The morning times., 1895-12-27
GARBAGE STILL THE ISSUE
Or. Pardon Has Another Interview
With the Commissioners.
DISCUSSED THE CREMATORY
River Front Between Eleventh street
and Mouth of Rock Greek Suggested
Against Rock Creek Railway Com
Agains tRock Creek Railway Com
pany's Funds for Bridge Painting.

The Commissioners are giving consid-
cradle time to the question OF the location
of the Smith garbage crematory. DR.. A.
P. Pardon, president OF the West End
League, called yesterday morning to pre-
sent further facts against the site ap-
proved at Twenty-fourth and streets.
He said ne and his friends and neighbors
thought it much more reasonable to put
the crematory somewhere along the river
front from Eleventh street to the mouth OF
Rock Creek. 1t would then be on the edge
of the city and as far removed as possible
from residences.
Maj. Powell said it was not the crematory
that was really objectionable, but the
hauling OF the garbage through the streets.
The crematory, he said, with its fierce
heat OF burning gas destroyed at ouce
all disease-producins germs and gases
LITTLE TO COMPLAIN OF.
There was really less to complain OF in
the smoke IRON a crematory than in that
from q factory or power house such as
was about to be located In the vicinity or
the proposed site. There ought to be very
little smoke from the crematory and IL
would be almost entirely harmless. lie
said citizens who permitted the dumping
Ol All SUITS Vi otuti Mdstt, "oA
paper probably injected with scarlet fever
or diphtheria, right where the crematory
is to be built ought not 10 complain OF
the Commissioners action.
The purpose was to put the furnaces for
burning garbage where the haul or the
refuse would be as short as poss ble.
This would avoid as much as might be
OF the orfense from ii.
DR.. Pardon said he did not share the
nv N ta snpHk-
ers at the meeting Monday that the smoke
from the crematory was likely to be dan
gerous. He argued that the heat would
probably destroy all noNious products, IN
Guiding the stencil. But he thought the haul
ing OF some thirty dead animals every day
in summer through the streets or that
section of the city ought not to be part
OF the Commissioners plans.
TOO LARGE AN ESTIMATE.
Major Powell said ne such number would
be brought to the Rock Greek crematory.
DR.. Fardon's estimate, based on the report
from the health office, that seventy-six
dead animals are collected every day, was
erroneous from the fact that the health
office figures included dead rats and other
small animals. The large animals. he
said, were nearly all carried Off for the
hides and other profitable products. Many
of them were carried to Patsy Mann's es-
tdDllSnfnent.
Major Powell also had a satisfactory
answer to the suggestion that the crenia-
tory be placed near the gas works ON the
river near Rock Creek. He said he had
not supposed the Commissioners had made
SO thorough an examination OF the matter
and promised TO look more closely into
all the facts. He said he supposed the
purpose of the league was To help the Com
missioners do the best for the city.
In reply to Mr.. K. L. Goode of the Ge-
illogical Survey, VINO wanted board side
walks laid on Ontario ana Summit streets,
near Poplar street, on Columbia Heights,
the Commissioners wrote today that On
tario avenue has been abandoned between
Columbia road and Poplar street. and
that the walk on the south side of Summit
street, built by private subscription, seems
to be sufficient for present needs. The
walk on the north side, 1t is stated, is in
bad condition. but the Distr rict has no
money that ought to be applied for its re-
pair.
Mr.. Goode says the walk is In very bad
condition. 1t was originally built by
private subscription costing about $500.
There are a dozen residences for which
it is used and it seemed right the Commits
sioners should have II repaired.
The Commissioners directed yesterday
that a charge of ST22 be made against the
funds of the Rock Greek Railway Company
for painting the Connecticut avenue bridge.
The work has Just been completed