The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-30

mittee having said buildings in charge, OBJ
tanned written proposition from one John
Volk, a contractor in said city, to furnish
said appliances and fixtures as alleged in
said bill; admit that the report of said COM
mittee to the said City Council of the prop
osition of the said Volk was received by the
said City Council and the said proposition
of said Volk was accepted by said Council.
Also admit that the said material fix
lures and things mentioned in said prop
osition were thereafterwards by said Volk
put in and about the said abattoir, and
that the said city thereupon entered upon
the use thereof.
These defendants further answering
deny that said city gave out that it will
purchase, take and pay for said material
fixtures and things mentioned in the said
proposition of the said Nolk and by him,
placed in and about said abattoir, prior to
the bringing of this suit but aver that the
time for the purchase of said property from
the said folk in accordance with the prop
osition, in said bill of complaint referred
to, has expired since the bringing of this
suit and the title to said material, fixtures
and things is now in, the said Volk and the
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chase or use the same under said PROPOSE
ton, but defendants aver that said city
has the right, if they can agree with the
said Folk to purchase said material, fix
lures and things, the same being con-
structed, made and adapted to the uses and
purposes of said abattoir, and that said
city would be hindered, delayed, and dis
turbed in carrying out its said sanitary
measures, if said material, fixtures and
things were removed from in and about
the said abattoir by the said Voik, and it
denies the right of said complainant to in
terfere with it in making said purchase of
said material, fixtures and things from
said Volk, if the said city can now pur-
chase or contract with him for the same.
Admit the passage of said city abattoir
ordinance as charged in said bill.
Admit there was only one licensed pack
ing house in said city, which was and is
known as Gilmore's, as charged in said
bill.
Admit that at the time of the filing of
this bill that all the Strengthening of animals,
by the licensed dealers of fresh meats with
IN said city, of whom there are about if
teen, with the exception of Gilmore and
one or two others, at the time of the pass
age of said ordinance, were butchering
outside of the city limits of said city, at a
place known as Dingledein's slaughter
house on the north bank of Rock river near
the Milan road, as charged in said bill, but
deny that in its location and appointments
it is in any respect suitable and proper for
said purpose.
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and charge the fact to be that said butch
ers so using said Dingledein's slaughter
house, only commenced to use the same or
caused the same to be constructed for their
use after it became definitely known to
said butchers that said city had accepted
the donation of Bailey Davenport, and
entered upon the construction of said pub
lie slaughter house. That prior to that time,
said Strengthening had been done at the
several individual slaughter houses hereto
fore described and designated on said map
filed herewith as an exhibit. That when
said butchers ascertained that said city
proposed to build said public slaughter
house and subject the Strengthening of
animals and meats furnished the inhabi
tants of said city to a closer and better in
spection, and to prevent the feeding of
hogs and other animals designed for the
food of its inhabitants upon the filthy
matter and decaying offal of said slaugh-
ter houses, said butchers combined and
conspIred together, to defeat the purpose
of said city and thereupon entered into
certain contract to build said slaughter
house now in use by them, known as the
Dingledein slaughter house. That in
order to defeat the purposes and intene
tions of said city, and the proper inspec-
ton of said meats and the proper regula-
ton of the slaughter houses furnishing
fresh meats to said city, said butchers To-
Gated said Dingledein slaughter house be
yond the jurisdietional limits of said city,
and, where the officers of said city have no
power or authority to inspect or control
the same, said slaughter house is over one
mile beyond the limits of said city.
These defendants further answering aver
and charge the fact to be, that since the
construction of said Dingledein slaughter
house and the use thereof by said butchers,
the same has been in filthy and unwhole-
some and improper condition; that
it is without facilities for pro-
per cleanliness; that there is
no water supply for the same except
such as can be supplied by hand pump.
That it is without proper care or attention
and that the number of butchers using the
same, simply contribute to its filthiness
and horrible condition.
And defendants aver that at said Dingle-
dine slaughter house, the offal from ami
mails slaughtered therein, are thrown into
a large open box, in which hogs are al
lowed to feed, and they are informed and
believe that since the erection of said
slaughter house and the Strengthening of
animals therein by said butchers, that as
high as forty hogs at one time, have been
kept at said slaughter house, and fed upon
such offal
And defendants further aver as they are
and believe, that the offal from
said Dingledine slaughter house, not con-
sumed by the hogs as aforesaid, is thrown
into Rock river; that said river becomes
very low in the summer season, and very
little current exists in the vicinity of said
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