The New York herald., 1867-04-23
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

Meeting or the Board-The Proposed Ned
Abattoir NJ Forty-feurth Street.
Ths Board OF Health met yestsrday afternoon, Pre-
dent schutx in the chair
Dr.. ssoxs offered the following resolution. which u
adoptsd:-
Resolvsd That the resolution Of this Board directing
pu ps.ssd Ap H. AL. ~ 8. Ss Ssss 70 sna
e ,s a. y IA HsTcchi and mission schools and genes
ssd.a ss: York s and s1SoHyn .na caro-
A comnuniction was rscsived from Inhabitants
Fort Washinaton. in which they complained Of th(
casng ashore Of butchers offa 81 the waves at shs
plaos and which onai they say. lodging in the rocks
tories the subject was referred 70 the Sanitary sup
had besn especially called for the purpose Of hearn
objections against the proposed new ahattor Forty
eonntsr ce ,s 80. osst1sr with
Mr. OzAuscr saA,yn said the neighborhood So
caities m the city and Rrsat had hitherto bss
taken 10 exclude al nuisances from the vicinity Res
dentsd extent and but first class dwelling houss
had been erected The residents OF this neighborhoo
urged against the proposed new abs.soir in the Orr
ssneraaioe, with buildings Of that kind In the repor
abasoir the foot Of looh street and East rivsr
was another on New York bay, a Communipaw, Nev
jsrsy Ia aHd Hudson ces Tns localities in ~sS ne
abattoirs situated admitted Of their unlimited ED
panson II ths business were conhoed 70 those psces
public no new abattor needed In the next place
when southerly wind swept over the city II woul9
sweep 81 the ssv
travelling ON the air and whom northeasterly wind
prevailed they wound extend even over Murray
erected there would cease 70 be any Fifth avej
nue.. any Lexington or Fourth avenue And
nosss TO from ya
tho regions he had indicated, Notwithstanding
that might be done In the way OF cleanliness or by
carry them up north, and the whole north would b
seriously affected Again. the cars on the Harlem Rail-
erstood that on the Hudson rvor however cattle wer
landed about Forty fifth street. If that every
animal that travelled on four legs coming to the new
attoter be slaughtered would travel through Forty
fifth street. North river, the East river, through
the parts OF the city About that there could be nd
dispute. He had himself cattle driven through Fifth
avenue when their destination admitted OF their being
taken through any collateral avenue Against this II
streets at night But cattle rot simply an obsruc
on to the highway, though neither women nor childre
could pass the sidewalks Of street through which
cattle had been driven with any degree OF comfort Nd
one could sleep In thoroughfare through which cattle
were driven at night He for one would rather BY ~
hear the booming Of the than listen to the melaA
choly beatng of the ca passed through the streets
separated from its mother. and rendered miserable p
hunger and fatigue Speaking for himself and hia
neghbors he could this OF the most serious
of the evils with which they threatened by the
new abattoirs The gentlemen on the other side might
tniDk tuat CouIu
barges but he they could really do
such thing Again. the business Of the new abattor
would doubtless increase and gradually spread, right
up to Forty eighth street, and from the rive through
all the space east of the First Mr. Schafet
closed by saying that the gentlemen who proposed q
erect the new abatoir would lose nothing by NOD
being permitted to carry out their design, theil
lots could readily be sold at their full value,
Mr.. COOPER said he and other butchers thought thal
men pursuing that calling just as essential 70
community any other class Of citizens. There cou
not be less Objectionable place for an abattoir ths
that which they had selected.
Mr. PATTERSON said a few words 10 behalf Of the nes(
abaltor contcndng that kept in the manner it woul
be, IL could never become q nuisance
President SCHULTZ said he thought tho best plan wou
be Board visit the locality and for tbeu
selves the character Of the ncghborhood which would
affected by the abattor The Board would take an o.
portunty TO make such visit during the present week
The Board then adjourned.