New-York tribune., 1867-09-03
THE CATr1EMEN VS.. THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

THE CATTIF-NfEN vs.. THE BOARD OF HEALTH
The cattlem met in the Germania Assembly Rooms
Yesterday afternoon take action respecting the recent
order forbddng butcherng and the driving of cattle be-
low Foretl-st. President Jacob Hester was in the
chair The prohibOry order published by the Police
Superintendent last Tuesday. which notifies the police
OF the Nineteenth and Twenty Wards Forteth-st
from East North River being the boundary, Is mis-
Sanitary Ordinances" adopted 10y the Board Of Health
misprnt of the order created the impression that the
prescribed district sOuthwardly of Forty SecOnds
instead Of FOrtethst Considerable confusion was caused
by this msapprehenson 70 correct which the f4oe sn
order on Saturday. Beside the general public who are
Interested IN Ss f| f d,s. gs 6 so sye lar speeoy al
and pecuniarily affected are the butchers and
drovers VINO tlafc u Sa'e 10 tne Shpn oi seNeIa ae
they supplied the city with total oi $3.50 animals
sheep and lambs 1902; swine 25G4s. The many cattle
dealers who furnish subsistence FOR the people are
partial whether it removes their business from the city
not bat they prOtcsi against creating monopoly OF
firm of butchers in Washington Market whose views are
supposed TO be held by others freely acknowlcdsed the
saughteringof cattle In the midst OF crowded pop
ulatlOn bc in plain violation Of the laws OF health
Thcy also consider e nuisance in other ways
sl gey ywaed innf ini io ff SoaG Of Hath Il abo
isilug It below Fortieth-st, and allowing it
downtown butchers, aad the gain Of the others
70 have % II removed etrcy from nc city and confined
suitable abbators easily accessible to all the trade like
think that the ordinance viii have the effect OF enrclng
tho owners Of large slaughter house IN Harlem by send
ing many Of The butchers % that vicinity to have thelr
saugcring done, and ~ cnrcug three persons ~ par
tcular whom they designate as the hide man" the
glue man" and the " fat man" They think that
these three are lcagucd together III grand
scheme 10 make money. The hide man Is an
extensive leather merchant OF the swamp,
and n well-lnOwn citizen who OF course, rs they
believe ia interested having the slaughcrhouses up
town where he can obtain Ids hides, from the butchers
RI a lower price than he would have O. pay for trans
po,tatiOn II they bought from abDaOlrs out OF the
ifv To such the butchers say, is he inter
eated IN "hides" that he favored the invention OF ma
chine which would blow the skin OF an animal. Inc
butchers add that the experiment vas actually tried bnt
that the animal sufOcated IN the attempt The man
with the gcatnous appeaton Is engaged III buying the
and other parts the for the purpose or
making glue, but they do not know how far he Is IN
ercsted in having the saughtcrhouse in the upper part
Of the city instead OF elsewhere The fat man Is engaged
IN the chambers business, and endeavOs, OF course 10
buv the fat OF an animal cheap a. possible He Is
sometimes known, they say, a. the "56-pounder man
because of his using the OdasmOnCd 5GpOund weights III
weighing intestine refuse matter which lie gets rom
The butchers This butcher firm seem 90 think that these
rce the behind the scenes III the pro
h.bitinS OF laaghtering below FOrtieth-st.