Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-06
GARBAGE CONTRACT
How It is Proposed to Dispose Of
the Questions at Issue.
CHOOSING TIE MCINERATING SYSTEMS
Contractor to Obtain Proposals
From the Furnace Men.
AN EARLY SETTLEMENT

"A In II - N II - T. u T. M T. IN
Gradually the garbage tangle is unravel-
ing itself. Before another week rolls away
It is believed citizens will have reason to
felicitate themselves upon the final settle
ment of the matter.
During the past week the greatest Sc
crecy has been maintained by those inter-
ested and little Information has been given
out concerning the exact status Of the case
After the Commissioners obtained Mr..
Warfleld's signature to the five-year gar
bage contract, they agreed. upon the earn
est solicitation Of the contractor, to recon-
slider their previous action specifying the
system Of cremation to be used. This was
done las has heretofore been stated in The
Starr to relieve the contractor of any en-
barrassment which might arise If the Com
missioners insisted upon specific system
1t was argued that the representatives of
such a system, knowing that their system
must he used. would boost the price and
compel the contractor to come to terms.
The Commissioners, as stated above
agreed to reconsider, and gave notice to
that effect. Those familiar with the situa-
ton, however. believe that the Commission
ers are very decided in their preference for
the Smith system. 1t was only after a per-
sonal examination of the workings of the
plants in several cities, which was supple
n,ented by a report of the health officer
and reports from the city officials, that
they decided the matter. So it is presumed
that they will not go back on their first
action, and that the contractor will be
obliged to use the Smith system for one
AS far as the other system Is concerned
that Is, the plant which they allow the
contractor to select-the Commissioners are
willing to approve the Brown system. As
far as the Dixon crematory Is concerned
they have already expressed themselves as
opposed to its introduction in Washington,
believing that 1t cannot, as now construct
cd. do the work. As one of the Commits
sioners recently said to a reporter of The
Star:
structed, is not at all suitable for Wash
fngton. The Commissioners will not allow
its introduction here, unless it is materially
changed and its efficacy proved"
The Position of the Contractors.
So it would seem from this statement
(Which Is understood to be the opinion Of
the board Of Commissioners that this sys-
tenn has no chance in the present fight
Now, it was authoritatively. stated today
that the contractor had given the subject
careful consideration during the past week,
and that his position was simply this:
With full knowledge of what the Com
missioners wanted, and for the purpose Of
safely intrenchingS himself against possible
loss, he had asked the representatives If
crematories to submit propositions, stating
specifically what they would guarantee in
the way Of destroying the garbage how
long 1t would take them to erect a plant,
what the cost would be- and what kind of
a bond they would furnish indemnifying
him against loss, either from infringement
suits or municipal Interference in the event
the plant did not properly perform it's
been submitted. and Mr.. Henry E. Davis,
who represents the contractor, has care
FULLY gone over them, inserting where 1t
was necessary certain stipulations for the
beneht of the contractor. Now, all Of these
amended propositions have been put in
shape and sent to Baltimore, that Mr.. Ed
win Warfleld and the other gentlemen di-
rectly interested in the contract might ex-
anime them. They will likely be returned
today, and the representatives of the sew
eral systems called upon to sign an agree
ment, binding themselves to furnish the
plant at specified price. upon the condi-
system. When this Is done Mr.. Warfield
will repair to the District building, lay the
matter before the Commissioners and ask
them to designate which of the three sys-
TENS they desire erected. The Commission
ers will choose the Smith and Brown Gre
natories. There is little doubt on that
score. They have already declared their
preference for the Smith plant, and the
contractor has stated publicly that he
wanted the Brown system. After the Com
missioners have formally passed upon this
proposition the contracts between the con-
tractor and the men of systems will be
finally closed, and preparations begun for
the erection Of the plants.
The South Capitol Street Site.
1t Is authoritatively stated that the South
Capitol street site the location of the old
reduction plant will be first built upon.
That is, Of course, contingent upon the out
come of the vigorous fight the residents
and property owners in that neighborhood
are going to make against the erection of
the plant in that section. They express
themselves as determined to suffer no
longer at the hands of the authorities, and
will go into court before submitting to the
erection Of a garbage crematory in their
midst. One of the interested citizens who
by the way, Is a large property holder, said
to a Star reporter. discussing the situation
ut seems unjust that the Commissioners
should again thrust nuisance upon US.
We have had enough garbage. For months
we suffered from that old reduction plant
until Providence was kind enough to inter-
fere and destroyed it by fire. Why not give
some other section of the city a chance at
It? We have no rows Of brown-stone houses
down there, 1t is true, but we live there.
own our property ard pay taxes in the
sections. It's no use to say that there will
sit on your front porch these beautiful
evenings and witness the endless procession
of foul-smeling garbage carts passing your
door? These garbage plants are not intend
ed for cities. Put them in the suburbs,
vvh fhare "a n ha No comnlaints