New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-26
THE ABATTOIR SYSTEM.

CONCENTRATION OF NECESSARY NUIsANCES.
THE REMOVAL or THE sIAUGHTHR-HOUsEs AND THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AN ABATToiR PUBLIC Me-
CEssrrY--A MODEL ESTABLISHMENT AT MILAN
FULLY DESCRIBED.
The Board Of Health have decided in regard
TO the that the general public demands
their removal and collection In an abattoir Last Spring
when this question was before the Board, Lewis Morris
lai before them the result Of his careful inspections OF
the system In Europe The abattoir In Milan con-
ceded the best OF ALL combining all the good points
and excluding all the bad features OF other absttors IN
France and other countries.
TO the remoustrance OF the East Side Butch
ers' Association. which they said that public opinion
will not tolerate arbitrary ordinances OF the Old World"
Mr. Morris aptly "I cannot see why the Board
OF Health should not have voice in protecting the rights
OF those who though not butchers have to eat their
meat and pay for It, the risk Of being gored by their
beeves tripped up by their sheep when walking IN
the public highways and hold property in the negbbor
hood Of slaugherhouses the price aud occupancy OF
which is less affected thereby; and therefore
with the greatest respect to the butchers hope that
your honorable body will devise some means whereby
We the people, will be protected 10 hyes health and
property"
Mr. Morris then goes on to describe the Milan abattor
which illustrates the best points IN all the other Euro
pean absttoirs. He says:
public edihce devoted 70 such important branch OF
the public service. Butcheriug was permitted any
where IN the city, subject TO regulations passed by the
city authorities far back which attempted 10
regulate the business and diminish the Inconvenience
health and examples set by other large elites In Europe
induced the authorities IN 1850 TO establish single IN.
stitution which could be collected the scattered
butcher shops OF the city, permitting the sale OF meat
shops. The deysng Of such plan Entrusted TO the
Chevalier Nazari. an engineer OF distinction Inc
Cheyalier prepared his plans In the main agreeing win
NJ m qsta
regard the killing Of beeves The people leave the
hide on their beeves until the meat Is ripe for the
market believing that this plan makes the meat more
tender Each butcher was permitted TO have separate
stall for saughterng his beef and keeping t until ready
for market The smaller beasts swine, sheep and goats,
slaughtered at common abattoir and immediately
after saugbternR transported To the shOps ior SAFE
The manufacturing trpe Is also concentrated IN the
establishment, where II Is cleaned washed sno coVkeu
other industries incidental 10 the refuse OF an abator
such as talloy chanderes tsuneres and glue factories,
could have been concentrated In the abattor; but as
custom had already removed them from the city IT was
mot deemed OF auy Importance useessly disturb such
occupations which would have suffered by coneentra-
ton al the abattO The experience OF other cities gave
the engineer the plan for making an abatto In hlan
The City Of Milan well adapted TO the abatton sys
tenn as IL surrounded by walls and can be entered
only through gates. that complete quarantine can
be readily established by the city authorities against
the beeves other animals which be driven 10 the
city, NewYork owing to its being surrounded by water,
can also be readily adapted to such plan or regulation
The abattor OF Milan has been erected in the southern
portion OF the city. adjoining side the city wall
at a point about midway between the scino ana Ma
genta gates. The surrounding district Is sparsey pop
ulated. Communication between the suburbs aud the
abattoir is bv tunnel through the city wall No Deei'
mutton pork any other article OF butchers meat can
enter the city by any other way than this tun-
mel AS soon as the animal enters the abatOir Is IN
spected with view It's being MT for food and asso-
citation with the other animals, and the tax Is paid
The space occupied by the abattoir Is ia the form Oh
auadratera and contains about 81 acres. OF winch "
acres are intended for future extensions II needed
Within the Enclosure the buildings are divided from one
another by paved streets The sewage of the establish
ment 10 very well arranged the waters passing through
subterraneau canals which run under most OF the
streets The tide will do for in NewYork what the
water of tue Italian lakes does for Milan. The water
supply is furnished the establishment by being pumped
up by eam-engue into large reservoir Inc Croton
will supply all the wants OF any aDattor that we NAV
erect here This seaueDgne, however Is also useu "r
generating steam TO OF the hog brstles and clean
the trpe The oucherng of the beeves and veal car
red on in the butchers private apartments set apart for
this special purpose by the company The swine ana
sheep are killed in common slaughter-bouse. lbe
whole business of hogking has got into the hands Of
company, who also do the sailing and packing On the
premises.
Tho general plan Of the splendid Milan abattoir a,
follows, sketchedkby MI Motifs, VINO hspecIeu 'ns
buildings carefully:
Inside the Enclosure the buildings are diyiyed from
each other by streets and are devoted 70 the ioOWS
affects the communal administration, the sanitary De
partment the offices OF the company, the finance De
partmeut police, 23i stables for large beasts, the
slaugterhOuses for large and small DeeVes hcudIhg
veal Each the groups OF buildings contains IS large
cOmpar tments and 81 small and mas three covered
streets which also pOrcOes Inen there are we
slaughter houses Tor sheeP eueep saples ,ue
stables and gehOuses for teams ahd wagons ne
longing the company, tripe ana sausage iactorles
with stOrehOuses and drying houses Tor Oiadiefs AOR
slauGhterhouse with washrooms hog pens, steam steam
engine and water supply sOrebouse FOR fuel for engine
and engineers residence, &c. The company employs
about IS men daily do the cleaning Of the establish
ment The drainage is by canals The sauShtennR
cell are cleaned by iron pipes which let III the water III
the midst and then each cell connects with common
drain which carries the sewage ~ the canal He wafer
the boiler or the engine Is used 10 eau w
hogs The chief aim OF the abattoir has been TO nave
business properly CLASSIFIED 70 nave the eAt
by a single gate and 10 keep the establishment cean.
Due regard j. paid 20 good ventilation Tue parh u
uauted with trees AFFORD shade and To purify the arr
The throughout the establishment are pIOsueu
r6e cost OF erecting the establishment $4,000
The revenue based per capita charge f0r each
animal slaughtered there the afn being arranged &c
cordng TO the length OF time the animal remains, "a
hours being the BASIS OF the charges The company
claims the ownership OF the blood, intestnes, hides
horns fat and every kind OF refuse Ihe blood
is collected in tin pans at tue time OF slaughtefLs ah1
taken by the employees OF the company rom the
butchers and put In common vat ana then taken away
by the manufacturing company Who purchase u. The
intestines are made into tripe by company VINO pay
the association so much ROYALTY IT, Horns hides and
hoOfs are sold. The manure Is exchanged win the
farmers in the suburbs for fodder and bedding Tue
great principle TO be adduccd from the foregoing Il the
Concentration OF what is and always has been aud a.
WAYS Will be, nuisance 20 any community the slhugnt
eriug and rendering business OF great city The sght
OF blood familiar yes youth OF city win H. ana aAs
the shambes school for disorder The aoat0lr can DC
where cattle be brought without Doing oflNeb
through the streets, and thus do away Win another
nuisance.
GOV DIX AND TUE THIRD TERM