THE ABATTOIRS. TO BE COMPLETED IN A MONTH

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 10, 12 July 1909, Page 7

THE ABATTOIRS. TO BE COMPLETED IN A MONTH

A PROGRESS REPORT. In about a month from now the municipal abattoirs at Xgahauranga will be out of tho contractors' hands, and the new building should be in regular use a month later. The contractors for the erection of the buildings, Messrs. Mason and Nicholson, have been at work since last November, and the result is very creditable. The abattoirs are situated in the Gorge, on the site of Garrett's slaughter yard. Room was at a premium, and a good deal of excavating had to be done before work could be commenced in earnest. First of all a large culvert 300 feet in length had to be constructed over the Ngahauranga stream, the main buildings being erected on top I of this. The yards for the stock are very extensive. There are five yards for cattle, live for sheep, and ample accommodation for pigs. Tarred jarrah timber has been used throughout in the building of the yards. The building itself is constructed in pressed brick, "flat-painted," and is I generously ventilated throughout. All the floors are of concrete reinforced [ with wire, and the drainage is particularly good. The appliances and conveniences for killing are designed on the latest and most up-to-date pattern. Later on an electric hoisting apparatus will be installed for dealing with slaughtered cattle. The current will be supplied from Johnsonville. A particularly pleasing characteristic of the whole design is the attention that has been paid to cleanliness and sanitation. The smallest details have been carefully provided for. To guard against possible accidents a storage reservoir for water is being constructed on the hill side at an elevation of 45 feet above the floor level, and there supplies sufficient for three days — about 800U gallons — will be stored. The water will be supplied from a pipe main connected with the Wainui mams, near the Ngahauranga railway station. The needs of the butchers have not been lost sight of. A liuilding has been erected close td the killing sheds, where the men will be able to eat their meals in comfort. Two shower baths have been provided for, and there will be ample locker accommodation for keeping clothes in. Drying spaces have also been provided for. The roof of the building rests on steel trusses, the ventilators are of galvanised iron, and generally as little wood as possible has been used in the construction of the building. All the iron work for the contract was supplied by Messrs. D. Robertson and Company, Messrs. Parson and Sons are doing the plumbing, Mr. J. Avery the painting, and Mr. C. Emeny tho plastering work. Mr. W. H. Whiting, of the City Council staff, has acted as clerk of works since operations were commenced. | It is worth mentioning that ,all the stone required for the flooring was crushed on the site. Between fifty and sixty men have been regularly employed since the work was put in hand.