New Ulm review., 1913-12-10
ULM, COUNTY MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY,. DEC 10,
Plan fsr CI,y Abb,iolr.

Plan For Ctty Abbalol9.
AT . joint meeting Of the City Coun.
oil and the board Of health % - bsld
somsdme ihis vsek the question soi ~
building of ~ public sbatsoif will -
brought up for discussion. Ever since
the unsan,tsry condition Of Tho slaugh.
ter housss became known TO the pub.
lie, the Board Of Health hss been
making invsstig atoms along The linz
Of municipal slsughtering houses and
DR.. Seifert 10 10 possession Of several
communication from various cities
whore municipal sbattoirs hsvs bean
Installed which work out most sstis.
fsctorily. one from Moorhesd, one
from st. Cloud and one from Grand
Forks, N. d.
Before the Health Officer sought In
formation from other cities, be took
up the question with the butchers TO
determine their attitude toward this
innovation and learn from them what
they expend monthly for the killing
of cattle, calves 60. Two Of the local
dealers favored : municipal abattoir
snd the third 10 indifferent. From
the figures given L would sppesr thst
the three butchers sxpsnd over $500 90
per month for slang ghtering, and thas
: total Of 2OhsI1 of cattle, Al calves,
- hogs and : shasp sars butchered BY
them evsry -
The ~ |ylsA Forks has just
compleesd III y snaar as : cost "
el2, 900 q Disg 70 City EnRinssr
Lykksn r. ~ standardization 70
Health OGIee esifsrt, isssiug bonds
Tor this auosst. ae1D 0. O.Mswss sxpso-
dsd for ~ ~ aod che building end:
equipnsot csost shout elO, 60 %. IAs
buildtng oopsists oi ) 3oxs6 foot cattle
xilling room saving three killisg beds,
enabling thrse butehsrs 70 work q NJ
ssme time; 8 15x35 foot hog killing
room; and 11xlS foos rsadsEing roon
aed . 2lx42 foot cooler. Tbs bu Hiding
ip construcsed OF brick with : tsr and
5gravsl roof. The killing rooms aud
rendering rooms havs N s foot bsss.
'msut with concrste floors. The cooler
has S,svsns ics bunker and sufficient
.ice storage 10 run turnout the
summer. There u . 20 horse
,stsam boiler together with = 600 Ral.
Ion rendering t4nkS f.sam hog sa4h-
ine vats, stc. There . % 6e = com.
plete system Of overhesd tracks In
tho killing rooms and cooler. A com.
petent man is to be put In charge who
shall keep the plant in order, keep II
clean and tend to the rendering and
who is to act a. inspector with q local
veterinarian. The butchers will be
permitted to do their own killing and
will pay for the use of the plant, hot
and cold wster, and the use OF the
cooler for . reason able let 9Th of time,
Is veil as other facilities st . stipu.
lated fee per head. If the plant oper.
asor is to do the killing, sn additional
fee will be charged. The city expects
to receive sufficient revenue to pay
operating expenses, interest and sink.
ing fund charges.
{ The local Board of Health 10 OF the
opinion that municipal abattoir
could be installed in New Ulm which
from the start would be self.sustain-
Ing. At the rate of 31.O0 per head for
cattle, 75c per head for calves, SOC
per head for hogs and sheep the an
nual income would be $3.50 per sn-
mum, If the number of animals killed
remains the same as now. This does
not include the income from the rem
dering plant. As against this revenue
are the salary OF the Supt. estimated
at $1,000, the wages Of an assistant at
$500 per annum and the interest on the
Investment amounting to not to exceed
S72O This would leave IN annual
balance uf S18l9 to cover the expenses
for light, water, fuel, ice and sinking
fund which ought to be ample.