The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-27

| y carted through our streets, and slaughtered in
the very midst of our populations II was similar
state OF things in the city OF Paris which led Napo
eon-and il was Ian worthy of his conception
to decree the construction of five public AbGttoirs
slaughter housesl in the precincts of the city, and
also the entire suppression Of all the slaughter
houses IN the central parts of the city. OF thes
splendid Establishments which are noted down as
among the special curlostes of Paris particularly
the AbattoT de Popincowt-three are at the north
OF the city, viz: the Abattous do Robde de Mont
mdrtre, and de Popincourt and two az the SOUTH
Wilde pIHGuJ or Iry, and de GreneLe or Pau
guard. These abattoirs, under the promptness
and decision for which Napoleon was so dlstln-
gulshed, were all begun in 1910 of 1911, almost i'm
| medlaley following his decree TO erect them, CIV
| ing reasonable time to decide upon their locality
| and the plan of their CONSTITUTIONAL deci-
| sion and promptness worthy of imitation, even
| by the honorable the Corporation of the
| city of New York. The five abattors were
tlrey finished in 1918, at expense of SIS 0O0fr
| or S3,O72,3iS. And here we may add that the in
| come from these abattoirs, set down among the
| city revenues June 30h 1898, was l,056, 900 r.
| Sl9b, il6, which is interest of between and
| per cent on the original investment The abattolrs
| having been finished, ordonnance issued
which fixed the 18th OF September, 1918, for their
opening, and prohibited from that day. any cattle
being driven TO private stables slaughter houses
within the city In addition to the abattoir proper
there are houses for melting the tallow and drying
| the skins, attached to each of these establish
ments. A duty is paid upon the animals slaughtered
| In the following proportion, VIZ, an OK, 8 fr.; a
| COW, 4 fr.; calf, fr and sheep, 10 sous. The
proceeds out of this duty, together with the sale OF
| the manure, &c., constitutes the revenue above
stated We take the following paragraph from Ga
| llgnanl's New Paris Guide 1871, TO which we are
also indebted for some other facts this subject-
We annex the following sort OF general summary
The number of butchers Paris 400 who each find Sc
cury for 5000 francs They occupy 400 stalls and
slaughter houses The melting houses the five aba
TORS have been placed at the disposal of persons called
ondeurs (melters), who must not be chambers There
are eight at Popncourt eight at Montmartre four the
Roule four at Grenele and four at Vil,euf The abat
tors OF Popncourt and Monmartre have each 81 augh
ter houses that OF Grenee a. and the others 80 each
Country butchers allowed to bring to the mar
kes OF Paris upon paying duty of II cents per pould
The want of an abattoir sor swine having long been
ie the municipality of Paris have decided erecting
one"
Ofthe five Partisan abattoirs, that de Popineo,vt,
or de Menihnontant is the largest, and may be Ia
ken as model for all the others, which only differ
from it in size and the position of their buildings
This abattoir is usually pointed out to strangers as
not fail to take look at it when on our visit to that
metropolis. We were particularly struck with its
neatness and cleanliness, and the order in which
every thing was conducted. The following descrip-
ton is taken from the work already alluded to =
at erected in $780, and consists piles of build
ing placed on sopng ground, and arranged within an
Enclosure of walls Gas feet by So In front of the abat
toir small public yak is planted and at the entrance
partitions containing bureaux of the admins
tration To the right and left of the central court
Parated by road traversing the ground in its whole
breadth These the saughterhouses each l4l feet
long by 20 broad tagged court separates them INTO tpo
piles each of which contain eight the
use OF the butchers who keep the keys of espec
lively belonging to them. Each saughterhouse receives
air and light from arcades in the front walls Above
spacious attics for drying the skins and depositing the
ailow; and thathey may be always COOL considerable
projection has been given roofs Behind these saugh
erhouses are too of Sheds containing sheepiods
and at their extremes two stables; each OF these build
ngs contains its loft for forage completes on the sides
oil the court the principal masses Of building which form
the establishment At the bottom of the court in which
there commodous watering place. and folds for the
cattle are ttoo detached buildings for melting tallow
They are traversed in their length by broad corridor
which gives access to four separats melting below
line parallel to the outer wall buildings raised
on cellars in which the skins ere kept. In the re-
hottest part of the ground, in front of the entrance is
double reservoir for water 22s feet in length built in
I'D masonary, and resting vaults. under which
r Immediately taken the abattoirs there
kept at the cost of the butcher. The slaughering
every night At the abattoir de Popincour the week
ly saughtering is nearly as follows 400 oxen. 900
rather under the general average The establishment is
superntended by resident inspector of police and gives
the butchers and their servants IS families The whole
conducted with very extraordinary cleanliness,
than could be expected from the nature of the to
which is applied and strangers are readily admitted
application at the porters lodge.
Such are the abattoirs of Paris. But in point of
convenience, neatness, and cleanliness, and facility
of erection, there is probably city in the world
which possesses the advantages of the city of New
York for the construction of abattoirs. We
alude, of course, to the advantages of the North
and East Rivers, on which they may be erected,
and to the Croton water, with which they be
kept constantly clean and sweet. Alderman Jones,
and Assistant-Aderman Waterman have, we be-
lieve, both prepared plans of abattoirs upon the
North and East rivers, in the precincts of the city
We shall not go into them, however, at present,
further than to state in general TERMS that the plans
embrace pier or wharf, at which all vessels, and
boats having cattle, must land them-the inspection
of all animals at the time they are kled-and the
Inspectors stamp affixed TO healthy meat, and in
deed to all meat allowed TO be taken into the city
for sale. This plan would afford the only certain
security and protection we know Of against the sale
of impure and unhealthy meats. This would be
the completion of the reform already determined
on and begun by the people, in relation to supplying
the city with wholesome meats and the sooner it
is carried into effect the less will be the regret for
not having earlier adopted the plan of so sagacious
a regulator, and so clear-sighted manager as Ma
poeop Bonaparte.
Since writing the above we have received some
suggestions upon the subject from DIR. S. X. Childs,
Is Park Place, who made these abattoirs special
subject of investigation while his recent visit to
Paris. He suggests, the proper localities for
abattoirs in this city, some position between 18th
and And streets, one upon each river. He also re-
minds us that the reason why the Partisan abattors
are not located upon the Seine, is the of its wa
ters by the citizens, and the manifest inconvenience