The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-23
MOTHER CREMATORY.
srcb VIII be the Recommendation OF the
COMMITTEES on Health to tho Council.

such Will be the Rscomrn e<fdnion OF the
| rommItt.s on Health to the Council.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
/ Committee on Health was held in Dr. OPP
nenblmcr's Office last evening. Chairman
| Reeve, George b. Davis, hing. Vaughan
| and Moore ware present.
ment was approved. i. included the paypf
thirty-fve additional men, who bad been
enployed by Or. Oppenhimer 70 assist IN a
speedy cleaning of the streets;
The following report ss to tho working Of
the crsInatory was submitted by Dr. Open
hmsr:
Tho rematory las done effective work
and destroyed "a mass OF refuse mat other
wise vould have been deposited In the su-
burbs. which would have been constant
| danger TO the citizens OF the county a. wall
"a a monaco 20 our city. During the middle
of the summer when the carnage was
the heaviest. tho furnace WAS unable TO con-
sumo all TIE refuse OF commission houses
and that brought by tho contractor. ms
being the case we were forced % ASK tho
contractor 70 find some place OF deposit for
the garbage which the furnace could not
burn. After great deal of trouble he Sc
cured a dumping ground and hauled into
the country 5l5 loads.
From June lat 10 the present time the
crematory has burned l.13s loads OF gsrb-
age. 952 barrels of refuse, Is barrels Of tan
merry. lI3 days. There was vast amount
of other waste material not recorded on
account of the small quantity brought q.
ole time.
The contractor would have hauled more
into the county. but DO was very wisely or
dered TO discontinue By squire triscnkorn,
who recognized tns danger not to speak OF
the nuisance. caused by this iermenung
mass exposed 10 the sun and ram. The ere
nation oil garbage has been OF lnestmaole
benefit to both county aud city, and for
our material protection We are brought
face to face with the TACT that another FUR
mace must be constructed within our limits
before the advent OF another summer
1t is true that tho cremdtory has not fully
como I'D q our expectations. but this has
been due u tho use Of water CRATE bars AID
some defects in the fire boxes. All 4 TINS
will DO changed. anu the Eagle Company,
Who were the constructors. propose 70 ROM
edy every fault. su Dstltuung hre brick
bars and making every needed change 10
uut the furnace in peg ect condition. The
proposed changes vii. DO made al tho cost
of the Eagle Company. who are ANXIOUS 10
carry out their first contract. We agree
that the furnace is one of the greatest sani-
tary safetles OF The age. and every city not
on the ocean should resort 10 cronatlon.'
tee and will be sent 10 the CITY Council.
DR.. Oppenhimer and Nlr. hing stated on
behalf Of the sub-cOmmittee, who had been
requested 10 select q site for permanent
hospital for contagious diseases, tnat they
had not been able TO find proper place
with the possible exception Of Browns
Island, which belonged 10 the Williams
estate.
on notion of Mr. George 3. Davis the
committee decided 20 recommend TO the
Council the adoption OF a resolution which
urges that immediate steps be taken for the
establishment OF permanent hospital 10 DO
in readiness for nse IN case any cOnta-
gious disease should visit the city
good deal of discussion took place as to
the taking OF proper steps TO have the streets
and al eys thoroughly cleaned.
The report from the Committee on James
River Improvement WAS received and filed
which grants the committee the use OF the
tug William H. CrAghlll IN case OF Eaces-
slty.
After the transaction of some routine
business the committee Adjourned.