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NEW ENGLAND FAEMER. 



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neuil was re-opened for market purposes in 

 1858, and is so occupied at present. 



These two buildings, separated only by a 

 street, together with the cellars and the ad- 

 joining streets, constitute Faneuil Hall market, 

 which is the only market owned and controlled 

 by the city. In the new building, there are 

 132 stalls; in the old, 82; total 164. These 

 stalls and the cellars are let at a fixed rent, 

 for a term of years, to tenants for selling at 

 wholesale and retail all kinds of meat, fish 

 and provisions. The adjoining streets are occu- 

 pied by farmers and others without fee or rent. 



The Superintendent or Clerk of the Market 

 divides the space thus assigned into six di- 

 visions. We are indebted to Mr. Rice, the 

 present Clerk, for the following table showing 

 the number of wagons that have occupied these 

 street stands during the month of September : 



First Division— Varietiee* > 1223 



Be ond Uiviciit — Dret sed Ilogs 18 



Triird Div:*'inn— Ureeeed Btef 1277 



F. urt'i O visioL— Vegetacles 3620 



h th Division— Tripe 76 



SiXib Division— Mucton . • • • 623 



Total number of wagons during the month, .... 6342 

 As to the value of these stands, we may re- 

 mark that one individual who occupies one of 

 them, and also one of the inside stalls, said 

 that his outside privileges were worth more to 

 him, though free, than the inside, for Tvhich 

 he paid a heavy rent. 



Although the city owns Faneuil Hall Mar- 

 ket, there are no restrictions on private enter- 

 prise in the construction of other and compet- 

 ing markets, stores or stalls for the sale of 

 meats, vegetables, &c., all of which are as 

 free from municipal restrictions, except as to 

 selling unwholesome articles, as is the traffic 

 in groceries or clothing. 



We have obtained a list of the following 

 •'markets" built by individuals, in which stalls 

 are rented by the owners thereof in a manner 

 similar to those in Faneuil Hall Market : — 



Stall'. 



FlifkBtone, 72to92Bljck8t.one Street, 19 



BJi 1 tin, corner WaBflicgton aua lioyleton, ... 20 



Ceiinl, fcO Lsonb, 20 



LaKeoja'i, coi'uer LlicketOPe and North, 32 



Be. C'liu.ljf, 15 'ach, corner Lined 1 . 14 



BoflVli, foul ind, corner SaODury 24 



Union, Union, Deiwee) Norm and Hanover, . ... 24 



Wasr.i gjun, corjer Wafehington and Lenox, ... 90 



Williamc, WabhiLgton, corner Dover, ...... 28 



Totiil stalls in these nine private markets, . 2*1 

 TuUl in Fantuil tlM JVlarKetj Iii4 



Total in all the "Markets," 43a 



♦Beginning at the head of South Market Street, the 

 first uivi=ion U asH-gned to th^ Hiiln of pouUy, butter, 

 appl-8, beniee, Sc, and is called the "Varleiy Stand." 



Showing that the city controls little over 

 one-third of the stalls in the markets within the 

 limits of the city proper. South Boston* 

 East Boston, Cambridge, Charlestown, &c., 

 have spacious markets, not included in the 

 above list. 



Washington Market, a fine structure at the 

 south part of the city, with its 90 stalls, was 

 built by Wm. Evans, Esq., the past season, 

 and we understand that most of its stalls are 

 already rented, and that it opens with the 

 most encouraging prospects of success, and of 

 being a great accommodation to that part of 

 the city. The lot on which it stands is 300 

 feet deep by 116 front, and 130 rear. It has 

 a yard 240 by 60 feet, intended for the accom- 

 modation of wagons, for the use of which it is 

 proposed to charge a small fee. As elsewhere, 

 wagons will probably be allowed the ordinary 

 street privileges. 



Boylston Market has been occupied about 

 60 years, and wagons have always had the 

 privileges of occupying a portion of the adja- 

 cent streets, and venders the space in front for 

 temporary stands. 



From the reports of the police for the pres- 

 sent year, it appears that the number of pri- 

 vate establishments for domestic supply, is as 

 follows : — 



Stores for the ssle of meat, • 25 



Scores for the Bclscf'vegetables, 51 



Biores for tbe Bfle of mtnt and vegetables, .... 219 



Btorea for the etle of groceries and provieions, . , 3i2 



" " " groceries and vegetables, . . 3'^8 



" " " vegetables and flah, 65 



We will now answer as well as we can the 

 direct inquiries of Commissioner Capron. 



Question 1. Number of days in the week and 

 hours of the day in which farmers are permitted 

 to sell from their wagons. 



Farmers are allowed to sell in the streets 

 adjoining Faneuil Hall Market every day in 

 the week, except Sundays, from 2 o'clock to 

 11, A. M., and from 2 o'clock P. M., till sun- 

 down. Here farmers from any distance may 

 sell their own products, or those of their neigh- 

 bors, in such quantities as they choose, from 

 a cent's worth to a whole load, and to who- 

 ever will get up early enough in the morning 

 or stay late enough in the day to trade with 

 them. Farmers or "any other person," may 

 also peddle from house to house in all parts 

 of the city, meat and provisions, with no 

 restriction as to the articles being produced 

 by the one who offers them for sale. In con- 

 firmation of these statements we quote the 



