New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-29

attempts are made to smuggle Il to market anu son
before the inspectors can get hold OF H. pu' -
boxes and sent TO town in freight trains AZ snu
in the morning, or Is sent In open rooep'ao w, -.
with chickens There is great deal OF uoup''aI
sale I'm the stores adjoining tho market anu I'm
appear 10 be country wagons MANY o"' -, =. ~
this country veal ia far superior 10 'n"' '"'
&C., 1h cormans buy great deal OF " bob wear ana
pickle it. ,, 49,. -. ,,..oo ,,o,
could inapect them 80 thoroughly tna' hoe
mound NJ had meat would leave them' Under
tho Mo,ronolitap Board Mr. Schultz drove all the
sm,0ha-s nhovs Forty econd-st and kept them
Tho rivers There fine. though small. abattoir
hril, at that time at One-hundredand-sxthst 1t had
OH tbo conyeniences. boat was built on purpose to
carry the cattle TO this place and the away from It,
The idea was 10 stop this boat at various whalves
whittier the butchers would for their meat This
institution broken up for want Of legislative sup
port Such affairs cannot succeed while butchers al
lowed TO slaughter at will much the center of the
ctyuness they offer such attractions to the fraternity
as will induce them their private slaughtering.
The carrying Of all cattle by boats, described would
Of itself be great Improvement freeing the streets
from their presence and from consequent dust and
filth.
One project which the Board OF Health has tried to
carry out by way OF driving small butchers into other
business, to make 1t compulsory for them to do their
own fatmeltng In such ways and by forcing them 10
the best machinery the Board brings steady pres
TO bear upon them Perhaps this will be the only
way to bring the AbatOr into this democratic c0mmu
nifty There is some talk among the fatmelters on the
west side OF getting up large establishments for their
business piles at the river side. They tried to get
bill authorizing this through the last Legislature, but
failed.
The following statement OF the Sanitary Committee
shows how powerless they are for the abatng OF
nusances:
To the Board Of Health The Sanitary Committee re-
specially ask to be relieved from the further consdera-
ton OF the accompanying petitions for the following
That is certainly part OF the proper prov
of this Board to interfere with the erection OF build
ings supposed TO be destined TO saughterng hdesang,
or faneng, and that the subsequent carrying on OF
said trades in any locality depends the compliance
with conditions clearly defined in the Sanitary Code OF
Laws and Ordinances which this Board has neither the
power 10 change set aside at the request OF ctzehs
incOmmOded by the neighbOTh0od OF sucn trades or
establishments; for the removal of which nuis-
ances" sO-called, could the undersigned Committee
make practicable and feasible recommendations other
than already made various occasions during the
last year, and substantially reiterated but fortnight
ago. rs also embraced in the annual report
submitted to His Honor the Mayor sub-seCtOns IA and
49, on pages d. a. and 49, The plea that certain trade
or occupation constitutes q nuisance" may be valid
one and yet under gwen circumstances Its speedy re-,
mOya appears mprac0able well as beyond the legal
power of this Board For reasons apparent and repeat
edlv stated. saughtering hidesatng, and fatmeltDg
legitimate and indispensable trades which this Board
has no power suppress If nuisances. nevertheless
under certain aspect the remedy lies in the Legislature
and in the community at large. This Board can solely
control and restrict In accordance with the laws ana or
dnanCes, and advise and suggest as regards improve
and changes. All of which has been done by TINS
BOARD and will not be lost sight Of All the surrounding
counties, as well as the 'neghb0rng state OF NewJer-
sey having placed legal mpedments In the way or re-
bova OF such trades aforesaid from New York to their
soil il is clear that they cannot be removed beyond the
limits Of the city without legislative action.
q. CECARISI, Chairman Sanitary COMMITTED