Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-21
sLAUGHTER.HoUsE NUIsANCEs.
Meeting of Citizens to Consider the
Snhiart Of Their Abatement.


About fifty of the resident taxpayers OF
the eastern part of the city met at the resi-
dence of V. Lemay, Q street, between
Twentv-fifrh and Twenty-sixth streets, to
consider the question of the slaughter
bouse nuisances and devise means to cause
their removal from within the city limits.
The meeting was called to order by V.
Lemav. who briefly stated its object. w.
B. Davis was elected Chairman and ]. B.
Smith. Secretary. The question of whether
or not those owning and running the glue
factory and slaughter-houses could be con-
victed under the present ordinance was a
subject of considerable discussion. Some
thought that the ordinance proposed at the
last meeting of the Board was drawn in the
interest of those who now maintain the
nuisances complained of, and, if it was
passed, new and more serious obstacles
would be thrown in the way of speedy
prosecutions than would be met in pro
ceeding under the present ordinance. This
seemed TO be the prevailing opinion, and,
after some further discussion, the following
petition bearing upon that subject was
drawn up, to be presented to the Trustees
at their next regular meeting and adopted
by an unanimous vote:
To the Honorable the Board Of Trustees Of the
Cftg Of Sacramento: The undersigned, citizens
and taxpayers of Sacramento, respectfully but
most earnestly and emphatically protest against
the passage by your honorable Board OF the
ordinance introduced at your meeting held
Monday. May 10, 1884 which seeks to amend
Section = Chapter 10, Article II, of an ordinance
passed June y, 1872, regarding slaughter houses
and other nuisances.
The object of the proposed ordinance is TO
continue by your permission, some OF the most
dangerous and unhealthy nuisances now exist
ing in the eastern part of Sacramento.
The passage of the proposed ordinance Will do
great damage to our city.
The Slaughter-houses, glue factory, and other
kindred nusances now maintained, have been
formally condemned as nuisances by the Board
of HEALTH unanimously, after full investigation.
The Health Officer was directed TO remove
them ; the time by him given the nuisance
makers in which 20 remove has expired; they
defy the law: they still remain, and ask your
Board to annul the action of the Board of
Health.
The people residing in the vicinity of these
sinks of disease have for years suffered there
FROM and have steadily protested against their
maintenance.
Finally the proper authOrities-the Board of
Health-representing the best minds of the
medical profession, have declared that these
nuisances must in the interest of health and
decency, be moved outside of the city limits.
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the matter as it is, and not to interfere with the
legal necessary and proper action of the Board
of Health.
It is the universal expression of all ply
sicians and other scientific men that there is
great danger of yellow fever visiting us the
coming summer. The presence of the plague
Spots-the sickness breeders, the air-pOlluters-
now existing, with all their nauseous smells and
sights. in the eastern portion of Sacramento,
viii surely invite the pestilence and fill our
streets with the victims of feverunesS the man
dates of the Board of Health are obeyed.
The most OF us live adjoining these horrible
nuiSanceS and we know whereof we speak
and we ask YOU in behalf of ourselves our
homes, our property, our children and our whole
city and its people, to heed our heartfelt and
earnest remonstrance, and refuse to pass the
proposed amendment.
Not wishing to trust the matter of the
prosecution of the cases entirely to the City
Attorney and Health Officer, it was agreed
to employ special counsel to act in coniunc-
ton with those officers and for that pur-
pose an assessment was levied to raise suf-
ticient funds TO carry the cases through the
Police, Superior and to the Supreme Court
if necessary.
Peter Jensen moved that I" Grove L. John
son. an able lawyer and the poor mans
friend, be employed as COUNSEL The mo-
ton was seconded and carried by unani-
nous vote.
The intention is to proceed at once
against all those whom they claim are vio-
lating the city ordinance by maintaining
nuisances, and fight them through the
Courts 10 final termination. Anexecutive
committee was appointed and considerable
business transacted, which, by request, will
not for the present be made public. The
meeting was enthusiastic, composed of lot
of determined men who mean TO act in
concert in this matter, are confident that
they are right and that they Will eventually
win.