New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-17
MAKING REFCSE VALUABLE.

THE MaNuFACTURE OF FERTILIZERS LARGELY CAR
RED on AT TIE sLAuGHTER-noC
IMPROVEMENTS ~ rHE PROCEsS-REQCiREhENT
OF The BOARD or HEALTH
The excitement caused recently by the gar
bage troubles between the Police Commissioners % this
city and the shore inspector Quarantine Commissioners,
Supervisors OF Kings County, aud others, has led {"
numerous Investigations Of the Uiny improvements that
have been made The disposal Of the refuse of the CITY
President Chandler IF the Board Of Heath hao stated
that these Improvements 10 great measure due TO
The breaking W OF the rendering establishment 40 the
foot of West Thiry-egktjs;. This establishment was
carried Oh By the NewY0rk Rendering Company which
asserted that 1t had apparatus that would prevent
nuisance This true theoretically. b1t practically
the apparatus failure. The MOTT movement was
made by a fertilizlnx company, which charteTcG
the hull Of q vessel, the Algonquin, and received
on IL sll the refuse, blood, end oial thai
the company could for. II had Kind OF dryny
process which converted the blood and oJl into yau
able fertilizers The work expected t. nc conducted
without creating nuisance, but this resnit not IT
tanned The company suffered its apparatus 20 remain
unclcaned, fines that placed in position to
enable the obnoxious gases escape without offending
the OF persons living in the neighborhOOd often
became ciogged Then the but cheers the West of
the cy began 70 carry then tatnelfing IN open ket
ties and the odors arising from them offensive
that the Board Of Health obliged to make general
Pratt sustained the action Of the Board Health.
These nuisanees not, however, completely
bowed. President Chandler aseertaned that the fa;-
meters worked at night and hid their apparatus in the
NEST seoure IIaces they could mud. scntinels were
posted regularly notice of the approach Of any health
officer speedily given and measures wcrc taken %
the Only way in which thi. growing cgi coIil he re-
moved to put on REGULAR day ana n.ght patrol In
ape ctOrs accordingly detailed for THIS dty, aud
they kept vicant satch upon every movement OF the
TAI meitcrs. DR. Goldschniid had charge OF these in
"A nIgtt hp n
The Board OF Health u.tr Icade contract win swift
White 70 transport al he animal refuse OF every
al dead animals, Ia Barren bland There tie operation
o; converting this refuse Int" valuable Icfu!Ies bas
been carried on 40 profi;ably tia. swift u White are
ready Increase their contracts 10 great extent 20
possible But the propnetors 0f large slaghicrhouses
In thIs city tile advantages teapcd Gy SHit ~
Whit and placed such apparatus IN thlr alshments
they Thought would wor& up their refuse into FER
eJn TO clean 80 " 100 barrels Of en3rais IN
ss places Tns prodGe were c ssS tag -s c
riec hltle wooden uiia guarded by hcFce dogs
The Board OF Ueait az longia broke up THE business ly
ordering the refuse % 10 sent 70 swif; aIl whites dock
orce q inspectors charged upon TIE ba.:dlhcs where
thls work lad been carried on and SET them on fre
p9sLine raeln 70 the ground.
TIL slauentfr-hO,sts the East SIDE have pat in new
apparatus ana macL,nery By which tis branch Of Tie
business conducted without causing complaint The
Dc o Health has placed special inspectors npch th.s
uhli The establishments have been COMPELLED to make
so &c lcl laPgroyensu ats 40 they have dcnanded
me Board Of Health" President Chandler said yes
say has this year been compelled TO work under the
Het disadvantage of insufficient appropriation.
aIele neS thc Butchers Hide ami Melting Association
h works up al tue refuse OF the slaughter houses Of
t.o members nuisance thereby created. They
large spray condenser aud raise from thc riyer
r. ha'ef which Is thrown in abundant spray over all
s nc 'aIoss that arise, thus peutrallzug all bad
Sauor@ mat portion of tho refuse which u not
1ensea Is carried away large pipes aud enlticd
ns. river at 4 pout below ow-wateg mark. The work
T ~ ga establishment tGe East River. between
thG5Oafh and Folty-fftiSs.s, Is fair specimen Of
ES carried under the close iuspect ton Of TIC
500 sou Vi Health. There all the rciBse from the
s,S er-0ises Is made iato fertilizers. Closed tanks
a., ots are used, and enOfnOus spray eOnden-ei,
~ tsuoys 81 noisome yapOrs has been pat Ia. This
de - ettendhg and the Health Commissioners are OF
vfIloh mat Oy The time tnat SNjft < Whites
go eApies there VIII be Necessity for its val
~. Ihe bnsIDets Of ufactIrilR fertilizers aud
eii carriage aud fefdse viii be- carried ~ this
al! dilieSiiy." ~ ''"''' '''' ''''e