The Washington times., 1895-06-26
Commissioners Adopt Plan and
Award Garbage Contract.
JOSHUA WAKEFIELD GETS IT
Proba biIity That the Dixon Crematory
VIII BeSelected a nd That atThereWill
He Three Plants Constructed-The
Company Offers to Guarantee That
the Method VIII Re satisfactory.

The contract for the collection and dis
posai of garbage was yest erday awarded,
the Commissioners late in the evening
authorizing the issuance of the following:
at appearing that the bid Of Joshua N.
warrield for collecting and disposing OF
garbage in the District of Columbia by
cremation is the low est nd best bid for the
method of disposal made III conformity
with theprinted proposals andspecilications,
which method the Health Officer re-
| commends as the best for present. con-
ditions in the District, it is therefore
ordered that til e contra ct be ava rdedt said
Warrield, ,theparlicular system OF cremation
to be designated by the Commissioners al
early as practicable"
MT Warfield's bids were: For Gre
nation, $57 coo; for reduction, $40 800.
! After mature deliberation, and careful
review of the whole question, the Commits
sioners decided in favor OF incineration.
Prior to filing his bond, Mr.. Warfield
! agreed with the Dixon Crematory Com
pany, of Findlay, Ohio, that with the
/ approval OF the Commissioners, he would
adopt that system, and with the Commis-
sioners he stipulated that upon the adop-
! tion of The crematory system he would
establish three plants, one at the foot of
South Capitol street, on the site OF the
old crematory; one on Rock Greek al point
to be designated between q and h streets,
the third in the vicinity of Sherman avenue
on Boundary, all subject to Endorsement
| by the Commissioners.
This disposition of the cremat ories
renders it possible to get all OF the gar
bage OF twenty-fourS' accumulation hauled
off the streets each morning before business
| opens, no point being more than Il mile dis
tant from furnace.
COMPANY OFFERS GUARANTEE.
The company represented in this city by
Cation & Yoder, with an office in the
| Loan aud Trust building, offers to give
bond in the sum of $4,000 for the re-
moval OF the plant in case ii does not prove
| to be satisfactory, aud also offers 10 have
| each of theNhree crematorieS in operation
within forty days from the 1st day of
| July. 1t has its system in operation at
! Fiudlay, Ohio; Elmwood, Ind; McKees
port, Pa; Atlanta, Ga, aud Camden, n.
j., ana claims that it is the most perfect
! method in the country.
| The Dixon Crematory was established
| in Atlanta, June 20, 1894, and the city
council appropriated funds last April To
purchase two Others of the same pattern.
Incineration, il is said, can be accom-
! plished without the emission OF the slightest
odor from furnace or stack, aud the CTema-
! Tory is UeSCFtDtu us Il luOCcl ol EOpu Stul-
tation. The furnaces are very large, and
so arranged that all the vapor gas, ant
| organic matter OF every description is
forced through white hot furnace, and
| absolutely destroyed.
The heat is kept at from / 900 TO / 200
! degrees. When the top of the lid is
| removed a strong draft OF air rushes into
| the opening, which carries with it all
| odoEs from the barrels. There is n combi-
nation of three furnaces, one to burn the
| solids, one for evaporating the odors and
| burning the liquids, and the third, con-
sisting of a combustion chamber i'll the
stock, in which the vapors are consumed.
Red hot ashes and carbonic acid gas,
nitrous acid and other chemical equiva-
Tents are the products Of the system, none
! of which, the company claims, can be
called offensive dangerous.
WILL DESTROY CONTAGION.
Clothing infected with any dangerous
disease, the carpeting and filling taken
from the floors Of a house where con-
tagion has existed, the street sweepings
and refuse of every description and from
all sources can be cremated in these fur
naces without the slightest danger TO the
community, the agents say, and at the
same time maintain a cleanliness and pur-
ity obtained by no other process.
The materials that enter into the con-
struction of the crematory consist of fire
clay brick, laid i'll fire clay mortar
wherever reached by the heat, the whole
enclosed by brick and covered by q neat
building.
The Commissioners have been invited to
visit Atlanta for an inspection Of the
plant there, and it is probable that they
will accept Dr. woodwork, health Of
ficer, leaves for that city tonight.
There is a deficiency in the police relief
fund and the members of the force are
! a cir1rr 20 riatU nj "
curSion at an early day in order 10 re-
plensh the treasury. TIE matter was
brought to the attention of the Commis-
sioners yesterday, and by them was re-
ferred to Major Moore. 1t viii be SUD-
mitted to the lieutenants to-day, and the
plan agreed upon will be afterwards sub
mitted for approval
PERMITS TO BUILD.
Building permits issued yesterday: Da-
wilson & Davidson three dwellings, Nos.
2o1O to 2014 Wyoming avenue, $25 900.
George Watts, two dwellings, lot 30,
square 153, Riggs place, $4,000. DR..
D. Hazen, six dwellings, Nos. 1912 TO 1920
Third street and No. 1917 Delaware ave-
nue., Sc 900. NJ. c. Spellhouse, dwellings,
No. 40S T street, LIE Droit Park, $4,000.
Mrs. Mary c. Morris, private stable. No.
3510 Prospect avenue, $4,000. John A.
Jolly, addition to frame building corner
of Eighteenth street and Pierce Mill road,
Mount Plea SAINT, 800. Harriet G.
Wood, repairs to brick sawmill, Nos. 451
to 465 Maryland avenue southw est, 81 600.
Albert w. Fletcher, addition to No. 1905
L street northwest, $500.
Mortuary record for the twentyfour
hours ending at 1 o'clock yesterday: White
Luke Shields, aged siXty-eight years;
Edward Barry, aged thirty-five; John T.
Mullen, aged twenty-five; Mary Wynd-
ham, aged nine months; Terese E. White,
aged seven months; Lemuel Gregory,
aged six months; frankie Walter, aged
five months; Raymond B. springman,
aged four months. Colored-Nathan MEL
Chapman, aged eighty-four years; Susie
Jackson, aged forty-siX; Sophie Dixon,
aged forty-three; John Blair, aged twenty
four Raymond T. Cole, aged one month;
John Marks, aged one month; Lizzie r.
Jones, aged four months.
The contract for furnishing the District
with cast iron water pipe for the sue
ceeding year was awarded yesterday to
NJ J. Drummond, according to bid and
specifications.
The annual crusade against the festive
caterpiilars has been inaugurated by the
District authorities, and the details of
| ~ tod