The New York herald., 1870-10-05
THE CITY's NUIsANCEs.
Tour cs Inspsction by a Hereld Repcrter-What
He Discsvered-The Up Town HuiEances-
a Vile Fsrtilisins Est blishment-
sagerS Boats-The Great Abattoir on
the Eas River-The board Of Health
Condemn the 0utragea

grapple the fat boiling business and locate 1t at the
least Objectionable points on the island continues TO
call down upon their heads the bitter imprecat0ns
| Of the pubhc, who forced to inhale the vile
Odors from establishments located under their
wndows. The wealthy residents of Beckman.
Murray and Rose HIS on the east side are espe-
caliy indignant and all their efforts 10 compass the
| removal OF the vile places located In East
| Forty-ffth street have been futile It Is well
known to the Sanitary Committee that
| these establishments are run In defiance OF
law, that they are filthy charne houses that give
forth scky odors and compel the inhabitants OF the
neignborhood at certain times to keep their win
dows closed. Yet they hesitate to take aCrion until
after the election, lest the political influence OF the
| butchers and Smith ELY, Jr, should be withdra wn
from certaln 2spirants 10 oce. While this is the
case with the east side nuisances the fat boilers or
! the west SIDE, who do nor mix up In politics. are
grievously oppressed, their places, which are less
Objectionable, are closed up and all permits denied
them, thus giving the two establishments on the
east side monopoly OF thus lucrative BUSINESS.
| Recently the Board Issued q permit to an estab-
lishlnent III l06ln street, on the river, bou
fresh fat. Dr. Morris, who inspected The premises,
reported that the location ana apparatus were un-
eXceptfonabie and tnat the place was isolated from
houses ana upon Ills recommendation the permit
| was issued. Immediately petition, said to be in
IAe interest oil real estate spectators, crcu-
lated and extensively signed by what purported TO
De number OF residents OF Harlem, complaining
".
tary Inspector, who claims that the place Ii one Of
| the best conducted IN the city.
! with view Of discovering what ground exists
for the complaints OF the petitioners, q HERALD
Inspector recently visited all the establishments
the east side. That OF the Butchers Hide and
Fat Association, East river, foot OF Forty nth
street, was found in remarkably itny condition;
but the lat tanks were not heated TO their highest
point ami the smell was not very obIectonablc
The establishment oil Smith Ely, Jr rua by Sayers
Co.. on the same street. gave evidence OF ceanl
ness and care. The floors were clean ana the SAM.
nj fur
from the tanks were exceedingly offensive as what
appeared 70 be stale fat was being boiled
careful Inspection OF the lU0th place con-
nrmed all that mas been claimed for IL by the CITY
Sanitary Inspector But is used, 1t is very
with the most improved machinery Tor consuming
the 0dors attached. After leaving The tanks the
heated coil aud entirSiy consumed. the consuming
with seventy-ave foot CHIMNEY 1''i located si.e
a hundred feet from the premises. A critical
inspection failed to show any escape OF
odors, except momeniarily, when running or the
fat ato the tubs. Even then the smell Is not more
offensive than the frying out OF taliow In farmers
kitchen. The establishment whole Is the
cleanest ana least objectionable ever inspected by
the HERALD reporter with the exception OF lobe
Booths and Wells, on the west side OF the city.
Failing to discover any cause for complaint In the
fat boiling establishment search Instituted for
other nuisances In this he was entirely successful.
Immediately across the strees were found the works
OF the New York Fertilizlng Company. On going TO
the leeward OF II the foulest and mosi stnng smells
ever generated In the city were encountered They
down tnat the HERALD inspector was forced to
beat hurried retreat TO wlndward. IL Is without
eoubt the most pestilerous place on The island and
petitioners, who imagine the smells to emanate from
the fat rendering establishment near BY.
At the foot OF the street were found two scaven-
gers scows used for the removal of night soil.
Closed were the matches sicky stencil escaped
them, and when the matches are opened TO receive
the night soil the smell must pe very offensive.
careful examination Of the location shows II to
be the best on the island for slaughtering and lat
| a
! large tract OF marsh land probably twenty acres
adjacent TO the Bulbs Head catte markets. an ex
cellent and superby arranged aoattCir, $50 by 100
feet, with extensive cattle and sheep pens and
| every facility for slaughterng 10000 animals per
| week-enoug1 to supply all the demands OF New
York, Brooklyn and the suburban towns. II Is
located Immediately ON the river, has extensive
| bulKheads for the reception OF cattle by boat and
| the shipping To other points In the city OF The
dressed carcases. Adjacent to 1t are several large
boiling, and, taken az as whole. the location
| Is such that the Board OF Health might without
fear Of producing any offence centre all the 0beC
tionable BUSINESSES pertaining to saugh,erng ana
thus forever relieve the built up portions OF the city
together on this swamp, which for years VIII not be
| required for residences, under proper and careful
| inspection. The problem OF how 70 conduct bust
nesses Of these Kinds would be successfully solved
The Sanitary Committee Of the Board Of Health
has recently examined the location and was fayOra.
bly, impressed with Its fitness for these businesses,
and il s not Improbable that here they VIII locate
4 them, as saughtering must be done on the island
4 so long people consume animal food
| THE BOARD OF 9EALTH MOVING IN THE NATTER.
the following report was submitted by the SANITARY
! Committee 10 the Board OF Health by DR.. Cecca-
rni. The anthor oil IT Is MagDus Cross Of the com.
1 mittee:--
IN relation % remensrances Of citizen. arans
the on asf &.
and NSn q. .ssyssa ssrrd the sanitary
Repeated inspections during the all tho
places, anmpins grounds and similar locations and
10 the sa. and Sass .sa S
ing no Tito snnoynnes .1S to this Board, have
reform the location aud Of these various
Fl s es . s
Ing trpe eoins gu cleaning Ae are but the natural or
past. ssneentrsi.a il sss .S.,io. a. ha.
n oss ssnp. s o &c % n
q sos1s ss 70 %era1s
ps isst s
sorrect judgment IL the aiscusson OF
~ sssa ~
ssp snssr a,s with s ~ sae
Ihrooshoa ne warmer large proportion tho
become tainted reach The melting tank and ai
With smell BY tho melting oi the once
tainted f., In close ssnueeton With
humia.ing tha. while, Tor instance the city Of Paris
pg this metropolis. But constitutes an abattoir
s no means ~, R.s only here os
carried BY tens OF thousands instead hundreds or
spaces for tho rrcepos q s he
arriving animals where the butcher leisure find
those belonging him stables and sheepods where cat
e and sheep Kept until wanted sansh-
tsrhouses to kill skiu open, wash AID pisces
AIS; blood receptAcies blood must be allowed TO run
nto The river melting houses where the fa II
melted talow; trlpe for the preparation Of
stomachs beads feet and other secondary parts salt
ing doors places OF deposit for the ona reservoirs
sewers odsns. and olces for the .,apoy-s stable.
dent, from the very nature thus consrlced
aosolr tnai With many naisAnoes complained Of
ab.ied corapcts and constant every branch
and detail Of the establishment raav
ali the odn and refuse matter from whlc0syer
and all fssn animals should be speedily
TO rendering place so situated arranged
sTe 90 rs.sona1e cause for complaint the nsghbor
stead OF seeking the aid OF be sutbores in order 10 ind
location where s operations could be carried on Without
reasonable objection, and In most approved manner
abruptly broke thereby INTO An unsance
which outraged this community and ali The neshbobo0d