Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-29
AN ALLEGED NUISANCE.

The case of E. Hammond, charged with
maintaining a public nuisance, came up 70,
trial in tie Police Court yesterday at 1C
a. N. The alleged nuisance consists in the
conducting of hide-curing and tallew.
rendering establishment on Twepty.sixth and
K streets. A Jury trial had been demanded
and yerire for forty jurors issued. This
venire YVES exhausted VIXEN ten jurors had
been obtained to try the case, and a special
venire for six wss Issued. When the jury was
completed it consisted Of the following
named persons: Perrin S.antnp, J. B. De.
| longe, +. H. L. Webhsr, Martin Steinmitz,
A. ). Hopkins, J. Z. Pjerpont, ID. W. EiteIs,
Henry d jrssy. Harry tsIibble, Z. Potter, Z.
III. Leach, Samuel Gissberg.
| B. G. Brier actsd as reporter in the case.
City Attorney Anderson and Add G. hink-
son are conducting the prosecution, and the
defendant is represented by Freeman &
Bates. A demurrer to the complaint was en-
tered, argued and overuled some days ego
In presenting an outline of the prosecution,
City Attorney Anderson said that they ex.
pected 10 prove that the establishment COM
planned Of was public nuisance, and had
been for the past year that the stencil and
smell which arises from the rendering of the
tallov interieres with the enjoyment Of the
property Of these residing in the vicinity:
that at times some private houses have to lie
kept closed to make it possible TO reside in
them; that on account Of the offensive odors
tie public school building hsd TO be kept
closed; that the Board OF Health had by its
order officially declared the establishment a
nuisance, and had notified the Health Officer TO
abaie the same that landlords and owners OF
property cannot find tenants TO occupy their
buildings on account of the offensive Odors.
Health Officer George r. Martin was the
first witness sworn. lie testified: Know
Hammond; his business is carrying on a
hide-dry ing and tsllow-rendering establish
ment on Twenty sixth and K streets and on
Front street am the Health Officer of this
city +; have known defendant ever since l
have been Health Officer; notified him OF
the order of the Trustees and Board of Health
that the place must be moved outside the
city limits.
V. J, Gregory sworn: Know the premiees
occupied by Hammond; have built two
houses ont there, and cannot rent them on
account of the stencil from the factory.
DR.. Cluness sworn: Am member Of the
Board Of Health. Know the premises cccu-
pied by Hammond. Visited the premises
with g view Of seeing what, if any, remedy
other thaa moving could he applied 20 abate
the nuisance; found the place as clean and
IS neat az 1t would be possible to keep such
an estshlishment. Have passed the place
frequently, and there ia steu,.h arising that
must be detrimental to heal b. Some i'm
provements were made at the lpcc, but have
not observed that the ster ch has been lessened.
DR.. Nixon sworn Am pr;.cticlug physi-
clan in this city; have passed the estab-
ishment on T@enty-sixth and K streets
many times; there Is bad smelling door
arising from the place; visited he place with
the members OF the Board Of Health q
couple of months ago it is l,Iestioo as to
whether the oder would causs sickness to
perSous not accustomed TO the smell it would
have pausecus effect; noticed an offensive
smell the last time l was ths1e, and which
extended as far IS I street.; the suggestions
of the members Of the Board of Health
were carried out in part as reg asGs improve
meuts.
Drs. Gardner and Hatch were also sworr,
and testified substantially the, same as the
other physicians.
Mrs. ID. Il. Kerr was sworn and testified:
Live at 2514 K street; have rsaiied there for
about two years know the Lide-curiug es-
tabiisbment; the odor arising rom it is very
disagreesbls; have hsd to 20 indoors IN the
warm weather on account cf tie offensive
smell tie smell that arises rs been there
ever since have lived near there.
a rumber OF other residents 10 the vicinity
OF Iwenty-sixth and K streetH were exam
i-et, ard testified about tire SIMS facts as did
Mrs. Kerr, after which the Caut tcok
recess until 8 O'Clock this morning
:. There are over fifty witnesses subper aei
bg the prosecution and over th!Ety by the de-
fepsS The case will probably oceupy the at
tenii5q of the Court for tie remainder cf
this week.