The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-28
THE MARKETS.
The First One In BOston-Faneun Hall
Market.

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The First One In Boston-Faneun Hall
| Market.
On the site now occupied by the Old
State House, stood the first market and
is mentioned in Winthrop's Journal as
having been ''set up by order of the
court" in March, 1884. A hundred years
later three markets were located by the
town,-one in North square, one in Dock
square, and the third on the site of
the Boylston Market Three hun
dred pounds we're appropriated for their
erection. They were opened on the 4th
Of June, 1874; and the townspeople were
greatly pleased with them.
1t was long the custom to ring q bell
daily at sunrise to give notice of the
opening of the markets for the day, and
at o'clock PM, the hour Of closing.
The market in Dock square was the most
frequented. In 1881 the old market
house here was demolished by mob,
disguised as clergymen;'' contention
having arisen among the people as to
whether they would be served at their
houses in the old way, or resort to fixed
localities.
Ny this Summary Method
the question was for the time being
settled.
In 1740 Peter Faneuil proposed tobuild
a market-hOuse at his own expense on the
towns land here in Dock square; his only
condition being that the town should
legally authorize 1t. enact proper regula-
lions, and maintain it for the purposes
named. Though this Offer was courte-
ously received such was the division of
opinion, that it was accepted by ma
jority Of only seven votes out OF the num-
Der voting. The building was completed
in 1742, and destroyed by fire in 1761. In
1919 number of citizens erected what
was known as the City Market, at the
foot of Brattle street. on the edge of
Dock square; but the General Court re-
fused to incorporate the proprietors, and
the city subsequently rejected the offer
OF the market as gift.
The New FaneuE Hall Market
is the name given to tho floor under
Faneuil Hall, universally kn6wn as the
"Cradle of Liberty The building vyry--
erected by the city in 1862 to replace the
market house on the same site de-
stroyed by fire the year previous. 1t was
in 1905 enlarged to its present size. 100 by
80 feet. Faneuil Hall is "a feet inches
long by 70 feet 3 inches wide. and has no
seats OIL the main floor and only a few in
the gallery. 1t is used chiefly for pOliti-
cal meetings or great public gatherings.
webster replying to Hayne in the
United States Senate. Jan. 26 and q,
$780," a painting 16 by 80 feet. by Healy,
and numerous portraits by various
artists adorn the walls of the hall. The
hall is granted'for such meetings as the
city approves; and, although no rent is
charged, the expenses, amounting to $50
a day and S25 a night are paid by those
using the hall
The Quincy Market.
The erection of this Market first
called the Faneuil-Hall Market, and still
officially known by that name though
popularity called Quincy,-and the extern
sive Improvements about it constituted
the greatest enterprise of the kind that
had ever been undertaken in Boston. 1t
was one OF the many great Improvement
in the city due to the remarkable energy
and enterprise of Josiah Quincy, who,
according to Drake, invested the slug
gish town with new life, and Brought
into practical use a new watchwo1d, Pro-
gress." At this time there was row of
vegetable sale-sheds on the north kide OF
Faneuil Hall, and the neighboring streets
were obstructed with market wagons,
while farmers we're compelled to occupy
with their stands Union street nearly 70
Hanover, and Washington almost to-
Court.
Work on Mr.. QnIncy's Project
began in 1924, the cornerstone Of the
new market laid in 1925, and the work
finished in 1896. The market-house is of
Quincy granite, two stories high, S35 feet
long, and covering 27000 feet of land.
The centre part. "a by So feet on thu
ground. rises to the height Of II feet and y
is surmounted bya fine dome. The wings
in their entire extent are 30 feet high.
Upon each end of the building is a por-
tico with four columns, of the Greclan-
Doric style, each being one solid shaft Of
Quincy granite.
There are many other markets in the
city, but lack Of space prevests any de-
tailed account Of them.