New-York tribune., 1903-04-03
THE 4B4TTOIR HERRING.
Mayor LozC Listens to Opposers ard
Indorsers of ELsberg Bill.


port of the opposition. The broad red badges Of
the men bore the gold lettered legend THE butchers
of New-York favor the Elsberg BILL
Among the organizations represented by the
women present the Woman's Health Pro-
tective Association. the New-York City women's
Press Club the West End Woman's Republican
Association the Society for Political Study, the
New-York City Legislative League. Eclectic Club.
| Long Acre League. Rainy Day Club. Amity
| Church Settlement Gordon House Hartley House.
Hudson Guild. Paulist Social Settlement Riverside
Association West Side Neighborhood House and
| City History Club.
DR.. Biggs of the Health Board. opened the argu-
ment for the opposition, stating the case in gem
| eral way and incidentally characterzing slaughter
houses as "a public nuisance that ought not to he
permitted
remarked the Mayor. with a smile. Il suppose you
will admit that even such unsavory business has to
| be carried on somewhere"
The butchers contention that and scien-
tihcaIy equipped abattor would be advantage In
supplanting the old i'll furnished in ex-
istence. Mr. Biggs maintained. a superficial
argument as the present erection of costly plant
| in that locality would saddle it with such an in
| dustry for than generation
| DR.. Janeway one of the advisory board Of the
| Health Department, said: 'T consider the discus
sion OF this bill matter Of considerable impor-
tance. and have postponed important personal en-
gagements to record myself opposed to this BILL
Among other which Dr. Janeway urged
against the bill that its provisions were not
strictly in accord with the Sanitary Code and the
methods resorted TO secure it dangerously vio-
| lated the cardinal principles of shome rule Tor
Manhattan
DR.. Jacoby thought the island Of Manhattan too
small such dirty business This borough is only
big enough to live in and do clean business" he
Insisted. Not only would granting of a slaugh
ter house permit inside the borough limits be bad
precedent but the ground is actually needed by the
rapidly increasing population New-York would
prove herself far behind other city in munich
pal foresight If such a permit granted
DR.. Derby and DR.. Kinncutt, also the Health
Board advisory committee spoke Of the increase in
the city death rate which the proposed plant would
undoubtedly entail and the danger and uncleanliness
Of driving the thousands of cattle two blocks from
the river front to the place of slaughter, and said
that the advisory board for which they spoke had
been unanimous In its condemnation OF the project
L. NJ White of the Citizens Health Protective
Association. spoke in opposition 10 the pending
measure. and Mrs. Tra1tmann. of the Woman 5
| Health Protective Association, said that desire
to rid the city of such houses had been the origin
of the organization Of which she was now presi-
dent and that when the members first visited
those on the East Side seventeen years ago they
| were made so Ill that 1t was weeks before they
could again take up their Investigations
I'VE found nfty-fve filthy little slaughter pens.
said Mrs Trautmann, "and the meat exposed Ior
| hours on the thoroughfares to the sun and dust
| This caused US to frame bill for the establish
rnent of ceany, sanitary slaughter houses. and we
warned the representatives Of butcherng interests
then that we would keep the fight up year after
| year until got what We wanted They con-
| cluded it would be cheaper to at least put up
| decent abattoirs than TO fight US"
! Here Mayor Low INDUCED in considerable mirth.
and said something TO the effect that he thougn1
the butchers showed themselves wise men.
Later" continued Mrs. Trautman, "one Of our
bitterest enemies in that fight sent of our rep
resentatives whole side of beef with the message
that our fight was really good thing 1cr Chelr III
Here again the Mayor laughed appreeia%tiyely& alive but but
-1FT omen
in many yarateng of the same arguenas ss ne
point to urge. suppose We hear from the other
THE BUTCHERS INTERESTS.
robn p Kerwin said he represented the majority
of property owners along Eleventh-ave- in the
Thrties and Fortes. He said not only these own
ers but the dwellers IN that locality were almost
without exception In favor of the new abattoir.
Mayor Low inquired in detail to the location OF
bro,fht out the ADMISSION that the proposed slaug-
ter house would be some seven hundred feet from
M Mr.. Thaier who represented the butchers en-
pIoyes of New-York asked the Mayor mot to over
look all these Tgofon mere Of this aSatfor he
said means bread and butter to hundreds Of biTi GS
is defeated It Will mean higher prices to the con-
9 | MI shannon had taken the trouble to secure
names Of al the residents on a9 the east s s9e m I
pocket, and almost to a man they are IN 1aVor oi
william P quinn then took the floor to say S;,1i that at
he had excuse to make Tor the proposeo plL; IN
Iess,Ire ne If means distinct forward step he
said Here the Mayor referred to the copy OF tne
7 ind here. remarked the Mayor. that it Is ex-
nressIv stipulated the business shall be carried on
as it exists Please define your idea OF prog
7 won't detain your honor, with bubbles as to
l | definitions" returned Mr.. Quinn. but do want
| to say that these gentlemen whom represent are
American gentlemen who as independent and hard
: | honest living without being coeTced ana pracli
| caIlv driven from the city
! Henry L. ScheuerTnan, who said he representted TED
| the Retail Butchers and Meat Dealers Protective
Association. the New-York Butchers Dresseu Deei Dee
" C7omnanv the State Butchers Association and sew
& era oIeE efe6 4n9 the butchers view Of the
a | length The proposed bill ne SalG, was q ~ nar
:, ests Butchers at the mercy Of the Beer ITus
= | and all but swallowed UP by 1t. He spoke OF dH
borhood in question as far more menacing si h+ 10
health than anything connected WIN tne r S 5nnoI
h | vii sign this measure will agree to carry al
+ offal beyond the city limits DONG nothing
| The speaker said the ground for the new siaugn
r house had been PurGnas96 4t a. qt Kermit Wouic
: be granted by the Health Board O[ course. W.
. | nothing left for US do but go to Albany apo"
/ | IT. Mr.. scheuerman said -. p,vs of n.
| Here the Mayor referred 10 Ut Diss0' % "
,sSIv understanding of the matter was. pr. Big 3
@ repeo b,nofheticaf proposition. The land was no
then bought and he could not say Wnat & o tne p"3'
: yould or would not do matters tnen stGeo u ~
:. How would you accomplish the removal nova o. o. o.
fal5" inquired the Mayor OF MT ScheuelnadL b dta,l
of this bill it is presented TO me tof5 a. rosr,
Have you you 1ca5 NTsvo- Low again. after the r.
I5cZaI methods were explained. -, hath -
MI scr 9caeqe Iesg nor or was not acquainted with them
L. Il Mrs Trautrnann begged 10 De aloWeu , ~
last word in the dis3lss,4on, she insisted Mayo
p t5en limited Mr.. Scheuernan to teh 1 NOR NOR
ing on Mrs. TrautHann qsts owners Of eleventh
In the ntere 81 OF the Te4 1f5e MAYORS gavel fell