San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-29

OF S36; granted. A. N. Wurz, pc
tition for remission of fine, was re
fused. Tony Saladino, remission
of fine, was not RENTED. j. p. An
drews, for building permit; grant
ed. Captain E. S. Dudley was
granted privilege to run a drair
pipe in ditch. IL. ..g ra
The mayor stated that the con
tract for printing and advertising
expires on the last day OF this
month referred.
Established grades of certain
streets were reported by the street
commissioner and adopted.
The widening of Houston and
Jackson streets came up. The en-
gineer reported the encroachments
were on the east side of Jackson
street. The report Of commission
ers on this street was rejected, and
it was decided to sue those en-
croaching on said street.
..t "t "aE NEW BUSINESS. l..
By Mackey-That superinten-
dent of public works place stone
step at curb corner st. Mary's and
Houston streets; adopted.
The amended proposition OF DR..
Graves on Union slaughter house
was read. He proposed to put in
nine hoists instead of five il need
ed, to give capacity of $50 beeves
daily or q per hour. .|. 1855.
The protest of butchers was then
brought forward. This was made
on the grounds that the place is
unfit for the purpose, will not &C
commodate more than One-third OF
the butchers and for other informa-
tion they would be glad to furnish.
Rules were suspended and DR.
Graves was allowed to speak.
He said there are three hOists on
the floor. we have killed over 80
beeves in a day. An experienced
butcher can handle three animals
per hour, and with the help of a
hoist the same man can handle ~.
He can easily handle so from
l to o'clock or two per hour. With
the slaughter house the butcher
handles nothing of the machinery
nor will he be bothered in any way.
| pay the running expenses, fur
nish pens and water.
Mackey moved to suspend the
rules and allow any one to question
the doctor on the matter.
Lawyer Bergstrom, from the
explained that the
house in question was
unfit for use because they all gen.
orally slaughtered from 6 to s
o'clock p. m. With the new
method many of them would
have to kill in the forenoon and
cannot keep their meat without
refrigerators, and their customers
lie not want refrigerated meat. In
the animal up the chute in
to the shambles itwould be bruised
and the meat shows black unless
They also claim the
Offal, which would be given to DR..
Graves, was also quite an item to
them. They proposed that the
mayor appoint a committee of
three aldermen to act with three
butchers and go over the entire
question thoroughly. Even with
hoists, animals could
not be killed fast enough and the
expense Of a refrigerator in each
butcher stall would be added. If
forced into slaughter house this
way they would enjoin the city.
DR.. Graves replied, and asked
Hoefiing what kind Of
meat he sells. Hoefling had moth
ing to say against refrigerated
meat. He takes it out and puts it
back every day il not sold. Had
some killed last week, which is
now good and would be better to-
morrow. Refrigerated meat does
not spoil as quickly as fresh
meat.
DR.. Graves said he does not ask
them TO refrigerate their meat
there. He will build any number
of chutes they want. There are Is
now butchering there. They kill in
the morning to keep the sun from
getting on the animal and getting
it warmer. There are 80 beeves
killed there every morning. They
can kill all the beeves they want
in the afternoon. / will put up all
chutes, pens and hoists they want.
Daugherty offered a resolution to-
wit: ....
That the mayor appoint three
aldermen to meet three butchers
appointed to investigate the ques-
ton and report at the next meet
ing. This was adopted.
The widening of Houston street
was then taken up. A. F. Beck