The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-09
Alarming Conditions in Topeka
Butcher Shops.
Sensational Report Made BY
COunciImen.
1Nw rxWaC NON MAnTurTe
PLACES NOT NAMED.
Mr. Green Resents Implication
He Considers Personal.
Busy Night in the City Council
Chamber.

Chicago packing house conditions
on a miniature scale are existing at a
number of butcher shops in the city,
says Councilmen Swendson and Sinner
of the health and sanitation commit
tee in q report submitted to the coun-
ell last night upon the condition of the
alleys and streets of the city Inc
restaurants are just as bad as the
butcher shops says the report. Ne
find on inspection Of the rears of res
taurants and butcher shops, that some
of them are in very bad sanitary con-
dition Some Of them are filthy and
some have no sewer connections at all
At one place. the worst, we found a
butcher-slaughter house, there was no
sewer connection and the man IN
charge stated that each day from two
to four barrels of water Stops, ETC..
from the butchering were thrown out
through the back way, to the brick
pavement of the alley TO run through
she block and become a foul sickening
stencil"
This is a part Of the report which
baroused Councilman Green.
Il think from part of this report
that an attempt Is made to single out
amy place. Of business. At least from
what understand it looks to me like
acase OF a personal attack. L just want
to say that the alley back of my place
OF business is swept with broom
sometimes as often as twice day. II
IS Just as clean as 1t Is possible TO keep
an alley. I object to that part OF the
report but I am willing to accept the
committees report Notwithstanding all
OF this I will not vote against It.
The committees report in detail fol-
lows:
4atlon, to whom was referred resolu-
zion of Councilman Green, providing
Tor the cleaning up Of the streets ana
alleys OF the city, at the expense OF
hut n a
investigated this matter and would re-
specially submit our findings ana
recommendation as follows: We find
in the main and in general that most
conditions are fair. We believe that
the various departments. responsible
Tor the conditions existing. are not in
tentionally lax in the performance of
duty but that all departments, If alive
and energetic, can in a short time put
things in a good condition. We find
that there is considerable trouble in
the taking care Of stable manure.
Tight boxes only should be permitted
to be used in the alleys. as has been
recommended by the city physician
"Our ordinance should be SO amend
ed. The sanitary department should
enforce this provision and II necessary
arrest all persons who persist in put
ting manure or other refuse in the al
leys without such tight box.
I'VE ind some trouble as to mis-
cellaneous obstruction, such as wagons.
implements, etc, in the streets, parks
and alleys. Such is a hazardous viola
ton Of the ordinance, so far as the city
IS concerned having had damage suits
as a result and we would recommend
that the police department at once see
that all such distractions, in alleys,
parks and streets are at once cleared
away and kept clear, that the city may
In this regard; and that, of necessary,
the offenders be prosecuted If they
persist in such obstruction of streets,
parks and alleys.
limits, mostly in the rear of lots, there
are some places where there are col
IectiOns of wood, boxes, paper, trash,
etc, which appear in some sense, at
least, to be in danger Of causing fire,
and we think the fire marshal should
at once make an inspection OF the
rears Of buildings and lots in the fire
limits, and that they may be able to
Improve some of the conditions as. per
the ordinance governing his depart
ment.
I'VE find on inspection Of the rears
of restaurants and butcher shops that
some of them are in very bad sanitary
condition. Some of them are filthy,
some have poor sewer connections and
some have no sewer connections at all
At one place the worst we found a
butcher slaughter house, there was nc
sewer connection, and the man IL
charge stated that each day from two
20 four barrels Of water Stops, etc
from butcherfng, were thrown out the
back way to the brick pavement Of the
alley, to run through the block ane
become a foul, sickening stencil. we
recommend that the sanitary depart
gnent with the city attorney, enforce
the ordinance in this regard.
IT G. SINNER,
IS A SWENDSON,"
Councilman Swendson asks for an In.
Testigation OF the Grand and Crawford
opera houses to see whether the repair,