The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
"WEDNESDAY. JANuARY :. 1901.
The value of man consists In what
ne does weil.-Arabic Proverb.
10 the Committee on Charter
Ordinance and Reform.


Charter. Ordinance and Reform are
charged with duties of the utmost
gravity and Importance. Before any new
b ord;nnnce can be considered or any old
ord,nance amended their approval must
Il first be gained.
In the struggle for Greater Richmond
this committee stood like n rock for
the principle OF growth along right lines
And It was only the successful lobbying
az nr;yate interests that frustrated the
baneflcent plan proposed by this COM
mittee for charging our corporate
limits.
a question OF almost equal moment Is
before 1t now. and in Its power rests
decision that will directly affect the
growth. health, comfort and property of
the whole community.
Permission Is asked for the erection
and operation OF slanghter-house only
/. two blocks south OF the most important
business section of this city.
We're the question entirely new there is
| no doubt that the members of the COM
mittee would Instantly and instinctiveiy
rafuse such an unheard-of privilege. That
the committee should for moment en-
tertain such proposal is only because
Al has been presented in the most specions
manner. and its most repulsive aspects
have been minimized as far as possible
hy PROMISES that are impossible OF tul-
fiinent.
The public objects to slaughter-houses
u because they OF necessity do and must
ave out offensive odors. But for this faS
81 the people of Richmond would welcome
slaughter-house as quickly as a shoe rae
tory
In reply to this Messrs. w. S. Forbes
md James d. Patton allege that thei
IS slaughter house will be the exception tina
proves the rule.
And 10 support of this contention
= ii Messrl Forbes and Patton cite Ell
III Copiin. .s.D testified that it was theoret
4 cslly possible to maintain an inoffensiV
n slaughter But this absence Q
nauseous odors means constant washn
Ss az The floors and flushing Of the sewers
And what will Richmond do when tn
S3 lanes River Is dry in the summer an
the refuse lies decaying on the rocks?
Il AS to DR.. Levy, 1t is sufficient to sa
that his opinion refers only to one Wis
made in October. -
From no source is there the slishte:
assurance that because a slaughter-hous
can be kept clean for one day or or
week. it will remain inofenslve for
wear. Nor does 1t follow that becau
concrete floors can be kept clean, t
freight cars loaded with herds OF swil
in heated August will be free fro
llas overpowering effluvia.
From reason, experience and comm
sense it is clear that at times the sic
ass ering odors of crowded hogs and dryi
grease will come from any slaughtt
house, no matter how carefully manage
l5ss II IS also clear that If the Council perm
the erection OF the proposed slaught
house. that nuisance will never be abat
At best the public can only expect
occasional fine for the inevitable "ac
IN dentsn which will deuge this city W
choking and disgusting odors
And granting this permission Will 0
s open the way for the erection of slaught
ss houses in every ward, with the final eff
ss of giving Richmond large share of
horrors Of Packingtown and very sn
share of Its wealth.
The wishes of tho people to avoid
III UNNECESSARY risk, and their rights
breathe unpoliuted afr are more to be
s;S spected than the desire of one corporal
ss 10 choose a convenient location and
be given the privilege Of befouins
air upon payment of a fine.
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