New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-20

ucts and meats is handled every week From all
parts of Brooklyn and even from some parts OF
NewYork the grocers ana Dutchers seek tHe " al
labout Market for their supplies Inc WaIlaDout
Market Association has been formed to protect tine
rights and interests OF the members ana promote
the project Of securing permanent market
From the time the market was established the
nlans TO secure title TO the property were cher
ished but nothing definite was done until the
present Congress. Early last fall members Of the
Market Association and OF the ketall GrocerS ana
The Retail Merchants associations conferred with
ok CONGRESSMAN James, and committees were APP
pointed to wait upon the Mayor and upon Secre-
tary Tracy, while il was decided TO draw up
bill for Congressman Wallace TO Introduce In the
House of REPRESENTATIVES, This bill, which re-
Gently became law, provided for the cession 10
the city of the following lands
All that plot of land included in the present
limits of the said Navy Yard, lying on the eastery
side of said Westinghouse between said Wash;
ington-ave. and the United States Naval Hospital
land Flushing-ave. and kentave: BASIN, ana, IN
addition thereto so much OF the said United States
Naval Hospital land lies northcrly and westerly
of the following bounds Namely, line extend
ing from the hospital boundary wall on Kent
ave basin parallel with that portion Of Flushing
ave vest of Ryers6n-st. and distant therefrom
1850 feet TO its intersection with the fence on the
westerly borders of said land also, line extend
ing in sOuthery direction along said fence and
brick wall to the intersection OF the latter with
Flushing-ave.
In this tract are not only included the present
market, hut also about four acres o. me Naval
Basin waterfront from WashlngtOnave. east.
The entire tract Is about twenty-five acres in ex-
tent Secretary Tracy Is said to estimate the
value at ..0cGo0h. hut this is regarded ny the
marketmen as entirely too high, and half tins sum
is regarded an alnre price. 1t Is thought mat
the Government should not ask pay for the mere.
merit of value growing out OF the establishment OF
the market bnt should value the land at the same
price as unimpf0ved lots in the ncghborhood
This ranges from $500 to $1,000. There are
about $50 lots in the tract sought, and az tliS
figure the value wOUid not be far from ~ ,oOO,-
00r.
The appointment of appraisers and their action
are of interest 10 all those connected directly or
Indirectly with the market. II the city can get
the property for fair price II can continue To
lease it at n reasonable figure TO the marketmen!
who will be glad TO get their leases for longer
terms than one year, to which they are now limited
The city can also afford TO put in better class
Of Improvements than under the Governmcnt lease
with a clause for its surrender at thirty days
notice. One Of the institutions of the city growing
directly out of the business done at the market IL
the Walrdbout Bank opened last year in Myrtle
ave- near WashDgton-aYe and which is doing
good business Postmaster Collins recently
gave the marketmen 6 o'clock delivery of mail
In the morning, which greatly facilitates bust
ness The changes effected in five years ny the
establishment Of the market will be followed ny
many more as soon as the additional territory
to De purchased is acquired and the new con-
vencnCes are ready for use. To Secretary tracy,
CONGRESSMAN Wallace and cX-COnGressman James
hponQ much Of the credit for securing the de-
srablc end now attained which will he contlnu-
Gus advantage 20 the city in the future