The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-08
ON sLAuenTERaoUsEs
Council speetsa, Portion Of sessioa
Di.cas.iss 10 New ordi.aacs
which "a. lfs1.d.

The regular session Of the eitj
council Tuesday evening Nas s.loasii
drawn out and 1t was near IL, mid.
night hour when the work Was Anish.
ed. Mayor, Hitchcock presided and
Aldermen Hardy, McDoueall..s Nichels
Adams, Reeves, Kelley. Truax and
Doyle were present.
Auditor Ness read the minutes OF
the previous meetings and which
were approved.
w. E. Upton, president Of the
Commercial Club, made a request OF
the council, asking for the use of one
of the rooms in the city hall as q
headquarters for the club. He said
the members of the committee felt
that there should be some headquar-
ters where outside visitors could be
taken. 1t was the intention Of the
committee to furnish the rooms 80
they will present an attractive appear
ance. The request was laid over to
make a selection of a room.
A. petition for a sidewalk on the
south side on the north and west sides
of Block 16 and west side Of Block
rs, Van Fps addition, and the west
side of block 4, University addition.
was presented. The walks were or
dered in.
The slaughterhouse ordinance came
up for final passage, and Health Of
fcer Warne was present to, endorse
the ordinance, which was drawn at
his request. The mayor asked a few
questions concerning the features Of
the ordinance. DR.. Warne stated that
it was not the right thing for the hogs
at the slaughter houses to eat the
offal from animals that had been kill
ed, and that disease could be COM
municated through this venue He
stated that hides left in the slaugh-
terhouses for two Or three days would
faint fresh meat that was left hanging
there any length of time. Later on
DR.. Warne made a statement as to
the conditions of the slaughterhouses
and believed that 1t vas the duty of
the butchers to the public as we'll as
to themselves that they should keep
their slaughterhouses in q much bet
ter condition than has been the case
in the past.
H. E. Hitchcock appeared in be-
half of the butchers and made some
statements with reference to the
hardships that had been placed on
them by reason of the new ordinance.
He made some suggestions as tq
changes in the ordinance that would
aid the butchers, and these were
made. Alderman Michels wanted to
eliminate the packing house and SOAP
factory from the ordinance entirely
for he thought that some time either
one or both of these industries might
be established in Mitchell, but his
motion did not receive q second. The
ordinance was then placed on it's sec.
ond reading and was passed.
Some of the important features OF
the ordinance are that no packing
house, rendcry, bone factory, slaugh.
ter house or soap factory shall be
permitted within one-half mile of the
city limits; that no rendery shall bs
permitted within a quarter Of a mile
of any habitation, with the consent Of
the inhabitant, unless such inhabit'
ant shall have taken up his residence
subsequent to construction Of such
rendery; that no person or Arm OF
corporation owning or controlling
packing house, rendery, bone factory
slaughter house or soap factory with.
in one mile of the limits Of the city
shall permit or suffer accumulation Of
dead refuse matter, blood, entrails
offal or other offensive or unwhole'
some substance within or near AMI
such buildings, but the same shall
be removed at least twice q weel
from said premises. and completely
burned or destroyed, or buried more
than three feet underground; mol
shall any person having control o
any such building and premises allow
any animal whatsoever on the prem
Uses where said building Is located o.
near such premises to eat such dead
refuse matter, offal Or other offensive
substance, nor shall said persons keeT
any hides Of any kind In or near said
building. It shall be unlawful for any
person or firm to kill or slaughts,
any diseased animal. OF any animal
that has been exposed to disease II
any such slaughter house: nor shall
any firm knowingly sell in the city
of Mitchell any meat Of a diseased
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