The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-28
TO BURN THE GARBAGE.
THE CITY ABOUT TO ADOPT THE
CREMATORY SYSTEM.

ASS
Advocated Before the Council by
Representative of the EDgle SAM
tary Company and the United States
Gas and Fuel Company-One Of the
Two Systems Likely to Be Adopted
at Once-Another Meeting Saturday.
The city council had a lengthy session
Yesterday afternoon. Representatives OF
two systems of cremat0ry furnaces were
before it. and advocated the merits of their
furnaces. As a result the gentlemen were
requested by council to submit propositions
in writing, which they did, and these will
no doubt be finally acted upon on Satur-
day.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon, prop
ositions which was informal, there were pre-
sent Mayor Schwarz and Aldermen Myers,
Faln.ant, Harris, Harmon, Reid, Bailey,
Mills and Nichols.
W. F. Morse, general agent Of the Engle
Sanitary Company, accompanied by his
engineer, S. c. Thompson was first heard.
These gentlemen had sectional drawings of
the lgle furnace which were exhibited TO
the council, and the practical workings of
the furnace were fully explained. They
showed that both garbage and night soil
may be incinerated in the Engle furnace,
and Mr.. Morse suggested that two furnaces
be erected, one on the east and one on the
west side Of the city. He stated that the
Engle furnace is in practical operation at
MINNEAPOLIS, Milwaukee, DesMoines, and
other places, and that he has closed con-
tracts for two furnaces at Jacksonville since
his visit to this city three weeks ago.
I.7O0 POUNDS IN As MINUTES.
Mr.. Thompson stated that he has just re-
turned from Texas, where he had erected
two Engel furnaces for the cremation Of
night soil, and on test 200 pounds had
been incinerated in forty-fve minutes.
MIR. Thompson also stated that he had put
in quite number Of furn ces for the Gre
nation of night soil in factories, hotels,
colleges, court houses and jails in Kansas
and Iowa. In answer TO questions by MEM
bers of council, Mr.. Thomps said that the
night soil is almost entirely consumed,
1000 pounds leaving a residuous ash Of
only eight pou DIS weight, and the pipes
through which the night soil goes to the
furnace are deodorized by the introduc-
ton Of white heat.
Mr. Morse explained the availability Of a
patent bucket used in the collectio 4 of night
soil in connection with the Elgle furnace,
and claimed for his furnace that it is mod
crate in cost Of construction, economical in
its needs of fuel, and in the minimum of
matte to be consumed free from the nui-
sance in the way Of escaping smoke and
gases, which are consumed and leaving a
residuum remuneratlve as fertilizer. He
claimed that By burning garbage alone the
cost would be as low as fr m u to II cents
per ton, and with night soil, which is largely
liquid, the maximum would not be over 80
cents per ton. He explained that the
amount of matter remaining after crema-
ton for fertilizing use, could he regulated
so that there will be g eater product left,
but he said it would require longer time in
burning and different management. 1t
would be for the council to decide how it
wanted to operate the furnace.
WILL BUILD A FURNACE ON TRIAL.
Mr.. Morse proposed to build a furnace
here, put it in practical operation, and if it
did not meet the requirements as repre-
sented in every particular, the city need not
take it. Mr.. ThompSon, in reply to an IN
quiry as to the probable annual repair to
one of the furnaces, said that the company
would guarantee to keep one in repair for
$50 per year. At the conclusion of the con
ference the gentlemen retired to submit a
proposition in writing, at the suggestion OF
Mayor Schwarz and Alderman Harris.
II. d. Hughes, president of the United
States Gas and Fuel Company Of Phiad l.
phia, was then invited to present the merits
of the Hughes patented crematory furnace,
which be did. showing from sectional illus
trations of the furnace how it is operated.
Mr.. Hughes claimed that his furnace will
etfectually burn the garbage, ami nal matter
and night soil much more economically
than any other furnace and he stated that
the comp my does all its work under patents
for the use Of crude petroleum as fuel,
making pure fire of the strongest nature,
similar to that of natural gas, from the low
grade and low-priced crude petroleum pro-
duced in the Ohio oil fields, which, Mr..
Hughes claimed, can be delivered here at a
price 80 per cent cheaper than coal
THE HUGHES FURNACE.
The Hughes furnace, be explained, is a
vertical kiln, 50 constructed as to receive
any kind Of garbage and refuse material
whether liquid or solid, and which can be
dumped continuously without choking the
kiln or preventing access of the fire to every
portion of the mass, thus fully permeating
1t. The fire Is represented to DO very in
tense. The gases are passed through sepa-
rate combustion chambers which heated
to a white heat. A positive absence
of smoke or smell is guaran-
teed. On account of the Character
of the fire and the construction of the kiln
so as to automatically handle the material
to be cremated, Mr.. Hughes said that he
could guarantee to burn at least 80 per cent.
cheaper by his system than by any other
known.
MIR. Hughes stated that his company had
had seven years experience in all kinds of
furnaces, and after an expenditure of about
$4,000 lie believes he knows how to build a
crematory furnace 10 meet the require
ment Of any kind OF work He said That
not only would he guarantee the durability
OF the Hughes furnace over all others, but
he would back up both the cost Of burning
and the dur bility of the furnace by for
felt. Mr. Hughes, at the conclusion of the
conference, retired to put proposition in
writing.
II is safe 20 say that the council will
accept one Of the two propositions, with the
object of cremating the garbage Of the city
and the night soil in the eastern and western
districts Of the city, that is, that part Of the
city lying east of East Broad street and
west Of West Broad street. Mr.. Morse, in
the course of his remarks, suggested that il
would be much more economical to have
two SIN ii furnaces located east aud west of
the city than one large furnace inconve-
niently located, but whether this suggestion
will be favorably received by council will
only be developed when final action is had
upon the propositions Of Messrs. Morse and
Hughes. It is believed that action will not
be delayed beyond Saturday.
QUARANTINE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Contract Awarded to w. II. Dew