The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-13
REGULAR PROCEEDINGS

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DIR. Minor was present rs a member Of
the eoumlttee of the medical society OF
the county. 10 ask she council 10 consider
their views aud wishes concerning the dis
position ~ garbage DT. Minor stated that
the society had iaade careful stady OF
The subject and had arrived at the uuaai.
meus conclusion that the use Of = Scow
for dumping into the sound vas not the
proper method. II would only b. temper
arg 81 the best. and the society had sFfiyed
a. the conclusion thai The Only true
method was cremation, This system ksd
aecn tried IN many cities of Eurupe Rna
the Uaited States. and bad been foaiaa ~
Dc very satisfactory as well a. Inexpensive
The speaker was confident that II the city
would give the cretnatory system q trial IS
would prove saiueaty satisfactory. bat If
The scow system Was tried il would D. apiy
temporary 81 the beat and the council viii
haze 10 come 10 the Plaza proposed by the
ssscfety ~ Las. DIR. Miner then sxpAsiatesi
upa1 the reasons Why the scow system
would hs insufficient,
Councilman Niesr asked haa much the
cremateEy plant woGad cost
DR.. Minor explained that the plant ~
Montreal. which consumes the easire
carriage 81 the city, cost less than sara He
had plans and specifications for plant,
and sssougAf IL ceald he built hy home
lshars Ia - days.
A 9enerai discussion OF sae proposed sys-
tem then followed. II appeared - ee the
geaSrai sense Of tne council that In tAe
present condition Of tlie eisy iAers y As pa
time Ger experiments. ant that 10 wOull *
hes; 70 80 xheai sna build the Scow and
use Il as = temporary means Of relief. st
isas'. Il i proved aiisneerssful 90 inesla-
ciRuf. ~ detrimental 20 public health. IS
was feared by sAe medical society The
ceesa&tcFy EoSss3 ~ given tztai.
The na8lter was finally referred - fns
cazas=itfee ca health and police. with ss.
sixaetiezs - report after recess
After recSss Chairman ssvNeS reported
sAsf tie committee bad gwen the matter 3
thorough i ssuSsio1, and that * was Of she
ananifsa@s af1nseE that sAe scov wss fEe
only feasible pan ~ pEesSns lie therc-
fore lassN 81 tAaf tue plan 81 Captain Lake.
with bis ks1 soE nssiaaing Seaw faT flSae,
sAesiid fs asasspiss1. The action Was Gag
Tied aa1 fSe cssatTAef was awarded 20
CarsaAG Lake. Il being stlpni zfeSi that tle
s.sos sAasssa ho TVA1y for use within -
DAYS TIE ersSa2toFx plan = therefore ~
least deferred
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