The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-25


The Civ Council, at its last meeting, de.
clsred the meat shops of,he city nuisance,
and ,hs, they should be absted and removed
Upon what grounds these shops can at this
season Of the year and for months to come,
be called or regarded as nuisance, we are
at lose 10 understand, and We trust, unless
the honorable Council can sustain their pc
sition, they will review their seton, ana re-
peal the ordinance adopted last August. we
d. not mean to say that in the summer sea
son, il is proper TO retail fresh meats IN 'hs
crowded parts of the city, bal we believe IN
the winter season, espeeisily While oui
streets are in 30 horrible condition as 10
reader navigation 10 the market almost i'm.
possible, these meat shops Instead OF being
q nuisance, arc a great pubisc accommodation,
aud as such should be sustained or permit.
ted.
We are aware that private capital has
been invested in these market houses, and
that few individuals may be more or less
injured by anything which wahdra@s trade
OF custom from these buildings. But in the
boi months they must come into use again,
and Ne the city grows, they will have Gel,
tsin run Of custom the year around, wiki
Oh, any special action irom Council, more
than is necessary 10 regulate and sysiems.
tie The trade within them, and protect their
occupants and the public from imposition.
Bat that for their protection, or for the
protection OF the few individuals more espe-
cially interested in them, The City Council
should put down the meat shops OF the city,
demanded and supported by the Interests oil
the great mass of the citizens, and declare
them a nuisance to affect this object, is ab-
sard. As we'll call the selling of potatoes,
turnips, cabbages, &c. BY groceries, nuis-
snce, because it is desirable that farmers
should congregaie at the market houses to
sell these articles. Ii there is sing lie large
city in which fresh meats are not sold in
shops, and the whole year round, that city
is an exception. Yet all the large cities at
the same time they license meat shops have
market houses, where at regular hours
meats OF all kinds are sold, and at which il
is to the interest Of butchers. even those
having meat shops, 10 rent stalls. So il
will be here in proper time. But al present
the meat shops are too great public &C.
commods,ion to be dispensed with, at least
during this winter. While citizens can at
any hour Of the day or evening step into
meat shops at points convenient as their
own places of business, and procure what
they want, il would scarcely be regarded a.
an accommodation 10 them, to compel them
to wade through mud nearly knee deep to
distant points from the heart Of the city,
and at most disagreebble hours OF the mern.
ing, or scme very announcement time of open
dsy-for at certain Tour, almost at GER
tain moment, they must be at the market
house to obtain choice articles. To suit the
lsboring classes this hour must be before
the days labor opens, or else il affects them
sctusl injury or great Inconvenience. AT
present, they can supply themselves either
before OF after their days labor.
In every thing which appertains TO the
public interest, the public accommodation
musi be considered. II then meat shops are
a public accommodation, and no serious in
jury TO The property OF neighborhoods in
which they are located, we cannot perceive
the propriets Of ternling them nuisances,
and Of treating them such. II they are
not Of public utility, and If the crest mass Of
citizens regard them as nuissnees, Why let
them be SLATED. We cen soueh for the TACT
that without exception they are kept with
proper cleanliness and care, and are pa.
tronizes BY all classes OF citizens. We can
say more--that there is scarcely house.
keeper in the place but who will be placed
at much ineonven fence by change in the
present meal selling arrangements. We
hope, therefore, The City Council will re.
view their action on this subject, aud keep
cool till al least the opening oi summer.-
In the discussion Of this subject, We have
only treated Il as matter OF public interest
NOT in lie effects upon individuals either
upon those interested pecuniarily IN the
market houses, or as butchers. Both OF
these have their claims upon correct con-
sideralion--but neither Of them must be
brought in contact with public interests.