The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-04

After weeks and months of agitation
such as has been rarely known in Rich
rnond on any question, the ordinance pro-
posing to permit Mr.. w. S. Forbes and.
his associates to conduct an abattoir at
Tenth and Byrd Streets in connection
with his pork-packlng establishment was
last night killed by the Council COM
mittee by the vote just stated.
The result came after five hours of ar
gument and considerable impassoned
speeches by some of ehe opponents of the
III &c s.tion. The business element in the
neighborhood of the proposed establish
-nent, had been greatly reused. and the
raeeting last night was the final and
climatic one of series of mass-neetings.
ii, which yards of petitions and type
sritten protests had been prepared and
sent to the committeeman. The bankers.
the merchants, the owners of real estate
and many citizens residing at points dis
tant frbm tho 'ibattoir site united in ths
outhurst of opposition to the project.
Session of Committee.
The committee was called to order by
Chairman Lynch at sis o'clock, and the
oli-call showed the following present: Al
derrnen Dabney, Elicit. Grundy, Moncure
and Larus: Councilmen Davis, Lynch.
Cary Ferguson and Umlauf. Councilman :
w L. White was absent from the city.
Tile chairman informed the committee
that the Mayor wished to make state
ment as to the necessity Of immediate
extension of the ward lines.
The Mayor then presented blueprint
of the enlarged city, with q plan for the
extension of the lines
After hearing statement as to thea
necessity for Immediate action in order
that the Council may adopt an ordinance 9
on the subject next Monday night tsia
committee, on motion of Mr.. Cary, 5n-5
structed tho City Attorney to prepare a,nd +
report to the Council an ordinance de-
f.ning the proposed ward lines in the new
territory.
Limitation as to Time.
With this matter disposed of. the busi- 1
ness for which the committee was called,
the consideration of the Forbes slbattoiri
ordinance was taken up. Clerk A. IA.
Mcdowell read the ordinance al Length.
Thereupon Chairman Lynch statted that
the date for the hearing on the abattoir
had been changed by request Of Mt. JOS
eph Bryan. OWING to his inability to be
present on Friday evening. Mr.. Lynch
bad read n letter from Mr.. Bryan thank
ing him for his consideration In changing
the date and regrettng that owing to +
his Illness he was unable to be present.
nv. charles " Meredith, of counsel for
Mr. w s. Forbes and his associates. sub
mitted certain amendments to section b
designed to prevent litigation IN the feu-
oral courts. and providing further SAFE
Guards against the maintenance or an
ahattoir In the event 1t were deemed &
/, ,,,,isance These amendments wereAlater
offered as amendments TO the oraihance.
In the agreement as TO performances.
Mr.. Irmlanf. who has been SICK. ana ls
sriu not In good health, moved that OPP
FORTY minutes Mr.. Grundy moved TO limlI
n,cI, side TO one hour. Mr.. Dahney OF
fered as a substitute for the whole that
no limit be placed upon the time for
hearing argument
The Dabney substitute was lost, where's
upon he offered another. limiting each
side to one and Il half hours This, TOO.
VAS lost. 3 to A, whereupou the provision
Uniting debate to one hour on side was 8
agreed TO.
Testimony of Architect.
NIr \yyndham r. Meredith, of counsel
for the opponents, Mt this point announced
that his clients desired to Introduce furth-
err testimony and thereupon pfesenteti
Mr.. G. H Parks, an architect connected
with the government service. VINO was
asked to testify.
Mr. Parks was introduced, and made
a brief statement as TO cities in which
he had visited abattoirs. He had heen
in the government service since July :,
1eo6 and had been an architect for twenty
wears Mr. w. Il. Meredith Questioned
tho witness as to odora, and Mr., Parks
stated that he had never seen an abat-
tntr from which udors did not emanate.
He was asked II he We're familiar with
the plans for the proposed abattoir, ana
stated that he had Just heard the ordi-
nance read. The witness stated that ne
had visited about one hundred abatsoirs
some few Of which We're modern He
said that an abnttoir rnn under govern
ment supervision was not necessarily
odorless, The government, he said, had
no supervision OF oCtors Asked AS 70
the cause of odors, he declared that thaS
we're generally due to oftal and decayins
animal matter, and 10 the manufacture
OF fertilizers.
Mr.. Parks made a strong witness faf
thn opponents but was hard pressed