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The Department of markets and I as a commissioner are delighted to have this new facility. This attractive building constructed by the city brings to the people of this area a modern sanitary market for which there along has been need. It makes it possible for us to get rid of the unsightly and unattractive open air market on Eighth Avenue between one hundred forty third one hundred forty fifth Street which gave us so many traffic and sanitation problems and now everything is under cover. And light heat and water available as well as the supervision to see to what that help the market regulations are scrupulously observed and I can assure you that our inspectors of markets weights and measures will see that they are observed. My congratulations to the people of Harlem board so zealously Well the construction of this project and to all those who made the green thumb through. It is my privilege and pleasure now to introduce your first speaker a man who has served you I'd like to slate on and his knowledge of our president of Manhattan he has this thing with himself in that office and quickly established a reputation as a forceful and dynamic executive. Ladies and gentlemen the honorable Mulaney Jack borough president of Manhattan. Much to my. I mentioned last year rabbi. Reverend fledging. Mention a mouse's. Mention a gas main. Distinguished gas. Ladies and gentleman and particularly my neighbors all. I would like to express my appreciation. To everyone who has shared in making the I.D.F. for a holiday retail market become a reality and serving the needs of an important community and the life of our city. Mayor Wagner encouraged the project from the very beginning when I succeeded him as president of the bar of Manhattan it was my desire also to continue the progress for a Harlem retail model. The community also owes a vote of thanks so mark its commissioner Massey a rally whose role in this undertaking meant the solving of many problems the Public Works commission as a Maryland was represented by Commissioner Gaffney There is also do a debt of gratitude for the physical construction of the Harlem retail market which became his responsibility of course to mention a mouse's added his contribution to the program as New York City construction cotton I got. Every time the city of New York direct and retail market and then supervised visits operations in a particular community that benefit. The public benefit in many ways. In the media a Ria Sapphic conditions improve streets become clean up merchants dress up best off run and house wives are assured of real take home value when purchasing the necessary commodities so great that dining table the neighboring merchants also derive benefit from a municipal Leo operated retail market while the area after a larger number of concealments where the intentions of making definite but. It would not be far fetched to assume that more employment opportunities are created because of the increased marketing which follows the rector and of a retailer who sent us all them retail market is another symbol of the American idea of developing and that was that of outbreak competitive spirit in business cycles government has no right to go into business except where it can spread by the yachts that will benefit the public welfare. The responsibility of government on every level is first last and all the way to the people whose voices besides that today up community like in our city and they have the last word I trust and hope that every much and inside and outside of the holiday retail markets and their surrounding area recognizing their serious responsibilities so they can unite a I'm a consumer Well meets with great assets set and prosperity in the future days ahead thank you. Mark it's just one of the myriad problems and moves a little Can the next speaker has a hand. His responsibilities are and a great. Varied eye makeup of vast areas of governmental services. He is famous for as many a T.V. man's and helping make New York a better place in which to live and work. Ladies and gentlemen the Honorable Robert Moses construction coordinator of the city of Najaf. My fairly. American ladies and gentlemen. I don't fly the greatest stretch of imagination claimed or had much of a part. In this exchange. And it isn't a feat. However at all events public improvements in the older lot crowded thoughts of the town are related to each other. And are part of a single pattern. I'd like to say in passing. That the commissioner market has one of the toughest one of the most important jobs in the city. Among other things East trying to figure out a way to. Do something about the old Washington market. I guess all of us have some convictions about that it's one of those terrifically complicated problems question of where to move the market to be for the stay or move elsewhere for that go to the Bronx or somewhere else and what are you going to do with the land. That's there now in the event that they use market Holmes. Assessed valuation of the property as very high it's something that requires the cooperation of the federal government state and I don't know how many city departments. One of those typical New York problems not insoluble being tackled and that's the important thing. I'm only one other thing to say. The thought of a plea. For. Certain amount of patience with public officials. The great problem we have today and rebuilding the city of New York and that's what we're doing is. Not the problem of getting up plans. Not even the problem of financing. Certainly not the problem of engineering and building it's the problem of moving people. People must be moved. If you're going to tear down houses that are obsolete. If you're going to supply something in their place of well being of a advantage in the community. Our public officials or engage them in a somewhat on popular pastime. Are usually it was done. Doing nothing or they're accused of moving too fast. And can't have it both ways. I want to ask you to be patient with us it's a very tough job hard to find places to move people to some of them are eligible for public causing some of them are eligible for wayside public I think some of them are going to find new places of their own perhaps in the neighborhood and perhaps somewhere else and we can't stop building and we stop building the community goes backward and we can't tolerate that so I have a little patience with us these things take time I'll pay so much attention to the discomfort of the moment think a little bit of the future again congratulations to the markets commissioner if you will on Jack and of them there thank you. Thank you Commissioner Margaret. I'm pleased that we have with us. Deputy commissioner Henry C. Gaffney who has played an important role in the total public works program and in particular their direction of the Harlem retail market commissioner Gaffney. That's the Tammany Reverend kludgy Mr Mayor distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen in the absence of the commission is a male and the ANA has fallen to me to represent him and the Department of Public Works at the ceremony we are happy as the Chief Engineering and Construction arm of the city will have had a share in the construction of this market it is part of the one hundred million dollars construction program we have been entrusted with since the end of oil water to a program which is approaching its grand climax this year with the completion of more than one hundred million dollars worth of new hospitals along. This market in times of construction cost is relatively a small project as compared when a hospital. What it is none the less revenue it nonetheless represents the sort of planning automation cooperation required in the erection of logic structure. It symbolizes politically the need for harmonious and unified effort in the material construction of an edifice and reflects displayed on a morning as and unified effort of the people the community their leaders and officials in bringing the market to the construction stage. This market they go into everything they want they have a lot it's more than a year to kill a terrier specialist It is another achievement and human understanding and progress in conclusion we are short a long continue to be an outstanding asset to the community. Before calling on our next antiques speaker. I would like this opportunity to publicly acknowledge the Cooperate can visit the park understand the safety and commission of all rain and the Department of Sanitation band led by Superintendent John I celebrate that America I can. As with all projects it is one thing for an idea to germinate. And another hard to find part of so I'm what you can grow. The proponents of the home and retail market that civic minded citizen so advanced that we're fortunate in having Robert F. Wagner at that bar a president. They took their idea to my Wagner listened to them studied it and convinced of the need as far as they're called with such a big order that the Board of Estimate included it in a capital construction program. Ladies and gentlemen I present his honor. Mayor Robert F. Wagner. Mission imagine rally. For a president human Jack. Mission about. This that you have the Reverend members of the clergy and friends. First of all let me say as the other speaker of the past have said this is a great day. We finally see a dream come true. And as I sat here this morning I remember very vividly a number of years ago when this is prior and rest behind and others of the committee came to see me and we discussed and hope for the day when we would open this retail market here in this great section of our city. At that time too we called in the city agency. Mission a match around a commissioner of markets of course had a vital space. In the erection of this market and his cooperation was always with the mission as a male information the most of all help to make this day possible. And as Mrs Priam mentioned. One of the great benefits that this market will give to this great area of our city. Is a means. Of providing for the people the wherewithal for the table. And as they also will it will also serve as a yardstick. In this community and that yardstick has been sorely needed for a good number of years. And I'm very proud to that. My very distinguished successor as far a president friend Ulan Jack carried on the battle and he to deserve much credit for this wonderful day that we witness not. To mention a mouse's mention too that we have other market problem. Because of the ability of people to. Get their food for their table. Is the process measured by the cost of that food this market will help here to I am sure reduce that for. A behold problem of getting to our people the good. From out of our city is a most important one and I agree with the commissioner that we need the assistance of the federal and state government together with all of our city departments and the cooperation of all of our people to ensure good market for somebody is here and I city and in that way and you're a good supply of food at a reasonable price for all of. This market. Of course is another example of the cooperation between private citizens and their government. And I always visualize our city government as an instrument to put into effect the hopes and the aspirations of our people to serve them and to give them the taxpayers the facilities which they so richly deserve under our American way of life a market here is an example and we have examples all over this city of God in the building of new home to provide corrupt people decent places in which to live and to bring up their children so that those children especially will get a chance for sunshine and air and recreational facilities because they're going to be the leaders in our communities in the pew we sing you many examples to a building a new school for our children so that they can have not only good teachers but good surroundings so that they may have an education which is so essential in this world in which we live and we also see constructions of new hospitals and highways all means of providing a better and finer life for our people our government here must continue that policy or otherwise we will fail people and in that way they will be deprived of the fruits of our way of life and our way of life with all its flaws democratic way of life is still a very best that has ever been devised by man and so long as we. Go along as we move ahead and work together with God's help we'll create a city here worthy of all of our efforts and a city that will be proud to hand down to our children at something that they can better but that they can enjoy through all of our efforts together God bless you and let's be able to meet on many more occasions happy occasion for their.