New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-25
THE HEALTH BOARDS ARRAIGNUEYT.
IN REPLY TO MIR. MUsGRAvE.

IN REPLY To MR. MUSGRAYE.
SOME OF HIS ASSERTIONS DENIED-A LETTER FROM
RAFFERTY, WILLIAMS - THE VERY APPLi-
ANCEs USED IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENT WHICH
MR.. MUsGRAvE RECOMMENDS.
TO the EdftOr OF The Tribune
SIR: We have read the report of Mr.. Thomas
b. Musgraye IN Saturdays We are not afraid
TO assume any responsibility which attaches TO our
business and Tor ourselves, then, join issue with the
gentleman aud pronounce his assertions with regard
to establishment to be utterly false. First-hr
Musgrave asserts that we use sludge acld' in the
manufacture Of our phosphates. How does he know
that IT. Has he been our establishment
to Sec can he produce any one who ever saw us
using t Surely, he is confident IN his assertions
he can produce the proof. We deny it utterly-pro-
nounce it wuly, maIiciously false We don't it;
never have used it, and could not by any possibility
It and keep our place open week under our present
Board OF Health and can't help thinking that Mr.
Mussrave is perfectly well aware OF this But now to
test his proof We propose to place in your hands our
check for 81 OOO aud when he shall prove to your salts
faction that have used It, you stall pay 1t over
to whatever charity he shall designate.
Mr.. Musgraye assumes to teach us how TO do our
business-thus Instead OF dong their odorous bust
in steam-tight iron tanks and condensng the pol
sonOus yapOrs into fluid, and dschargng it through
pipes deep down in the East River where 1t would harm
no one" etc. This is just what doing, what we
alway, have done AID consequently by his show
ing. innocent Of this great transgression."
But the report is all alike far we can learn. An
other instance OF the kind Immediately follows
we quote On Forty-third-st aud East River is
offensive tannery for green hides, J. b. HOyt & Co.,
owners, with permit from the Board OF Health" II
Is we'll known that j. b. HOyt Co., are among the
most extensive tanners Of green hides I'm the country
but ;hey have tanneTy in Forty-;hird-st, nor in
New-York nor anything like a tannery. They have
Fr,1l from no
cattle which is done every day, and no with the
smallest grain Of common has thought that
this could be called nuisance So, also, the case Of Lister
Bros on the West side. He claims they have stencil
factory where they make 1000 tons OF fertilizers an
Dualy Tho facts are, that they don't make pound in
this city they simply place their boat az the foot
the receive the bones, etc. from the shops
through the city and remove them every day to their
factory IN Newark.
But We now to the most amusing part OF the
whole thing. He proceeds 10 point out to Us an example
OF where the thing - done, without any percep0le
OdOr escaping into the air" Now we have spent many
thousands OF dollars 10 bring this business 10 the per-
fiction to which we have attained, have awaited our
selves OF the researches OF the best sanitary ngneers OF
DAY, and Of all that the BOOKS teach upon the
subject; have spared neither toll money or brains
patented and otherwise; we have sought instruction
from all sources and do not yet feel too proud to learn
even from Nr Musgraye. when he snail have
sufficiently mastered the subject TO be able TO
teach Us; and We claim to-day that there is
not better establishment for the prosecution OF
this business In the United states nor We believe III the
world. Mr.. Musgray0 asserts that We manufacture
1000 tons aunualiy-we assure him that ne falls
very ar short Of the measure Of our capabilities we
have facilities TO manufacture twice that amount and
certainly expect ia the near future 10 do So Aud now,
in view OF these facts claim that so FAR from our
creating nuisance the citiZons Of Newly Ork and ycln
ity are great obligations To us for the utza
ton OF what has heretofore been prolific source Of
nuisance, VIZ: the blood and Otiu from the cattle
slaughtered IN this city, We collect all this blood and
Olal the slHughtcr-hOuses, almost literally warm
from Misunderstanding the same day which they
are saughtcred-aUd anticipate decomposition 10y cook
lug, IN steamght iron tanks, condcnsing the yapOrs
and putting through pipes ueep down into the East
River where tney certainly can Marin no
one :" when this cooked meat aud blood and
bones are dried in stram-tight IRON dryers,
anu the yapOrs and gam IN the same way taken
care Tie material Is ready for the manufacture
Of phosphatcs, which done by treating 10 with pure
suphuIC acid direct from the mandatory mot refuse
sudge acd which l. or itself one OF the very best dis
fectan, known and which efieCtuay destroys all tend
ency putr, faction and consequent loss OF ammonia,
which OF itself valuable product fOr Us 10 allow
IL 10 be wasted in the air Cattle must he slaughtered
somcv here, and the most scientific appliances must be
used 20 utilize the refuse We claim to have the best
now known. and are ready 10 add any new discOy-
cries OF better inventions winch science may bring 10
our knowledge. Respectfully,
RAFFERTY, & WILLIAMS
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