New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12
TO TAKE GARBAGE TO SEA
MIR MELVILLE'S PLAN FOR IMPROVED
DUMPING VESSELS.
THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE NAVY OFFERS
TO HELP NETWORK OUT OF

DIFFICULTY.
Washington. Aug. 1l.-Engineer- ln-Chief Mel
Vile OF the Navy has proposed TO the Cl'y Oh
New-York a method OF disposing OF the ci,ys
garbage in the most effective manner, ana the de'
signs which the result of many years study
on his part. and which he has offered gratutously
will probably be adopted. Proceeding on the IDEA
that the cremation Of municipal refuse mas peen
demonstrated as utterly impracticabe, and that
the scientific methods Of condensation VIII take
many years 70 be perfected and cheapened' MI
Melville proposes to do away with the numerous
objections to the present method OF carrying gar
bage to sea by the use OF efficient vessels owned
by the city. He has designed n vessel 1911 rect In
length with thrty-nve feet beam and eighteen rect
depth. which will he able to carry dead weight
of $50 tons on n draught OF nine feet six inches
the garbage capacity being 1900 cubic feet Inc
compartment fer slowing garbage extends Tor l"
feet along the length OF the vessel The bottom OF
this compartment slopes from the middle line 10
the sides SO that the garbage Will fall ont as soon
as the ports along the sides are opened The veg
sci Is so designed that the bottom edge OF thiS
compartment Will be above water when the vessel
is light so that the slipping bottom can be freed
from garbage and the doors closed without taking
in any water at sea Arrangements are provided
10 work the ports shutter doors from lonS!
tudlnal central bridge protected by bulkheads
The vessel is to have speed of at least ten
knots or eleven and half miles per hour. ana
able I'm all wcathcrS to go 10 sea lot i"'"t3
miles and return Less than four hours she VIII
be fitted with a captains cabin art chart mousse
galley and quarters for crew forward. one mast
Will be fitted FOR signalling purposes An important
feature Is tn" addition OF powerful stein PIip,
which I'm addition it's in emptyins or ming
any compartment and supplying water for wash
ing the ,arhaGe slopes. Will render the NeSSe an
Effective iirchoat for along the docks In case
~ Are Two vessels OF this size are included IN
the scheme. and 1--WE smaller boats OF siihar ~.
sirn but JOS fee; long. with 500 cubic teet Oh
space for garbace. and twenty-eEht towing ScoNs
hult on the same principle without steam power.
and each designed TO carry $3.50 cubic feet OF gar
hagr. ,,,, ..,. ,..,or,
Thc grca, advantage Of building vessels accord
Ing 10 the design IS that they ar" perfectly sea
worthy in al weathers: that no garbage WI" 20
srlll.i accidentally account or rOubn sea, anu
that the dumping b" performed easily ana
without danger to the vessel or crew IN any khn
~ 60, The vessel being able 70 take long trips
10 sea and to return In a few hours, ana being
owned by the city government, there VIII be no
desirc on the part OF those handling them 70 dumA
tho garbage until the proper point IN the open
ocean Ii T@nchcd -. ...,,..
| 1, Impossible to sink the vessel. Inc Minkers OF
the atcam vessels to carry sulncicht 'ohl IVi
hire. round trips. IL II claimed that the vessels
| can he bullt OF steel at about the same expense
| ~, n now costs to handle NcwYork's garbage
| annually.