The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-22
CITY COUNCIL
FAV0RS ABATTO|R
Adopted Resolution Calling
For Special Election
+, August IL.
DECIDE TO BUILD
f. $4,000
Extensive Report Made by
Special Committee That
Was on Tour.

SHSSASA4 10
Was on Tour.
The city council had a very busy
session last night. The main item
considered was the building of the
municipal slaughter house which has
been under consideration for the past
two years and which has recently come
to the front as a live issue.
The council by unanimous vote, aft
er 1t had discussed the proposition at
length, adopted a resolution calling
for a special election to vote on the
proposition or August IL. The propo-
sition that will be voted upon will
be the question of issuing $4,000 in
bonds for the construction of a slaugh-
ter house in accordance with the re-
provides for a plant with an ice re-
frigeration system instead of an am
monia refrigeration.
The slaughter house proposition
came up on the report. of the special
committee, consisting of Alderman o.
T. Ellestad and City Engineer Henry
Lykken, which had been on an in
spection tour of all the plants in the
cities in Minnesota and North Dakota.
h report reads as follows:
We arrived at Duluth. Minnesota,
July 18th, and visited the plant OF
Elliott. & company. This is a regular
acity. operating under government in
spection, and having an amonia re-
frigeration system for cooling, render
ing plant, etc. This plant was in
full operation. at the time of our visit
n no complaint could be made On
odor from IT.. The. cattle pans had
brick floors and runways and every
spect. The product Of the rendering
tank was almost oderless and a COM
mercial article selling at $13 to $14
a ton.
All private butchering n Duluth
had to be done at this plant for
which. a charge of 81 for cattle and
soc for hogs was made including cool
ing privileges.
The afternoon was spent at the
plant owned by Toney Metzger, Sup
erior, Wisconsin. This plant has a
killing room SSx60 feet, with an up
stairs for storage, a cooler 30x3s feet.
an constructed of brick and costing
$4,000. The cooling was done by
ice. requiring six carloads put in. in
care of by a rendering tank. The
plant was clean and in no way Of
fensive except for the yards.
All butchering in Superior must be
done at this plant for which a charge
of. 81 is made for cattle and soc for
hogs:
Cloud Packing company plant. This
plant has a killing floor 60x4o feet
and u a0x3O feet cooler, using, approx
!imately 200 tons of ice, which is put
In during the winter time. A rem
dering tank Is operated in connection
and the plant is in every way sani-
tary, with no perceptible odors. The
One man does practically ali the
work and nearly all the meat used in
town is produced at this plant. The
killing averages as follows, per week:
28 cattle, so hogs, 35 sheep, 60 veal.
The butchers pay a certain amount
per month for the use of the plant
n do their own work. except the
dering plant is a considerable item
amounting to on the average of ss5
a month, employing 35 men, amonia
the tankage.
The afternoon was spent at the
Fergus Packing Co., plant in Fergus
Falls. This Is a modern packing
plant, using from 5000 to 1000 hogs
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refrigeration is used, all work is done
under. government inspection. One
a load of product was shipped to
Grand Forks on the day Of our visit
and the manager stated that nearly
all of the cattle and hogs came from
North Dakota. The by-product of the
rendering tank was shipped to Chi
cago. selling for SIT a ton.
Friday morning was spent in Moor
mead. MINI. This is a privately owned
plant, but all killing must be done in
1t. 1t has a 30x3O foot cattle floor
and a 30x16 foot hog killing room.
n sanitary In all its appointments.
~ a no cooler In connection as the
meat is to the various shops or
a after being. butchered. The rem
dering is done by a separate concern
and was understood to yield consid-
profit. The butchers did their
own work and the following charges
We're made for the use Of the house,
cattle soc. hogs Csc. sheep and veal
The following average Of cat
report to. the City Cohncil: $50 cat
tie, $50 hogs. 120 veal. 35 sheep. The
manager of the plant is the bonded
inspector and he stated that he has
approximately 300 car
cases in the eight years he has operat-
Gu the pant, lie stated that this
would nave been much great
er except for the fact that no cattle
except those that appeared to be free
from disease was brought to the plant.
Your committee understood that the
was generally considered
quite rigid. Most Of the butchers in
Fargo uses this plant.
One Of the leading butchers at Far
has q plant located in the central
part of the city within 20 feet of a
consisting Of sanitary KILL
Ing floor only. however. and an ice
box for storage over night. The
owner is the. owner Of the Fargo Cold
Storage plant and uses same for keep
Ing the product any length Of time.
The rendering is done by the Moor
head party above referred to. Mr..
lEggers uses approximately 40 to so
OF cattle a. month and about
twice as many hogs. A large share OIL
the meat used in Fargo and Moor
Is ~butchered locally in these two
plants.
Based on above facts and observa-
tons. your committee would recon-
mend q brick structure one story with
having q cattle killing floor
and hog killing room with a render