The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-23
TO BE READY BY JUNE.
THE CITY's GARBAGE CREMATORY
TO BE BUILT AT ONCE.

The Contract to be Signed To-Day and
Work to Begin Next Week-Oil to
be Used as a Crematory Fuel-A
Pipe Line to be Laid from the Central
Railroad to the Crematory site.
Mr.. II. D. Hughes of the United States
Ga, and Fuel Company of Philadelphia Is
in the city and was seen last night by
MORNING NEWS reporter.
'tYou came down to build the crematory,
/ supposep Mr.. Hughes was asked
Yes he replied, land have had very
busy day. In fact in reviewing my work
to-day. almost feel that l have been here
two DAYS instead Of only one. l have been
arouni interviewing the red brick and the
fire brick men, and the boiler makers for
you know we require an IRON tank with
capacity Of about 5000 gallons OF oil, and
while expect TO have to order it in sections
it will require riveting together here"
when do you expect to break ground
for the crematoryW
81 want TO get to work, If possible, some
time next week. | want TO have the grouD ID
surveyed tomorrow for the location of the
furnace and the oil storage tank, which is
to be near the furnace. | also want TO have
a survey made from the Central railroad to
the foot Of Gwinnett street for a pipe line
for taking the oil from the tank car to de-
liver to the storage tank near the furnace"
"How far will you have to pips the oil"
81 made a rough estimade to-day and
made it about z, 400 feet.n
"You will deliver the oil through pipe"
ayes. The railroad is about ten feet
higher than the storage tank and there will
be considerable friction, so that we may
have to use pipe from Ia to inches in
diameter; and we may have to put in
q -.
emptying OF tank car, If we want TO
empty q car in five or six hour5.n
''What will be the capacity Of the fur
naceF'
THAT is hard to say 1t will burn the
garbage as fast as it is delivered The kiln
will be about IS feet high and will stand on
the ground 12 feet by IA feet. 1t will be on
a 5-foot stone foundation under almost
the entire structure"
"Where will you get the msteriaP'
ave will buy the red brick here, and also
a considerable portion of the fire brick for
arches, etc The balance of the fire brick
which are used for all the exceptional
shapes for places in the kiln, " ere the
greatest heat is used are made from the
finest Jersey clay, burned by an oil fire,
which has proven to produce fire brick that
will stand hotter fire and wear almost
double the time Of those burned by coal"
where do you get the oil used for fueF
1.-THE oil used is the crude oil from the
Ohio fields and known as Lima Crude ,
We will burn about 1856 gallons daily when
the furnace is in operation"
when do you expect to have the fur
mace in operation"
"WeIl, we could build the kiln and tank
in three weeks from the time the material
is on the ground, but there is always a delay
in filing orders for the special shapes Of
friedrich work. In fact, anticipating this
delay, l ordered before the city accepted
my proposition. knew we would want
them some where. do not expect to get
the furnace ready for all Of two months.
think | can safely say that some time early
in June we can have it in operation"
Mr.. Hughes says that he thinks he will
be able to have all the work done by Sa-
vannah mechanics and labor, except posi-
bly, he may have to bring on an'expert
mason in laying fire brick. which requires
special knowledge Of the business. The
work will be done under the immediate
supervision of Mr.. Hughes and the engineer
of his company. He says the furnace will
be built with view to adding facilities for
the cremation of night SOIL il the city
should decide TO adopt that plan for dispos-
ing of the fetid matter, and this addition,
Mr.. Hughes says, his company will agree
TO make at any time at actual cost. The
contract between the United States Gas and
Fuel Company and the city, for the cree
tion Of the crematory will be signed to-day.