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Domestic News
April 8, 1867
The Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia
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A bill was introduced in the New York Senate yesterday to sell and abolish all public markets in the city, prohibiting future public markets and leaving the business to private enterprise.
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A Remarkable Move—Markets to be Abolished.
A bill to sell and abolish all the public markets of this city was yesterday introduced in the Senate. It directs the commissioners of the sinking fund to make an inventory of the market property; to appraise its value; to decide and give public notice which market shall first be sold; to continue such sales from day to day at public auction: providing that till one market is sold no other shall be offered: prohibits the use of such markets from the day they are put up for sale; forbids the city to establish any other public markets hereafter: provides for the surrender of leases—and, in brief, in its own language, "the intent and meaning of this act is to abolish the whole system of public markets in the city of New York and the offices created by any law or ordinance in respect thereof, and to leave to private enterprise the business of keeping markets within said city."
—New York Tribune.
A bill to sell and abolish all the public markets of this city was yesterday introduced in the Senate. It directs the commissioners of the sinking fund to make an inventory of the market property; to appraise its value; to decide and give public notice which market shall first be sold; to continue such sales from day to day at public auction: providing that till one market is sold no other shall be offered: prohibits the use of such markets from the day they are put up for sale; forbids the city to establish any other public markets hereafter: provides for the surrender of leases—and, in brief, in its own language, "the intent and meaning of this act is to abolish the whole system of public markets in the city of New York and the offices created by any law or ordinance in respect thereof, and to leave to private enterprise the business of keeping markets within said city."
—New York Tribune.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
New York Markets
Abolish Public Markets
Senate Bill
Private Enterprise
Where did it happen?
City Of New York
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
City Of New York
Event Date
Yesterday
Outcome
abolition of public markets and shift to private enterprise
Event Details
A bill to sell and abolish all public markets was introduced in the Senate, directing commissioners to inventory, appraise, and sell properties at auction sequentially, prohibiting use after listing, forbidding future public markets, and providing for lease surrenders.