Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-11-06
The Disposal of The Waste Of Cities.
[CoMMUNICATED.

Many plans to destroy the innocuous
qualities of waste have been proposed.
including sewage, farming eleetrolysis
chemical treatment, ETC., but the ideal
plan Is now, As IL was anclen,ly, by IRE;
but. how to employ this greatest Of ali
purifying agents, etiectuAlly as we'll as
economically, Is the question.
We, In Wilmington, continue In the
old ways OF q hundred years ago, in re-
moving the waste from our city; we
give the work out by contract and
the contractors ouly pretend to perform
their duty according to the agreement.
This will continue until there is II system
adopted, by which the contractors shall
abide, or tor failure forfeit the pay.
Now, In order that the garbage and
other " aste be promptly and etfectually
removed by the contractors, let an or n
nance he formulated containing q system
TO be enforced. Let all the waste be re-
moved by paying 20 much per load and
let place be obtained by the city, where
all the waste be dumped and made into
compost and cold and the money paid
Into the city treasury. The garbage
contractors should be under the control
OF a sanitary incpector, who should see
that they commence work at o. clock a.
m, and at certain place every day,
ard let the people know about what time
the man will call, so the vessel can be
placed where II can he easily ct at, in
stead of as now-the boy or man must
walk to the back end of the yard, and
find the vessel behind tile clubhouse, aud
oltentimes one or two dogs barking at his
heels. This is no system; this Is not ia
accordance with sanitary rules, but such
a mole belongs TO the ages which have
passed. We live in an age of progress,
aud there is no excuse for continuing IN
the old tracks of years gone by when our
city was but 4 village.
Let the advertisement for the removal
OF all dirt, atbage and aches be for &c
much per load, then tie filth aud garbage
| will be removed. The sanitary inspector
or other person to say whether or not q
cart or wagon contains ad, or half OF
| quarter OF load. This is the Baltimor,
plan. If the householder does not put
the bucket or vessel at the place desig.
mated, containing the ashes and garbage
every morning, fine OF twenty Ave
cents Is imposed, and If 1t is not called
for the Contractor is fined the same
amount, and these rules are adhered too.
DO our people intend to take nc
interest IN this subject of 60 much
importance 10 all oil our people
In fact II is tue greatest question beiort
rs, because our health, our happiness.
yea, our lives, depend upon a pure soil
| pure air and pure water; remove the
waste before 1t percolates into the soil
then into the water, and you will have
accomplished all that is desirable in thii
direction. Now let the pre.s of this city
and all who are willing suggest measure.
| oking towards the abandonment of oul
present inadequate mode OF pretending
TO remove the waste IRON this city. Don !
| let us be content OF being tiily years be
hiud our neighbors. Let US commence q
house TO house inspection, go that tn,
thousands OF loads of dirt and alth vii
be removed and the health of our peopl,
improved at least 80 per cent. We nigh
as well commence now, for 1t lie only
question Of time before we will be iorcet
TO inausurate these needed reforms.
H. r. FRAzER