The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-16
WAGG0NER MAY BE
SELECTED To MAKE
LOCAL INSPECTION
Government Is Likely to Ex-
tend His Duties to Take
In All of the Local Butch
ering Places.
THREE ASSISTANTS
MAY BE APPOINTED.
1t Is First Necessary for the
Butchers to Put Their
Houses Into Good Sanitary
Condition.

DR.. Charles S. Bond, city health Off
Ger, returned from the east Wednes-
day night after a ten days trip, dur
ing which time he was in conference
with the officials of the department
OF Animal Industry at Washington,
Richmond.
Dr. Bond represented the meat men
of Richmond, and made informal ap-
plication for government inspection
for them and in the course of the next
few days application blanks will be
sent to the butchers of the city, to be
filled out and forwarded to the de-
partment as official applications. At
ter these have been received by the
Department of Animal Industry, an in
spector to have charge of the local
Strengthening places will be named,
and this will probably be no other
than DIR. Waggoner, the inspector at
the Richmond Abattoir. 1t is highly
probable that at least three assistants
will be named to inspect cattle both
on foot and post mortem.
Must Make Changes.
Previous to the appointment of the
inspectors. however, the butchers will
have to place their houses in thor
oughly sanitary condition and make
them comply with the government reg
ulations in all respects. The rules and
regulations set down by the United
States government laws in regard to
building, rebuilding or altering
slaughtering houses for inspection,
were given in the columns of the Pal
ladium some weeks ago.
The Strengthening house of Anton
Stole is one of the finest in the city
and no alterations will have to be
made on this in any respect. The
Strengthening houses of Maher and
Mitchell and Henry Holzapfel. will
have to be greatly altered before gov
eminent inspection will be granted
them. Henry Holzapfe1 has already
started work on remodeling his plant
to comply with the regulations set
down in the city ordinance on the sub
ject, the requirements of which are
essentially the same as those of the
government law. When the work
is completed, the old s1aughtering
establishments will hardly be recogniz-
able.
Will Build New House.
The firm of 'Maher and Mitchell will
go Mr.. HolZapfel one better, and will
build an entire new Strengthening
house which will be thoroughly mod
ern in every respect and built to con-
form to both the city and government
laws on the subject. The firm has
been waiting till the return of DR..
Bond before operations started on
their new plant. They are also unde-
eided as to whether they shall tear
their old house dowmandSbuild on the
present. site, or movestostheir lot just
south of the old lot and. build their
new establishment.
The county commissioners have told
several persons that the piers on the
new south end bridge will be started
some time during the present summer,
and if this is the case Malner and
Mitchell will undoubtedly move their
plant TO the south, as the old plant
stands directly i'm front of1the future
bridge and will therefore have to be
torn down eventually.
Are Stretching Point.
In speaking of his trip TO Washing
Ton and his conference with the Off |
Gals in the Bureau of Animal Industry |
DIR. Bond said that the govern |
ment officials acknowledged that they |
We're stretching a point by giving gov
eminent inspection to Richmond and
this city would be the first city in the |
United States where government in
spction was given at the cost of the |
government where no interstate bus
mess was done by those houses get
ting the inspection. The discovery of /
tuberculosis among the cattle of i
Wayne county was largely responsible /
for the actions taken by the officials |
in giving this city inspection. as they
are waging a war on that plague. DR..
Bond stated It was the idea of the off
Gals also to make the Strengthening
plants of Richmond ideal ones that