The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-13
THE CITY ABATT0IR.

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city to provide better places for them
have been the Influences which resulted |
in the establishment Of this institution
which is credit 10 the city and boon
to the butchers. The abattoir is situated
upon tract fronting the river. given for
the purpose by Mr.. Bailey Davenport
The building is Of brick with stone fouu>
dation, 40 by 80 feet in size. 1t has
tight floor slOping from either side to a
gutter in the center, which empties into
q sewer. thence into the river THIS
sewer outside of the building is of iron,
outside of the drain, tile Water is OBJ
tanned from veil 100 feet east of the
river The object in having n well is
pure and clear water, which the fiiteriug
through $50 feet of gravel iusures Tnls
crystal water is pumped into a tank
which contains a steam coil to prevent
freezing. The water for scadlng the
hogs can be made Kissing hot in few
minutes. There are thirteen cattle
pens about 80 by 80 or 50 feet
in size, with sheds at one eud for shelter
and managers for feeding They all open
upon an alley in which is watering
trough supplied from pipe from the
building. From this alley are passages,
gates and inclnes for getting the animals
into the building. The gates are made to
serve a double purpose, AS, in operating
them all ways of egress are closed except
the one INTO which it is desired to drive
the animals. The cattle 90 up an incline
to the receiving rooms. are drawn through
doors to the slaughtering place and
killed, Six cattle can be slaughtered at
once.
There is an incline for hogs at the
northeast corner of the building and an
other for sheep There is room where
the porkers are doused into vat of
scaldiug water, then raised by lever to
table to be scraped. In the southwest
corner of the building is to be cooling
room, not finished off now. because not
needed. Health Commissioner Craig has
obtained from Superintendent Suilow, of
the Rock Island It Peoria road and Gen
Agent Mack, of the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy road. promise of the lowest
rates to our butchers, aud they will ar
range to land the cattle at Fourth street i.
Mr.. Sudlow spoke very favorably of putt
ting in switch, SO as to land them al
Thirteenth avenue, which is fenced and
leads directly to the abattor. This &C.
commodaling spirit in our railroads open.
TO the butchers all the surrounding coun,
try as purchasing territory. Now they
are msinly dope ndent upon the Daven
port stock yards and the country district
south of US, We expect to see -four
ishing stock yard at the abattoir 10 the
near future, and if the Henuepin come:
in down there, the lower end will boom
THE UNION STREET RAILWAY.
This new and much needed enterprise
is destined TO be success. Rapid transit
and five cent fares between Rock Island
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and Moline is what the people need and
desire. These two cities have granted the
Union Street Railway company the right
for twenty years to operate a passenger
street railway by the use of 'steam mo.
tiers, which will have all the late i'm
provements and will be PRACTICAL
smokeless and noiseless, being encased
and having the appearance of an ordi-
nary street car. The construction and
equipment of this road will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000. The line Of
road will extend from the entrance of the
Moline cemetery in East Moline through
the city of Moline, passing all the rail
road depots, the business portion, anC
largely through the resident portion OF
the city. On Fourth avenue and Fiji
teenth street the line will connect with
the Central Street railway at its northern
terminus, running west on Fourth avenue
to limits of the city, it will pass through
portions of both cities greatly in need o.
street railway accommodations, ant
will increase the travel between the two
cities and add thousands of dollars yearl,
to the business of Rock Island.
The passenger coaches to b,
used will be eight wheeled, one.
third larger than an ordinarl
street car, with connections for heating b,
steam from the motors. 1t is intended
to make this first class road in ever,
respect to be run for the comfort anc
convenience of the people, and thereby
make it a profitable investment for tn,
capitalists who build it. The compan
has been DELAYED in obtaining franchises
it having been about five months since
was first asked for, and the last ordi
nances in Rock Island only becoming
law the fifteenth of December. The con
tract for building the road will be let be
fore the end Of January, and active wor