The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-12
THEY OBJECT TO THE SMOKE
COMPLAINT MADE no BOARD or
HEALTH ABOUT ROUND HOUSE.


Residents of tho Fourth Ward Object to the
Smoke and Ghses-Claim They Are Dam
Eerous TO INSTRUMENTATION From
Rochester Humane Society.
The Fourth ward was largely repre-
sented at the regular June meeting of
| the board of health yesterday after
noon. Commissioners Manning, Fleisch-
| ner, Mcneil and Blake were present,
and Commissioner Fleischner presided.
| The residents of the Fourth ward were
present to expostulate against the is
suance OF smoke and gases of "a noxious
and dangerous nature from the round
house of the Consolidated railroad.
The residents of the ward presented
| petition to the board calling attention
to the existing state of affairs. The
claim was made by those who appeared
to favor the petition that the condition
was dangerous to the health Of the
| community and immediate action
should be taken. After considerable
| discussion 1t was voted to refer the
matter to a committee of two Of which
| the health officer shall be one, to in
/
| next meeting of the board The second
member Of the committee is Commits
| sioner Manning.
| The petition in fun is as follows;
eve, the undersigned residents and
property owners on Hallock, Howard
| and Greenwich avenues and Lamberton
| street. and other streets in the Fourth
ward, respectfully represent that at the
present time and for some time previous
we have been annoyed, afflicted and the
health of ourselves and our Families
been injured and endangered by large
quantities OF suffocating smoke and
noxious gases that have been produc-
ed by and permitted to escape from the
round house of the Consolidated rail
road situated at the junction of Cedar
street and Hallock avenue We there
fore pray your honorable body to in
vestigate this nuisance as to you may
seem best calculated to abate this nui-
sance and to relieve us from the annoy
ance, abuses and danger to which we
are now exposed"
This petition Is signed by Henry |
F'fesenius, A. J. Strickland, Francis |
Orr, Luzerne l. Thomas, jeremiah |
Smith & Sons, Smith Bros, G. Greuner,
e. Clark, r. w. Mills, Richard w. Law,
and twenty-five other residents and tax |
payers Of the streets in question.
The following communication was
also received, and after considerable |
discussion 1T was decided to accept the |
communication and to cooperate with |
the humane society In so far as the turis- |
diction OF the board Of health extended.
State of New York, County of Monroe,
City of Rochester, IS.
Frederick w. WeitzeI being duly
sworn, deposes and says that he Is the
duly authorized agent of the Rochester |
Humane society, animal department.; |
that on the 4th day Of May, 1895, be-
tween the hours Of $50 a. m. and TAO |
D. nl while he was in the village of |
Palmyra, Wayne county, New York, at |
the New York Central freight house in |
said village and In the lot or cattle |
pen adjoining said freight house, there /
were 1913 calves left there for shipment |
with no shelter from the action of the |
elements and without food or water.
That said calves We're loaded into
double decked New York Central rail- |
road freight car, No. &c, 449, at 80 p. m.
May 4, 1896; that said calves remained iii |
said car until $3.50 p. m. before leaving
Palmyra; that they were consigned to
Lee & Hoyt of New Haven, Conn, by |
Tassel & Breeze, consignors; that az /
deponent is informed and believes said
calves arrived at West Albany at ito
p. m. May s, 1885, and left West Albany
yard at 1875 p. m, on the Boston and
Albany railroad and arrived at New
Haven, Conn, Monday, May g. 1895. at
1890 "a. M, and were not unloaded until |
5:45 y. m. of that day, making a total |
detention without foor or water of over
seventy hours; that the seal Of said car
was unbroken upon its arrival at New
Haven, Conn.
That the source of deponent's knowl-
edge as to all matters stated upon in
formation was gained from c. e. Mill
Ter, secretary of the Connecticut HUI
name society and DR.. William o. Stin-
man, president Of the Mohawk and Hud-
son River Humane society at Albany,
N. Y.
Deponent further states that the sale
and consumption Of such calves as veal
is dangerous and detrimental to the
public health, and that the trea tment
they are thus subjected to is in violation
Of section 655 of the penal code.
Wherefore, Deponent respectfully re-
quests that your honorable board CO.
operate with the humane societies and
take immediate action towards sup
pressing this cruel and inhuman man
ner Of transporting animals.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 31st day of May, 1885,
FREDERICK w. WEITZEL.
WILLIS K. GILLETTE,
Commissioner of Deeds.
After the usual routine business had
oeenl transacted, u number oftcesspools
and other i1hisahces ordered abolished,
he board adjourned.