The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-26
PUBLIC SLAUGHTER PEN.
THE BENEFITS or An ABATT0IR TO
THE PUBLIC.

Or. wei,ford's Views on This Subject, and
Also About Extending the Sanitary Juris-
dIction of the City Beyond the Present
Limits.
In an interview yesterday with DR.. J. s. We'll
ford. in regard TO extending the sanitary juris-
diction Of the city one milo beyond the present
corporate limits, the Doctor said he was in favor
OF the extension of this jurisdiction as lar as
the police authority extends around the city
that IL one mile.
In expressing his ideas on the subject OF an
abattoir the Doctor said he was clearly and I'M
equivocally in favor Of such an arrangement Tor
the slaughtering of animals which are now
slaughtered at private slaughter houses when
are very numerous around the city.
He said he had Just been reading an extract rae,
iecf which advocated this means OF rlddlnR
every city of the unhealthy odor which
emsnates from the badly-kept private nou'oS
used by butchers for killing cattle.
1T will benefit the butcher, the c0mhuuHiY
and the citizens in general" said Dr. Well
~ will be better for the butchers because it
will be economy for them. IL Will save them
the individual capital for their pIlva'9
slaughter houses, and for the attainment ana
management of such houses.
An absttoir could furnish them all these IA
cilities for not much greater cost than they
have 10 waste. 49,, ,,
they could get cheaper meat, because what NE
butcher now expends IN the maintenance OF ms
slaughter house he could utilize IN puSlns
more cattle and put more meat on the MARKET
and IL would be the means OF Kidding the cltl-
yens of the western districts OF the city OF nc
horrible stencil now prevailing III that stcuui
from the blood and useless meat when Is tfp~T VI
aside OF the many slaughtering places norm Oh
the city limits. and which believe 70 pe Sc
riousy injurious to the health OF an leoHe
who are near enough TO the houses 70 ge' the
The Doctor said if an abattoir were established
md the private slaughter houses done away
with ShOckoe creek would not be so pioiuc-
tive Of disease, for the reason that the creek
now runs through good many OF these houses
west OF the town, and that II pubic slauS''ci-
house were built and run 10y JOINT sloch com
pany II would be under the supervision OF the
city authorities and the company would ne COM
PEELED 10 take the proper sanitary measures rs
the Board OF Health may demand, whereas un-
dor the present arrangement they are MANU-
ma properties and cannot be gotten al as well as
II there was only one and that pubic house, ,
Dr. Wexford believed there was great deal
OF money 10 be made out Of the esianhshinent
of an nbattOir by stock company, as the blood
etc from animals killed IN small numbers is
worthless and thrown away; where large mum
1ers are killed, the blood could DC saNeu anu
utilized for many purposes.
For instance continued no, IF had fye
cattle to kill. the blood and horns would be
worth five cents. where IT. had ;Vb 10 ku IL
would be worth go. which would be worth saw
ing whereas the five cents would not
81 think the company should secure All option
on several pieces OF ground and decide on Ger
tain piece which should be subject TO the ap-
proval OF the Common Council.
81 do not think, under any circumstances ihe
COMPANY thus incorporated should be allowed
10 buy or sell pound Of meat as there should
be no monopoly whatever.
In my opinion, if the private slaughter pens
nm thr turnpikcs leading from the city were
abolished. il would greatly enhance the value oi
property in the west end of the city, as some Of
the localities are at present almost unlnhamI-
able"
Ir. Wexford said there was a resolution
offered in the Council to wall MP Shockoe creek
from point opposite the Locomotive Works,
and in connection with this, II was found that
II would cost s3n.OOO 10 do so.
The present wall from Broad 20 Main streets
cost $4,000 and If the yens now on this stream
were removed II would not bee necessary 10 wall
it up at ALL and il would thus save the city an
immense amount of money.