Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-08
Ian TWO-sT0RY
MARKET BUILDING
Gil Committee Names
Architects for New
Structure.

f DQDlN 1
Inmon Council, selected Hooper < Co..
mdhltects, of l22 Market street. TO pre-
mite preliminary plans for the erectionS
foa new market. The market committee
s,s,med 1t wis to act Immediately on the
tier. SO as to interest the City Plan
2 Commission and the Board of Works
lderman Biertuempfel submitted Ills
r. for a new building. He made the
digestion that the new market be n
as-ssory affair with all the stands 10
ed on the second floor and with the
~ storage plant aud entrances ON the
Ihat door.
was suggested in order to give the
: Gets passing the market a better ap-
ralrance that the present old building
lone away with entirely and ina
thirty feet now occupied by 1t h.
ra.ned over TO Canal street. which, to-
! her with Its present width of twenty
,en feet nine inches for the roadway,
Zen feet nine inches for the Sidewalk
10 i the twelve feet connecting the pres
~ market buildings. would make Canal
= set seventy seven feet three inch.s
lie.
Give More Room to Streets.
f>he committee discussed the plan o.
mixing the new building $50 feet wid1
SOU 1859 feet Ions. At present the entire
les rket is "a feet wide and 727 feet long,
kto IL was suggested that il about 100
FL were taken from the Broad street
poSd 100 feet from the Mulberry street
frances and used as squares the
Q pearance OF the place would be
nistly enhanced. Regarding the plaza
6 the south side of the present build
ne 1t was suggested that about two
hNerds of hat space be used for the new
nrket and to give the remainder over
NhCommerce street, thus increasing the
O 18th of that street from AZ feet 8 inches
about 60 feet.
sohould the two-story market building
MN be adopted an elevated plane Instead
ARA stairway will be erected for the
2. lyenience of customers. The entire
yeath side of the building on the first
Fak3r will be open In order that farmers
,ouy drive therein and deposit their pro-
Ace. Elevators will be installed to re-
sodse the produce from the cold storage
( nts and from the farmers wagons to
lfer stands on the second floor. Under
lrds plan no retail business will be con.
1arsted on the first floor. The machinery
necessary will all be located in a cellar.
bust Square Is ConEested Now.
baierederick Bigelow, secretary of the City
inning Commission, was the only mem
of that body to put In an appearance.
Informed the council committee that
: commission is waiting for the alder.
Torn to take action.
elner. Bigelow spoke particularly of the
Ri h,sssent congestion Of rattle in the mar
ne plaza" and felt that when the new
uerket is built something should be done
no relieve all this. He informed the
Re ermen that the City Planning Com
sion so far seems to favor the changes
igested by the market committee.
rhlderman Lee was emphaticaly In
Cor Of the two-story market plan. He
Ned ut the idea that It would hurt
-stness, and said that should all the
nd all stands be located on the second
Cft1pr many of the persons who now pass
gafough the market just TO kill time, and
'epth no intention of buying, could be
.-3t away.
Ill the members Of the committee pres
T favored building an ornamental as
II as a useful building. 1t was stated
1t no attempt will be made to spoil
appearance Of Broad or Canal streets,
VI the committee felt that the Board
Works is asking too much when it as.
It's Canal street should be ninety-fve
II wide. Mr.. Bigelow said that, In his
Mon, a se~venty-seyen feet three-inch
eet, as already planned by the mar
committee, would be presentable and
&c enough.
Chairman Appoints Architects.
II after considering the different plans a
'tlon was made to empower the chair
IN TO appoint an architect to submit
ans. The clerk read several communi.
Eions recommending Hooper & Co.
Tuairman B~iertuempfel then appointed
Mt firm, the rest of the committee in
N -sing his action. Aldermen Whitfield,
ECKER and Lee were present.
+ following the meeting Alderman Bier
Hmpfel informally discussed criticism
icb recently vas made OF the market
Nnmittee. He said:
IVA certain newspaper which first open
advocated the building of a new mar
{ building has seen fit to crlticise the
ions of the market committee and also
Jted that trickery was being used. The
frket committee always has conducted
meetings openly. has invited the mem
IS OF the Board of Works. City Plan
ig Commission, real estate men. clti-
rs and anyone, In fact, who could Of
a suggestion that would be helpful, to
end the meetings. Our action shows
ifs ridiculous even to hint that we were
ling to block the widening of Canal
l/eet.
Our one aim has been not TO please
y man or set of men that seek to
neht themselves by real estate specu-
/ion, but 10 conserve the interests of
people, and | am sure that IL a vote
the citizens Of Essex County were
VSen as TO retaining aud improving the
/esent market place as against doing
iay with IL. the result would be over
lelmingly in favor of the retention of
market.
Market Is Needed.
wholesalers have told me that should
e market be done away with the price
necessaries would Immediately be
'cked up at corner groceries ant
tcher shops all over the city. and
4 OF the same opinion. When the new
yarket is erected ! know the people
I'm be more than pleased, and there
ii be no chance Of objection from
lyone.
~ went TO Trenton and fought hare
the passage of the bill which mad,
Ne new market possible and l am goini
continue to fight until the market is (
tlity. My record is open to anyone
any move ! make in private. business
N public life is made only after careful
nsideration, and stand the conse