New-York tribune., 1907-09-01

ond avenue and the water. Another strip Of
property which will perhaps be eventually
added to the present market site, lies between
3Sth and 39th streets The land was condemned
and purchased for the city's use in June, 1908
It's cost was SSOOOOO This only the be-
ginning of the outlay. The total cost of the
work still to be done is about $2,125 ,O00-mak-
ing q total of nearly 100000. 1t is estimated
that the revenue which the city will be able to
draw from the completed work will be at least
S125oOO annually-something more than per
cent interest on the investment. And this. after
$4,000 has been spent annually in running and
caring for the enterprise 1t is said that no
other market owned by the city is any more
than barely paying expenses
In appearance. the market when completed
will be presented to the public as two long rows
of brick and concrete two story buildings. Re
tween the lines Of buildings will be a broad
SQUARE divided into four 33-foot streets Far
down the square viii arise the towers Of the ad-
ninistration building and behind it, another row
of buildings similar to the ones already observed.
At the end Of the row of buildings along 36th
street and of the behind the administration
building piers will project into the Bay the
superstructure Of the first will be used as
recreation pier. At the end of the row in Ssth
street there will be a small freight yard. and
beyond that landing where the trains may be
hauled ashore from the barges on the water
Back of the buildings the tracks will extend
from the yard parallel with 3Sth street to Sec
ond avenue.
The recreation pier will not be the only por-
,ion Of the market devoted to public pleasure.
At Second avenue and 3Sth street a structure
80 feet long and like the other buildings 60 feet
wide is to be used as & public bath Back of the
bath is the power plant. and. beyond that the
htrd
ings with ice cold air. The administration build
ing in the centre of the market will have offices
for city employees and a floor will be set aside
for public meetings of the market men or any
other body needing il.
The rest Of the structures are all to be USED
for purpose-business Inside they will be
divided twenty foot intervals by open col
unlns. 1t is purpOsed to rent the spaces sep
arateIv or collectively, and partition off the
room required by each tenant. Il is estimated
that each shop 90 feet wide and 60 long
stretching from side side OF the building in
which il is-wiT rent for 5000 year, more
If the competition is keen enough to raise the
rents. There about one hundred and fifty
OF these store spaces, each consisting of cellar,
first floor and loft.
Under the market there will be subways for
and water pipes. cold air pipes and cleo
trio wires. The electricity will be generated by
the market plant and the plant will consume all
the waste OF the market as it accumulates
All the butchers win be housed in the two
blocks of buildings beyond First avenue on the
3Sth street side. The win behind them
from the freight yard and dump their loads of
meat directly into the butchers Ice boxes Fur
ther on, q sidewalk along the side Of the
freight yard. The produce for the other mer-
chants will be deposited here and will be picked
up by overhead trOeys and conveyed to their
destinations The same overhead railway will
carry the goods from the piers. Arriving at the
left hand side Of the buildings the GOODS
dropped and taken into the stores. The retail
draw up their carts in the square at the
right of the buildings-not including the butcher
shops. heretofore described-and there take
sIaaE-
The two central divisions of the stroet-divded
by 5-foOt walks-will be set aside for the farm
ers, $50 Of whom at time may draw up their
carts with their produce along the walks and
sell their truck
All this. however. is still far in the future
though the South Brooklyn business men are
already beginning to inquire about shop room
Practically everything is yet to be done City
employees working the site, grading
and filling it II is estimated that the filling
Quired will be about 100000 cubic yards. The
officials have made known that any person may
dump the grounds suitable filling material,
and In this way 10000 cubic yards have al
ready been deposited This process will prob
ably cost the city little nothing, many
tractors have quantities of dirt upon their hands
which they are anxious to get rid of, and the
Street Cleaning Department is also helping
along the work. Besides the filling in that has
been accomplished. some small shacks have been
removed from the site.
Assistant Engineers f. s White and w r
Griffith started the work upon the plans year
ago last April, but all the details have not yet
been worked out. In July 1906, the city grant
ed 5000 900 for the preparation of the ground
Since that time further advances have been
made The next step to be taken is to construct
a temporary crib bulkhead to make pos
sible the filling in of the land under water. 1t
estimated that this would cost about Slot
900 but the contract has been let to the Phoenix
Construction and Supply Company for per cent
less than the estimate.
VACCINE FOR CHAMBERS.
NJ Hartel chief of the Veterinary Sanitary Ser
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