Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-11
HEALTH BOARD MEETS
Julian Chauncey's Slaughter House
Designated as Temporary ,Mu-
nicipal Abattior.

GER, designated the slaughter house Of
Julian Chauncey, situated on Duke
street extended, as temporary mu-
jnicipal abattior.
The purpose of the meeting was
to provide another location for the
Strengthening of beef cattle and small
stock under conditions approved by the
city health officer, and where the
meat can be city inspected as re-
quired by law.
Some time ago the slaughtering
house of Aaron O'Dell was designated
as a city slaughter house, but some
misunderstanding arose later as to
the benefits and arrangements under
which cattle were to be slaughtered
for local meat dealers, in consequence
of which application was made to the
city health board, which is a COM
mittee of Council, to confer with the
city health officer and his deputy in
regard to matters connected with
the enforcement of the new health
laws of Alexandria, to designate an
other abattoir which would be in ad-
dition to O'Dells municipal slaughter
house, so that local butchers might
take their choice as to the slaughter
house where they choose to have
their beef cattle and snSsyll- stock kill
ed and dressed, which, of course,
must be under municipal inspection,
or the meat cannot be sold in the
city. Mr.. Chauncey's place having
been inspected by DR.. Garvey, deputy
health officer, was recommended by
him as one of the suitable location.
available and was therefore yester-
day designated by the health board
as a temporary municipal abattoir
for the next sixty days.
Local dealers expect within that
period to organize and subscribe suffi
cient money to erect cooperative
slaughter house for the use of mem
bers and ie, this cooperative anatteir
should be designated by the city
health department as municipal
slaughter house, which it is expected
the health committee will do, any
local dealer, even though he may not
be a member Of the cooperative but
chers, who erected the building may
have their beef cattle and small stock
slaughtered there under the city in
spectlon and at nominal cost to
themselves.
The citJ health office has already
secured estimates as to the cost of
erecting a modern sanitary abattoir
as is proposed, from several firms
in that class of business, who have
signifed hheir willingness to con-
struct a modern slaughter house in
accordance with the wishes Of local
dealers at the cost of $500.
At meeting soon to be held of all
i6ealers interested it is expected that
plans will be perfected and a sufti-
cient sum subscribed by the meat
dealers to Immediately commence the
erection of brick abattoir.
! The milk dealers supplying fresh
milk to consumers in Alexandria are
, to come under the scrutiny of the
Alexandria Health Department
While Alexandria has usually been
supplied with &he best quality of
milk heretofore, and it is expected
that the milk ccming to this city is
still of the best quality, the health Of
ficer is required under the new health
laws of the city to make inspection
of all dairies selling milk in the city
and issue permits for their operation
Should they not conform to the sanl.
tary requirements of the health laws
as to cleanliness and quality Of tn,
milk sold, the health officer is EN-
powered to refuse the dairy operated
under bad conditions a permit to at
business in the city.
Blank applications for a permit L
sell milk in Alexandria will be re
ceived from the printer by the healtl
office in a few days and be mailed t.
all dairies in this section. ..--
These blanks are for the purpose
of ascertaining what dairymen desire
Ito sell their products in Alexandria
To such a temporary permit will bt
at once issued on application good un
til such time as Deputy Health Off
Ger Garvey may visit the dairy fo1
inspection, when, if conditions at tht
dairy are satisfactory, the milk hand
led under approved sanitary condi
| tions, a regular permit will b.
.Iissued to replace the temporary per
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