Year: 1871

Fine Building and Good Accommodations
Description OF the Building-Capitalists An.
ticipating the Sale of the Corporation Mar
ket Property-How the Market Is to Be
Conducted.


Among the many Improvements which are con-
stantly springng up in the city are nailed with
greater satisfaction by the people than the erection
of suitable markets. Recently the Manhattan Mar
ket Company organized for the establishment Of
market houses at convenient parts Of the city, and
already building is in course Of erection in Thirty
fourth street by that company Capitalists seem to
realize tue fact that


THE ERECTION OF MARKET HOUSES
which will accommodate the community is good
investment, and new market building, the result
OF this conviction has just been put up in very
convenient part of the cty-at the junction Of
Broadway and Seventh avenue--which, it Is to be
hoped, Will be followed by many similar ones at
good locations all over the city. The new building
referred 10 embraces the whole Broadway front
of 200 feet between Fortyfourth and Forty-f
streets, and has an average depth Of 100 feet. A
more excellent position, both for


ITS ARCHITECTURAL EFFECT
and business purposes could scarcely have been
from 1t north and south gives scope to exhibit the
simple and bold festOOnS which characterize Its pro-
portions. 1t Is convenient Of access by numerous
thickIy populated The style OF architecture Is
Roman. 1t Is built OF brick; the sill course and
bases are Of granite, from which spring


NINE LOFTY ARCHES,
separated by rusticolor pilasters with capitals OF
freestone fr0m Nova Scotia, which gives greater
strength and an expression or support to the entire
superstructure. This story is twenty-five feet In
height The second story or


THE BROADWAY FACADE
Is composed Of Palladion windows, grouped in
tnrees, between simple piasters. The Broadway
corners OF the edihce have third story, giving q
room twenty-LwO feet square. The fronts on Forty
fourth and Forty nth streets are OF similar form
are about 100, are made or hard wood such as ash
and chestnut, covered with marble. The rails for
the stands are made OF galvanized iron. Ring
burners for eight jets OF gas surround every one OF
the forty columns which support the interior and
In the centre will be


LARGE SUN BURNER
Of 100 Jets casting mood OF light upon an ornamen
tai bronze drinking fountain which, at an altitude
of twelve feet from the floor will support crystal
basin eight feet In diameter. This basin is to be
stocked with gold and silver fish. There will be two
other basins, from which the market people NAV
obtain hot ana cold water. The basement, extend
ing over the whole eight lots, will be used for stor-
age, ice houses, engine and boiler for heating the
introduced, which, it is believed viii effect large
economy in


THE PRESERVATION OF PROVISIONS.
On the second n0Or Will be large hall, 70 by 11O
feet, 80 feet nigh and two other halls. a by SO feet
and % feet high The entrance to the Musical Hall
will be at tine corner OF Broadway and Forty fifth
street. Connected with the hall viii be spacious re-
ception and toilet rooms. The ARRANGEMENTS
throughout are admirable. The superintendency OF
the property Is in the hands OF r. j, Crane.


THE TOTAL COST


Of the property and building is about $500 000 All
the stalls for butchers and others will be dspOsed of
at auction on Ave years. lease. with privilege OF
Tepewai.