Boston Mayor and committee chairman Josiah Quincy (1772-1864), in the first month of his administration, addressed the inadequate conditions of the space for stalls in the market at Faneuil Hall. Upon consultation with the Board of Aldermen, he decided to improve conditions. A joint committee of the City Council with Mayor Quincy as chairman was established to investigate the matter. The committee obtained from the Massachusetts Legislature on 21 Feb. 1824 an "act authorizing the extension of Faneuil Hall Market in Boston." On 5 Mar. 1824, the City Council passed five resolutions regarding the plans for the market, the fifth authorizing the committee to carry them into effect. On 9 Mar. 1824, the City Council appointed a committee on the extension on Fanueil Hall Market, and held its first meeting on 16 Mar. 1824. The committee appointed was responsible for the purchase of estates and for the funds from the sales of purchased estates, rents, and other incidentals to cover the costs of the construction of the new market. The mayor approved the plan of the market, as built, on 5 Oct. 1824. Construction was completred in 1826 and the new market house opened on 26 Aug. 1826.
From the description of City Council Joint Committee on the Extension of Faneuil Hall Market records, 1823-1828 bulk 1824-1826. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 260010934
