The morning times., 1895-09-04

The garbage contractor aud the Com
miSSiouers have rcacncd an agreement, the
contract has been signed. and now nothing
remains TO be done except to select a
system OF cremation FOR introduction. here
as means of Cestrnyug the garbage.
/ Contrary 40 expectation. II was publicly
announced yesterday after a private con
( ference which lasted over an hour that
he question of adopting method of
obstruction is stiH undecided, and that
hc contract had been signed under an
agreement that The matter had been hello
/ in abeyaace.
II Is believed 10y some that the Commits
sioucrS are as per>iStcutly as ever adhcr
/ ing 10 the smith system, and that the
, reason for not publicly repeating that
uhimatum is lhat The contractor wants
/ time iu which 10 secure favorable con
I tract, but urou The face of affairs it is
( fair TO state that The Commissioners have
conceded point, and the contractor
came 10 TIE halfway point and signed.
AGREEMENT WITH A STRING
] IL WIS NiibuItfl lA MI i-AlNtblu W az
/ Neld, az the close OF the private conference.
that tile contractor mas the privilege of
] selecting a system and suggest il 10 the
] commissioners for their approval This
4 had the appearance OF an abandonment OF
The Smith crcmatory, but its representatives
present did not seem L. be- very much worries
\ over the outcome.
To ne CcrtaiB that there were no mSu nder-
I standings concerning the omission of Mr..
Smiths name from the compact Com
missioner Truesdrll was asked about il,
! apd The reporter was Informed that the
contract had been signed just ii stood
! and IN accordance with the terms OF the bid.
Mr WarfIrld. in making his bid. signifed
/ his approval Of the Dixon method by stipu-
latng i'm his bid that garbage destrctlcs
should ue 10y 'the Dixon crematory or some
! other that shah be satisfactory to the
/ ComnlsSi ioners.''
col Truesdc!l, in regard 10 other inter
] rogatious. said the selection of a process
wa sheldmabeyauce:t thatthe Commissioners
SiilI have the right TO designate system,
bur 1t Is not now insisted upon. He said
the delay was not IN the interest OF the con
tractor
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
The conference announced for yesterday
was 10 be- held at O'Clock. but owing to
a previous parIcy or McSsrs Warrield and
/ lhrir attorney Mr.. II. Z. Davis. with Il .
/ smith crvmatury agents The assembling
OF The principals did not take place until
after 3 O'Clock. ana then it was behind
I closed doors in President Ross office
Meanwhile there was a crowd OF inter
Ia.
had gathered in the expectation of parti-
1 cipating in the hearing" Messrs. Yoder.
JOY, Totlen. and others. including Attor-
/ neys Jefrords and Wilson. We're there TO
urge The rights as we'll as The merits OF
/ Dixon incincration. Representatives Of
ihe Brown method Were also there, and the
owner nf The Mertz reduction method was
also waiting for an opportunity 10 be heard,
IN addition to Mr.. Smith. the owner OF the
erstwhue preferred" method, SO much
discussed
These FOR the time being were held
ia abcyance." SO to speak, and when the
private audience closed. or, rather, when
il opened IFS doors the contract was de
cIared 10 have been signed, and there was
talk OF a suitable bond that should be forth
coming. and other aftermath
II Is understood by the Dixon owners that
there is now chance Tor their rec ignition,
and they VIII a once enter into ncgutia-
tions with Mr. Warfield. So, likewise. win
the respective SPONSORS for the other as
piring systems.
DIXON PEOPLE AHEAD.
Upon the supposiunn that there is now
an open field, il may be stated that the
Dixon people have a decided advantage
! They came 60 the District building with
the intention of bidding for the contract
but finally pooled with Mr.. Warfield, Ia
use a convenient phrase. and enjoyed the
privilege OF being named in the Warfield
bid. IN addition, il is wen known that the
contractor VIII b. very Wen satisfied To have
that crcmatory introduced, while "a tho
same time hc is equally wen pleased with
he Brown method. and has stated to the
Commissioners his willingness to Gre
mate hy hat met nod.
IL was the contention OF Mr. JeffordS
attorney for the Dixon, that the Commis
nSioner> had no right to ignore the Dixon
and that il must have trial. This view
he has been endeavoring to impress upuT
he Commissioners, but all that they vii
concede is that the method Of destruction
shall be cremation, ana Jhat it shall be the
Dixon system or some other"
which otl,arp