The official record of the State Board of Health of Massachusetts : together with a phonographic report of the evidence and arguments at the hearing / by George C. Burpee and W.O. Robson.
- Tyler, John M.
- Date:
- 1874
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The official record of the State Board of Health of Massachusetts : together with a phonographic report of the evidence and arguments at the hearing / by George C. Burpee and W.O. Robson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
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![FIRSTDAY. Cecemtier 1, IStS. The hearing before the State Board of Health on a petition of citizens of Cambridge against the Slaughtering and Rendering Establishment of Messrs. John P. Squire & Co. was opened on Mon- day morning, December 1,1873. Charles J. McTntire, Esq., appeared for the petitioners ; and Hon. E. H. Derby and Henry W. Muzzey, Esq., for Messrs. J. P. Squire & Co. The communication of the petitioners and the notice served upon Messrs. J. P. Squire & Co. were read by the Secretary. The Chairman of the Board then asked if the petitioners were ready to be heard. Mr. Mclntire. The defendants are not here personally. I do not wish to proceed against them if my brother thinks they will be here soon. Mr. Muzzey. I do not object, Mr. Chairman, for the reason that the defendants are not here personally; but I desire to ask whether a record of the attendance of the Board is kept. The Chainnan. Yes, sir, always. Mr. Muzzey. Then, sir, I desire, in order that we may lose no rights in this case, now formally to object to proceeding with this hearing except in the presence of the full Board, and asic that this objection may go upon your record. The Chairman. Will you put that in writing 1 Mr. Ahizzey. Yes, sir. T]ie Chairman. I don't know that the preparation of that document will necessarily detain us from going forward. Mr. Muzzey. I understand that my objection is overruled, and that the Board proceeds w^ith the hearing % The Chairman. Yes, sir. Are there any witnesses here % ^ 2](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21081876_0027.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
