The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-09
A LOOK AT THE PEST SPOTS.
orFICIlL INSPECTION or THE
SLIUGHTER Houses.


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Ayaking the sanitary OGiclnis-Wbere the
sI,ughtcring l. Done-Thc DAYS Houtiuo
d uuJ the Way u IL Done-Trying TO make
Cicaa that which u Essentially Tnciean.
The venerable President q the Board Of
UuIA. &c onpanied 10y DR.. CoccarinI and MIR.
Cr5.s OF tic rt'ary Committee, and the City SAM.
tar, E.ict'.r went o. tour of Inspection Of the
~. ..i. .I i-l,a house dumping grounds, fresh
btIr,t.. q, lilish"enii, &c, "a stated ia YES,
pa.a. toui,ss scv st ~ o'clock DR.. Morris
c9.I.r commissioner Gross, ana they proceeded
t.u.i.i0racc G. d.. Crccnini, and oitor stirring
Hmm all ut0e went to the rcsd nee OF judge
g.,oItt. jt VET Te cu'icih street. At ~ O'Clock
uy. .t.r.., nom the latter place to the dumping
..a.... itfN.tr We. 1hi.ty-six,h and Tairty-
.,l. .'t..s. N,rtn RIVER. and the late works Of
H., Nct N,.k Rendering Company Hero they
kut1 % r..ked lmttoy,ncrt In the atmosphere
f,nN'.t II Vac tlI.c uuH.hs ago, and the resi-.
d.ut- generally appeared 10 realize 1t. The garbage,
&c. !, uoA Dumped iu'l boats and aiken away, in
II. 10 icing unI,l on tie around as f0rmotly
ITO place. where n,.h trd /. melted were found
10 be iu - el,r coni'uo.
rur sLArGnrrEiNG Gp0rNp.
TIE block b.urd by Tenth avenue, Fortieth
AID Toi,y first streets IL covered VITA misceli-
re,as collection Of squditers' cottages, slaughter
bou,cs COW stables, goats aud geese children and
prs, mn anu ulstncss In and uron this block are
&C re- OF slaughter houses, among them some OF
The most extensive 10 the cib. some VI thom are
brick structures, looking clearly and neat on the
outside; oh,rs are old tLmble. down frame rookie
ries rcsSiug Win jirt and rotten with acc. Toe
slaughter houses nearly all have u frontage on the
street. though their extensions and attachments
reach far hack in confused mass into the interior
IL. a. Lob tHHH a.
b" paved, serve to secure the heris o. cattle waiting
slaughter Tie average
NUMBER oF CATTLE SLAUGHTERED DAILY
In each Of these houses Is about 100 certain show
II cleanliness attends tue operation. but, as tie
number Is great AID the space so limited, abso-
lutte udiuess is out of tie question. the act Of
tnoekin; the creature In tue Lea and cutting mis-
throat may be done oD pavement OF some sort
ssgRng or oobO.e.sIone-but tae dressing Of tie
c4ieass, the cutting up aud the han ing OF u e
sides, Is mostly done on wooden doors which have
become thoroughly mprcgnated with the drippiugs.
III compliance with tie requirements Ct ~ Board
Of Health, these slaughter houses undergo a sort Of
crdGing process every day, chat Is, water IL
alayod on tie floors from a husepipe, and thea
sNeIt on and the floor lef' TO dry lie accumu ia
lions OF refuse are removed daily, Ms well Us ever,
tiug else AIRING from tae work OF butcherng but
win this routine tue places are never empty.
IHt bAlLr HOUND
II cot ~ follows: Tie cattle for slaugtter are
driven into tie lens between ia, HIGHT and O'clock
IN ito morning. Ihe WAX of elausLtefing nropoI-
Lai T., te kniitg-! e.i ns rigut away ter LreaS
hst 1ie cattle are Killed onl tue curctsses Dire. seJ
sud hung w Gs tapi,y ~ ICts,bie. ATE hides are
thrown asre IN cap Tor attention the neat morn
tug. a tnuOils, tLd other tat-pToducns portions
ia, 10 10 lie rendering works, receive attention
after q caicassts are dressed. Ia, reid.e Is paeA
Ell ~ larrt.., ana a~.its removal tie next noTnins
1ltn We ~ ms oEs nre w"si sd cut aud tue place
Is closed soon after midhig Il tue prepared meat
reno ga to harAet. Al daylight trucks come 70 re-
move ilie refuse. At the same time the iut1Ltrs
overhaul Tue hides OF tie Previous cay, remove Ihe
ioa',
SKIN TUE rAus,
Tor which r,,ty market i fouad in the scores OF
l,or T,"'lo NhU slald rtacy with baskets 10 take
Ten away. paving ten cents splcce Tor them: -
&c hides are then rolled IN Tor shl ment This
work ss's until the time las arrived to h gin the
tuHd again. indic Ited by tue noise " the hungrs
lt,ic crowded In tic pens
Ilus IL VII De seen that the idea Of keeping the
.Hu-httr houses clean, VI even VI cleaning tDen up
isiy, Is
PrRE FICTION.
Blood and the reuse OF slaughtered aniu,l- are
pIe,tn, q all hours ~ ire DAY. Like the s,ins on
haeh"th'- Rnl'y md, ~ ey ever NANTES the use We
Toy are nsopar,lle from the business, an vi h
hem there i al 80 ute he th or ptrfc,t eanl.
ness Older, -ystcm, and frequent Wu-iinss viii
temedy toe eva ~ mcasnrs-Nil moderate Its
The only Ieriee: remedy j. TO locate the business
ab~oueb bcyCnd tie inhIligod portions OF The
tuls mater Is inNtspulaoIe. 1ae only question IL
wbsther
SHEY or TuE BurcHEns HAVE THE GREAIER POWER
In their examinations yesterday the Sanitary Com
muee noticed the fou,e OF Mr. Elder stein. SCI
b2d Tenth avenue, Which IL actually II uateI on
trbiduen g. ind being on the east side OF emit
avenue, eioS forhetb street tbs the Committee
say s tie beet they have ever seen. IL heinz entiiey
tagged, and when w3sled tue drt comes OF a.
easily a. 90 sideNdik. IL In unders, ooI that the
Conn itee an I, commend al The slIugh,er houses
10 he tagged a. this II, u being a. model lau Inter
house OF the city and will likely be PEE United " re-