Evening journal., 1912-02-03
new MEATLAW
in COMMITTEE
Council May Not Consider
Denney Ordinance for
Several Weeks
LAW MAKES MANY
CHANGES IN INSPECTION

Meat Inspector George w. Denney
has submitted to the law committee Of
City Council a draft Of a proposed or
dinanco 10 regulate the meat inspec-
ton of any and all meat brought into
the city Of Wilmington after being
killed, dressed and ready for mar
ket, also all animals killed. dressed
and prepared in the city. The law
committee is busy with some other
subjects and It may be two OF three
weeks before it will be ready for
hearings on the proposed ordinance.
An assistant meat inspector is pro-
vided for, also a central station for in
spection OF all food-carcasses brought
into Wilmington, and sanitary precau-
tions in slaughter houses. The pro-
posed ordinance is as follows:
Section 1. II shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, corporation or
partnership, or their agent. to bring
into the city Of Wilmington, for sale
OF any purpose whatsoever, any cattle,
sheep, calves or swine. or other meat
food animals, that are butchered,
killed or dressed, unless they first
shall have been inspected at the Of
fee or receiving station hereinafter
provided for the inspection of meats,
by the meat Inspector, whose office is
already created, or by the assistant
meat inspector, whose Office is hereby
created, in this act in a later section;
and all dressed carcasses Of cattle,
sheep. calves or swine, or other meat
food animals. brought into this city
shall have the lungs. hearts and livers,
held by their natural attachment Il
shall also be unlawful for any per-
son within the city Of Wilmington TO
offer for sale, except on the regular
curb market as provided in section six
of this ordinance, any meat or meat
food products, not bearing the in
spection stamp as provided in this or
dinance. or the inspected and passed
stamp Of the G. S. Government
Section 3 That from and after tho
passage OF this ordinance. all ostab-
lshments engaged in the slaughterine
Of cattle, sheep, calves or swine or
any other meat food animals, In tho
city OF Wilmington, shall be especial.
ly fitted and equipped for this purpose
with such constructions, fixtures and
appliances as may make 1t possible to
keep the establishment clean, and tc
slaughter animals and prepare meat
food products in such a manner that
they shall not be rendered iunsound
unhealthful, unwholesome or other.
wise unfit for human food. All wagons
trucks, trays and other receptacles, al
chutes, platforms, racks, tables ant
other equipment, and all knives
cleavers and other tools. utensils an'
machinery used in delivering. moving
handling. cutting, chopping, mixing
lrrrving or other processes. shall b
roughly cleansed daily, If used.
Section 3. When such inspection /.
made as aforesaid, and the said mea
as aforesaid has passed the proper in
spection, the said inspector of meats
or his assistant. shall give each cs
tablishment, person or persons. firm o.
corporation, or their agent. as the case
may be, a number and this number
shall be used to mark the carcass OF
carcasscs, or part or parts of the car.
cass or carcasses Of any and all ami
mails slaughtered as aforesaid, and
besides an inspection stamp shall be
placed on the carcass or cRrcasses OF
any part or parts thereof, with the fol
lowing: Inspected and passed" or Il
not passed by the inspector or his as
sistant, then the carcass or oarcasses
or any part or parts thereof shall be
marked inspected and condemned,
and that so marked, Inspected and
condemned" shall be destroyed under
the supervision of the inspector OF
meats or his assistant.
Section 4. II shall be the duty oi
each and every person engaged in the
slaughtering business, or the manager
or agent OF each and every firm ol
corporation engaged in the slaughter
ing business, in the city of Whining
ton, to inform the inspector OF meats
or his assistant of his or their inten
tion so to slaughter and of the day anl
hour when the work will commences
and the day and hour when the wOrl
will be concluded, and that al
slaughtering shall be done in th'
city of Wilmington between the hour
of seven o'clock a m, and FIVE o'clocl
D. M, except in special emergency
when, subject in each instance to tn
approval of the inspector of meats,
special permit may be issued, good 70
not more than one day. to slaughter a
other than the within prescribei
hours The lungs, hearts and liver
Of animals, killed in the absence 0
/ the inspector shall be kept attaches
to the carcass by natural union, an
remain hanging until passed by the in
spector.
Section 5. That the City Council O
| the city of Wilmington, be and the
hereby are, authorized, empowere
and directed, to provide an office o
receiving station for the inspection @
meats and to appoint an assistan
meat inspector to aid the meat in
spector in his duties as aforesaid. Tn
said assistant meat inspector bein
under the entire supervision, contrc
and orders Of the meat inspector, an
his Office to begin and terminate tn
same as the Office OF the meat in
spector Of the city of Wilmington no.
does
Section g. That each and ever
| FARMER. MS agent or cmplOye, tnd
sells meat as aforesaid on the cur
market in the city Of Wilmington
shall be exempt from the ordinance a
aforesaid. in so far as he is require
TO 90 TO the receiving station for III
inspection Of his meats. The meat in
spector. or his assistant. shall in
spect, in accordance with the method
prescribed in section one Of this ord
nance. the meats of the farmers cur
market every Wednesday and Satur
day between the hours Of seven an
eight o'clock a. m. and on Tuesda
and Friday afternoons between tn
| hours Of one and two O'Clock D. m