The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-03-03
PRIVATE INTERESTS WOULD
PUT BIG BURDEN ONPUBLIC

rour,hi That inquiries ny the
Mayor and the committee caused ne
gUtihtiunH 60 DO entered into from
which " appears that a site for q
permanent market huiidthg very de-
.irHbiy located csn probably be Sc
cured Of an almost nominal price
but which negotiations could not
posHihiy be completed b. time 10 sub
NIT o. The people a. the March cleo
ton this year
The committee feels that the mar
krt question IL - such vital impor
lance 60 The people. that Homethina
NOR" than bare conclusions should be-
pub ilHhed buf az least some 40 the
reasons which caused them 20 arrive
~ such conclusions.
Taking up the first conclusion the
committee sees AH clearly az the gen.
erai public the necessity ~ more and
better markets. bat the uewpsrE ~
our city hnH given us greater bur
fcnH for this generation than the
older ritieH ~ The ftst. TIE inrr"tFo
OF population being practically
frrhlrd lu fic last decade we have
had not only 90 build BONES Tor this
enormous increase Boa population. hHf
90 build streets. sewers. water and
light plants and other public utilities
which were ~ pressing importance.
while muHt Eastern elites. grow inE
more Hfnwly the expenditure Tor
public utilities could spread over a
greater term - years and thereby
iess~n fhr annual burden. and give
the people time 60 study the best
.iiy
oth-r Ctfies studisd.
A study - tho markets in Clrve-
land. Rochester New York Hniti-
more New Orleans. Washington and
San Francisco and other large cities.
upon which there are VERY elaborate
reports available 70 the committee
and personal visits Go those mark tf
hF some 81 The committee. eapccialif
Dr. Criebtos. Superintendent Of
Health, who made special YiHita 10
many ~ the above markets. con
FiucrH the committee that ~ should
give more time to ih. question hes
fore vofiuE any bonds ar deciding
locations Many 81 the cities have
markets iugnsrd So various sections
- tho city. Cleveland and Washing
ton each having four large mark cts.
Baltimore ~ and New YORK "a great
many The latest idea in the deNel-
opmcuf 81 markets seems 20 be con
tnined tu report ~ the market
commission uf the EufuNgh 81 the
Bronx New York ln which q was
held that on account % modern n
ciiitics. especially telephone orders.
it worked better TO have large.
central Wholesale market where
supplies could be sold to small pri-
waite markets direct from the farm
wise. and these market merchants
could take their goods iu their own
wagons direct from the Wholesale
markets to their own stores. and
thus have only one middlsmnu re-
tail markets would also ha provided
for those who preferred 20 shop
from one place 10 another before
purchasing
The second conclusion ~ the COM
mittee. namely that the bonds Tor a
subway market under Pike Place
should he voted down. was realized
almost unanimously from the very
first, and at no time during the
study and investigation ~ this prob
lem did any 90 the committee deem
that this scheme was advisable.
This Is 10 DE an entirely subway
market. built under the present sur
face OF Pike Place. so that teams
and vehicles would bs passing over
head all tho. time n Is designed Of
course. to have the ceiling over the
market constructed 81 reinforced
concrete but u viii he almost Inn
possible 10 construct this SO tight
as to avoid FhrinkaEe cracks. which
NO one as vet las been able 60 over
come in the building Of Concrcte--ao
that this ceiling would hc Couttu-
ually liable Ia leakage from the sur
face ~ the street which would un-
douhtcdlv in lure ana make foul and
tn-nnitnry the food stuff IN the
market IHis subway market haE-
ing access at practically only one
end. namely at First av and Pike
81. and by h grade or - per cent
down from First av 20 the entrance
81 the market near the comfort sta :
ton. would Great great congestion
at the entrance OF course persons
would have to 10 in from the Pike
~ entrance, go the whole length OF
500 feet and return the same way.
II Is true that stairs might DE made
from the street at the north end
but these stairs would be at the foot
OF steep inCltncS. ana uuqucstionRhiy
would be used iittIe IL nj all There
might be an exit on the west side
near the north end into Western av..
hut there are no people on that side.
ana consequently there would be no
use Tor such an exit There could be
u Few windows on this side. direct
openings without glass. hy which "a
little air could get into this end. but
IL would he impossible for sunlight.
ar even proper ventilation. 90 reach
the entire width OF the street t6G
fect much less be beneficial In
keeping pure air In 500 feet OF tuu-
mol So that the entire area Of this
market would have to depend on
artificial light. and would have to
have mechanical ventilation by a
ian or other forced draft means and
being without heat. the draft occa-
stoned In order TO make this Vcntiln-
ton proper ana adequate would
make the market untcunhlr. II
would be inaccessible from the fact
that the population Is entirely to the
north and eastward of this market.
ana hence would want TO go into 81
could be gotten TO the market for
It's entire length this pIan would he