Mayor LaGuardia on Friday politely rejected the offer of the Hebrew Butcher Workers’ Union to place at the city’s disposal 100 skilled butchers to prepare the 11,000,000 pounds of veal stored in the Bronx Terminal Market for the relief of the city’s poor.
In a letter to Joseph Belsky, secretary of the union, the Mayor stated that the Welfare Department has found itself able to handle the situation adequately and cut 500,000 pounds of the meat a week.
“If at some future time,” the Mayor’s letter said, “an emergency situation should arise the city will be very glad to avail itself of your proffered assistance.”
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