New-York tribune., 1909-05-02
RIG BTLKHE4D FINISHED.
First Step IN Great Scheme for
South Brooklyn Mart.

Til. great bukhead Of the Sth Ward market is
at last completed, and with the dirt wmcn was
taken from the bed of the river in Its construction
nine acres OF good land been filled in for the
site Of The market buildings The market IS be-
tween Second avenue and the waterfront ana
between S6th and 37Jh streets. The site was org
iusllv of 272 acres when il was purchased by the
CITY few years go at cost Of $S'eOc 1t no"
consists Of 1913 ceres. little more than your
acres of the land has yet to be filed IN.
The municipal market viii be OF great importance
10 Brooklyn when it is ready TO be used, but the
present outlook for an early completion Is not
especially bright. The city officials who have charge
Of the work-Joseph NJ. Lawrence, Superintendent
Of Public Buildings and Offices and Engineers L
shernaa White and Walter r. Grifhth-need $lo0o,-
90 now for the building Of structures They have
asked the city for $4,000. but nothing has been
done owing the tie-up Of funds because OF the
df5cultfes over the debt limit They are also ready
10 build the big piers. for recreation purposes
and one for business purposes.
The big bukhead, which has just been finished at
sn outlay OF s15seo extends J. 800 feet into the
water. The trench in which II rests is forty-fivs
feet vide and extends tventy'-cne feet under the
bottom Of the river. II was the dirt from this
trench which used the filling in Of the land
The cost was about p cents cubic yard-much
less than II would have cost if the dirt had bean
purchased simply for 6lling purposes. There IS no
other construction in the hsrbor like It, according
the engineers.
The officials purpose az first 20 build Ii5 orrns
comfort station and lighting and refrigsratinS
rlsnts Then will the piers. There viii bs LOO
buildings in The group eventually.
U7nliks W-as bo;t Market. where the land is
rented by the city individual merchants who
erect their l,ui snss this market will be owned
and pat W enti by the city. and the buildings
will bs rented 10 merchants.
The place will give employment 70 several thou
sand persons when it is in full swing II will
cater 20 the trade Of South Brooklyn and all the
intervening sections far Coney Island, or
ssrther-rnora than half the borough in so far as
tsrritory concerned and five hundred thousand
people
The buildings of the market viii be Of one simple
architectural type. Their substance will be brick
and concrete. None VIII be OF wood and few fires
will occur there because the structures will all be
nearly freproof possible
The buildings will be two stories high and have
cellars. Their roofs will be Of their floors
OF concrete. The market place outside will be
paved with granite. The local power plant will
furnish the electric lights and another plant Will
consume the refuse.
At one side Of the market car tracks will run
from q dock where will be run ashore from
the floats the river Overhead trolleys viii carry
the produce from the the nearest corner
its destination. saving greatly on trucking.
There Will be a central administration building,
where rooms will be set aside for the OF the
rnarketrnen meetings. The administration build
ing may also be used a hrehouse police
station.