The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-13

NEW BUILDING TO he HnECrED
ON SITE o. DIN PolsUn
STATION.
ORNATE STRUCTURE
AMPLE CAPACITY FOR HANDLING
TRUCK OF STATE-TEMPORAR
MARKET TO BE BUILT
AT ONCE.

Besides one of the finest police de-
partments In the country. a fire de-
partment which holds the third best
record for getting TO fires, the largest
water supply in the State. and gas
plant which cannot be compared to
in Virginia, Richmond will, within a
few months. have the most complete
market buildings.
1t has been but a short while since
the Second market, with its magnifi-
cent Richmond Blues armory as an
adjunct, was completed. Following
that came a portion of the First mar
ket, which places that market on a
footing with any south of Philadel-
phia. Now comes the finishing
touches to the First market.
These finishing touches will embrace
complete meat market. costing $41,-
900. This market will adjoin the re-
Gently completed vegetable market,
which cost $4,000. This market Will
be able to handle all the produce and
meats sent into Richmond from the
State OF Virginia.
The Richmond market has already
become famous as the distributing
station for produce from every sec
tiVn VI FiIkfnIh. SOME Oh tHc tTuCk-
raisers in the Northern Neck and in
Tidewater do not use the Richmond
market They 70 to Washington and
Baltimore and get less for their pro-
duce than they can get IL the stuff
were placed In the Richmond mar
kets.
/ With the completed market. the
| plans for which have Just been placed
| in the hands Of the building inspec-
ter. there will be no excuse for any
| trucker In Virginia sending his pro-
ducts to any other market
| Carneal & johnson. who designed
most of the schools In Richmond, and
the armories, submitted the plans
which were accepted by the admins
trative hoard. They have. according
to Inspector Butler, given the city
tho most complete and most ornate
set OF plans known for any market
in the South.
The new building will take the
place Of the old building now occupied
by the meat market. and formerly
used as the First police station. and
where many great public meetings
were formerly held. The new struc-
ture will embrace the property from
Main to Franklin streets, between
Seventeenth and sixteenth streets, and
VIII contain u .UetlIIy, III WHICH Will
be placed the old bell used in ante
hellum times as q curfew, and which
| Ia now being held by the city, to he
placed In the tower. to be erected on
the site OF the old beilfry
| In the meantime, Carneal & John
ston's plans for a temporary market
on the old Seabrooke Warehouse lot
on Grace street, between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets. and taking
half that block, will be utilized, and
under directions from the administra-
tive board, work on the temporary
market will be pushed. The plans
show a commodious building. 80 feet
by 266. running parallel with Grace
street, giving the market men a good
space In rear. or north of the market
building for parking purposes, Sew
eral hundred carts may be parked In
that space.
The new permanent building will
embrace space of SO Ia feet by s34
This Ia calculated to handle all the
meat which may be sold in the city
or which may be sent here from other
sections to be sold. There will be
forty large stalls. with every con-
venience for keeping the meet which
may not be sold.
| The temporary market will be ready
within two months. Immediately
thereafter the old building will be
razed. And then the new and perma-
nent structure will begin to raise its
head above the surrounding buildings
and vie with the top of the Main
Street station.