The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-28
FIGHT TO KEEP
ABATTOIR OUT
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house. We submit the following rea-
sons.
I. To allow this slaughter-house would
be a reversal Of the hitherto wise
policy OF this city. whose ordinances
provide that any person erecting or
keeping any slaughter-housa or dis
tlery in this city shall be deemed
guilty Of a nuisance. and the owner
Subjected TO a fine for each day said
nuisance shall continue (City Code.
page $50. section 81 For more than
twenty years this ordinance has cx~
pressed the views OF the city authCri-
ties and the enforcement Of the char
ter power given this city 90 prevent OF
regulate slaughter houses and soap
and candle factories within said city.
or the exercise OF any dangerous. Of
fensive or unhealthy business therein
CITY Charter. section 10. subdivision
10.
. For this revolution Of the city's
policy no valid reason has been or
can be offered. either 1.-THE experience
Of other communities or in the past
experience 81 this city with the
ahattoir operated 10y ". s. Forbes &
Co. near the northern boundaries Of
this city.
g. The old abattoir OF ". $ Forbes
& Company. as was stated at a former
public meeting held IN this room sent
It's offensive stencil FOR a distance OF
two miles into the homes and stores
or the citizens OF the northwest sec
ton OF this city. With this experience
OF the former siaughter-house Of
Forbes & Company. can any sensible
man doubt that his proposed abattoir.
even with its alleged improve .nl-its
will send its offensive odors borne nv
the southern winds into the houses
and offices of those within four squares
or less OF its site?
Testimony of Experience.
g. Equally unsound as reascu for
this radical change in our public poi
fey regarding nuisances is the s.a.e-
ment that modern science will prevent
this abattoir from being a nuisance.
To any unprejudiced mind the expert
ence OF other cities furnishes cOnclu-
sive evidence that this experiment
should not be tried IN the neiehbor-
hood OF our chief business property
and the centre Of our city. DIT Levy.
after his investigation % the subject
during his very brief stay in New
York City IN the month Of October.
states that he was unable 10 find any
smell produced by the two abattoirs
he visited. But this witness states
nothing about an abatt0r during the
HOT months OF a climate such as ours
DIT. Darlington. president Of the Board
~ Health or New York City. com
pletely answers DIT. Levy when he
writes ut must be further remem-
bered that no plant OF this character
can De conducted AT all times without
any nuisance whatsoever. And no
aiattoir should De- erected i'm or near
q large business or residential section
Of any city. for the reason that IN
avoidably at times IL will be very
serious nuisance"
8. In Philadelphia 81 was admitted
that one abattoir killing about dftv
animals day. erected at cast or
half million dollars. operated with
special care. and having n special
trade. TO which its owner could sell al
n very advanced price the products Of
hts abattoir. was conducted without
being e. nuisance. Formerly I'm that
city 156 Of these uuisances existed. but
now the Board Of Health has COTTON
ria or sixtv-nine OF the worst It's d.
rector Of Health. Dr. Coplin saws that
of the remaining eighty-seven. eighty
FIVE Of them were nuisances. ana ne
was not certain that he should not saw
eightv-six. No stronger arguments
could De furnished FOR the refusal Of
this privilege TO Forbes & COMPANY
than this experience Of Philadelphia.
Are YOU 10 he asked. gentlemen Of the
Council, TO gamble on Mr. Forbes he
ing able. despite our past experience
with his firm. 10 show himself the
equal IN the operation OF his abatto!r
20 the one costly and expensive abat-
toir In Philadelphia out of its former
1862 Would any business man serl-
olsly take such a chance In his pri-
vate affairs. and are you TO be less
careful In your Discharge OF the great
trust given YOU for the comfort and
health OF all our. citizens? TO those two
questions there can be but one an
swcr. and that answer will be. we
hope. a refusal on Your part 10 lend
yourself TO an experiment which re-
verses the former policy OF this city.
and is contrary 10 the experience OF