New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-03
THE NETWORK RENDERING COMPANY.

SIR: The New-YOrk Rendering Company
have been constantly presented by the press and
people as defiant voators of law, civil and sanitary aud
as persistently carrying offensive and deeterois
business solely for private gain One Of the unfortunate
results OF this crusade is apparent in the floating
animals and ofal which fill Bay, and for this
held responsible The New-York Rendering Company is
an association ctizens-most of whom have property
at stake and homes in this cyorganzed for the sole
purpose Of carrying contract Sith the City OF New
York known as the "Ofal contract" This contract
was originally made with another association, which,
after two years Of heavy expenditure In frutess eff
forts TO comply with their obligations, gladly assigned
their powers and duties to the N Y r. Co. Our duties
under that contract collect all the horses and other
animals which die by disease accident within the city
of NewY0rk receive at the oal dock oil the refuse
brought to us from the saughterhOuses, markets, &c.
and TO transport the same without the city limits For
this service we paid by the Icty $4,000 per annum,
which the expense OF the necessary horses CARTS
and men kept the collection OF the dead animals All
other expenses and any profit to be made must be de-
rived from the manufacture or rendering OF the ma
terial received.
Before the N Y r. Co. commenced operations, the
original contractors had tried many costly experiments
for removing and utilizing the oal and animals at va
rous localities Long Island, Barren Island and In
New-Jersey The determined hostility OF the neghbor-
ing inhabitants the great expense OF transportation,
and the pecunary losses incurred had finally driven the
depositng their material in the waters of the Lower
Raw Believing that the nuisance created by the daily
accumulation Of animal refuse in this city could be most
speedily and eectualy abated by rendering the mate
rial fast produced without the delay OF transpoa
tOn this Company sought the advice and cooperation OF
the city authorities among whom was the President OF
the Metropolitan Board OF HEALTH Mr. jackson Schultz,
who in a lettef dated Feb. rs, 1861 says:
far for TO have permit
animal matter board Of barge al the foot Of ninth
cape ts conducted 'aperheans the
vdS And n s S S1Ps s sS $ We'll Bon such
And after we commenced operations, our Doats, ma
Board of Health, and in September 1867, detailed re.
port made by order OF the President OF the Board or
efD &F E. HGy Js%es r. b. pe
BID. OF Health 1867, pages o-Slll TINS report iuy con-
fned the statements herein made, as may be seen on
The New-York Rendering Company, being prominent
a. representatiye victim and forthwith the people
press the Board of Health fell upon and declared
in our turn demanded an Investigation, which was
peatedy made by the Board Of Health, and although we
pense for counsefees, &C. in sundry hearings before
the Board, they unable to show that created
offensive In long report q the sanitary superin-
tendent Of the Board Of Health. published june q 1870
this paragraph: 1.-THE docks and buildings (of
the NewYork Rendering Company, and all their sur
roundngs appear 70 be kept in great care no
other than those Of carbole acid From the rendering
thoroughly consumed that escape into the
atmosphere" still later the Sanitary Committee OF the
Board OF Health made thorough personal examination
OF rendering apparatus and were entirely satisfied
OF its efficiency"
To bring the issues fairly before the people we mako
the following assertions and challenge their denial
disprOva by the officers of the Board OF Health
J. The whole system and process OF the NewYOrk Rem
derng Company in dealing with the animal refuse Of
NewYork City rs not only far superior To that Of any
former but IL ia In advance and improve
ment upon the methods used in any other city OF this
country Europe. O. The machinery by which this
COnpany "renders" tries out its material Is the
perfect apparatus for that purpose known and by this
apparatus all the gases, vap0rs and odOrs produced In
rendering completely destroyed 3. There IL
cessble locality within practicable transportation dis
tancc from eWYOrk, where the inhabitants Health
authorities viii permit TO deposit render the
terial received under contract. 4. Any method In
vOying distant transportation will certainly be pro
duGtye Of greater Oense 10 the citizens OF NewYOrk
than plan OF rendering the material In the city with
rendering OF fresh fa Uallow, etc. are as offensive
As those produced by rendering Offai or nurse
flesh and the former gases give rise TO the fatboing
nuisance 8. The gases generated by accompanying raw
animal matter more dcleterious to health than
those produced from the material treated by
neat at ihe customary temperature OF steam tanks.
Inc sum OF All ORDER and advice To the present time
Is. Remove H." In vain ask the Board where
Troublesome burden may be deposited. In vain have
we SHOWN mat the sea Is the only alternative Their
fepy - -" out ~ ar JuriaGictioDr Wehave resolved
20 Iai h@k on tie htern terms Of our contract. We
don't intend 80 reihat the losing experiment of render
lng t'is MAJ r az At ,stauOc from New-York The
only alternativc-hat Z dfpOsitiug daily tie material
III the Sat~is' at tle ucean-hts been unWillinQly
adopted ~ pnr COnipdn! tbe more bccaise are
10 ing heavily ny sJch II has const antly
against this COiipIUy IL "makiny
mOnsy ~ contract. We would ask what degree Of
eTcienc, cuid he expected from puDiic private ser
Auts II tirg cont ncd 10 lose money bt their seryices
Nc'g-fcrt. Aug. y, 1870 c.