The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-29

damp and odorous. In one of the small
stables there were four cows crowded, ,
while others ambled about the lot. The
horses were confined in the lot that corners
on Fair and California avenues, but the
cows are directly on the Mission street
front. nearly opposite the turn-table of the
Valencia street cable road.
In spite of the uuhealthful surround.
ings Mr. Solomon denies that the place is
a nuisance, though he cOnfesses that lie
has been arrested on such a charge. ''It
is all Spitework." he said, land is caused
next my ccw stables"
An INSPECTION of the premises of Mr..
SAculovIch showed that the rear end Of
SalOmon's COW stables was within a few
feet Of his kitchen door. and the stencil of
the offal was almost uncomfortable. Seculo-
vich has comfortable though unpreten-
tious home. ana his yard is filled with
flowers and fruit trees. He says that the
odor from the adjoining cOwsheds has
caused him DO end of annoyance and that
he proposes to mist upon the abatement
of the nuisance.
DR.. Keeney, the nominal head of the
Board OF Health. said that Solomon was
arrested the last time on the Goth inst, the
charge being that he aintained a nuis-
ance This is the third time Solomon has
been arrested" continued DR.. Keeney,
land we propose to continue our tactics,
as defined by the health laws and the Board
of Supervisors. The law very plainly
prescribes that no person is permitted to
maintain more than two COWS within the
city limits. There are exceptions to this
law, inasmueh as the prohibitory district is
not carefully defined. Its inner limits
are far beyond the corner of Mission street
and Fair avenue. and it is upon this defini-
ton of the law that we propose to make
Mr.. Solomon abate the nuisance created
by his stockyard.
''The first time Solomon was arrested he
was fined 500 by Judge Low. He appealed
from this decision and the case was carried
to the Superior Court. but it has not vet
been placed upon the calendar. Pending
the appeal Solomon was again arrested.
He was to have been tried on the 4th
prox., but there was some question as to
the legality Of the complaint. and, upon the
advice of our attorney. the case was dis
missed. However. another complaint was
properly drawn and he was arrested on the
4th inst.
Il have personally visited the premises
and / ain convinced of the justice Of the
complaints made against the place. The
Precita Valley Improvement Club has also
entered a protest against the nuisance,
and we have received numerous complaints
from individuals other than Mr.. Secuiovich.
1.-THE sope of Salomon's stockyard is a
particularly bad feature. 1t drains di-
rectly into Mission street and befouls the
cellars and yards on the lower side of the
street. On damp, foggy days the stencil
of the stockyards clngs closely to the
ground. and the breezes carry it di-
reclly into houses, to say nothing of Offend
ing the nOstrils of every person within
radius of a mile or more. The place is
counterpart of the Seventb-street dumps,
though there is no occasion for is exist.
ence. The enforcement of the local health
laws is all that is necessary to cause Salo-
mon to seek other quarters, and we pro-
pose TO compel him to vacate."
l. \. Solomon, the son OF the proprietor,
said: I'VE only keep cows here OCCASION
ally. We buy and sell and the stock is
never here more than day or two at
time"
But then you get fresh stock in its
place. don't you?"
ION. yes; that's our business. We buy
and sell and use this yard as place OF in
SDection for purchasers. Our place Is no
worse than lots of others, and am going
10 fight the Jaw in the Superior Court"
Kahn q Levy, another firm of stock
dealers. have large yard on the corner of
Mission street and Cortland avenue. about
three blocks above Sal0mon's place II
has precisely the same slope of drainage
and sends its filth and slime down to the
residence portion of the Western Addition.
Yesterday the yards were fairly filled with
horses and cows. In plain violation Of the
sanitary laws. A Sickening stencil per-
vaded the atmosphere, and the animals In
the corrals tramped about with hungry
air.
DR.. Keeney was asked about the Kahn
d Lsvy place, and he replied: 1.-THE own
ers have decided to leave there, and in
about two weeks the stock and buildings