The evening times., 1895-09-18
GARBAGE METHODS ABROAD
Effective Systems Of Collection Employed
h European Cities.
Vans and Boxes Which Are Both
Dustproof and Odor;ess-Sweep-
ers Which Do Their Work.

As In this country, the English and Con
tinental cities are perpIexed over the prob
lem of securing q sanitary and inoffensive
general household refuse. Some of the Ger
man experiments seem to have attracted
considerable attention of late. In Berlin
| 10 prevent the diffusion of dust when the
receptacle is dumped and the droppings of
muck along the highway as the collecting
van proceeds a system OF canvas bags iniron
holders. somewhat similar to the canvas
bags introduced into New York by Commits
sioner George Z. Waring, Jr., has been tried.
Again, a patent has been taken out in Ber-
! lin for dust cart with an iron lid pro-
| vided with ten openings for loadings. These
| openings are placed close together, side by
| side, ard are closed by means of iron sliding
plates, into which patent dust boxes fit
closely. These boxes are also provided
with lid and their bottom slides out, NOV
| ing by means of rollers. To facilitate the
insertion of the box the cart is provided
with a small crane, which is operated by
means of a crank and cog wheel mechanism,
and works with wire cable.
The box Is fitted into one of the openings.
The lid is then pulled open, the bottom is
drawn out and the contents are precipi-
tated into the cart. When this is done the
aperture in which the box is placed is
closed, the bottom of the box is pushed back
into its place and the box is then lifted from
the cart.
Another van, also intended to remove
domestic refuse free from dust. comprised
barrel-shaped dust box which is lifted
by means of crane on the exterior of the
van and swung into an interior compart-
ment, which can be cut Off from communi-
cation with the outside.
1t is then moved on rails under the roof
OF the van into part designed to take the
load. There it is tipped over by means Of
a rope worked from outside. The van is
tightly closed by means of doors or screens,
and is provided with q draught producer
and dust sitter.
A firm in Vienna has designed a collecting
van with dust-tight traps, which provides
arrangements for disinfection at the same
time In this case the collecting box is
placed ON the van for receiving the refuse.
1t contains a movable admission funnel,
with subdivided drum.
This funnel, on which there are two
t4tO1l1dtlS liGPot iuoNCs III eOllhcNlith "ith
a strong revolving shutter. The front
parts, in order to be better protected from
the wind, hang over somewhat. In order
TO admit refuse into the funnel from one
side only, an easily movable sloth is fixed
inside on rollers and balances, by means
of frames, which when lifted for use on
one side simultaneously close the opposite
opening.
foylc
on one wing of the drum already men
toned. and through two traps which at
once au tomatically close again The
rcfuse then slides into the real collecting
space of the van
This arrangement is intended for street.
sweeping purposes. and is provided with an
automatic disinfectiRg apparatus, the dis
infectant beirg projected through a rose.
Some English inven tious te this same end,
which have been given a trial comprehend
sliding galvanized iron cover for tss
cart to shut in the offensive load. and i'll
another case the reception of the load at
the side of the cart through inclined traps
or chutes, which close at once by the ope-
ration of springs.
The most important Invention to this end
Is, however, cOnSiQere0 To De tDe hinS-
bruner van. which has recently been pat
ented in Great Britain aud Germany. It
consists of an ingenious combination and
presents all the advantages of the other
inventions mentioned in this paragraph
without their weak points. 1t is said to
be simple in construction and to insure
the removal OF domestic refuse without
the raising of dust.
It's success is no doubt due to the fact
that both the van and the boxes remain
closed during the whole time necessary
for the transfer of the refuse, thus absu-
luteiy preventing the flying Of dust. This
result Is obtained by a simple mechanical
arrangement which iDsures that in tip
ping up the dust box its lid and also a
trap closing the van are opened stimuli
tancousIy AS soon as the box regains
its former position both the lid and the
trap are closed again simultaneously by
the same automatic action.
To prevent the accumulation of refuse
in the middle of the van, where it is
thrown in. rake is employed, which
is moved by n winch handle from the out
side This rake, which is provided with
fifteen teeth, reaching down about half
the height of the interior of the van,
serves, as it is moved back and forth, to
distribe the refuse and equalize the depth
of the load