilding "a q haudsumo brick struc
uIr, With front Of 80 foot aud extending
1u depth liN fyat, II is single story iu
hrlEh' but quito lofty, tho distance nom
the brick HJ'r 10 tho aIchGi opiling being
Ohou. 40 foot The tin roof which IN sun
ported uu "a Howe Truss arch, Is psUrCel
with thIto hlga bkylights, anprdiug
ample ventilation aud adding much to tho
external beauty ut tho building. Orna.
mental towers aiOrn each flank Of the front
and n marble slab containing tho words
The Western Market is placed high
hlGh up IN the centre oi tho front Clcvn.
ton, while below h ism smaller one con
tanning the date, "ls,3" Tho market ia
lighted by 81 Windows, besides the fky.
lllgh's above mentioned aud has four wid0
doors Ia both the front Rud rear Of tna
ING west aud Ii foot alley GA tho east.
The market house contains four avenues
\, u, c, and ". They arc wider than the
avenues OF the northern market as arc also
the cross ai5lcs, allowing moro room aud
tasi1r muNcmrnt among patrons attending
tue market. There aya 2)G stall arranged
along the funr aralcs-an Of except about
oO bcing already rented. Every one al the
butcher stuIs - Icnted and many appl.
V'h'S hHNA been uCues, arly put oil, for
"dnt Of sufficient accommodation, The
stalls arc OF the most approved pattern.
and are built OF tho bet yellow pine. and
arranged with view t. li.e CONVEX Licucr #
both buyor and vendor.
There Is q tiuc basement uudoT the entire
front OF the building, aud extending back
depth ni about 80 trCr l. is divided into
two large rooms aud two cellars, aud has
been routed by Ba.td i Snydcr, who
nave hlitd % up for restaurant
In Zach OF tho front cmnors ul tho
market are second story rooms, one for
the use oG The directors and the other for
the jtuitu,. ThcHC are reached by stair
way IN the northwest curuer. aud are con.
ucctri by hallway, from which "A tiuo
Wow ut the interior of the building with
It's busting multitude OF buyers and
sellers may to had.
The ground upon wLl,h tho new market
house stands WAS purchased for s. 200,
aud the cost Of the structure was s23 30g
Il was designed by jacob Nordorf and
built by Adam Burger. The building
committee consisted Of G. NJ. Zthm, chair.
man, john G llagCr, c. ;. Erisman.
frauc's P.cIlcI aud Andrew Brubaker.
Mr Stlrl did the stone work, Mr. Siegler
supplied the bricks aud D.arhbar Brothers
laid them Seuer Brothers furnished the
lumber, Urban 4 Burger did tho mill
work, John +. Long the painting, Hum
phreyyilIc x kictier the tin work, (includ
ing the rOoiingO Sprecher the slttirg and
John DoTwart tho plaStcriug-Ihe base
ment alone being plastered.
Tho market company has q paid capital
stock Of $50, ,OoO, divided iutO 700 sha es
Of $50 each. The directors arc as follows
john G. HagCr, presldcnG II. r. Fulton,
esq, secretary and solicitor; II. G.
haTnor, treasurer Andrew Brubaker,
RohrerstoEn Emanuel Kaufman, Lititz
Benz l. Gambler, Manor township Jonas
numml, LlndiSyil'e; Francis Pleificr, G..
VI. Zahm, c. $ Eisman, John Loreutz,
PhaTcs W. Fry, and jacob II Lands,
NilierSvilla.