The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-20

NEWARK'S EARLY MARKETS.
Rise and Progress Of Some
Of These Interesting
Spots.
ATTRACTIONS As PUBLIC RESORTS
Central Market and the
Dutch vly---A Few Canal
Memories.
As PUBLIC RESORTS

carnal nature. The place where we see
in the rough the materials which can be
converted into delectable dishes for the
table. IN the past, however, the market
place was also a convenient rendezvous,
not only for scribes and pharisees, but
for pu~blicans and sinners. of a much later
date than the beginning of the Christian
era. In those early days it was so pub
lie a place that the pharisee found it
congenial as affording food for his vanity
in the greetings he received, and the
pleasant sound of Rabbi addressed to
him, even when he was not there for
trading. Tt also afforded a convenient
locality, with promise of a good-sized au-
dience, for the stroIling musician, who
sometimes piped unto those who would
not dance. And a little later on the
perniciously active politician sought the
market place as a likely spot to ply his
trade and lay pipes for individual cons
verts to his cause. If ultimately defeated
he could assure himself that it was not
through lack Of effort on his part that he
failed.
With shivered crest broken lance,
He piped to those who would not dance.
- . q lOAlS SttttCA VI YEATS COuitCO
by centuries, from the pharisee's market
to those large, clean, well appointed mar
kets of the great cities in our day Quiet
meetings by appointment may still be had
in the latter, but for the most part meet
ings here are now by chance and the
greetings are of a social or business cast.
Music has been eliminated from the
marts of trade, and the sole object of
their existence is to cater to the physical
wants of hungry citizens of diverse
tastes.
Newark has been rather slow and con-
sentative in the matter of providing
ample and suitable accommodations for
this indispensable class of tradesmen.
and, even row. after the lapse of nearly
two and a half centuries. we are not
nearly in the foremost ranks in respect Of
market facilities. The first market place
in our town was ample enough for the
needs of a Greater Newark. but it was too
open for stormy weather. But the Upper
Common tour Washington Park did duty
as a gathering place for the country
wagons, which later were routed from
the lower end of Military Park. This
fcrcible ejectment led to a serious dis
cussion of the legal rights of marketmen
to the use of Washington Park. on the
ground that 1t had been once set apart by
the early settler for a public market
place. and. therefore, could not be law
fully diverted from such uses. But, like
the place for the old burying-ground to
be kept sacredly to its original purpose.
the movement failed. So the old %burying-
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q sultaple accommodation TOT putehers
and mafKetmen OF that nerlod. IN ltSo'
just after the close OF the revolution, at
a town meeting 1t was resolved Ihat any
gentlemen have leave to build an House
for a Public Market in the Broad street"
That there were men who We're willing to
undertake this project is shown by the
fact that some thirty years later the town
was anxious to take charge again of the
plct mon which a market had been estab-
Iished In 1919 tbe Town Committee re-
sol,,ea e.That tba Town Committee he IN
s+r,,etea ~ ipvestioate the sit,,atian Of
tbas, IN Of land b-alanpins 10 the town on.
which tha ,narl,et now stands and caTl
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