The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
CHARGES
 VIOLATIONS TO
 OTHER PACKERS Says Calves are Killed and Sold Without
 Inspection. Controversy Between Johu K. Woodruff and Board of Health Over Fees Brings Interesting Information.

w OOdhull the Water street packer. and
 the Board of Health was continued at
 the regular meeting of the board, held last night. MT. Woodruff appeared personally before the board and asked for permit to slaughter calves on his
 premises, 526 Water street His license expired in October. since which time
 he has not utilized the slaughter house
 which he had fitted up in the building.
 Mr. Woodhull refuses to pay the city
 the 5 cents per head assessed by the
 board. He also refuses to apply for government inspection. The board has
 not found any fault with the condi-
 lions at his slaughter house. but the
 rules of the board require that a
 butcher must either have government,
 or local inspection before meat is. of fered for sale. MT. Woodruff is the
 successor of the w. M. Terry Co.,,
 which was the first Chicago beef house established in the city. It is the only independent house, all the others be- ing branches of the big Western houses. For this reason MT. Woodruff feels that he should have special fav- ors at the hands of the board. The rules of the board require all animals to be slaughtered in the abbatoir fitted up by the board of health near the By Products plant.
 The uniform charge for the service is 25 cents per head for cattle. 15 cents for saIves, and 10 cents for sheep, or lambs. Mir. Woodruff has been in the habit of slaughtering large numbers of native calves in his own abbatoir, which is fitted up in the best manner at his Water street plant. The board will allow him this privilege provided he pays the regular fee charged others. The controversy is dependent upon this charge. The members of the board do not feel that they are under obligations to grant any special favors to MT. Woodruff which are not grant ed others. The beef he sells is in- spected by the government officials be- fore 1t reaches this city.
 Meat Inspector Knapp has been call ed to the Woodruff establishment to inspect calves slaughtered out of town and brought in. The rules require that carcasses. MT. Woodruff objects to this. The board has a bill against MT. Woodruff for this inspection which he has so far neglected to pay Consider able feeling was manifested by MT. Woodruff and the members of the board The members of the board had heard that MT. woodruff had referred to thems as ''grafters'' and that they had picked "him out as a target
 Commissioner Kelly took up the question and told Mrs. Woodruff point edly that he thought Mir. Woodruff had already been treated more than fairly, and the whole matter hinged on the refusal of MT. Woodruff to pay the same fee for inspection as other butch CTS. MT. Woodruff thought that the board could make a special nominal rate for his benefit on account of his furnishing his own abbatoir. It was pointed out that if he was given this privilege all the butchers would bring their calves to woodhull's to be butch cred and the city abbatoir would be abandoned.
 Mr. Woodruff thought cents per head would be enough to charge him under the circumstances.
 MT. Woodruff said that other beef houses are selling uninspected calves, and when pinned down for the names of the delinquents he mentioned the Cudahys and others. Inspector Knapp denied that this was the case, but MT. Woodruff insisted and the board in stricted Inspector Knapp to look into the matter.
 Commissioner Kelly resented the in- ference that the members of the board had any private ends to serve in en- forcing the regulations of the board. The fees do not benefit the board, but go direct into the city treasury. The city ordinances require the inspection of meat and also the collection of fee to be fixed by the board of health. If MT. Woodruff was granted special privileges others would also rightfully expect them and the ordinance would be nullified.
 The board finally voted to adhere to it's original decision. Mr. Woodruff will l be granted a license to slaughter calves l at his Water street plant provided he pays the fee of 15 cents per head for l or provides for government | inspection The clerk of the board, | David Lynch. was instructed to notify | the Cudahy packing house and others that information had been received that they were violating the law and eof ain ranOrf