St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-10
WHAT OF GARBAGE !?
City Dads Casting About for
Solution of the Perplex-
ing Question.
TALK OF CREAMATORIES.
City Now Pays $4,000 a Year
for the Removal Of
Garbage.
A BETTER SYSTEM WANTED.
Paul Busch and Pal, the No
torious SWindlers, Es-
cape With Fines.

The joint committee on garbage held
an informal meeting yesterday AFTER
noon. The session had been called by
Chairman johnson more for the purpose
of having an exchange of views than Tor
the transaction of any business.
The present contract fer the removal
of garbage will expire by limitation Oct.
Is. Under this contract it costs the city
so, 600 year for the removal or gar
bage. While the system OF removal Is
as good rs it can be, the matter OF ulu-
mate disposition is one which, IN the
opinion OF the members Of the commit
tee, could be improved. At the present
time the garbage is taken by wagons to
n place near Como and Phalen avenue,
where il is loaded on cars OF the 500
line and taken to New Brighton. there
to be cremated,in the crematory located
at that place. This plant. however, was
originally built to accommodate the city
of Minneapolis.
Chairman johnson, on calling the
committee to order. said that it was
time 10 consider the future disposition
of garbage at an early day. Shall the
city use crematory? If So, shall it be
operated by lease, or shall the city own
its plant? Mr.. johnson Informed The
members that it would require three
men 10 operate plant capable OF hand
ling seventy-tive tons Il day, provided
that but one shift would be employed.
If two shifts were employed, that is, ii
the plant were to run day and night, it
would require six men.
whether we do it now or not" con-
tinued he, "eyentually the city will
heve 10 come TO the system of crema-
ton. Ii we determine upon this plan
at this time we can include the neces-
Sary amount IN the tax levy of next
fall, and be then prepared to begin to
build next spriug. The city can make
temporary arrangements for the winter
by allowing the present contractor TO
continue the removal under the old con-
tract. without making q new one. This
has been done before, when the matter
was pending long time in the city
council. In my estimation the city
Should have about three plants, located
at different portions, TO properly take
care of the garbage"
II was learned during the meeting
that one crPmatory company was pre-
pairing Il proposition 10 come here and
build a plant al its own expense, and
WIS willing to pay 20 cents a ton for all
garbage delivered to its works. This
company will be given an opportunity
to be heard at Il future meeting. In the
meantime the health department will
be requested 10 correspond with various
cities and gather information concern
inL the methods employed and the eX
pense OF handling the garbage at theiI
respective places. Information will
also be gathered about the different
systems OF cremation, their cost of con-
structiOn and maintenance. as we'll as
tile qualities of service rendered by
them.
From the general feeling among The
members of the committee there is no
doubt that the present city council Will
take up this important question with ;
determination to make final DISPOSE
ton of it.