The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-23


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odor very offensive and ntoerable The ferry company
further out Into Tie river which viii relieve them
from the effect o. this @ now 50 great s as
the nuisance win remain and should be remeded
ad accent pier where lis contents win come the
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sent condition Of the sewer is dangerous TO lie and der
mental to health In my opinion.
An affidavit made June Is, 1857, declares that this
state Of things still continues
An affidavit Of Themes H. White follows, stating that
ne has as sssee rso o. Ire
and I73 Stanton street. and Goldschmdt, 1T Stanton
street, that ths premises OF said plaintiffs are not kept
cleaniy condition, the standing woodwork and tn
yards being filthy with blood and manure at the time OF
the last inspection and offensive odor pervaded the
PROMISES locality Of these slaughter houses Ia
surrounded by densely populated tenement houses;
that in deponents opinion however carefully the work
OF slaughteng may be carried on at these places the
presence OF the DIAL &C. which must necessarily be In
and around the promises Is, particularly In the warm
weather. detrimental to the lives and health Of resi
IS, 1867.
The following extracts from Devoe's 'Market Bookn
among tho records Of the city Of New York are pre-;
George Bliss. Jr Under date Of June 1875 the fol-
lowing entry there Is found SEVERAL
nconveniencys by the Butchers keeping thcre Slaughter
Houses In this city, well the annoyance thereof TO
ye inhabitants OF the same-N is ordered Ut for ye
future there shall not bee any slaughter House within
this city, nor any oxen Cows, Hogs, sheepe Lambs
killed within ye same after the drss day Of November
next ensuing
In the following year reTD 'Is is ordered that for
the necessary and publique General or Publique
Slaughter House shall be built for the use Of the Cye
the Water, without the Gate I"
On october II, 1720 petition represents "that the
places where tho slaughter houses Of the city
now situated by the increase Of buildings and the num-
Der OF inhabitants, not only become offensive to the
nhabi'ants but dangerous to tbom; and on December
following the Committee OF Aldermen reported that
they NJ opnion that they should be removed, &C.
In 1878 the place OF landing cattle was regulated in
1881 licenses required OF butchers and have been
since 1885, for the first time, it allowed to
slaughter elsewhere than in the public slaughter houses
Extracts from report on the Importance and economy
OF sanitary measures TO cities submitted TO and published
by the Board of Councilman in 1869, W which
slaughter houses are mentioned as "nuisances Of
the worst class" and gives q volnminous account,
by DR.. Jordan Roche Lynch nf London, England--who
had oeen for fifteen years prior 70 1s47 resident and
practitioner In the vicinity OF Smitheld and its sham
bes and who declares that the slaughter houses have
most injurious influence upon the district generating
fever and rendering the most simple diseases malignant
and that they shorten tho duration OF llfe
The affidavit OF Emmons Clark, Secretary Of the Board
Of HEALTH follows, vouchng for the correctness Of list
Of nineteen OF the most eminent physicians OF this city,
certify that opinion the Of slauah
the thickly inhabited portion Of the city,
whom not Immediately adjacent to river IS Of
cessty detrimental to health, however carefully the
business may be conducted, and that their removal Is
very desirable on sanitary grounds Next follow tho
signatures Of nftv other physicians highest per.
sonal and professional u,ation all OF whom rcs
dents Of this CITY, and who certify N like manner
also vouched for having reported such opinion to
the Board Of Health.
The joint affidavit Of jackson Schultz and Emmons
Clark sets forth that Of the plaintiffs in these
actions has ever made application to the Board Of
Health for hearing upon the orders issued against
them with reference their slaughter houses and that
had such hearing been requested II would In accord
sba. such hearings are had as as demanded and re
quenty result 10 rescisson or modification OF the pre-
hmin.ry order &c and said Jackson Schultz denies
in the In which they conduct Il, necessary
business, or Is conducted in proper manner He fur
the iu which conducted constitutes II pub
lie nuisance and he says that dangerous TO life and
anc detrimental 70 health. He denies that the
pross! grounds, sus say. that they s' were a%e
proper grounds and evidence in pursuance Of public
duty The deposition, which 10 very volumnous, then
pn ana details the rsS ana pv
eges that would have boon accorded them in hearing
before the Board II application for such hearing had
nnd fault express dissatisfaction asthe general
duct Of the slaughter houses The last clause of the
removal Of the sauchteng establishment will result
pecunary loss to the plaintiffs but, the contrary,
tnht Nv TeuOvh 70 Some well TeRuateu AOattoT. tn0y
woold taking year together, save money, and that
dcponent has manifested his confidence In the truth Of
this statement by proposing TO ono the largest butch
ers 10 the city TO pay him any loss which should be
found by referees selected by the parties, 10 have
occurred at the end OF year from such removal.
DR. Edward b. Dalton, Sanitary superintendent Of the
Board Of Health, and for long period Acting Medical
Inspector Of the Army Of tho Potomac his affidavit
sets forth that he has had large experience In sanitary
matters; that the report annexed to the complaints
dated April 20, 1857. and already pubshcd true,
and that the opinions therein expressed and
opinions and concludes by that careful con-
sderation OF the OF conducting the business OF
slaugherng animals he Of the opinion that u
be conducted in which shall not DO prejudcal
to life and health IN thiekly populated communities
AID that . removal OF the would be followed by
beneficial results in the city and among its Inhabitants
An elaborate and voumnious deposition made by Or.
Elisha Harris Registrar OF Vital Statistics read in
which he states that II part OF his daily duty to study
and ascertain the causes of deaths In this city and 10
record returns OF the The rates Of mortality in
the population residing In the vicinity OF the slaughter
houses In tho various wards OF this city are obviously
much higher than In the OF districts equally dense
in point Of population and other surrounding circum-
except that Of the presence Of slaughter
In ustrat OF this fact the following tabular
meni contained in the affidavit 10 submitted
Rate of Mortal Death rate By
No a. Stdn0A Iy in lat synofic infec-
fr houses sscsAs n 1859 nons osslv,
Ward. 1884 and 1855 S''.g pop e i"@aes,sss.
lI............. ~ SOW vs6
l4.......... 5000 1894
lo............ ioos loI
The Fifteenth ward 10 one In which there are no
slaughter houses and the comparative decrease In the
ratio Of deaths is apparent Tho afidavt Of DR. Harris