New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
$7,214,000
Market Wins
Despite Craig;
Estimate Board Committee
ApprovcsP ProjectBased on
O'NIallcy's Figures. Which
ComptrollcrCalls sHotAir'
Losses to City Are Feared
No Facts to Prove Bronx
Terminal Will Produce
Revenues, Declares Critic

Over the protest OF Comptroller
Craig the committee os thc whole Of
the Board of Estimate yesterday re-
ported out a recommendation to ap-
propriatc $7214,000 to construct a
terminal market on the csstcrly side
If the Harlem River, between 14ath
street and Macomb's 5 Dam Bridge, the
Bronx. The Comptroller, while fav-
oring the construction OF tho market
- Edwin ]. O'Mallcv, Commissioner
- Public Markets. WAS "all hot air"
y have not even seen a plan of this
proposed terminal market said the
Comptroller. 1T 1t can be proved that
It Will he r revenue producing propo-
sition, Will be one Of the first to
vote for it, but ali we have before us
to-day is mass OF figures and not
II scintilla Of fact
The matter has heon on the calendar
for year II will come up for final
cons sidcration by the Board of Estimate
a. is meeting Friday and probably
viii be put through despite the pro
test Of the Comptroller. Commi ssoncr
O'Mallcy. Borough President Bruck
ner OF the Bronx and other members
Of the committee we're not specific IN
their answers 10 the searching Ques-
.ions Of the Comptroller as TO the in
vcstment side of the proposition.
Mr. Craig wanted to know il Com
missioner OMallcy had received as
suranccs from It sufficient number Of
merchants TO guarantee that toe termi-
nal market storage facilities proposed
would be patronized. OMallcy replied
'hat the city would do business below
the prevailing rate and thereby create
q demand The market commissioner
declared that more than Sl6000,o0
now IS expended in carting food sup
plies from lower Manhattan and New
jersey 10 the From. but When asked
by the Comptroller what bearing this
had ON the citNs revenue from the
marlc, he admitted Il had nothing to
TO vlth tret The Commissioner said.
lsovcfor. hat the consumer would get
'Ac hcrelt Of that amount in the cost
- -upplcs
We have ztudicd this question for
:ror &c vcArs said Borough PreSl-
.cW BrurAncr. "aud We know that
lore viii br 9 profitable rcturn from
.ie cold storage plant and the rentals.
all o tho cold storage plants in the
vltt arc -vcrcrowded
''Iuose who Dlar 20 much for the
Broua soon 10 assume that the same
conditions prevail theio as in Manhat-
'an. said Comptroller Craig. 'N ou
canrot corviucc me that r branch bank
~.l 90 as much business a. the main
,estituuor iu the heart OF the financial
.ii~'ricr
Acting Nayor Murray Hubert sup
Dor' od TIC theory that there would be
n big demand for the city's proposed
cold storage plants. and assumed that
he concession IN thc terminal market
would be rented bctose 1t was com
r;etad
Whom thc vote was taken The Comp
sroiicr refused to vote on the ground
seat there vae nothing TO show that
eho marke: would be {. revenue produc-
.1g Improvements
Among the items to make up the 81.
II 1000 as estimated by Commissioner
N'Nalley eve S3.1lt.00O for land. ST.
J22.coe fol ronoyal construction work.
- o9I.ooO fof tho Wholesale market,
10000 'or ;lic retail market. sl29,0 900
ior . fish market. $4,000 for a poultry
market and Sl&l .0oo for tho construc-
sion of p.cr she'd, The Commissioner
i-prcs that tnc lca'ly outlay for the
reiect viii amount TO Sl.oSl. 900. while
- estimated income viii be 81 lo5,790.