The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-05
COMMUNIPAW CLEANSED.

Abandonment OF the Abattoir-An I'm.
mense Abattoir Erected In Harsimus
Cove-Tom Scott's Winning Card.
Persons who travel across the North River by
the Jersey City Hoboken ferries will observe an
immense structure erected south OF and close to
the Pavona ferry. This is to take the place Of the
abattoir at COmmunipaw, against which so many
wars were waged by the settlers in that district.
Repeated efforts were made to procure an indict-
ment against the Stock Yard Company
for maintaining nuisance, but without
success. Threats were openly made from time
to time that the place would be burned down. The
rst day OF the next month will close the prosper.
Gus career Of this establishment, which was erected
just seven years and half ago. communipaw
then was dreary, cold, cherries, uninvlting
locality. Now 1t has grown to such dimensions
that 1t is an important and thriving section Of
Jersey City. Shortlived as the abbatolr has been,
the two leading men who procured its erection
Messrs. Mcpherson and Hurd of Chicago-have
sSose % faces who the
ton is to be seen there to-day. Josiah
9. Stearns was then superintendent OF
vest rom the concern, and he. too, passed to his
final account long since. The Western element.
the regular OPENING Of the sSstor ana ssocS
yards the 18th Of October, 1855, to the first day
Of the present month there arrived at the yards
During the same period there were slaughtered
l72 35S cattle, 36o3 O13 hogs and 1876 SCI Sheep
Yet the concern Is small when compared with the
The company under which the new concern is
being erected is different nom that now c0ntrol-
ing the abattoir at C0mmunipaw. The former was
organized by virtue Of an act passed at the latest
session Of the Legislature. 8. w. Alerton Is pres
Senator John R McPnerson is large ' STOCK
holder: The company is INVESTED s with great ,as
a fave IN No orb ho n 1ofi inn nf
victory for Tom Scott over the New Jersey Central
ter all the live stock will be brought rom the West
to Philadelphia, where the animals will be fed and
allowed to rest The company have secured there
the readiness Of the willy Railroad King to give to
the new abattolr company such extraordinary
mus Cove. the whole OF which New Jersey sold to
the railroads for $4,000.
The abOttOir and cattle yards In Harsimus cover
an area OF IL acres, in addition to five acres Of
dock front. The yards comprise 240 pens, extend
ing fully half mile and capable Of storing 5000
enough Tor the slaughter Of H. 900 cattle and 900
sheep. week. Twenty thousand sheep can be
stored IN the second tier Of the building: Some
be further had by the fact that there are five
miles OF pipe throughout the concern: The hog
slaughtering department is situated on the Hacken
sack River in order to remove any ground Of
complaint from residents OF Jersey CITY. great
deal OF Keeling was for 2 time manifested against
Mr.. MCPHERSON insists, however, that there shall
be nothing Of an offensive character In the build.
ing. The blood will be dried in the establishment
and shipped from the dock to fertilizers. The door
OF the slaughter house is coated with vulcanlzed
asphalt, which is impervious to water. There will
be no more cattle driven through the city. large
ferryboat will be employed to deliver cattle along
the North and East rivers according to the sec
tions OF New York and Brooklyn where they are
required. The onal will be taken away in q scow
containing galvanized iron tanks. The establish
ment being bounded by the Erie depot on one side
md Do vtv outo n no nfh No q
licences can ever come into proximity to the alb
attor until the 900 years OF the lease Of the new
railroad to the Pennsylvana expire. The total
cost Of the establishment Is $9eO,O0 The Oflces
and restaurant will be handsomely furnished.