New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
FLOOR COVERED WITH BRINE.


FLOOR COVERED WITH BRINE.
The windows of the storage cellars were filthy"
cobwebs being noticed.
THE floors in some OF the low places inch
deep in brine" Salt pork was in piles on the floor
without racks. except order for the War De-
partment which racks and cleared the
floor by six inches. The report says:
The beef house was next inspected from san
itary point of view. The floor was brick even and
siderable dirt was on the beams and timbers
an6e & Geoss feo s IN n @ %6 meat par
condemned by federal inspectors and the other
The pickle was very wet. drainage imperfect
The tripe and pigs feet room had 4 good light and
appears TO he carelessly handled. Not much care
had apparently been taken 10 keep ii from the
The gut room had good natural light. but win
The tTine ~ room was in a fithy condition. and
full Of steam, il being impossible TO ses five feet
The fat and bone room. the report continues. had
an asphalt floor little natural light, but plenty %
artificial light ard otherwise in good condition
The sausage cooling room is commended. but the
floor in the sausage cooking room was very bad
In the sweet pickle cellars water was dripping
from the ceilings continuously. and in small
trimming room adjoining water was dripping on
tables where women were trimming meat This
room had no natural light The women stood in
boxes Of sawdust snd most of them wore wooilen
haadFear The tenperature was about s6 degrees
Fahrenheit and some of the women were working
within four feet OF the refrigerator pipes On the
sheepskin floor the lights were artificial. out the
general conditions were good. The watercloset
opened directly from the killing floor and the par
tition did not reach 10 the ceiling. One employe
was observed relieving himself in the gutter Of the
killing floor.
The smoke room conditions the report says. were
good as were those Of the dressing room for the
beef killing gang. The watercloset was In corner
OF the killing beds
WATER DRIPPING ON MEAT.
The sausage packing department and smoked beef
department are commended. In the main tankroom
was water closet, which was apparently not
flushed and was found IN unsanitary condition
No fault is found with the homeless ham room.
In the sausage drying room water was dripping
from the roof on sausage In the sausage cooling
room there no leak In the next room a guam
tity Of what appeared to be spoiled sausage was
observed in barrels The report says:
and the walls we're whitewashed, but dirty; The
tes1aIs 1citb nn9ecI,,s e11nosrEare rose rrn-o
/ the solder pot were observed. Water dripping
/ meat suffer was being worked in such way that
a quantity Of meat was falling on the floor. From
the ceiling above the conYeyer large fakes and
tached
Another canning room was clean, light and dry.
( In the Clipped beef department the floors
pid ana WOODEN. uOL cleans evidence OF WnlIe-
wash on the walls and ceiling; lower woodwork
painted" The water closet for men in the canning
room was separated and well flushed though poor
Iy lighted. The beef extract department had a ce-
ment floor. clean windows. was nicely whitewashed
and painted and generally sanitary. In the beef
cutting and trimming room the floor was crusted
with dirt. Artificial light"
ABATTOIR NO. 2 BETTER
Abattoir No was gone through with the same
detail. and the report says the condition was bet
ter in many respects than in No. l. The cooking
stufing and soldering room in No. is thus de-
scribed:
whe the en6e5 Se9'9a5 640t 2 processing sG Z aone ma in in
room is ventilated over this machine. The room
Is an a Iair condition as 70 paint and whitew ash
the soldering machine is not good About the stuff
;hg n4ghihe box is arranged IN the floor TO catch
lte IaiIlng meat Near the cooking old
clothes 0f the workmen piled or hung on
canned veaI having the sppearance of age weSe
observed The rafters were much encrusted with
oirt IN some places 10 the depth of inch in the
vicinity of the cooking retorts. In place a
floor from height q thre4 or four feet on the
east side 81 The room the floor was very dirty. The
Z nan story II was very dark ano artificial light
The pork and beans room was very steamy and
/ the ventilation was poo-- There plenty Of aiT
Ing on the Steam @ 9be fo ooa s for , fT .
Ior preventing the putrefaction Of blood etc. in
! cracks and crevtces-
Inc beei extract room IN this building also
very clean bCt the extract kitchen was very steannv
/ and poorly ventilated. In the ham packing room
was water closet which had no ostsds ventilation
/ and dark and dirty
/ Abattor No. next described in the same
detail. and next No p. the report on which begins
/ by stating:
sge located in separate rooms clear in every paT
! tio-ls- and well flushed.
woman attendant was in charge OF every
I wornan's closet.
In cellars in No. % a small, ousrtit, NJ,
tainted meat was found
KILLING OF ''DowNER" SEEN.
In Abattoir No % the beef beds were well lighted
and ventilated, but the floor Irregular and in a
/ filthy condition There were water closets in
this establishment. Coolers in an unsatisfac-
tory condition This incident is given:
IN this house the commission observed COW.
unconscious condition having been dragged in in an an
the killing hoor on slide or chute from outside
apparent thst ~ was not dead at the time ii was
| knocsed on the head.
Asattoi- No. 90 tn. report says. remains one q.
| lyrical country slaughter houses being indescrfb-
| ably filthy. In the sAeep killing room the floors
were incrusted with dirt 10 the depth OF abou,
! tBD inches The report continues:
Tie condition Of this house Is disgraceful and
moi oTe s 1nfanssTy eo19ions % for an absitor cannot
being chilled by tho primitive method OF blocks OF
-
( The grt room was located In one corner of the
otlldaE IN close proximity to the killing noor and
| tanks. The ceiling low and the room general
ly was in the most filthy condition of any gut room
| We nave YET observed There were Watcrclosets
| In this establishment.
| otner aoaftoirs were visited. with no complaints
| The report contains recommendations for inSn.e
/ uon legislation which seem 10 have been followed
In the Beyeridse amendment
COMMENTS ON CRITICISM.
a s"ppseHaenth- report is made by the committee
under Gate of April "a which is a corn,,sn, a., ,-