Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-21
PLANS FOR A MARKET.
Chief Bigelow Will Replace the Old
Southside Structure
WITH ONE ON THE LATEST STYLE,
The Exposition Clears About Fifty Thou
sand Dollars.
SNAP SHOTS AT SISTER CITY MATTERS

Unless the plans of Chief Bigelow, of the
Department of Public Works, are materi-
ally altered. the Southside will have fine
new market house next summer The
partial destruction of the old building by
fire rendered some move necessary to pro-
vide for standing necessity on that side of
the river. Southsiders wanted new build
ing at once, but this was not feasible,
chiefly owing to lack of money and the
builders strikes. Chief Bigelow decided
to make temporary arrangement, and had
good roof put over the halfdemolished
structure. This made suitable quarters for
a time, but something better is needed, and
the Chief proposes to have it before another
year passes.
''My first idea," said he yesterday, "was
to repair the old building in good shape. l
had plans prepared for this, but have now
concluded not to use them.
NUMEROUS NEW FEATURES.
''I have visited at my own expense sew
eral market houses in New York, Philadel-
phia, Washington and other places, and
have secured some better ideas oil the sub
iect than had before. These cannot be car
ried out in a remodeling of the old building,
and L believe new one is the best. AT
present, having made no extensive esti-
mates, l am not prepared to say exactly
what such building will cost.
But at rough guess it will be about $50, 900.
Of course it may be something more or less
than that amount. But whatever the cost
will be l will ask for it in the next appro-
priation ordinance, and will then start the
work. Ny idea is to have the entire build
ing for market purposes A large hall, such
as the one above the Diamond Market is not
necessary. In fact it would be poorly
paying affair. On the Southside several
halls are rented for small sums like $40 or
SIS nig ght. The city cannot charge any
more than others, and the space if applied
to market purposes would yield a much
greater revenue.
Many valuable improvements have been
made in market houses during recent years,
all of which can be brought into use in this
new bnilding.
WHERE THE EAST IS AHEAD.
'tFor instance, in the East L noticed sew
eral places where the refrigerators or ice
chests for meat are built above the butchers
stall instead of back of them, as in the
Diamond market. This saves a great
amount of space, and consequently increases
the market revenue by allowing for addi-
tional stalls Aside from the advantage to
citizens of the Southside the city could no.
where invest 500, 900 to better advantage than
in new market house over there 1t will
yield 100 per cent annually. The Diamond
market is an example of this, though the
ground there did not cost the city anything
The Southsids will have the best market
facilities in either Pittsburg or Allegheny
if have my way"
Speaking of the Diamond market, the
chief said if he had been allowed to use the
hall above it for market purposes he could
have secured $50, 900 year rent from it in
stead of about 81, 900 received from it now
as an entertainment hall