The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-23
NO MORE Horse FOOD.
Vigorous Action of the Kearny
Health Board-Dr. Exton's
Ordinance.

The Kearny Board of Health held a
special meeting Wednesday night, to
take action on the horseiesh factory
which was found in operation last Mon
day on the meadows, near the foot OF
Harrison avenue. All but one of the
board were present and within a few mo-
ments after coming to order they had
determined on action which will rid
the township forever of any such bust
ness as that carried on by Bosche.
The meeting was a lively one. and,
although the board was in session but
little over an hour, much business was
DONE. After the horsefiesh factory mat
ter had been settled, other public health
measures were discussed, in the course
of which the Board of Education was
censured for paying no heed to former
action taken by the Board of Health
and for the uncalled for criticism by that
board of the alleged unsanitary condi-
ton of the public schools.
DIR. ExTON'S REPORT.
DR.. James N. Exton, health physician,
reported that by the advice of Chief OF
Police Turnbull he had visited the slaugh-
ter house of Bosche, in company with
Health Inspector Wilkie, last Monday,
and at first was denied admission to the
premis0s, but on threatening the occu-
pants of the place with arrest, admis-
sion had been granted.
A freshly slaughtered horse was no.
ticed as soon as they entered. and in
another portion of the structure the
visitors counted nearly forty quarters
of slaughtered horses, in various con-
ditions of treatment. There was also
a quantity of the meat packed down
as though for treatment.
81 asked said the Health Officer,
what was done with the meat in these
barrels. and the attendants replied it
was shipped to Belgium and France.
lone of the carcasses, l noticed, had
been stripped, the meat having evident
" been either eaten or sold on the prem
iSeS.'
Continuing. the report stated that while
the two health officers were still in the
place the freshly killed carcass. first
noticed, was cut up and dismembered.
The odor was very disagreeable.
The carcasses of the animals
showed that when alive the beasts were
in a very decrepit condition, n very
poor in flesh.
The officers then tried to find out what
became of the products of the factory:
They visited the nearest neighbofs and
spoke to a Mrs. Hegerman, who said
that she saw lots of horses taken into
the place., but nothing taken away.
She thought the flesh must have been
shipped during the night, or even after
twelve o'clock, as she was frequently up
until that hour.
The premises were clean, and in that
respect comfnendable. a.
After the investigation, the report con-
tinued, the two health officers consulted
with Chief Turnbull, and it was deter
mined that the wisest course was to pro-
coed against the concern under the State
statutes as a public nuisance, and IN
compliance with that decision a legal
notice was served yesterday.
The unusual dilemma found the Town
ship of Kearny unprepared with. an ord
nance touching the slaughter OF
horses, but to meet the emergency, DR..
Exton read the draft of a new ordinance,
which specifically forbids the killing OF
any horse within the limits of the town
ship for any purpose whatever, except
by the officials of the town; the prosecu-
ton of a slaughterhouse located within
400 feet of a roadway or house OF resi-
dence, unless special permit for the same
is granted by four members of the Town
ship Committee.
The recommendation of DR.. Exton was
embodied as an ordinance, and was
promptly passed to its third reading.