The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-01
JONES REPORTS
FOUL CONDITIONS
Local Abattoirs Unfit Places for
Preparation of Human Food,
Says Inspector.
ELEVEN BUTCHERS UNDER FIRE
State Food Bureau Makes Public
Result of It's Investi-
cations.

| Conditions of almost. unspeakabls
Nth and unhealthluess are disclosed III
the following report OF inspections OF
slaughter houses which supply the
| Riciirond market. made by Inspector
! u. u. Jones for use by the state Dairy
| and Food Department. in it's prosecu-
| ton of nbattoir owners. The eleven
| abatto:r proprictors named IN tnis re-
| port have been arrested on warrants
issued by Assistant Dairy and Food
| Commissioner B. l.. Purcell, and Will
! como to trial this morning before Mag
| istrate r. j. Furyeur in Henitco Coun-
| " Courthouse
| without exception Inspector Jones
| recommends that these eleven ;.hat-
| toirs be ordered closed and Strengthening
| OF meat discontinued until the houses
are entirely rebuilt and the grounds
disinfected. MIR. Purcell has issued an
ultirnatum to the slaughter houses of
| the State that they must clean up or
| close up" and the arrests in Richmond
| are to be followed by other arrests In
various parts OF the State.
The Omcinl Report.
Comm1nw ealths Attorney sutton,
who will conduct the prosecution to-
day for tho state, has been furnished
! with the following report. together
/ with other material. to be used in his
plea for the punishment of the pro-
prietors and the closing of the abat-
! toirs:
y. j. Grnvins, 3Ii BroOI<lnud Street.
| "Woodcn floors and side walls filthy:
caked on the lower part OF side walls
! with dried blood Four quarters OF
; beef unprotected In these sunSanitury
| surroundings. Odor in slaughter house
| very bal. EIoe scalGcr was filthy: yard
! filthy Hogs fed on offal at slaughter
| house. Deconposcd offal left unehter
! by hogs on the chute used TO throw
/ out ofral and waste material The con-
| ditions IL this place arc entirely un-
suited for the preparation of meat and
meat food products for human con-
| sumption. This place as q slaughter
! house should he discontinued. There
| is no way in which the present struc-
! turs could. In rny opinion, be satisfac-
| toriiy repaired To make the surround
| inss satisfactory. 1t is recommended
/ that the place be closed until Il new
! structure is erected"
! f.. Il. Smith, Brookinnd Street.-The
whole condition OF this piacn WAS
found to Ia unsanitary; slaughte
done in RECONSTRUCTED house, ottui
! thrown on Inc outside and cartcd to n
/ pile located on an incline about twen
| ty-iive yards from the slaughter ouse.
| rao walls and floors OF slauEhter-
| house caked with dried blood; oGorS
emaittins from decomposed oful very
! offensive. Blood and offal drained just
outside of the door OF the slaughter
! fousc on al earth incline which had
! become saturated by constant use with
/ the blood and refuse deposited thereon.
| The conditions at this place were re-
Voting. In my opinion the building
and surroundings are entirely insult
| cd for the purpose for which it is no.
/ ing used-the preparation of carcasSeS
! for meat food for human consumption.
aud IT Is recommended tnat this place
I he closed rs a slaus shtcr- house"
IL b
The general conditions and surrcuuL-.s
! inGs If this place were, by pariSon ,
WITH the others Vi>wcd in fair condition.
| II Is not the proper place for the prep
;.Tatior IF meat food products for
! human consumption, and il was found
| that he was taking his onal to pile
about thirty yards from The Slaughter
| house. whence II was claimed it was
! removed daily. This place should be
whltened and equipped with wire fly
screens. 1t vould not, however, then
In my opinion. be a proper place for tho
| preparation of carcasses for meat food.
| Ii was; recommended that If this man
! he permitted 20 temporarily continue
| in the present slaughter house that he
be required 10 give some assurance that
more sanitary precautions be taken in
the handling OF offal obtained FROM
The slaughter OF cattle ut his siauChS
tcrhouSe. Tile surroundings are un-
cleaned up before he is permitted to
! conttnu: DutcherinC at this place"
w. 4. Wunsch, nrooklnnd Street
THE conditions of this place were fair
in comparison with the others In
terror of the slaughter house needed
Whitening and the side walls cleaned
and the iioor repaired. The rear OF
|, th:S slaughter house WAS not i'll satis-
factory condition nor do we believe
that with its present ARRANGEMENTS it
| can be made satisfactory The refuse
* nor promptly removed il should
b.. 1t is recommended that warming
be given to Mr.. Wunsch 10 take tho
necessary precautions 70 property
cleanse the rear Of mis- slaughter-house.
where his offai and refuse are kept.
pending their final disposition and
mat further reasonable time be- AL
lowed tEis party To construct Il new
siaughterhouse. The present build
! ing is not the proper place. in my opin.
ION. Tor the preparation of meat food
products for human consumption"
r. X. F'nirInmb, Hacon Strcet-"This
building is entirely unsuited for the
purpose for which il is used-slauah-
tering of cattle for human food. The
building is not celled. No protection
whatever from dust, dirt. etc. The
surroundings of the place were hor-
riblc. Blood aud decomposed offa,,
dead dogs and rats were found i'm
mediately outside OF the slaughter
house. where they had been thrown
and LETT to decompose and drain down
to the bottom of a short incline where
II accumulated. along with rain water
and other drainage, making the con-
ditions in and about this place intoI-
cradle. The doors OF this SLAUGHTER
house were locked. and | could not
secure entrance tn the same. Looking
through cracks ana holes IN the boards
OF the house. tho interior appeared to
be dirty. and very bad odors emanated
theretrom, 1t is recommended that
this place be closed az sliiughter-
house. as I believe the place ~ q men-
ace to the surrounding community and
entirely unsuited for the purpose for
which II Ia used"
Jncob kirsch. owner, w. W., Carey.