The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-04
SELLING MEAT FROM
DISEASED ANIMALS
Council Committee Deems Itself
POwerlesS TO Change III
spection Regulations.
VETERANS OF GRAND ARMY
WILL BE GIVEN FAIR DEAL
Applications for Improvements
Filed, Owing to Lack of
Available Funds.

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dcmncd animals was discussed at con-
siderable length before the sanitary COM
mittcc OF the city council Thursday night
Attorney George w Meyer appeared be-
fore the committee and made strong
argument for the protection Of the con-
sumner lie Contcndcd that the meat
from u condemned animal should be
stamped as condemned. SO that the con-
sumer would know II. aud that the sale
of such meat without the fact being
brought to the attention of the consum-
cr was Il gross imposition upon the
public.
MIR. Mover called the committees at
tcntion TO the state statutes, which pro-
vide that ii shall he unlawful for the
owner OF any diseased animal TO sell II
without first notifying the purchaser OF
Its diseased condition.
pr j. W, fireman. the city veterln-
arian, explained 10 the committee that
the city ordinance In regard to The m
spection of meat followed exactly the
rules and laws used i'll the government
inspection OF animals, lie stated that
an animal may be condemned as having
tuberculosis and taken TO u slaughter
house and killed and a post-moricm eN-
animation may disclose that only small
portion OF the carcass Is affected with
the disease, while the remainder Is per-
fectly safe and wholesome for human
consumption, Under the present system
OF inspection, he declared, the diseased
portion is destroyed and the remainder of
the carcass passed for sale as meat,
Inasmuch as tho system of Inspection
as prescribed by the city ordinance.
which is-based on that used by the gov"
ernment inspectors, Is being carried out,
the committee could not sec that any
thing could he done in the matter, so no
definite action was taken
Square Deal for Veterans.
The finance and salaries committee
listened TO Il dclcsa ton from the several
posts of the Grand Army of the Re
public, who had filed protests against the
dismissal of old soldiers from the city's
employ. The particular case cited by
the delegation was the dismissal OF
Comrade Redmond from the water de-
partmcpt on january 81. Superintend-
planned that Mr. Redmond was employed
as a watchman at the Thirteenth East
reservoir and that orders had been gwen
that the watchman should not sleep
mond asleep a, his post and discharged
him.
The members of the committee stated
that they had favored the old soldiers
In every way possible and would give
them work whenever possible,
Mr.. Holiday and the committee as
surod them that Mr., Redmond would pc
given a place as soon as one could M pe
found for him. but that he would not be
put back in his old position
improvements Postponed,
Owing to the fact that the city's
finances Will not permit the improve
mcnts this year, the finance and salaries
committee deciJcd TO file the following
petitions for public improvements Tor the
present: Curb, gutter and grade
street from First avenue To Third ave-
uuc; curb, gutter and pave street from
South Temple to Fourth avenue; curb
and gutter the district between b and y
streets and South Temple street and
Ninth avenue; curb. gutter and pave
street from South Temple street 10 Sec
oud avenue; curb and gutter University
street from First to Fourth South street;
curb and gutter Second avenue from AHA
to West street ana Alta street from
Second TO Third avenue
The public grounds and waterways
committee decided to recommend the
OF the appointments by the
park commission Of Nicholas Byhower as
Of parks, and Henry
Heath as parllkceper at Liberty park
The same committee viii also rccom-
mend the installation of a pump at First
South and tho Jordan river for pumping
the overflow from the Jordan back into
the river and thus relieving tho food sit
uation in that locality.
Council Holds Session,
special meeting Of tho council was
held THURSDAY night. at which the de-
partmcnt payrols FOR the last halt of
February were approved. The amount ol
the payrolls is $l3.21236
The council also gave the Jones Con-
structiou company permission TO place
The fence I'm front OF the new kcarns
building on Main street five feet farther
orIt I'm tho street for a period of sixty
days. while the large steel for the build
In iS heinz Ina nIlp1.