San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-22
THE MARKET HOUSE.
The Light Predicts That Much Need
ed Building VIII be Erected By
Our PrnSant Mnunr

The Light Predicts That Much Need
ed Building VIII be Erected BY
Our Present Mayor.
To the Daily Light.
Some time ago l read a few inter-
esting articles in your paper on the
subject of big market house for San
Antonio. What has become of the
project, if any has been contemplate
ed. Surely there is no question that
our city with its increasing population,
its vast commercial traffic and its new
contemplated railroad facilities within
the adjoining farming regions, should
De supplied with a modern market
house.
There are many Texan cities which
would surely rejoice il, they had such
available, large and open public
squares as we have for the erection
of connexions market house. Our
city is justly proud of its fine water
works and the completion of its sani-
tary sewerage system, but whilst
each of these is a very important
factor for the comfort and health of
TIC lut hCAL Sltp
improvements should undoubtedly be
the establishment of a grand union
market house for the care of all mar
ket produce, as well as to shelter the
market people. IL is a matter that
seems more important than all the
festivities we had; it concerns every
citizen of San Antonio, its trade, its
public enterprises and its reputation
outside as progressive city.
The market vendors around our ell
egant city hall, with the primitive ar
angements of disposing of the market
products (some on patched up tables
and most of them ON the bare ground,
generally surrounded by .sterlized? p
productsD may seem very pictures
que gathering and a desirable object
| for the kodak fiends, but if you no
| tice how in rainy weather or ice-cold
weather, or during boiling hot sum-
mer months the market people and
animals are jammed together for want
of room and see how they are exposed
| to all kinds of deleterious influences,
| is it not time to consider the question
of a large market house seriously?
The city is still supplied with two of
its large open plazas, centrally locat-
ed, with modern improved property
surrounding the same, and the city
therefore is not in the condition that
it be compelled to buy extra property
| for the erection of large market
house.
And if it were mainly for the COM
| fort and shelter of the vegetable ven
doris, fish stands, and the sale of fruit
and all sorts of country produce, a
large market hall would prove a pay,
| ing investment to the city and a great
convenience to the market-people all
around. 1t would be interesting to
hear the opinion of the people on this
| matter through the. public papers.
| For the present time, it seems, the
city has available and perfectly ade-
quate territory to commence building
l-and it is to be hoped that our pro-
gressive city administration will soon
| find the way and means to build a
| fine market hall adequate to all pur-
poses.
Our waterworks system was inaug-
urated during Frenchs administra-
| ton: the city's colossal sanitary sew
! erage system was built under Paschal
and Elmendorf's regime; and. under
Callaghan's past administration sew
eral fine bridges, extra paved plazas
and streets, number of fine public
school buildings; our main improved
public plazas and parks, fire engine
stations, the city hospital and our
magnificent city hall building were es-
tablished-who will now build the
new San Antonio market house, and
when? PRoGRESS.