, 1874-02-12

Tho Board Of Uoalth yesterday went upon q
tour Of sanitary inspection, with tho special OBJ
1oct OF looking over now slaughter-house just
built BY Mr. Charles H. Tugman, on the north
bank of the canal, short distance beyond tho
old lock-. Tho party went in carriages, and on
arriving ut the place wero treatod to 9 substan-
ta1 lunch, waHhod down with plentiful supply
Of dry Vorzenay, aud supplemented by some
excellent cigars. Thus reinforced tho Board
mndo careful inspection Of Mfr. Tugman'a new
.elaughter-houae, which Ind been built without
boon done, tic object boing to show tho ostnb-
Gshuont OF to the best advantage, Rnd trust to
an excellent impression to receive permit after
wara. In this AIr. Iugman was quito succossiul,
for ho showed tile Board d House constructed to
psove that It was possible to carry on boot-lti1l
inE without creating 9 nuisance. Tho floors arc
all double, with filling Of dry Garth botwoon,
so TINT the blood cnl waahings may not leak
through and soak into the, ground, aud in warm
weather create smell. Tho drainago appeared
to DO good. Dr.. Halln, President Of tho Board,
was pleased with all lo Saw, md lad no doubt
that the deslred permit would DO granted. Or.
Miller, tue Sanitary Superintenlent, Haid lle
hsd ~ fault to find with tho arrangeinenta, blt
ed In 1872, by Which the erection Of slaughter
houses was prohibited Within cartain lirnita, md
L the Board say ct to suspend that regulation in
this instance, 1t would hayo to bo done by q
delegation Of members Of the Board Of Trado
paid their respects to AIr., Tugman in bis nes
quarters, md woro Hospitality entertained.
The health party next visited the fcrtilising
mile west Of tic Transit House, at the Union
Stock Yards. Hero they were courtoously re-
coivcd by the proprietor, md I'll hour was passed
II examining into the workings Of tho concern.
Col. ssoyer's procosa Of reducing olIal aud dead
animals to inodorous fcrtilizing n,ateria! ON
bodies seyoral' new foatures. The tank oiral,
blood, etc., ii dried III u revolving iron cylinder
90 feet in length. the contents being subjected to
heat Of 1870 degrees. This intense heat is
produced By tho uso Of 1nely-powdorcd coal iu-
trolucod to tho furnaces by means Of blow
pipes. Tho gases liberated from the ofTal DUR
ing tho drying PROCESS arc led through n pipo to
2 furnaco especially constructed for that pur-
pose. Here also tho lieut. is intensified bytho u6o
ofpulvorizea fuel and the gases arc temporarily
confined III tho furnace bo moann OF perforated
arcl,, they aro entirely consumed, and no smell
whatever fluids its way to tho atmospheric Tho
applicability OF Col stoyers patent Il. .deoloriz-
laBtratod at this establishment, which contains
huge tank. Tho drying-cyliildcr has 0 capacity
OF eight tona per hour Of rnw nntorlal, aud tho
fortillzor Is produced ut coat OF $3.50 per
PCT ton Baltimore, where e It sells readily 70 iy
for s28 to ESQ per ton, thus leaving
intends soon to ald another drying cylinder OF
equal capacity, aud ho will thion DO able to take
caro- Of oil tho o1ral Of the packing Blaugterl1g,
aud rendering establishments Of tho entlro city
and suburbs. His fertilizer factory ia regarded
by tho Board Of Health as most satisfactory
solution Of the dilemma in which tho sanitary
authorities hayo beon involved for soyotal years,
al,a which at ona time seriously threatened CHI
cago's yast packing interesta-viz.: How to dis
Eose Of the accumulaiony Of olfai so as to avoid
tho intolerabe atonch which they hive 30 long
caused.
After ahort aojourn at the Transit House,
!Thare there waB moro vino, tho Board returned
to the city, pleased with the days jaunt.