The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-27
A SAVING OF $4,000
WILL BE THE RESULT OF THE NEW
GARBAGE CONTRACT.
Contracts VIII BE Submitted To-Day
and Will Probably BE Recommends
edlto Council and Board of Works.

The Board of Public Works has about
decided to close a ten years garbage con-
tract with the American Reduction Com
pany, of New York. This decision is the
result of a conference held yesterday be-
tween the garbage committee and John
B. Campbell, representative of the Ameri-
can Reduction Company. The garbage
committee Is composed of W. b. Holton,
of the Board of Public Works; John B.
Conner, of the Board of Public Safety; DIR.
Franklin Hays, president of the city Board
of Health, and City Controller Trusler. The
members of the committee were all present
except Mr.. Trusler. At the invitation of
Mr.. Holton, Messrs. Osterman and Atkin-
son. of the Board of Works, took part in
the conference. Mayor Denny was present
most of the day. The city officials were
seriously impressed with the proposition
submitted by Mr.. Campbell, of the New
York company. However, the city is bound
by two contracts which must be Cancelled
before an arrangement can be made with
the American Reduction Company. One
contract is with the Indianapolis Desiccat-
ing COMPANY for the cremation and
handling Of garbage which runs for eight
years. The other contract is with the
Garbage Collecting Company. This contract
will expire in three years. In the confer
ence yesterday propositions were read from
both companies to the effect that the con-
tracts could be Cancelled for a considera-
ton within the power of the city.
Mr.. Campbell, the reduction company's
representative. explained the company's
methods of operating. They would insist
upon a. ten years contract with the city.
A plant would be built here at an expense
of between $40, 600 and $4,000 for the hand
ling of garbage. night-soil and dead ami
mails. The reduction company, Mr.. Camp
bell said, was not anxious to collect the
make a ten years contract. For this work
the city would have TO pay $4,000 a year,
which would cover the entire expense of
ployed by the New York company does
away with unpleasant odors, as the gar
bage is converted into a fertilizing product
within five hours after it has reached the
plant. Mr.. Campbell told the committee
that the company expected to realize IA.
have extensive contracts all over the coun-
try for furnishing fertilizer and the COM
pany is now 100000 tons behind with its
orders.
Should the city make a contract for the
collection of garbage the company would
s soil. These eueh buek u9r e Would d'h be- left ;. on ,ls fhe
premises of residents, thoroughly disin-
fected and sprinkled with a strong deodor-
these buckets free, and would only insist
upon an ordinance requiring people to give
up Roa the rn g gar Pas,,c al Mor q the b v members fbe nr Of the
ton of the American Reduction Company,
and Mayor Denny is favorably impressed
with the plan. DIR. Hays believes that it
would cause a noticeable decrease in the
death rate of the city. After the conference
Yesterday evening City Attorney Scott and
attorneys Griffith and Potts, who represent
the New York company, proceeded to draw
up a contract which will be submitted to
the members of the garbage committee to-
day. The committee will probably recon-
mend the contract to the Council and Board
pays $4,000 a year for the cremation of
garbage, and it is estimated by the superin-
tendent of the desiccating company that
the residents of Indianapolis pay 5000 a
year for the collection of offal.