New-York tribune., 1902-12-01
LOOKING FOR PLAYGROUNDS.
or7rnooR RECREATION LEAGUE WANTS
OLD MARKETS. BUT CONTROLLER
CIRCUIT SAYS NO

Miss Lillian wald, in behalf Of the Outdoor Rec-
reation League is making an effort to secure the
utilization of the old city markets, Whlch are
about to be condemned. for chidren's Fairgrounds.
League members have thought that as the oulld-
ings were to be removed from seVerai slteS
this would be opportune moment to secure an-
ditional facilities for play for the chiloren OF lho
lower mart Of the city. Controller Grout does not
agree with them to the pracucabilty OF their
MAN although he is IN sympathy with the uiu-
mate object. and would favor the proposluoh ior
more Fairgrounds under another form SpedhlHs
to a Tribune representative yesterday the con-
troler said:
The five markets in question are the Clinton zen,
ire Union Tompkins and Catharine The Clinton
d Is a ws9 tns ss the Union at that Of East Houston
Column East Second and Sheriff ana Ihe pisce e
Grand and Broome The Catharire is In the CEN m
s Of cateSTRs opposte Se coopeP snG square
Some OF these markets are ancient iaMGniLa.k L. has
Where since isl7 .a TOmgnS gg 15 since P6s
sifs of the catharine Market acquired by the
city under It's original charter IN le9 and
0thsrs %as puf who secured permission erect public
market eGpfe s n such condition that credit
able TO the city TO own OF t e0opuGe last lime CALI
Ing attention their dilapdated qneean ana car qn
tain repairs absolutely Necessary lSF Would Condemn
aeer has made sxamnaon nt f Of the the
Is xdnd anG cost to put them
encroachment of business tney are
- Inn9aT in residence sections. and the nhConIe
no 1.rsnts decreases steadily each year In Cen
t MsTlet only three butchers and poultry stano
~. donp business and their trade Is pIactlcdiIy
a-holesale The cellars are used by itatIdis LoI o
snrtinE rags and similar purposes ana are IN an
I5a ibe removal of the buildings and the erec-
ny. tbeTa or new police headquarters, OF Walcn
sha ntrT stands greatly In need Inc Cehtre MAI MAJ
tIae 80. befng in a residence district IS no more
enita bic for playground thah ~ ~. !i ~ i+a
@ ,rnee headduarters were built there the site
s ~ nresent historic building in Muloerry-st III
~ rodst of a thickly populated residence secuoh'
lr,d he a5rnira hly suited to a playground =,
Tafharine Market stands on pLl VI y ~ ~
sa,,e feet wide which would make IL uhde-
playground, and. moreover II Is ca
srn1eir desirable that il should pe lcorpeIateu -
for II is at a point where tralIlc 10 tle
Ssr-v Is much congested Inc site oa 80
1.Sl.S xuonId be suitable for playground, OUT
NJ 49, zion Is too valuable for such q purpose II
a. Iracommended to repair the nlarhet anu SaaSe A.
- - least two years, until the 65th regiment
nctich now has its headquarters Ihele
lts new va then 10 erect IL an uptown municlpal
se,ss,a which shall house all tie XIV ofaces
O-iias only the eds oI resIuenSe
.c,ion and hence not suitable 10 a pias h1I
secuoii 20 Clinton the engineer thinks that Wnile
put e tha site should be reserved Ior uIsp9sei
pan, FOR light refuse for the street Clssnis
pr.noant the remainder, incuoins aDou. snii
- fhoI,sand square feet could pe ,,1a
teen n,J IF this is decided upon the CITY could
feyei if off and I'LL IL III Ior lio pup ~ ~
as l.s Ontdoor Recreation League or any o1neI
~ ~ I.,tior interested in the mater wouu lnahe
carefIlI examination OF lHs o1,gro,,rd dS with
-eFre1ce TO the SELECTION OF less NaluaDlS
now occupied py oia elu
h,S,ngs would be very gao 70 pI pIeSsiti ltit ii
@ q thsiT rTIrchase the Board OF hst'tahe-