The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-23
SUPREME c0uRI-GsxeRlL TERM.


mOval Of slaughter Houses.
Before Judges Leonard, Cerke ana Welles
Solomon Schaster The Metropolitan Board Of Healh
THIS before this court yesterday motion
I'm Injunction to restrain the Board Of Health from
ahaing causing the removal OF the plaintiffs place OF
essiness There Of these now pend
hs Of which number this selected the test case
5De plaintiffs in each case butchers, and and
conduct slaughter houses in various parts OF the city
Mat Of the plaintiff above named being situated at No.
lso Stanton street The complains forth that the
plaintiff carries ON his Business .. the above pre-
mlses that such business is carried with great
and cleanliness and with proper segard
for sanitary considerations; that about
Mag l6 order was issued by the Board Of
health directing the abating and dscontnusnce OF
that on the 25th OF May this order was
and that the 9th OF June order issued di
yectng the police to execute the order and that plain
AN had been afforded opportunity Of being heard In
opposition to the order before It's issuance
George Bliss, Jr and Mr.. Eaton appeared counsel
tor the Board, and James N. Smith and Waldo Hutch
hsgs for the plaintiffs Mr.. Bliss proposed that all the
cases should be argued together the majority Of his
the peculiar circumstances OF case upon obec-
ton by Mr.. Smith II was agreed that those relating to
Mr. Bliss then read the report Of Dr. Dalton in relation
10 slaughter houses. dated April 20 which has been al
ready publ sh d. aud the following report Of Thomas H.
Toras METROPOLITAN BOARD or HxALrH:-
o%Is II White holding the Position Of ssnary In
New York. do reportrhst the 10Th day Of April 1867
nss situated iso Stanton hs city OF New York;
S aa a D sss. 70 be as noSss fer
Stanton street
+ s soa " life
e aepse b X S n II:
noise made by the cattle and calves night and especially
abe small Yards and pens 9 in Snisa ,asy
boxes and the standing wood work. walls
sd and Which sa
wasewashing can only temporarily conceal but not Alto
sA,-on .sooSn. Of the .sn.ng Of tho atmosphere by
rs removal through the streets OF the city 800
ssIAs q PUBLIC from the
iDto them from this house. which render
especially IN hot weather and dnrng high
tides whes the contents Of the oen set back
tenant and dwellings, which have drains connected
-. = !. 49, THOMAS II. WHITE, Sanitary Inspector
After the reading Of the order Of disconnuancs Of
She plaintiffs business Mr. Eaton stated that he desired
10 raise objection to this proceeding for injunction.
these matters regarding which relief was sought By The
plaintiff The plaintiff mad been afforded the opportunity
o. hearing before the Board under the provisions Of
Counsel contended that the judgment OF the Board could
only be reviewed on cstorar and the present proceed
ing oy action could not lic This point reserved BY
The court. -
Mr. Bliss then proceeded 10 read . most formidable
g ~ ss.s
snssa sass = s:' sa! Fried
On n the city Of New York ne mode q
ssasSer sss
aoS . ss sS,ps:: 10
from the IN .uS % non S
so%s nSssnc Hs bprssa IN .S not e for even
Of offensive and dthy suSsances and u. allow much
;Ssy say. ss
Irsssy Of slaughter n9o1 houses
s:,s:s ,:s ' 'a's.$ss now now
%TsssAs ,,'n 1ss
sse The several that prior 70 e
passage q he orn.ase rssaatns hours during
these causes proved in The Of Cooper
|. 3. t 9s @
Sa s ina.
more danger from driving in the evening than other
are kept yards pens which very nsdeaaaies yea
when slaughtered entras escape into
,s % s ave- .ss Souas sa ana has sersn s
times that number Of smaller animals which are slaughtered
s.n1sa 70 ,hre. sendred tons OF Ibis sM0
sogs the e. ne .s the mem
they admitted tina, they had been forbidden by their
aud there become proved among things
sdng several OF those belonsSs 10 the plaintiff IN these
sections amnuaiea.s with Houston street sewer. During
offensive from the matter discharged BY IL
.ns the erybsa n thai "eny On
t.n found that he offence caused By the
~ mi. sewer, which became decomposed and we're
sarss o BY The tide IN sms. way Is vas found on
% % Sot s mouth a q ss swsr Ts.
are ooencesed thai there was drpos Of nm lar offensive
ssf sas sss
.se out y No means s =. q @
.smsas In them purifying ana aay up The tina.
saense and unhealthy odcr. 20 escape
o sPSn.as s s thai
many q The slaughter house. the "a. oAl and substances
long become sironrcs,
s.rse,s the sase ' these are oi,en iouns
sy. aha. these ess psS s as
ps,.0T nsa5 q aEss ssSs sesas
Health he prOpresy q eOmpens rcnssof ii such
have nP ..
~ and y ,. ss ga: 10 u. :.
c s.% .si ssIsf 70 I'D &
iug this end hy aadsys or evdcace while Others IN
wlns % incur the hostility o TIE butchers by publicly ap
.naSeas Inn. h.. not elapsed e snass X.
SoS sda saVs been
Deponen further say. he belief Of The Board
9. Health ,hs, y ..rsen. resea.ons they could compel
would miieAied that could be allowed carried
%Sos injury p Sa Bas h 81 ss s s s o5
pear Ia. shown that unless an ceer kept oonsAny sta
where popre.ors are hemseves particular and careful
propretoFs
often compuson clean up their and
their mode OF doing their 10 allow
them At 10 fall into az bad state = before.
Dcponen further continuance OF the business
o sanghtering the buitup portions OF the cty -
nutsance that there have been erected at various
the vicinity OF this city abatoirs
slaughter houses where the process 10 conducted IN such
manner a. e ee offensive y no one tha. these establish
ens are sufficiently large to do the entire business Of the
.siy TIA. one q these = situated At Sommunipsw New
street East river; that the Butchers Association composed
q the eadins aad influential butchers Of the city,
have arranged Tor Tho action Of another Al Forty.
nith street aud East shat these establishments
are not monopoes but open all who choose 70 hire
places there or procure their anina killed there; that
FOR the relative ready
have proposed DO The augherng and dressing Al these
places uncutne the delivery OF the the shopsl
less price than that which The butchers
shem And dsponent further OF ali the slaughter
houses IN the city OF New York twenty
situated above Forty second street. those
afed below Forty second street obly he
and that all OF these later In The built ~ and densey
atsds Of The ritv II