The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-15
70 SLAUGHTER HORSES
The Kearny Board Of Health
Gives Permission for the
Establishment Of an Abb
attoir in That Town.

The application of Ferdinand Lusenhop
for permission to conduct a place for the
Strengthening OF horses on the Kearny
meadows, near Frank Creek, was granted
last night by the Kearny Township Board
of Health after the question had been dis
cussed for two hours. The members of
the board listened with considerable in
tcrest to several persons who appeared be-
fore the board to advocate the granting
of 1he permit to Lusenhop, and the com
mitteemen admitted after the meeting
that they were surprised to learn that
horse meat was $50 nice and palatable,'
and it would make such good meals.
President I. l.. Newberry, after he had
stated that the member were ready to
listen to any person who desired to speak
for or against the granting of Lusen-
hops application, called on Secretary
James Matthews to read the petitions that
had been fled, in which protests were
made against the granting of the desired
privilege. There were four petitions, but
the names on all did not number one hun
dred, and this seemed to surprise the
board, as it was expected that hundreds
of names would be placed on the petition.
The petitions were received and ordered
placed on file.
Jacob Stunpf, one of the largest proper
ty owners IN Kearny and proprietor OF
the Harrison tannery ON Dey street, Har-
rison, addressed the board in favor of
the application. He said he had been a
resident of Kearny for twenty-seven years
and was Interested in it's success. He
owned the slaughter-house property which
Lusenhop used, and, Mr.. Stumpf said, the
l,,rioo~c ~ lc,,~T,4a,;,r I1w-o. ~.. .
perfectly legitimate one. Every pound of
the meat would be exported to Europe;
not one pound would be sold in the United
States. The place would be conducted in
a frst-class manner and would be as clean
as any other hog or sheep slaughter-house
in the township, and would always be
open to the officials of the township for
inspection.
Mr.. Stumpf said that nothing except the
most healthy animals would be killed.
He would give a BOND to the township to
the effect that the place would not be a
nuisance.
Emil Crouger, a butcher, who had for
Inerly been located at ande said he
was interested in the business with
Lusenhop and that negotiations were I'M
Ger way to form a stock company with
a capital of 500, coo. Several Newark par
ties were interested in the scheme, and
they intended to slaughter horses on d
large scale. All the latest mechanical APP
planes would be used, and every horse
would be examined by a veterinary sur
geon before being killed.
Mr.. Crouger said all the meat would be
exported to Europe, where it would ne
sold i'll large quantities. The poor people
there We're not able to purchase beef,
said Mr. Crouger. AS soon as the ami
nal should be killed and cut up the diff
ferent parts would be put in pickle, so
that it would not lose its favor. The com
pany expected to employ forty or fifty
hands, and would be a benefit to the
township, instead of a detriment.
IF you gentlemen will accept, I will
get you up a nice dinner of horse meat,
cooked SO nice that you could not tell it
from beef said Mr.. Crouger. But the
members of the Board said they did not
care to try the dish.
DR.. Laddie, of Arlington, a veterinary
surgeon, who is employed by Lusenhop
as inspector of all animals brought to
the place, said he had passed a civil
service examination and watson the list
OF those eligible to become United States
meat inspectors. He would not lave his
name connected with the business unless
it was perfectly legitimate. Those per-
know what they were signing, and they
should be educated up to what horse meat
is. The speaker said there is more nutri-
ment in a horse than any other NINA
and that ii is cleaner.
There was adopted a resolution grant
ing permission to Lusenhop to conduct
the place, the output to be shipped to
States, with q, provision that the place
be closed Immediately if it should become
a nuisance. Lusenhop is to give a bond
to the township for $1,000 hat no nuis-
ance would be created. Jacob Stumpf be-
came bondsInan for Lusenhop.