The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-25

Gty Council met In regular session
last evening, but MS soon as the roll
was called, adjourned on account of
it being u regular holiday.
copy OF the paper prepared by
secretary of the Beard OF Health w
G. X. Colquhoun. in reference to the
disposal OF garbage, was OH each mem.
beris desk, aud was favorably com
mented upon. Mr.. Colquhoun fayors
burning the garbage ana says;
I'm Wheeling, West Virginia, they
have what ia known as a Smith fur.
nance, where garbage, night soil ami
dead animals are successfully cremnt-
cd without either smoke or smell con-
summing about twenty tons OF garbage
and ofal by day and about 1909 gallons
OF night soil by night. This furnace
has capacity of twice this amount.
This furnace ID constructed precisely
like that of reg enerltya gI5 heating
furnance found in iron an steel roll
Ing mills. except t,nt the hearth Is
hasin shaped, made 50 AS to accommo
late liquid substances. A low bridge
wall Is placed In the centre, transverse
y, to allow greater facility for crem 1t
ing different substances ut tile same
time.
"Ihe exterior length of the furnace Is
A feet and inches. rhe eXtrSne
width 10 feet 4 inches, while It's
height is Z feet inches. Ihe main
stack 50 feet high and a duplicate
stack OF tho same height us the far
nace, and connected with the main
stnck by an elbow ara Dlucal over iva
5eml-eircuiar underground i'urs. to BE-
| hereafter des1rlnnl. At either end are
| situated two hot.air chan p1r5, waic.i
extend the tull with OF the furnace
six feet below the hearth ani occupy
| ing twelve llnaat feet OF spl,s; thaS'
hot-air chambers are Tiled with
checker work aud connected with til
two ilues already referre to. which
extend from one enl OF the furGanc6
| to the other in a Seml-circle
They are conueat4l Mt the point
farthest from the furnace with tile two
stacks by means of butterfly valves
which serve also to change the course
| Of the draft. There is another Hue
which passes under the furnace and at
IL right angle To 1t, called Jue air ilui
and !ntersects the sinner one OF the two
| 'lueS Just described at tho middle Of
Its course.
The substances destroyed are nigh
soil, garbage, dead animals, butcher-
oflal. spoiled meats, decuyod fruits
vegetable, fish, etc.
II was surprised while at the fur
mace to see the brlot space OF tins it
took to destroy seven loI.ls or aOOu
sight and half tons OF ordinary hous
garbage and positively without any
odor
The builders Of this furnace agree
to build one like it, excepting tho fuel
to be coal and guarantee 1t to wor6
successfully for 5000. the city to
furnish the site. Tho cost of operating
would be $500 per year
He also described other furnaces
that he saw while on his re 'ent wD5t
ern trip.
Mr.. Colquhoun calls attention to the
TACT of the death rate being greater In
he wards where there ara vacant lots.
md attributes 1t to tho fact tnat al!
Kinds of decaying animal and vosc
table matter are thrown on these lots
:ausing disease and dOIth Hn sug
COSTS a remedy for this evil, and AIS
proposes new aud better sysl9,n foI
collecting the garDags. The y per is
atghly interesting ami will be read be-
fore Council at NJ" n"Nt meeting.