New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-29
THE sLAUGHrERING OF ANIMALS.
ADVANr GEs OF THE ABATTOR SYSTEM.
LIZ L u iinr q The Ti.i hMnc.


To the Editor Of The Tribune
SIR: When the cutlery against the so-called
saughter-house Nuisance" and "Ihe Abattoir MUS
ance' can be sufficiently tempered Ia have the public
terests considered and fair view given OF the real
issues ii will be at stake than has been
far shown by Mr. Delaed, the foremost advocate or
the loalODe policy. In whatever shape bis wishes are
presented whether by committees OF safety masSnee-
ings corporate church resolutions you will see that
a. in the case of r Orator Puff who had two tones TO
his voice, tho speaker is the Same.
The Object sought be attained is simply to perpeuate
the private saughter-houses, rendering b6DeboiDg,
&C. establishments now in the City Of Ncw-Nork, ana TO
prevent any interference with them, especially III the
district ON the East River between Forty and
Fory-seventhsts aud tbe establishments dependent on
them Roosevelt Hospital is made to unite in this effort
to prevent abdtoir at Fftyintist, and to support
the of the numerous slaugherLouses scattered
about city, and TO gain strength in tine interests OF the
latter. Tho bills introduced in the Assembly ana the
printed arguments are proof Of this union. No
one has yet spoken In this public discussion except Mr.
Schultz who has been able to distinguish between these
small establishments or numerous nuisances and the
work Of "a large abatOir What ahatiOr really IL no
ono on Mr. Delafeds side has ventured to inquire,
or at least to give their hearers any information
The City Of New-York, with its peculiar necessities,
has not been considered and only one-sdcd and super
fetal view a scientific opinions and discussions has been
given. There il abaIOlr that at Jersey CITY, Whch
has been recently aud frequently inspected with very
different results those given In tine letter recent y
published by Mr. Deafeld Five points have be made,
which must be regarded, when the question:, the real
one AT issue behind all that as been sad, snail D. lndy
opened, viz: Whether all slaughtering shall be
driven ont Of the cityi First, that the situation
OF New-York is PECULIAR; secondly, That The
conditions Of the meat business of New-Iork
and the large amount OF capital involved demand
careful delieriun and dsrerDment on the part OF those
who propose change in the manner OF conducting ms
bnsness thirdly that, IL sad IN the annual report OF
the Massachusetts Board of Health for 1870, page l6I
1.-THE experience Of sanitary officers the world over
proves that in majority Of inspection at tue
sargher-hOuse Is absolutely necessary III order 70 ex-
clude diseased meats, of the most dangerous KIND
from markets The testimony on this point Is over
whelmng" Fourthy, that the Inconvenience arising
from killing animals for the market and the nuisinces
consent, reduced t0 a minimum in abattoiIs; and
further that such abators can be constructed and man
aged, MS scientific and practical men declare abso-
uiely without any nuisance Whatever Ffthly that I'M
til this one-sidcd discussion began, the butchers OF tis
city generally gradually approving OF the resolution
10 abolish all small slagbiarhOuses restrict the Whole
business the 'front.' and compel the use OF all the
modern and best scientific ances TO render the b'si-
ness ceany and nofensivc. Mr. Delaneld must know
that the powers OF the Board OF Health are limited and
prescribed and also that they 10 he used only for the
GENERAL interest He will that In 4J Barb, p. 450,
the supreme Court said the business OF sngherng
apimais be suppressed except he nuisance
al common law II not nuisance To be suppressed az
second and Forty ent ss, where MI Deahelu
argues il should remain, IL is impossible To show Thai 10
would be nuisance at Fftypinhst where alone he Is
iuteresle ed that tets business should not come.
Ne,o- York June 81, 1875 PROGRESS