Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-27
BIG IMPROVEMENT
IN CITY TOFOLLOW
S4OO,OOO MARKET
Public Service Buying
Up Considerable
Property.
05-FOOT BOULEVARD MAY
CROSS THE NORRIS CANAL
Canal Bed May Be Used for
Rapid Transit System
Later.

| nAiS tOHStTucllOn OF Inc new $4OU,OOU
Centre Market, ground for which was
broken yesterday. will be only the
first step in a series of improvements
probably greater and more important
than any that have been made in this
city in years.
few of the things for which it is
understood the new market will
cleave the way are: Relief of traffic
congestion at the Four Corners, re-
moval of the city's traffic and COM
mercial centre to the postoffice square
and improvements by the Public
| Service Corporation. details of which
have not yet been announced.
After the new market is built, which
will be about a year hence, it is
planned to lay ninety-f1ve-foot
boulevard across the Morris canal
over the site of the present market,
and possibly extending to the Market
street station of the Pennsylvania
railroad.
Buying Up Property.
1t was learned today that the Public
Service Corporation has been making
heavy purchases of property in Park
place, Pine street, Centre street and
Canal street. This is believed to be
significant of some great improve
ments, especially since 1t is known
that Thomas N. McCarter, president
of the Public Service, was frequently
| In conference with the members OF
the market committee of the Common
Council and with Hooper & Co, the
architects who drew up the plans for
the market.
The new market will be built so as
not to interfere with any plans the
Hudson and Manhattan Railway
Company may have of extending It's
Eline or building a spur,
According to George B. Hooper, the
architect, the new market will be one
of the most up-to-date in the country.
No Legal Objections.
It will be erected just south OF the
present site on land owned by the
oity. and known at present as the
preen market" That is where the
farmers exchange their products. The
main entrance will be on Mulberry
street. but If the proposed boulevard
ia constructed an entrance VIII also
he nroyided on the west side. IL is
believed that there will be no legal
entanglements with the Lehigh valley
railroad over the building OF the
boulevard. for the contention is that
as the present market Is over the
canal there will be no opJectlon
raised to building the boulevard on
the same site.
The boulevard, according to the
present plans, would begin at Halsey
street. From that point to the mar
lxet ito width would be only forty
feet and 1t would be used exclusively
bv pedestrians. From the market 10
the Pennsylvania station, however
the width of the roadway would De
ninety-fiye feet. AS there Is pelns
waged in Congress now a fight Tor an
annronriation to enlarge the postofnee
huiIdine by extending it to Halsey
street, the plain of building the lor'y-
foot roadway seems feaslple.
HOW boulevard Will Run.
The road would extend from the
orth line of North Canal street to
the south line of South Canal street
and would cover the canal.
The opinion that the bed OF the ca
raj will some day be used for rapid
transit enthuses those giving the
nlan consideration. 1t would permit
surface cars above and with pase-
ment added to the federal building
the people could ride direct anu the
convenience would be great
Ground for the new market was
broken Yesterday when the market
committee of the Common Council
held its final meeting of the year. IN
ci6entallv II marked the retirement
of Chairman Biertuempfei, VINO VIII
he a member of the Board OF Works
,axt wear. and also of Alderman
charles L. Whitfield, the minority
leader of the council
The sounding tests We're mace To-
day and the first two were tnlrty
feet and showed an excellent roun-
dation The work is being done by
Phillips & Worthington, OF New
York.
Market 800 Feet Long.
rha nav market will be two stories
in height ana VIII po Av0 49,
average in width and 500 feet long.
II viii set about 100 feet back from
Rroad street. The building will be
Of steel construction and brick cur
tain walls, with limestone trimmings.
rowers will be built at each end OF
the building. The second floor will be
constructed on forty-eight columns
fftv feet apart. The first floor will
he at street grade and will have
noiseless pavement. 1t will be so ar
ranged as to prevent distractions.
The interior viii be finished with
white brick, which will be two inches
from the outer wall, to provide air
space to prevent the precipitation of
moisture.
The piping will extend from end to
end, and the pipe dock Will be large
enough for a man to walk through.
It win contain all pipes and wiring.
Thus defects will be visible at all
times and may be quickly remedied.
It will be under the second story.
individual Refrlgerators.
1t Is planned to drive a well. which
will furnish the market with water
for all purposd0. without calling on