, 1872-12-16
Result Of a Visit to Bridge
port and the Union
Stock Yards.
Mr. Turner's New Method of
Utilizing Slaughter-House
Ofal.


most from noxious odors and, since it gives the
conclusion arrived at by the Sanitary superzn-
sendent. after long and careful discussion Of
the subject it deserves respectful consideration.
But it is necessary to mako q thorough examin a.
ton Of the territory around the Stock Yards,
md its present condition, in order to find
whether the removal Of this business there is
going to be beneficial to the city, and the results
II that Investigation, which was carefully made,
ue given below:
TEE DIFFICULTIES TO BE OVERCOME
IN order to carry on the business Of slaughter
ing, packing, aud rendering, without giving
general offence, consist of the manure, offa1,
blood tank-water, and the peculiarly offensive
gases evolved in the process Of rendering, the
latter, borne by the wind, being the most far
reaching and unhealthful Of all the odors aris-
ing from this business. # they cen be satisfao-
torlly met, it makes comparatively little differ
ence where rendering is carried on. The odor
ceaslng, ninety-nine hundreths of the objection
ceases. Providing there is no nuisance, it is 3
matter Of slight consequence to the public gen.
orally whether it be carried on on Archer ave-
nue., or the town Of Lake, SO that the price OF
NEST is not affected. There is no question but
that Tor years the so-called
BRIDGEPORT ESTABLISHMENTS
have run of blood and tanL-water. ETC., into
Ogden Slip and Healy Slough, until both became
corrupt It is also certain that they have allowed
the gases to escape from. their tanks, fouling
the sir over to the Lake Shore. In addition to
these sins, they have been go unfortunate as to
be the renderers highest town, and to, therefore,
bear the responsibility Of any stenches which
might have originated at other points. When
The wind was IN the southwest, an offended
dweller On Michigan avenue sscribed the smell
to Bridgeport, while, for all he knew, it might
have started at Egan avenue.
LAST suN1ER,
The special attention of the BOARD of Henlth,
hnd Of the Mayor, was given to q nuisance which
was the subject of such general complaint, and
They have been advising: suing, regulating, and
watching the renderers ever since. The canal
having been deepened, and the South Branch
turned into flowing stream, they utterly for
bade their draining into stagnant pools like the
Healy Slough, but required them to make
eewer-connechons with the main stream,
knowing that whatever foul water they
discharged into it would be carried along by the
current. They also required them to provide
their rendering tanks with condensers, so that
the steam and gases, which had previously es-
capped into the air, should be conducted into the
sewers. This has been done, to the improve
1ent of Ogden Slip and Eea1y Slough, and
while where their sewers empty into the South
Branch there is slight smell it is perceptible
only there, and the foul water is carried down
the canal. These gases, which have been the
chief cause Of complaint far beyond the odors
OF clips and s1oughs or smells Of ta1low OF of1a1
and which are now, BY the direction Of the Board
OF Health, led into the sewers, have been uti-
lied by one Of the renderers, Mr.. Turner, by
converting them into
ILLUMINATING GAS.
By common trap, the gases are Intercepted,
while the condensed steam is allowed to flow off,
End the former, after publication by passing
through lime, etc, are converted into burning
soa ssoa. "D'u 9 l0fs lfs' ''[n 000f 'DAn '1A' 1t0
The packers, however, have met with great
difficulty in dlsposing Of their offal. They could
not utilize it: and nothing remained, being una
bic to pitch it into the river, but to bring it
somewhere. Here they found themselves be-
tween two fires. The Trustees of the town Of
Lake refused to allow it to be buried there, and
guarded their line with policemen. It was al
most equally difficult to find place for it within
the city limits. 4 proposition to carry it out
into the Lake and dump it there met with stren-
PEELED to hire field here and there, where they
best could, and thus dispose Of it.
MACHINE has BEEN INVENTED
by Mr. Turner. upon which he has been working
for gear, and which will soon be in operation,
which, it is trusted, will enable them to turn to
profit what has hitherto been burden on their
hands. The machine consists Of revolving
boiler, with capacity Of about eight tons,
and with q double shell, the space
steam, while along the bottom Of the boiler run
perforated pipes, through which hot air passes
into the material The boiler revolEes slowly,
stirring up the of1a1, and bringing it in contact
with heated surfaces, and allowing the hot ali
to pass freely through it. It is believed that in
about forty minutes the whole contents will
become As dry Is dust The gases arising from
this process can either be carried OF under
ground, OF, by making chimney of sufficient
height, be carried up into the upper current Of
air, where they will annoy no one.
THE TASK-wATER.
II these things are fairly done Il the offal is
thus dried without offence, and the gases aris-
ing from rendering can be disposed Of By burn
ing, or in any other equally satisfactory way,
then little remains but the tank-water+ DR..
Rauch, in his recent report, calls attention to
the value OF this, on account OF the
and suggests it's utilization. Mr. Wahl, how
ever, who has experimented, says, that in order
to obtain the ammonia, the tank-water has to
be fermented, the result being the creation Of q
emen fully as outrageous as that caused by the
gases evolved in rendering, and not SO easily
controlled as the latter gases are. 1t is the in
tention, of at least three Of the Bridgeport 1en-
derers, to sink artisan wells on their premises,
which will enable them to keep steady stream
running through their sewers, and to mix their
tank-water with as much pure water as to make
It perfectly lnoffensiye.
THE QUESTION OF REMOVAL.
Still, no matter how inoffensively the business
is carried on at Bridgeport, that constitutes no
reason why it should not be removed to the
Stock Yards, providing it can be done there as
well, and providing that the final result ia not to
increase the cost Of meat to the consumer. 1t
is a great cattle centre; and there are already
extensive rendering establishments there. But
before making any sweeping change it would be
well to consider the geographical situation Of
this point, and also the present condition OF the
establishments at the Stock Yards, which.
though outside Of the city limits, are, by the
charter, under the control Of the municipal
authorities
The South and West forks of the South
Branch unite near the mouth of the canal. Ihe
former crosses Reuben street at Thirty-hrst,
and then, making broad sweep to the east,
comes within two blocks Of Reuben at Egan
avenue, and crosses the former street short
distance south of the avenue. Up to Egan
avenue it has been dredged out to q fair depth,
in order to connect this stream directly with the
Yards. 4 canal is now digging along Egan ay-
euue, which will be mile in length. The South