The Baltimore County union., 1885-08-08

History of Belair Market.-The Old Town
(Batimore) Aduocate says: "Prior to the year
1853, neither Jones' Town, FelPs Point nor Balti-
more had a regular market. Then market
house was built at the corner of Baltimore and
Gay streets, which accommodated all the inhabi-
tants. But in twenty years after, in 1888, the
single market-house was found to be inadequate
for the wants of the growing population, which
then was 5000, and three new ones were erected,
in which market was held on different days Of the
week. The new markets established were-the
Centre Market, on land given by Mr.. Thomas
Harrison Fell's Point Market, for the benefit Of
the residents at the Point which was built on land
given by Mr. William Fell and Hanover Market,
for the accumulation of persons in what was then
the extreme western portion of the town. The
ground upon which the Centre Market was erected,
was part of the marsh which lay along the
western border of the Falls. 1t was at first in
tended to dredge out and make large dock of
the lower portion of this marsh; but this plan
was in part abandoned when the erection of the
market house was determined on. From the
nature of the site the Centre Market is still pop
ularly called the "Marsh Market" and the dock
that comes up to its lower end bears and well
merits the name of "Long Dock" April 10th,
1885, an ordinance was passed by the City Coun-
ell of Baltimore, snd approved by Mayor George
Stiles, appropriating one thousand dollars towards
the erection of market house, on grounds offered
ted on Forrest street in the 9th Ward of the
city, and authorizing the City Commissioners to
expend the same, provided that a title in fee SIM
pie to the ground to be made to the city. In Sep
tember of the same year supplemental ordinance
was passed, requiring the erection of market
house in the centre of Forrest street, of not less
than one hundred feet in length, and requiring
the same to be completed within two years.
"February 25th, 1919, another ordinance was
passed authorizing the City Commissioners to
cause to be built with all practical dispatch, of
such dimensions and such style and manner of
building as the Mayor should approve, q market
house on the lot of ground situated the east of
Jones' Falls, and which was conveyed to the city
by Nicholas Rogers, Lloyd Rogers, John S. Muir
ray and wife, by deed bearing date the 9th of
October 1918. And it was further enacted that
the Market be denominated the Belair Market
the stated days of holdidng to be Mondays and
Thursdays from daylight to ten o'clock in the
morning of each of said days. 1t was also enacted
that clerk be appointed and further sum of
$4,000 was appropriated to expend in the build
ing under the direction of the City Commissioners
and the Mayor"
The Advocate proposes to continue its account
of this market in its issue of next week.
Sanitary Necessities.-0ur country ex-
changes are urging upon the authorities of the diff
ferent towns to take measures to have them put
into thorough sanitary condition, and some of the
reasons for their doing so are just as applicable
to this town as elsewhere. The Hagerstown Mail,
speaking on this all-important subject, says:
"Nothing can be wiser than all such precautionary
measures. tits far better that be ready against
the attacks of disease than subject to its fatal
vrulence, and then hurry into every kind of
spasmodic excitement and effort. The season of
the year is upon US when the town authorities
should be giving special attention to street, alley
yard and cellar cleanliness. The threatening Of
epidemical disease that we see both at home and
abroad should inspire advanced precaution against
it. Cleanliness, as all experience teaches, Is one
of the main precautions to be observed. A town
like ours should be cleanly as it is possible to
make town. Our undulating position takes off
with rapidity all our surface drainage. 1t is
then only for citizens individually to carry of
their several local accretions-doing this as in the
case where fluid, by sinking, and where solid, by
timely removal, there can be no trouble in having
a perfectly clean and healthy town. Of course to
do this much must depend upon individual enter
prise snd effort and without any coercive mea-
sures being brought into action. We believe that
by far the largest portion of people, from their
personal inclinations to be oleanly and have
everything cleanly around them, will attend to
these important matters. But still there is cer-
tain percentage of people who either do less, or
don't care, or would not do anything either to
please themselves or other people; but of course
when the public good, or the public health re-
ouires that certain things be done, they should be
made to do it. We hear of complaints of noxious
odors from certain alleys, cellars, and cutters and
sluce ways. All such matters should be attended
to at once, and the town authorities, where in
dividuals refuse or neglect to abate all such nui
sances, should take efficient measures to do so or
have it DONE"