St. Paul daily globe., 1894-10-24
THE ODOR FASCINATING.
The Alderman Makes a Rose
ate Report to the Garbage
Committee.
Mr.. PRESTON is DOUBTFUL
AS to Whether He Could Put
In 8 Dixon Plant at His
Low Bid.

The special joint committee on garo-
age met yesterday afternoon TO hear the
report of Aid. Milham, WHO has just re-
turned from Atlanta, Ga, where he
went to investigate the Dixon cremat-
DRY in operation there. The substance
Of AID. Miiham'S report is rs follows:
The Dixon crematory, when saw IL
In operation at Atlanta, consumed III
ten hourS-from ! a. III. to p. H.
thirty-siX single carloads and i've two
horse carloads OF garbage. ten loadS OF
night soil and a number OF dead AMI
mails. making total OF 52.5OS pounds.
cooperate the crematory for one day IL
required three tons Of soft coal and
three common laborers. The burning OF
garbage, night soil, dead animals, de-
cayed fruit, fish. meat and vegetable
matter was complete and unattended by
any odor from the furnace. The COM
bustlon chamber in the stack OF the
chimney destroys all organic matter,
and the crematory may be safely locat-
ed in the residence OF business locality
of any city.
The crematory at Atlanta is built OF
A.,
II feet in height, with brick chimney
in the center 75 feet high. A frame
building covered with corrugated iron
is constructed over the crematory.
The garbage of Atlanta differs from
that of St. Paul. Paper and other light
material Is collected with the garbage,
which will burn more readily than the
solid garbage. The mayor and other
CITY officials of Atlanta are highly salts
fed with its work, and intend to pur'
chase three more crematorles.
Atlanta Is Weil-COnducted City
as regards sanitation. Each owner of
house where there is no sewer connec-
ton is taxed IS year. Their vaults are
cleaned twice week. and all garbage
and refuse matter is removed
daily. The revenue from this tax
paws one half of the expense
of operating the crematory | suggest
that we include in our next contract
the removal of all paper and refuse
matter from premises, except ashes and
tin cans, and that we let contract for
cleaning vaults, specify the number OF
times they shall be cleaned, and place
the contractor under the control and
supervision of the health commissioner.
There are. perhaps, in this city not to
exceed 10000 or 1900 vaults. 1t will
make an increase in taxes, but i'll the
aggregate will amount only to small
sum to compel parties having sewer
connections to aid III paying 1Of WORK
done for those not having such sewer
l,t,t tt,Cr Il
city so situated that they do not furnish
garbage to the contractor, and at the
same time are obliged to pay taxes Tor
the removal of the same under our
present system.
Garbage Contractors Manning and
Preston accompanied Aid. Mllham 10
Atlanta. They both attended the meet
ing of the committee yesterday. After
the reading of Aid. Milham's report,
Mr.. Preston said that the superintend-
ent of the crematory informed him that
the crematory would not consume the
night soil and liquid refuse unless bed
of paper and combustible material were
first laid ell the CRATES. Mr.. Preston also
said tnat the Atlanta crematory had
capacity of ten OF twelve tons day.
Aid. Murphy remarked that in that
case it would require four crematorleS
to dispose Of the st. Paul garbage. In
answer to this, f. l.. Langan. the agent
of the Dixon crematory, stated that The
company guaranteed to construct
crematory that would burn 100 tons
day and run it for year without inter-
ruptlon.
After a little desultory talk the com
mittee retired into executive session.
Subsequently, William Preston, the low
est bidder, who agreed to furnish the
CITY with a satisfactory" crematory,
was called in, asked if be would stand
by his bid of S23.S64 and furnish a
Dixon crematory. Mr. Preston ap-
peared rather uncertain about it. The
committee accordingly adjourned until
4p. IN. today without taking any actiou.
in order to give MIR. Preston chance TO
think over the matter.